Empire Builders · EB-024
She Flagged It In October 2020. She Sent Three Memos. Nobody Replied.
In October 2020, employees at Lordstown Motors flagged concerns about inflated pre-order figures contradicting official statements. Despite multiple memos sent to leadership, none received a response, leaving crucial discrepancies undisclosed until a short-seller report exposed the truth.
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