STATEOFNORTHCAROLINA

COUNTYOFWAKE

INTHEGENERALCOURTOFJUSTICE
SUPERIORCOURTDIVISION
16CVS________

TidewaterStrategies,LLC
Plaintiff,

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vs.
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AugustWolf,andAugustWolfforSenate )
d/b/aAugustWolfforSenate2016
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Committee
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Defendants.
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COMPLAINT
(JURYTRIALDEMANDED)

PlaintiffTidewaterStrategies,LLC,byandthroughcounsel,herebyfilesthisComplaintagainst
DefendantsAugustWolf(DefendantWolf)andAugustWolfforSenated/b/aAugustWolffor
Senate2016Committee(DefendantWolfCommittee)(togetherDefendants)andinsupport
allegesasfollows:
PARTIES
PlaintiffTidewaterStrategies,LLCisaNorthCarolinalimitedliabilitycompanydoingbusiness
inRaleigh,NorthCarolina.
DefendantWolfisaCitizenoftheStateofConnecticut.
DefendantWolfCommitteeisacandidatecommitteepoliticalorganizationorganizedunderIRS
527andregisteredwiththeFederalElectionCommission.
JURISDICTIONANDVENUE
ThisCourthaspersonalandsubjectmatterjurisdictionoverthisactionandthepartiespursuant
toN.C.Gen.Stat.175.4and7A240.
VenueisproperintheCourtpursuanttoN.C.Gen.Stat.182.
FACTS
OnSeptember21,2015,PlaintiffandDefendantsenteredintoacontractforgeneralconsulting
ontheAugustWolf2016senatecampaign(theContract).
TheContracttermwasfromSeptember21,2015throughNovember8,2016andwasterminable
atwilluponthirtydayswrittennotice.
OnNovember6,2015,DefendantWolfpaidPlaintiff$18,500bychargingthatamountbycredit
card(thePayment).
ThePaymentrepresentedNovemberconsultingfeesthatweredue,anadvanceontheDecember
andJanuaryconsultingfees,anadvanceoncommissions,andacreditcardfee.
Inexchangeforpaymentinadvance,Plaintiffdiscounteditsmonthlyservicefees.
TheContractrequiredthatDefendantpaya10%feeonlatepayments.
Uponinformationandbelief,DefendantWolfusedhispersonalcreditcardtomakethePayment.

PlaintiffcontinuedtoprovideconsultingservicesinNovemberinrelianceofthePayment.
OnDecember1,2015,DefendantsinformedPlaintifforallythattheywishedtoterminatethe
Contract.
DefendantsagreedthatPlaintiffwouldbeentitledtothePaymentinexchangeforPlaintiffs
agreementtoterminatetheservicesandnotseekadditionalcommissionsforcertaindonations
obtainedthroughthewebsitethatPlaintiffdesignedandmanaged.
OnJanuary9,2016DefendantWolfcausedthecreditcardprocessingcompanytochargeback
thePayment.
ThecreditcardprocessingcompanynowclaimsthatPlaintiffmustpay$18,500forthecharged
backpayment.
Defendant Wolf has contacted Plaintiffs clients and threated them claiming that Plaintiffs
clientsmisappropriatedDefendantWolfsdonorlists.
COUNTI:
BREACHOFCONTRACT
PlaintiffincorporatesbyreferenceallpreviousparagraphsofthisComplaintasthoughfullyset
forthherein.
ThepartieshadacontractforPlaintifftoprovidegeneralconsultingservicestoDefendantsas
describedabove.
DefendantsacceptedPlaintiffsservices.
Defendantstimetoperformhaspassed.
TheDefendantshavefailedtoperformcausingachargebackofthePaymentasdescribedabove.
PlaintiffshavebeendamagedbyDefendantsbreachinanamounttobedeterminedattrial.
COUNTII:
FRAUD
PlaintiffincorporatesbyreferenceallpreviousparagraphsofthisComplaintasthoughfullyset
forthherein.
Defendant Wolf made the Payment with the intention of charging back the payment after
Plaintiffprovidedservices.
Plaintiffreliedonthepayment,andprovidedservicestohisdetriment.
DefendantWolfkneworshouldhaveknownthatthePlaintiffwouldrelyuponthePayment.
ByvirtueofPlaintiffsrelianceithasbeendamaged.
PlaintiffhasbeendamagedbyDefendantsfraudinanamountexceeding$25,000.
COUNTIII:
UNFAIRANDDECEPTIVETRADEPRACTICES
PlaintiffincorporatesbyreferenceallpreviousparagraphsofthisComplaintasthoughfullyset
forthherein.
Atallrelevanttimes,DefendantswereengagedincommerceintheStateofNorthCarolina.
Defendants' actions and conduct as described herein were in or affecting commerce and
constituteunfairordeceptivetradepractices,whichareproscribedbyN.C.Gen.Stat.751.
Defendant'sunfairanddeceptivetradepracticeshavedamagedPlaintiffsinanamountinexcess
of$25,000.
Plaintiffsareentitledtohavetheirdamagestrebledandtorecoverattorneys'fees.
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PlaintiffshavebeendamagedbyDefendantsactionsinanamounttobedeterminedattrial.
PRAYERFORJUDGMENT
WHEREFORE,Plaintiffsrespectfullyrequestthefollowingrelief:
ThattheCourtawardPlaintiffcontractdamagesof$20,350;
ThattheCourtawardPlaintiffdamagesintortforfraud;
ThattheCourttreblePlaintiffstortdamagespursuanttoN.C.Gen.Stat.7516;
ThattheCourtawardcostsincludingattorneysfeesincurredherein;
Foratrialbyjuryonallissuessotriable;and
ThattheCourtgrantPlaintiffsanysuchotherandfurtherreliefasjusticemayrequire.
Thisthe9thdayofMay2016
OAKCITYLAWLLP

SamuelPieroII,NCBar38428
Sam.pinero@oakcitylaw.com
702NorthBlountStreet
Raleigh,NorthCarolina27604
Phone:(919)8999655
Fax:(919)5160572
CounselforPlaintiff