Wilmington businessman sues group over failure to prove voter fraud in 2020 election

WILMINGTON, NC (KTRK) — A pro-Trump donor, who is also the founder of PPD that is headquartered in Wilmington, is suing a group who promised to “investigate, litigate and expose suspected illegal balloting fraud” in the 2020 presidential election.

Wilmington businessman Fred Eshelman, founder of Eshelman Ventures LLC, is suing True the Vote Inc., after he donated $2.5 million to the group, according to court documents.

The suit filed in Houston federal court says Eshelman decided to support True the Vote after the group claimed it would investigate, litigate and expose suspected illegal balloting and fraud and also talking to whistleblowers.

The group allegedly told Eshelman it would cost them $7,325,000 to do the investigation, sue the battleground states that were the closest and serve subpoenas on state election officials.

Court documents say Eshelman originally only paid $2 million, but after legal expenses for the group exceeded that amount, Eshelman donated another $500,000.

Eshelman said he asked for updates from the group, but was only being met with vague responses and empty promises of follow-ups that never happened.

Court documents show True the Vote provided Eshelman with four lawsuits, but didn’t provide any specific updates on the cases or the status of the other three states lawsuits.

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