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The Pitchfords
Amid his personal troubles, Martin got a job as a personal assistant with the Pitchfords in 2014. His starting salary: $45,000 a year.
Randy Pitchford is the CEO and president of the video game development company Gearbox Software. His wife, Kristy, owns and operates the restaurant and coffee shop known collectively as Nerdvana Frisco.
By early 2015 Martin was charging his personal expenses to the Pitchfords' American Express business account.
Purchases included designer clothes, jewelry, electronics, hotel stays, airfare and even Amazon movie rentals. He had a self-admitted "addiction to fine shoes and blazers." Photos on social media show him wearing top-of-the-line clothes in bold patterns and vibrant colors.
In 2015, Martin bought a home in Frisco's tony Newman Village with a market value of $591,000. Real-estate site Zillow describes the house as one with "custom renovations by interior designer John Wright Martin" that are "tailored for a lifestyle of luxury."
He racked up hundreds of dollars a night when he visited The Round-up Saloon in Dallas, court records show. The Pitchfords said they learned those larger bills — including one for $657 — paid for a round of shots for everyone at the bar on Cedar Springs Road.
Martin got "better and better at finding ways of spending our money," Randy Pitchford said.
That included big parties. One event that combined art, music and food and drinks promised a night of "indulging the senses" at the historic penthouse atop Le Meridien Dallas, The Stoneleigh. The invitation posted online boasted an event "masterfully curated by designer John Martin."
A theft case is pending in Dallas County, where Martin is accused of bouncing a check for catering and space rental at the luxury hotel shortly after that event last year.
Check the link for the full story.
The Pitchfords
Amid his personal troubles, Martin got a job as a personal assistant with the Pitchfords in 2014. His starting salary: $45,000 a year.
Randy Pitchford is the CEO and president of the video game development company Gearbox Software. His wife, Kristy, owns and operates the restaurant and coffee shop known collectively as Nerdvana Frisco.
By early 2015 Martin was charging his personal expenses to the Pitchfords' American Express business account.
Purchases included designer clothes, jewelry, electronics, hotel stays, airfare and even Amazon movie rentals. He had a self-admitted "addiction to fine shoes and blazers." Photos on social media show him wearing top-of-the-line clothes in bold patterns and vibrant colors.
In 2015, Martin bought a home in Frisco's tony Newman Village with a market value of $591,000. Real-estate site Zillow describes the house as one with "custom renovations by interior designer John Wright Martin" that are "tailored for a lifestyle of luxury."
He racked up hundreds of dollars a night when he visited The Round-up Saloon in Dallas, court records show. The Pitchfords said they learned those larger bills — including one for $657 — paid for a round of shots for everyone at the bar on Cedar Springs Road.
Martin got "better and better at finding ways of spending our money," Randy Pitchford said.
That included big parties. One event that combined art, music and food and drinks promised a night of "indulging the senses" at the historic penthouse atop Le Meridien Dallas, The Stoneleigh. The invitation posted online boasted an event "masterfully curated by designer John Martin."
A theft case is pending in Dallas County, where Martin is accused of bouncing a check for catering and space rental at the luxury hotel shortly after that event last year.
Check the link for the full story.