Luis Ruelas and Marcello Genovese, CEO of Vinivia, are reportedly embroiled in allegations of financial misconduct involving millions of dollars owed to employees, companies, vendors, and agencies despite their empty business accounts. Switzerland-based Vinivia aims to help content creators monetize through live streaming.
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Despite Ruelas’s claims of no ties with Genovese, sources indicate the two shared an office space in Los Angeles. Additionally, an Instagram reel features Ruelas endorsing Vinivia, hinting at their collaboration. Recently, it was reported that Ruelas secured a $1 million loan using his mansion as collateral. Close sources revealed Genovese reportedly instructed employees that Ruelas was an investor, mandating a $300,000 check to be written to a fictitious entity named Influencer Nation and another $100,000 for personal use by him and his sons. It emerged that Influencer Nation was non-existent, with no actual investors behind it.
Genovese is also accused of engaging in a fraudulent $6 million deal with the D’Amelio family, which fell through following fan backlash. He purportedly approached U.S. banks for loans due to a lack of funds for upfront payments to vendors and unwilling to utilize personal funds. Several Swiss vendors and contractors reportedly remain unpaid, and the company often fails to meet payroll deadlines due to insufficient funds, leading to the termination of employee health insurance. Sources also disclosed that Vinivia falsely claimed expansion through a new platform called Vidpresso, which was founded by Randall Bennett and not associated with Vinivia.
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Additionally, all but one employee at Vinivia were terminated after the company reportedly accrued an additional debt of $1.5 million owed to various companies in May. Close sources revealed that Genovese is accused of fabricating emails from Vinivia to another company, attempting to illicitly secure $60 million. Furthermore, he is alleged to owe over $335,000 to another business, following bounced payments stemming from fraudulent wire transfers and credit card transactions.
Amid these allegations, Genovese nor Ruelas have released a statement and Vinivia’s comments are turned off on all social media platforms.
This company is trash! I worked there and everything written is true!
Say more please
Luis Ruelas, Stefan Graf, Marcello Genovese, Torsten Schiefen it’s time to face jail!
I knew the minute that Luis came on RHONJ that he was a narcopath and a fraud,
I don’t know how anyone (Teresa) else didn’t see it. Such trash that they pay their employees and vendors. They’re moving this highlife on other people’s backs. Luis is out there flying private, such a douche as it’s not environmentally friendly flying private. Such an entitlement when they’re the scum of the earth.
we all knew your husband was fake the second you bought him on the show you can see right though him!!!!!
I don’t believe in kicking one while they are down. However, if Tre has one friend or family member that can get thru her rock solid skull and give her advice on how to better herself on her own intellectually and socially. She gives on the spectrum vibes. I feel for her because she does throw toddler tantrums when one tries to get her to do better . Poor Melissa and Joe 😔
I’ve sadly worked there for 3 months. They also werent paying their non swiss employees. Glad to see theyre being exposed now.
Can you Dm Me on Instagram and tell me what it was like to work there. I would keep you anon. @socialitegossip
Bet Teresa’s kicking herself right about now for not signing a pre-nup.
but she’s in ER ‘love bubble’
I read an article the other day about Treape talking about not having a prenup & Juicy Joe may have cheated on her. 🙄🙄 You’re married to someone else now so who cares, you know he did multiple times.
Thank you for this investigative journalism. What a fool Teresa is. Two men like this in a row.
What’s the one thing in common….Teresa…. inocent …..🤣😂
this guy is way worse than Joe Guidice
Can someone please explain what causes someone’s skin to turn Luis’ shade of neon purple-pink? It’s so distracting and no one on the show ever acknowledges the neon pink elephant in the room.
Steroid use makes your face flush.
High levels of testosterone replacement, injections/creams/etc. Gotta keep the lead in the pencil!
I invested my inheritance in vinivia! I bought 15000 shares for 7 chf each, I invested 105’000. The current worth should be now 24 each! Which would mean I have more then doubled my money. I was personally involved with Marcello, I knew him around 4years he took me on dates. He would pick me up in his Porsche or red Ferrari. I have also been to the vinivia HQ in zug Switzerland. He convinced me to invest my inheritance saying that I will be set up for life. I have a chronic illness and in the last 2 years my health has been declining, inbetween all the hospital appointments and therapy’s I’m only able to work 50% at the moment and that will most likely decline over the next few years. I thought I was making a smart decision, that I would be able to pay for better treatment for myself and that if I am unable to work in the future because of my condition I would be financially set. He told me that this was a no risk investment, he’s got most of his money in the company as well. I have been trying to contact them for over a year to sell my shares but my emails all get ignored. They have sent me a new contract to sign which is 40 pages! I don’t understand it so I have had to pay a lawyer to go over it which costs almost 3000, I don’t have the money for this. I am struggling financially as it is and I won’t be able to afford a lawyer to sue them if this all is true. I am at a loss on what to do.. does anyone have any tips! Honestly I feel like ending it all. My family is going to be so ashamed of me. I’m so embarrassed. I don’t know what to do..
If you want to contact me personally you can, I have all the receipts
My email is ashaloewenberg@fastmail.fm
Do NOT sign anything they give you! Send a letter USPS w/tracking demanding they sell your shares immediately and send you a cashier’s check or direct deposit your proceeds within 10 days. List the previous dates you’ve contacted them without response and inform them if this goes unanswered as well, you’ll be contacting the Federal Government to assist you, which of course will raise a red flag for the Feds to check into them. Good luck & don’t let them intimidate you!
Wow Teresa can really pick men . Hopefully her daughters won’t repeat the pattern … not surprised possible connections I think juicy bad connections as well and Teresa broke bread with Victoria gotta maybe they use same hairdresser ( wink wink ).