The lender accusing Uncle Nearest of financial fraud, also alleges that the Tennessee‑based whiskey company hid a $20 million loan it received from a venture capital firm co‑owned by rapper Jay‑Z.

CEO Fawn Weaver said the move puts her back in charge, but the receiver said she lacked the authority to file for bankruptcy.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Months after Tennessee whiskey brand Uncle Nearest was hit with a $108 million lawsuit for an alleged breach of loan agreements, a court has dismissed the CEO and ...

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Tennessee whiskey brand Uncle Nearest's CEO Fawn Weaver sued the creditor she's currently facing in ongoing debt litigation ...

America, a Louisville-based lender, accused Fawn Weaver, the founder of a Tennessee whiskey brand, of financial fraud and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the eight years it has been on liquor store shelves, Uncle Nearest has capitalized on the personal brand of its founder and ...

Uncle Nearest paid the Guinness World Records $125,000 to have a 518-foot bar at its Tennessee distillery declared “longest bar in the world,” according to a new court filing. The whiskey then ...

Receiver reports Uncle Nearest insolvent, losing about $100K monthly under receivership. Farm Credit may stop funding and could move to foreclose; company faces ~$164M debt. Sale prospects weak: ...

Founded in 2017, Black-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest has made a permanent mark in the alcohol world. The company’s name sake, Nathan “Nearest” Green, was a former enslaved Black man credited with ...