Swizz Beatz is being sued for $42 million for his alleged role in civil racketeering. A lawsuit filed last week in New York federal court levies a claim that Swizz Beatz leased at least 10 supercars, including McLarens, Bentleys, Porsches and Ferraris, using a company named Metro Gem Leasing and Funding to bankroll the leases, then illegally resold the vehicles.
Metro Gem Leasing and Funding, who filed the suit, says they put up the capital required to help Beatz, real name Kasseem Dean, and his wife Alicia Keys lease a series of high-end rides. They thought the cars, including a Bentley Continental and a Ferrari F12, were to be used by Beatz and Keys.
However, Metro Gem’s lawyer says that Beatz allegedly conspired with a car dealer named Macky Dancy to sell the supercars at an absurdly marked up price. While his wife Alicia Keys was mentioned in the filing, she was not listed as a co-defendant.
