Former Cowboys star Emmitt Smith is sued by a Native American investment company over a $2.5 million loan for wind farm project

NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith is being sued by a Native American investment company over claims that the former Dallas Cowboys running back and his business partners misappropriated a $2.5 million loan that was supposed to fund a wind farm project in Texas.

Kituwah LLC claimed in a lawsuit filed this week in Delaware that 4 13 Solutions used the money to repay an investor from previous dealings with Smith’s company. Kituwah seeks to invest in business opportunities for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Kituwah’s attorneys said Smith and the Pro Football Hall of Famer’s longtime business partner, David Mosley, misrepresented their efforts to secure a U.S. Department of Energy........

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