Overview
- Four Pillars Restaurant Group and its Ever and After subsidiaries filed a civil lawsuit in Cook County against former board member Aaron Gersonde.
- The complaint says he made more than 8,000 unauthorized credit card charges between July 2022 and December 2025 while overseeing finances.
- Court filings list luxury shopping at Louis Vuitton, a $14,729 Breitling watch, over $33,000 in one night at a Miami strip club, flights for his dogs, and rent payments for a girlfriend’s apartments in Denver and Atlanta.
- The suit alleges he hid the spending by altering QuickBooks entries and by giving investors profit-and-loss reports that did not show the true costs.
- The groups seek more than $1 million in damages plus punitive awards, and the articles report no criminal charges as the Michelin-starred Ever faces financial and reputational risk if the claims hold up in court.