Restauranteur who posed with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is set to be arraigned on the same day as Markle’s cooking show premiere
Alison Clem, a co-owner and manager of La Barbecue restaurant who posed with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, is set to be arraigned on the same day as the premiere of Meghan’s cooking show.
Harry and Meghan ate at the restaurant last March and posed for photos after their SxSW Archewell panel discussion. (The same one Markle accused new mothers of “scrolling through Instagram”.)
Clem is set to be arraigned on felony charges of workers’ compensation fraud. An arraignment is a court proceeding which formally charges a person with a crime and allows them to enter a plea.
In 2016, La Barbecue’s employee, Aaron Gomez, lost four fingers on his hand after operating a piece of restaurant equipment. The eatery did not carry worker’s injury insurance since 2015. Clem proceeded to take out a policy and at her request, the insurance carrier backdated the claim so that it would be paid out. (Insurance companies often require the business to hold the policy for a period of time before paying claims).
Back in 2022, The State of Texas caught onto the deceit and indicted Clem and her wife and co-owner, LeAnn Mueller, on charges of insurance fraud. An indictment is a court process which recognizes that there is enough evidence of a crime. Mueller has since passed away leaving Clem as the sole person responsible.
When The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the restaurant last year, the owners were already indicted for over a year in a well publicized case. This goes back to Archewell’s long history of poorly vetting their partners. Had they remained working members of the Royal Family, the palace would have prevented them from making these mistakes. It’s proof of their poor judgment and ongoing incompetence.
Old SMM post about this https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1bbjeoz/once_again_the_harkles_know_how_to_pick_them_la/?rdt=52774
TX State press release about this issue (misspelled Clem’s first name) https://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/ci/la-barbecue-manager-and-owner-indicted-on-fraud-charges.html
Archived https://archive.ph/iXlN3
Article about the injuries, civil suit, and fraudulent claim https://www.mysanantonio.com/food/article/la-barbecue-lawsuit-injury-18419807.php
Archived https://archive.ph/Si7Q6
SMM post about visit https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1ba2hj8/la_la_la_la_barbecue_on_instagram_thank_you_so/
People Magazine coverage of the visit with additional photographs https://people.com/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-enjoy-texas-bbq-date-austin-8606796
Archived https://archive.ph/UtxrX
SMM post on “scrolling” remark https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1bappch/the_effect_that_social_media_can_have_on_new/
Comment on Archewell’s shady associates https://www.reddit.com/r/SaintMeghanMarkle/comments/1g1uox3/comment/lrj7x6d/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button