Dallas Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith and his business partners are facing a lawsuit alleging they orchestrated a $2.5 million solar energy scam. Kituwah LLC, an economic development entity owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, filed the suit Monday in Delaware's Chancery Court against Smith, his business partner David Mosley, their company 4 13 Solutions, and other associated entities.
Kituwah LLC claims it provided a $2.5 million loan for a solar project that was intended to be operational by 2024, with the promise of permanent financing from the Department of Energy. According to the lawsuit, the loan is now two years past due, and the plaintiffs have not recovered any of their investment.
The lawsuit states that Kituwah LLC was introduced to Smith and Mosley in early 2023 by a former business partner, who presented the solar farm project in Texas as an investment opportunity for their real estate company, 4 13 Solutions. Kituwah alleges that the defendants provided a