He owes various people well over $1M and this is not the first time.

Source: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net

The husband of the former A list figure skater who is almost as famous for being a victim rather than a skater has once again done his make a lot of money off an event while not paying anyone who made the event possible.

He owes various people well over $1M and this is not the first time.

Nancy Kerrigan

Jerry Solomon

Aurora Games creditors still waiting for payment

More than four months after the Aurora Games concluded in Albany, many participants in the all-women’s sports festival have yet to be paid for their services, the Times Union has learned.

The group of creditors include a majority of the athletes, personnel employed as part of the TV production, and additional support staff involved with the six-sport competition held Aug. 20-25 at Times Union Center.

Several of the unpaid workers said that payment contractually was due within 30 days of the conclusion of the Games.

“We’re working on that daily and getting closer to getting it all sorted out,” Aurora Games creator and executive producer Jerry Solomon said Friday.

Two of the investors confirmed to the Times Union that the Games endured losses in excess of $1 million.

“Without getting into all the details of the finances and everything,” Solomon said in regard to the unpaid participants, “it has been a matter of having to sort through how to get that all worked out.”

Eric Foster, hired as a camera operator for the Games, said he received three responses from Solomon about payment. “Jerry acknowledged that he was in receipt of my invoices and was working on getting everyone paid,” Foster said. “A timeline was not provided.”

Solomon would not provide a specific timeline when asked Friday.

Through various emails within the production crew, Foster said that all 22 people involved in the television broadcast have not been paid.

“We had the daily exasperation of being understaffed and under-equipped,” said another member of the production crew, who asked not to be identified. “The strain and stress was incredibly intense and very unhealthy. And for all that? No paychecks. No expenses reimbursed.”

The concept of the Aurora Games was to bring athletes from around the world together for a celebration of women in sports. Olympic gold medalists Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track) and Nadia Comaneci (gymnastics) were brought on board as honorary captains. Featured performers included Bianca Andreescu (tennis), Katelyn Ohashi (gymnastics), Alysa Liu (figure skating) and April Ross (beach volleyball).

A total of 109 athletes from 25 countries converged on downtown Albany for competition in tennis, gymnastics, basketball, ice hockey, figure skating and beach volleyball. Many private investors supported the for-profit event, but the total announced attendance of 20,423 (3,404 per session) fell far short of initial projections. – Source