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Netflix’s ‘Bad Vegan’ Is Based on a True Story, But It Only Scratches the Surface of Restaurant World Crime | Eater

"A New York City raw-vegan restaurant that became the focal point of a high-profile criminal scandal involving co-owner Sarma Melngailis and Anthony Strangis. The pair faced charges including grand larceny, tax fraud, defrauding investors, and labor-law violations, then went on the run before being apprehended in an episode that gained notoriety when they reportedly ordered a Domino’s pizza to a Tennessee hotel. Employees accused management of stealing wages, the business ultimately closed, and Melngailis later described sustained psychological manipulation by her partner—claims that included elaborate lies about immortality for her and her dog Leon." - Amy McCarthy