4. Pattern of Broken Promises and Misrepresentations
From the earliest days of our agreement, Andrew Johnson established a pattern of broken promises and misrepresentations regarding financial matters that has continued unabated for more than seven months. This pattern reveals a systematic approach to avoiding contractual obligations while maintaining just enough engagement to prevent immediate legal action.
The text message record provides extensive documentation of this behavior. On May 10, 2024, barely a month after our agreement, Andrew Johnson claimed, "My bank said 3-7 days..." regarding a delayed payment, promising to "cash app you and when that one comes in, it will be a double payment." This payment never materialized, and Cash App was not used as promised. This established what would become a familiar pattern: a promise of imminent payment, followed by a technical excuse, followed by non-delivery.
Just days later, on May 13, 2024, Andrew Johnson claimed, "Investor is giving us funding next week, $275k first round." He texted, "He is giving us funding next week," creating the impression that significant capital was forthcoming that would resolve any payment issues. This funding never materialized, and subsequent communications revealed a pattern of similar claims about investors and funding that never came to fruition.
By July 15, 2024, Andrew had shifted to claiming "technical issues" with his accounts, repeatedly promising resolution "by the following day." These excuses continued without resolution. On August 20, 2024, he promised payment in full by the end of the week, citing "an incoming business deal." Again, no payment followed.
The pattern continued through the fall, with Andrew Johnson assuring payment via new methods and citing "delays due to banking errors" on November 12, 2024. On November 14, 2024, he claimed "funds will clear by tomorrow," yet no payment occurred. Text messages from this period show Andrew claiming to be "on the fucking phone with my bank" and instructing me to "leave me alone for a couple mins" so he could "send your money." Hours later, he texted, "30 mins im at the bank you should be getting your money I'm sorry." No funds were received.
A particularly egregious example occurred around the Christmas holiday in 2024. On December 19, Andrew told me that my pay, normally due on December 27, would instead be paid early on December 23. December 23 came and went without payment. He then promised full payment on December 24, but I received only $1,000 with instructions to use $600 of that amount to pay for web hosting services for a full year, effectively leaving me with only $400 of the $2,900 owed.
On January 3, 2025, Andrew texted asking if I was "free to Talk" and then delayed our conversation by claiming to be "out of the restroom" in "12 minutes." Two hours later, he finally called and promised to "pay your full amount today" via CashApp "in about 2 hours." No payment was ever received. During this same call, Andrew suggested I could "take back the business," while simultaneously suggesting he should receive a refund of the $13,000 he had paid toward the purchase price, demonstrating a fundamental misunderstanding or willful misrepresentation of basic contract principles.
Throughout these months, Andrew Johnson repeatedly claimed that his bank accounts were "locked up" and that he couldn't access money, always stating that the issue "should be cleared up tomorrow." For more than seven months, these promises of resolution "tomorrow" never materialized. On November 8, 2024, he texted, "They locked up all my accounts," yet continued to operate the business and make selective payments to other parties.
Andrew Johnson also employed a strategy of claiming new investors or business deals were imminent, creating false hope of financial resolution. On May 12, 2024, he texted, "I got a big time investor meeting tomorrow morning," followed by claims that the meeting was "Amaaizng" and that the investor was "in." By August 2, 2024, his story had changed to "I have enough money coming in from my stuff I don't need a investor," yet the payment issues persisted.
This consistent pattern of excuses, delays, and false promises demonstrates a deliberate strategy to avoid contractual obligations while maintaining just enough engagement to prevent immediate legal action. The text message record provides irrefutable documentation of these broken promises and misrepresentations over an extended period.