Check, Please!
Greg Calvino was a New York City equity trader who tended to live life in the fast lane, though his girlfriend expressed a preference that he slow down and maybe even pull over once in a while.
According to a lawsuit that Calvino, 45, filed in July, his girlfriend—Elisa Kwon, 34, also of New York City—grew tired of his late hours and demanded a check for $100,000 that she would hold to ensure that he curtailed his recreational habits. If Calvino did not comply with her demand, the lawsuit states, Kwon would tell his bosses that he does “drugs with strippers and whores.” Calvino v. Kwon, No. 602296-2007 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.).
Calvino wrote the check and, his lawsuit says, the couple agreed that Kwon would “hold the $100,000 check and not deposit it in her account unless and until plaintiff breaches his promise.”
Kwon decided the agreement had been broken and cashed the check in January 2006, according to Calvino’s suit. He denies engaging in any misconduct. In April of that year, the couple went their separate ways.
Calvino is suing for breach of contract, claiming that Kwon “has failed to repay monies she wrongfully and unlawfully obtained.”
Kwon reportedly filed a motion to dismiss in September, which she claims includes the text of an online message from Calvino in which he admits to the misconduct.
Kwon’s attorney, Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, declined to comment.
