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From the Washington Free Beacon: Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss, one of the largest Democratic donors in the country, persistently sexually harassed a female employee nearly 60 years younger than him, a lawsuit filed in California alleges.
Madison Busby, a former employee at Wyss’s Halter Ranch winery, accuses the 89-year-old businessman of sexual battery, sexual harassment, and retaliation, according to a lawsuit filed April 21 in San Luis Obispo County. Busby, 30, alleges Wyss groped her during their first meeting in 2019, when her husband, Bryce Mullins, managed the Wyss winery. Wyss “placed his hand on Ms. Busby’s butt and groped her” during the encounter and made other lewd remarks, the lawsuit alleges.
Busby says Wyss’s propositions escalated after she started working at Halter Ranch in January 2021. “After Ms. Busby was hired, Mr. Wyss began to proposition Ms. Busby and Mr. Mullins to have sex with him, either as a group or with Ms. Busby alone, and Mr. Wyss began trying to insert himself into their sex lives,” the lawsuit says.
Busby says after years of unwanted propositions, Wyss retaliated against her and Mullins, increasing rent on their home at Halter Ranch and forcing Busby to take a pay cut. She resigned from the winery in July 2024, citing “Mr. Wyss’s ongoing conduct and her own anxiety and distress as the result of that conduct,” according to the lawsuit.
According to another report from Fox News, the lawsuit allges that Wyss, including “making several sexual propositions” including telling her “how much he enjoyed having a threesome” and suggesting they engage in a “foursome.”
Fox News shared scandalous details from the lawsuit, describing Wyss repeatedly touting his bizarre sexual escapades to Busby, as he bragged about having ‘phone sex’ with ‘Lori,’ and tried to convince Busby to join them in a Facetime session.
At at one point in 2022, Wyss told Busby, “If you ever went after me for sexual harassment, you would win.”
Fox News also explains:
Wyss, who is referred to by some as the “new George Soros,” is well-known in American politics as one of the most prominent liberal megadonors and has given hundreds of millions to Democratic causes through a network of left-wing nonprofits.
The Free Beacon revealed:
Several prominent Democratic dark money groups could be caught in the crossfire of the sexual harassment allegations against Wyss, who has quietly emerged as the largest foreign donor to U.S. politics in recent years by funnelling a staggering $652 million to liberal advocacy groups across the country through his two nonprofit organizations. Wyss, who made his fortune as head of the medical devices manufacturer Synthes, is one of the top contributors to the Sixteen Thirty Fund and the New Venture Fund, the two largest spokes of the left-wing dark money behemoth Arabella Advisors, according to a report by the Americans for Public Trust watchdog group.
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The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the scandal last Wednesday, and titled their report, “Billionaire California winery owner sued for allegedly sexually harassing former employee.”
Real Clear Politics reporter Philip Wegmann pointed out the bland title, noting, “Hansjorg Wyss isn’t just a winery owner. The buried lede? The Swiss billionaire is one of the biggest political mega-donors in U.S. politics.”
Hansjorg Wyss isn’t just a winery owner. The buried lede? The Swiss billionaire is one of the biggest political mega-donors in U.S. politics. https://t.co/YrTO3FrOM6
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) May 15, 2025
Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist wrote, “Whoa, Hansjorg Wyss, the (foreign!) dark money behemoth behind much of Democrat power politics is sued over sexual harassment of former employees.”
Whoa, Hansjorg Wyss, the (foreign!) dark money behemoth behind much of Democrat power politics is sued over sexual harassment of former employees. https://t.co/dI4juFreAU
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) May 15, 2025
See also this RCP scoop–Wyss isn’t a U.S. citizen but has contributed directly, per his own sister’s memoir, to U.S. candidates. https://t.co/rRhcM6ylG0
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) May 15, 2025
Swiss Billionaire Bankrolling Maine Dems, Maine Media Faces Sexual Harassment Lawsuit: Hansjörg Wysshttps://t.co/54Z6trmTEF
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) May 18, 2025
NEW: Hansjörg Wyss, the Swiss billionaire who has funneled more than $650 million to Democratic causes, repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee nearly 60 years his junior, according to a lawsuit filed last month in California.
The allegations are more than a personal… pic.twitter.com/8LrcOifOCX
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) May 16, 2025
Swiss-born liberal megadonor slapped with lawsuit for allegedly groping, sexually harassing winery employee https://t.co/KulYyg7xuX
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 19, 2025
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