CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — A seller and lessor of private jets says a firm with property at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield owes it at least $2.5 million.
The Ritchie Group LLC, tied to Scott Ritchie, said in a lawsuit filed last month in St. Louis County Circuit Court that in 2018 it entered into business with companies tied to Steve Lieber: Lieber Spirit LLC and Air Sansone.
Ritchie's firm was to broker leases and sales of private jets and helicopters owned by Air Sansone, ranging in value from $350,000 to $15 million, according to the litigation.
Ritchie says his company closed 11 sales and four leases for Air Sansone, plus assisted in the acquisition of four jets and a helicopter by Air Sansone, netting Air Sansone $39 million in compensation and aircraft. Another 16 transactions weren't completed "due to reasons outside of (The Ritchie Group's) control," and it incurred costs of $152,345 for marketing and travel, and wasn't reimbursed, the suit says.
