Exclusive | Ex-Rich Kids of Beverly Hills star sued for $80M+ for operating Ponzi scheme: Hes fake it till you make it

Former “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills” star Brendan Fitzpatrick built a public image around being wealthy. The privileged party boy who first rose to fame on the hit E! reality series, “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills,” famously posed up in fancy cars, briefly married fellow reality star Morgan Stewart and got a hair transplant on TV. Now, The Post can reveal that the 37-year-old Palm Beach-based realtor is being accused in a number of lawsuits of scamming wealthy businessmen out of more than $80 million, in an alleged Ponzi scheme and a fraudulent property development.Alleged victims claimed in a lawsuit that Fitzpatrick’s company, Carbonatik LLC — a Sri Lanka-based mining venture — was a front, advertising returns of 120% on investments while not actually existing.Carbonatik’s allegedly duped victims include a former childhood friend and various entrepreneurs who claim to have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the company. One supporter even claimed he wrote letters to President Trump on behalf of Fitzpatrick’s venture, and campaigned to high-level military officials — documents that have been reviewed by the Post— that the venture had found the solution to the energy crisis.Numerous court cases have stacked up against Fitzpatrick and Carbonatik— many of which include claims of fabricated bank statements, appraisals and letters of intent.The Post can also reveal a further court case, this time against Fitzpatrick and a failed property venture of his in Greece, for which he is being sued for an eye-watering $74 million.Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick, 37, continues to post glamorous photos of his Canadian billionaire heiress wife Chloe Fitzpatrick and young daughter — and their luxury life in Palm Beach.For Richard Segerson, a third-generation Palm Beach business owner and investor, Fitzpatrick appeared to be a connected entrepreneur who had built a profile as a realtor at the reputable global firm The Agency, founded by fellow reality Maurio...