America's Frontline Doctors is in a nasty fight with its "rogue" founder, Simone Gold, MD, JD, alleging she used AFLDS funds to buy a $3.6 million home in Florida and three cars, including a Mercedes Benz and a GMC Denali, for personal use.

In a 20-page complaint filed in Florida's U.S. Middle District Court on November 4, AFLDS board chair and COO Joseph Gilbert and affiliated company Free Speech Foundation claimed that Gold used the organization's funds "without authorization or approval" from the AFLDS board.

The complaint asks the court for injunctive relief to restrain Gold from using its funds for personal use, interfering with donors, employees and operations, defaming Gilbert and other AFLDS associates, and "fraudulently holding herself out as a representative, employee, officer, and director" and "illegally asserting control" over its electronic and information technology systems.

The complaint claims that in November 2021, Gold used "AFLDS charitable funds to purchase a $3.6 million home in Naples, Florida for her personal rent-free use, and at least three vehicles and has otherwise used AFLDS funds to resource her personal lifestyle and expenses since she formed AFLDS."

Plaintiffs also allege that Gold "currently lives in this home with John Strand, rent free." Strand is a former underwear model and boyfriend of Gold's who was arrested with her in connection with the January 6, 2021 insurrection in the U.S. Capitol. She moved with Strand to Florida this year from Los Angeles, where she had been an emergency room physician.

Strand allegedly was paid $10,000 per month as an AFLDS employee and allegedly spent $15,000 to $17,000 a month using those credit cards. He was terminated from AFLDS in summer 2022, according to the complaint.