
Billionaire Mohamed Hadid - father of supermodels Gigi and Bella - has been accused of fraud, bribery and 'faking' court-ordered community service at a church. He denies the claim 'vehemently'

Billionaire Mohamed Hadid has been accused of fraud, bribery and 'faking' the court-ordered community service he was supposed to serve as punishment for illegally over building his Bel Air mega mansion, bombshell new court documents obtained by DailyMailTV reveal.

And angry neighbors of the 70-year-old maverick property developer - father of supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid - claim the giant, half-built house - dubbed the 'Starship Enterprise' because of its enormous size - is endangering their lives.

Court-ordered demolition work has already begun on an illegal third floor of the property - seen here in exclusive photos - and according to the court papers Hadid's own architect has admitted: 'I'm worried that building will slide down the hill and kill someone.'

The new claims come in more than 500 pages of court documents filed Tuesday at LA Superior Court by neighbors suing Hadid in an effort to force him to tear down the building that one of them, Joe Horacek, calls a 'gigantic monstrosity.'

One of the most explosive accusations is that when Hadid was ordered to do 200 hours of community service as part of his punishment for illegal construction on his controversial house, he had his security guard serve the community service for him in his place.

'Hadid escaped virtually all punishment in the criminal case by having his security guard perform Hadid's community service for him,' the new documents state.

'It appears that the co-operation and, more importantly, silence of the local church where Hadid was to perform his community service was purchased by way of two refrigerators and a vacuum.' Hadid denied the claim 'vehemently' through his attorney.

The 70-year-old was ordered to 200 hours of service over the illegal overbuild of his Bel Air mega mansion (pictured) - but he allegedly made his security guard complete the hours. The service was supposed to serve as punishment for illegally adding a third floor to the massive mega mansion - which he hoped to sell for $100M plus

Court ordered demolition work has already begun on an illegal third floor of the property - seen here in exclusive DailyMail.com photos. LA Superior Court Judge Karlan ruled last March that the house's illegal third story, including roof, walls and stairs leading to it, had to be torn down by May 15 this year - which he completed

However, some metal framework still needs to come down (pictured). Demolition of the un-permitted pool deck must be finished finished by September 15

Russell Linch, Hadid's former construction manager at the house on exclusive Strada Vecchia Road in Bel Air, added in a 16-page declaration that Hadid told him his community service was supposed to be 'at a run-down church in South LA.'

He said: 'Hadid sent his security guard, King Almanza, to serve Hadid's community service.

'One time when we were onsite at Strada Vecchia, Hadid answered his phone and said, ''I can't talk right now, I'm at community service''. Separately, King complained to me he was 'doing community service for Mohamed and I'm not getting paid.'

'Hadid also bought two refrigerators and one vacuum for the church. His assistant, Marilyn Foster, asked me to deliver the refrigerators to the church.'

As for the bribery allegation, according to Linch's declaration, 'Hadid bribed the primary LA Building and Safety inspector on the project, Anthony Anderson, by sending workers to Anderson's house to build free luxury closets that were worth more than $20,000. Anderson's son was also employed at the construction site'.

At a court hearing in Santa Monica on Thursday, Hadid's attorney Bruce Rudman complained to Judge Craig Karlan that the accusations against his wealthy client in the 600-plus page new court filing are 'defamatory information.' But outside the courtroom, the neighbors' lawyer, Gary Lincenberg, told DailyMail.com: 'What he (Rudman) calls defamatory, we call evidence.'

In an emailed statement given to DailyMail.com Mr Rudman said Hadid and the other developer defendants 'vehemently deny' the claims being made in the declaration by Linch and his employee, Godoy.

Neighbors have been fighting for years for the demolition of the property because of all the alleged unapproved construction. The development of the home has also been an eyesore to nearby residents

After demolishing the original house, Hadid began work on his monster project which, as the pictures show, soon came to dominate the site and surrounding area

‹ Slide me › Original plans: A rendering shows the mansion was intended to be 14,000 sq ft and two stories high (pictured left) but Hadid expanded the home to nearly double its size without the city's approval

'Mr Linch is a disgruntled former construction manager on the project,' he said. 'He testified differently at his deposition under oath, and I would note he plead the 5th amendment right to refuse to answer at least 15-20 times during that deposition, including when asked about many of the things he has stated in his completely false declaration.

'He was represented by two attorneys of his own choosing, and paid for by him, when he made directly contradictory statements. He has never been coerced.

'Unlike the plaintiffs who want to try this case in the media, we will refrain from doing so, except to say there is no merit to the claims, which if made outside of a court pleading would be actionable.

'At the end of the day, Mr Hadid will finish the construction in accordance with the Building Code.'

LA Superior Court Judge Karlan ruled last March that the house's illegal third story, including roof, walls and stairs leading to it, had to be torn down by May 15 this year.

That work is done, though some metal framework still needs to come down. And demolition of the un-permitted pool deck must be finished finished by September 15.

But the accusations add a new twist to the eight-year-long battle between Hadid and nearby residents.

Neighbor Joe Horacek's single-story home is dwarfed by the 30,000 square-foot mega mansion towering above it.

According to new court papers, 'Hadid's own architect stated…''they are doing so many illegal things….I'm worried that building will slide down the hill and kill someone''. Pictured: Entrance to Hadid's mansion construction site

Russell Linch, Hadid's former construction manager at the house on exclusive Strada Vecchia Road in Bel Air, said: 'The entire house is unsafe and needs to be demolished'

'Experienced inspectors with thousands of inspections under their belt... have never seen a building with more illegal construction,' declared the new court papers.

'Hadid's own architect stated…'they are doing so many illegal things….I'm worried that building will slide down the hill and kill someone'.

'A contractor hired to remedy the problems on the site stated that when he first walked the project, 'what we saw left our jaw open. it was shocking….they may need to tear the whole place down.' And Linch added, 'The entire house is unsafe and needs to be demolished.'

Linch accused Hadid of 'ignoring safety requirements, concealed the dangerous elements of the house by using fake documents, destroyed other documents, warned those working with him not to tell anyone about the problems with the construction, bribed at least one inspector and failed to warn either the city of the neighbors living below the house that it was unsafe.'

He continued in court docs: 'The large concrete piles supporting the house and the pool deck structure are completely inadequate to support the house - the piles were constructed without the required amount of rebar (steel reinforcement)… Hadid created fake daily inspection reports that showed the piles set at deeper depths than they were actually placed.'

Linch claimed that the engineer working on the illegal pool deck 'did not perform any engineering calculations on this massive concrete structure teetering out perilously over the hillside'.

And, he said, Hadid concealed his unpermited building work from Horacek and other neighbors by hiding it with tarps and trees.'

'Hadid went to great lengths to conceal his illegal and dangerous construction from (neighbors) and from those in the city whom he did not bribe,' he said.

Neighbor Joe Horacek's (pictured) single-story home is dwarfed by the 30,000 square-foot mega mansion towering above it, as he called it a 'gigantic monstrosity'

The new filing blames Hadid for knowing there were safety issues with his massive construction, but doing nothing to correct them.

'When he was informed that there were problems with materials or structure, he either concealed or ignored the problem,' the suit states.

'He did not even take the remedial actions required by the LA Department of Building and Safety. The evidence is overwhelming that Hadid acted in conscious disregard of the (neighbors') safety.

'Hadid also attempted to defraud the city by submitting plans implying that there was a natural, unaltered grade when in actuality, the plans showed hillside that had been significantly altered by Hadid.'

The 'illegal grading and use of retaining walls of unapproved materials has already resulted in three landslides that caused mud and debris to flow on to the Horacek's property,' the court papers added.

'The result of Hadid's actions and deceptions is that his massive structure teeters precariously over an unstable hillside, causing (neighbors) to live in fear of the hillside collapsing.

'Their home values have been crippled and their privacy and serenity have been severely impacted by the illegal and unsightly structure looming above them.'

The saga of how Hadid set out to build one of the biggest and most expensive luxury homes in LA has been full of controversy since he bought the hilltop plot in 2011 for $1.9 million.

Hadid is the father of supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid

He knocked down the ranch-style house that was already there and started building his monster mansion.

Neighbors watched with increasing alarm as the massive house grew bigger and bigger, adding a 70-seat movie theater, plus two huge decks included on the property, which are also illegal, they contend.

But Hadid - hoping to sell the giant mansion for $100 million plus - continued to build, despite numerous orders from Los Angeles City to stop, and in December 2015, in an almost-unprecedented move, the city decided to prosecute him criminally.

Hadid pleaded no contest to three criminal charges involving illegal construction and in July 2017 he was sentenced to a 180-day jail sentence if he doesn't reduce the size of the house and bring it into compliance with city building codes - or demolish it - within the three years of probation the judge also imposed.

In addition, he was fined $3,000, ordered to pay $14,191 in fees to LA city, and serve 200 hours of community service.

But his sentence has done nothing to halt Hadid, the neighbors claim in the conclusion to the new court filing.

'Pleading no contest to illegal construction, paying minor fines and being on probation has not proved to be a sufficient deterrent to Hadid,' they declared.

'To the contrary, Hadid continues to engage in fraudulent and illegal construction.'