 One example he cited was his former business associate Lawrence Mendelsohn, who pleaded guilty in the same case involving Capital Consultants, but served no jail time.Wiederhorn lost the lawsuit, and found himself "something of a pariah" as a 2011 newspaper article described his situation.Fog Cutter owned a major position in Fatburger, a restaurant chain based in southern California, and because he needed to devote more attention to the restaurant chain, moved to Beverly Hills in 2009, saying that will make his commute to Fatburger's Santa Monica headquarters considerably easier and cheaper.