According to the indictment, members were forced to work long hours, engage in unpaid labor, and perform sex acts with investors and clients for the financial benefit of the company.
“They implemented abusive and manipulative tactics to control their members by making them emotionally and psychologically dependent,” prosecutors stated.
Witnesses testified that they were forced to serve as “handlers” for investors, including Daedone’s boyfriend, by cooking, cleaning, and engaging in demeaning sexual acts. Others were threatened with ostracism and spiritual ruin if they refused to comply.
A $12 Million Exit
In 2017, Daedone reportedly sold One Taste for $12 million, cashing out from what prosecutors described as a business “built on the backs of coerced and unpaid or substantially underpaid labor.”
Despite its wellness branding, the federal jury’s verdict reveals the disturbing reality behind One Taste’s operations.
With sentencing pending, the case serves as a stark warning about the dangers of cult-like organizations that exploit the idea of healing for profit.
