MLB owner sued for stealing sand from Malibu beach

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A lawsuit against Milwaukee Brewers billionaire owner Mark Attanasio claims he's been stealing sand from Malibu's Broad Beach and carrying it to his home for his personal use on a construction project, according to documents obtained by The Los Angeles Times. 

The lawsuit was filed by Attanasio's next-door neighbor James Kohlberg and claims the Brewers owner has been using excavators on a public natural resource, restricting public access to the beach while also exposing local marine life to the potentially hazardous byproducts of heavy machinery, causing public and private nuisance as well as violating the California Coastal Act.

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"This case is about a private property owner using a public beach as their own personal sandbox and the disturbing conversion of a public natural resource (i.e., sand from Broad Beach) for a nearby homeowner's personal, private use," the lawsuit says.

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The lawsuit also says the plaintiff has "suffered personal harm, including having depleted sand next to, and in front of, its own property and has been exposed to gasoline oil on the beach and in the water in front of Plaintiff's property."

The plaintiff is asking the court to order the defendant to return all the sand taken from Broad Beach, repair any damages, and pay fines.

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