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![TrungTPhan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::945817135816654848.png) Trung Phan [@TrungTPhan](/creator/twitter/TrungTPhan) on x 708.5K followers
Created: 2025-07-10 23:08:45 UTC

Theo Albrecht’s family paid $2m to free him but courts ultimately rejected his attempt to expense the payment. 

Albrecht — who split the Aldi empire with his brother Karl — bought Trader Joe’s by the end of 1970s.

I wrote on that history here:

![](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1942656221196214276/CJV-hO5w?format=jpg&name=800x419)

XXXXXX engagements

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