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Everybody's Wrong About Bricks & Minifigs Case (Reckless Ben)

This is a mess that is probably going to play out in court for a long time. It might not be worth it for old Reckless Ben but then again, maybe it will - lets watch, I will be


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Utah-based reseller parts ways with owners involved in viral Lego theft allegations

Utah-based Lego reseller Bricks and Minifigs announced it is parting ways with franchise owners who were connected to a viral YouTube video series that followed an alleged botched consignment of a collection worth thousands in value.

According to a press release from the company, franchise owners Brandon Best and Joshua Johnson entered a “mutual agreement to part ways” following a series of viral videos released by YouTuber Benjamin Schneider, also known as “Reckless Ben.” The video series included a chase that led Schneider to Utah to track down the owners.

The reseller characterized the videos as “a devastating social media campaign.”

The reseller said it would also be closing its Salem, Oregon, store location, where the consignment of the collection is said to have taken place.

ksltv.com

Utah-based reseller parts ways with owners involved in viral Lego theft allegations - KSLTV.com

Bricks and Minifigs announced they have parted ways with two managers who are currently connected to a viral YouTube video series involving allegedly stolen LEGO.
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'A franchisee went rogue.' Bricks & Minifigs CEO responds to Reckless Ben's allegations

This is the Devil right here Gaslighting everyone - that is just my opinion based on everything I have seen and my experience with people. Its been a year this has been going on and they knew they had the collection. It was the largest collection in the same town as the corporate and they say they did not know is ridiculous and this going to end Bricks and Minifigs imho. The Lego community does not put up with this. Then the police start arresting and assaulting people. Yeah.


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From everything I've watched about this situation, my impression is that this is 100% not the first time they have done this and isn't a "franchisee going rogue". This is in their plan to try to mitigate liability with them doing this kind of thing. And the main reason I think so is that the story the side of Bricks and Minifigs, Joshua Johnson, etc each has directly contradicted itself several times over the duration. Like, Ben's and the former Franchisee's story in the start of Ben's first video and even into the lawsuit filings has seemed to remain relatively consistent, which is a lot harder to do if you're lying and more info comes out. Yet, the more info that comes out seems to stay largely in line with the story they've gone with. Sure they're both going to provide info that puts themselves in the best light they can, that's what humans generally do, but they haven't needed to flip flop on it.

The unredacted body cam footage that was leaked online and then captured and spread was not great if it's real.
 
American Fork PD Bodycam Exposes 4th Amendment Violations on Reckless Ben

The cops in this are probably the biggest concern. It might take a few years and maybe something happens otherwise but everything I have seen on and heard on this are that were some major civil rights violations by these cops and that potentially will be the biggest fallout on this.


Clearly Established
 
Bricks and Minifigs is done. The CEO will throw every single person he can under the bus and who knows what happens with that but the entity that is known a Bricks and Minifigs - Dead Man Walking.
 
Police Force Involved In Lego Investigation ‘Hacked,’ YouTuber Claims, As New Footage Is Released

Reckless Ben's ongoing Lego investigation just got weirder, as he's dropped a new video in which he states that American Fork Police Department has been 'hacked'

The internet’s favorite Lego conspiracy story (which, at this point, really isn’t even about Lego anymore) just had its strangest twist yet, as content creator Reckless Ben has recently announced that American Fork Police Department has allegedly been “hacked,” and inadvertently released what appears to be the unredacted footage of Ben’s encounters with the Utah-based police officers.

The last time we covered the ongoing feud between Lego resellers Bricks & Minifigs and Reckless Ben, American Fork police chief Cameron Paul had just released a video addressing Ben’s allegations against Joshua Johnson and Brandon Best; the two owners of the Oregon branch of Lego store Bricks & Minifigs, both of whom have been accused by Ben of stealing a $200,000 Lego Star Wars collection that was consigned to them by Bryan Mansell.

Well, actually, the last time we left the story was when Patreon’s CEO told Bricks & Minifigs to “stuff it” after the company asked Patreon to take down Reckless Ben’s content, but that part of the story isn’t immediately relevant. What is relevant, however, is Ben’s claim that American Fork’s police department are allegedly in cahoots with Johnson and Best, due to their alleged shared connections with the Mormon church in Utah.

In his latest video, which was released earlier this morning, Ben alleges that American Fork’s police department has been “hacked,” and the redacted audio from the second video in his $200,000 Lego investigation series has seemingly been leaked online as a result. Now, whether or not American Fork’s police department was actually hacked is a point of contention among Ben’s fanbase.

kotaku.com

Police Force Involved In Lego Investigation 'Hacked,' YouTuber Claims

Reckless Ben's ongoing Lego investigation just got weirder, as he's dropped a new video in which he states that American Fork Police Department has been 'hacked'
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What We Presently Believe Actually Happened: A Summary Timeline of Bricks & Minifigs Salem Store

Bricks & Minifigs | Salem, Oregon Store | Published June 4, 2026

Subject to the ongoing investigation, this document has been prepared by Bricks & Minifigs to provide what we presently believe to be a transparent and sourced account of events related to the Salem, Oregon franchise location and the Mansell LEGO collection. Every entry is attributed to a verifiable source. We are publishing this because we believe the community deserves more than a one-sided picture.

2009–2018 | How Bricks & Minifigs Was Built and What It Was Built to Do​

  • Bricks & Minifigs was founded in 2009 in Battle Ground, Washington. A second location opened in Canby, Oregon in 2010. Franchising began in 2011.
  • From day one, the business model has been Buy, Sell and Trade LEGO®. That is it. Consignment sales have never been part of the BAM model, the franchise agreement or the operations manual. No franchisee has ever been authorized to enter into a third party consignment arrangement on behalf of BAM.
  • In 2018, brothers Ammon McNeff (CEO) and Matt McNeff (COO) joined BAM Franchising, Inc. and grew the brand from 35 to over 300 locations across the U.S. and Canada.
  • BAM stores are independently owned and operated by franchisees bound by the franchise agreement and operations manual, which do not permit third-party consignment of LEGO® product.
bricksandminifigs.com

What We Presently Believe Actually Happened: A Summary Timeline of Bricks & Minifigs Salem Store

Bricks & Minifigs | Salem, Oregon Store | Published June 4, 2026 Subject to the ongoing investigation, this document has been prepared by Bricks &
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Here is the Bricks & Minifigs version of what happened. It is almost like they are pretending there is no video of this. Many of the statements here are directly contrary to what is seen on video. That might work in court with Expensive attorneys but not in the court of public opinion. IMHO, this is just more gaslighting by an apparently evil corportation.
 
A Message To Bricks & Minifigs Corporate...

An Influencer that has done a LOT of sponsored content for Bricks and Minifigs speaks - this is the first time I have heard the word Resignation - should have been said by someone as an option way earlier than now. I do not think that there is anything that Bricks and Minifigs can do to save the company because the guy in all the videos is the owner. There is more on this coming to because this is not the first time they have done this to franchises its just the first time someone stood up to them.

I have worked with Bricks & Minifigs for years, and have worked with corporate in the past. I love my local store and this franchise has been so good for the LEGO community. I don't want to see it go away, but something big needs to change. I hope Brian and his family can be made right, and I want to see Bricks & Minifigs recover from this... whatever that might look like.
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Former Bricks & Minifigs Owner Speaks Out on the Ongoing Scandal

Bricks and Minifigs did the same thing to this guy. This guy just did not fight it though. I guess they thought everyone would be passive but its a pattern.


EchoBaseNetwork
 
Reckless Ben - My final message

This is actually a good thing because Reckless does not need to say one more thing for those guys to go down. The Internet will not let them get away with it that is for sure. I am going to keep my eyes on it. Keep your eyes on the other guy Best in this situation that owns the other Oregon store. They put out a press release saying they parted ways with the guys but that guy still has his other shop. Blatant lies and they can get away with it. Reckless Ben though, I am sure he has a good lawyer now and finally he will listen to them. No more antics are needed on this and frankly, the antics are why he is in trouble. This is so freaking interesting but there is no way they can away with it even if they declare bankruptcy and come back, I will watch them forever. There tactics are Scientology tactics, totally evil and the only way beat that kind of evel is the real law or more money and better lawyers.


Reckless Ben
 
HORRIBLE News in RECKLESS BEN Lego Saga (..it's bad)

This YouTuber is one of the better reporters on this. They follow pretty hard and do daily videos.

The Bricks & Minifigs vs. Reckless Ben saga just hit a massive turning point. A Utah judge has signed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against Benjamin "Reckless Ben" Schneider — and it could mean his videos have to come down. This situation is evolving fast. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss a single update.
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