ArchivesAmerican Idol 2 winner was awarded $2 million by a judge, ending Ruben’s lawsuit against his manager.
The judge “awarded Studdard $500,000 for his actual losses and another $1.5 million in punitive damages,” ruling that Ruben’s manager “took money from Studdard’s checking and other bank accounts, improperly used his credit cards and even used Studdard’s money to repay a $10,000 loan to a Tuscaloosa bank,” according to the AP.
Ruben “has sold more than $2.2 million in albums, but the damage to his credit because of the fraud made it hard to obtain financing to buy a home,” the AP reports.
![The Mole [TV Soundtrack]](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005O54G.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg)
