Money Former Sears company sues ex-CEO Lampert, Treasury’s Steven Mnuchin over ‘asset stripping’ April 18, 2019Nathan Bomey, USA TODAYComments Off on Former Sears company sues ex-CEO Lampert, Treasury’s Steven Mnuchin over ‘asset stripping’ The company that owned Sears and Kmart has sued its ex-CEO Eddie Lampert and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over accusations of "asset stripping."