A Minnesota judge ordered 2020 election denier Mike Lindell's company MyPillow, to pay DHL, a global packing delivery service, nearly $778,000 for unpaid bills and legal costs, according to court records.

Hennepin County Judge Susan Burke decided Dec. 30 to award DHL the massive sum, which additionally includes more than $48,000 in interest and over $4,800 for the delivery service's legal fees, the judgment obtained by USA TODAY reads.

DHL sued MyPillow in September over $800,000 in unpaid bills, which it said Lindell's company did not pay within 15 days of being billed, thus violating its contract with the delivery service, the original complaint reads.

USA TODAY contacted MyPillow, Mike Lindell and DHL on Thursday but did not receive an immediate response.

Why did DHL sue Mike Lindell's MyPillow?

The two companies initially settled in May 2023 with MyPillow agreeing to pay DHL $775,000 over 24 monthly installments beginning in April 2024, according to the complaint. Despite the agreement, Lindell's company only paid a portion of the settlement, which was just under $65,000, the suit says.

DHL notified MyPillow with a written notice of default of payment on July 2, and then the delivery service sued Lindell's company for the $800,000 plus interest and attorney fees, the suit reads.

In September, Lindell told the Associated Press that the decision to end MyPillow's business with DHL occurred over a year ago because of shipment issues he blamed the delivery company for.

How much does MyPillow have to pay DHL?

This case came before Judge Burke on Dec. 19, and while DHL's attorney showed up to the initial hearing, no one appeared on behalf of MyPillow, according to court records. On Oct. 2, MyPillow agreed to pay DHL $550,000 by Oct. 31, court records say.

As part of the Oct. 2 agreement, MyPillow also agreed that in the event it failed to make the required $550,000 payment, DHL's council would be authorized to direct the court administrator to enter judgment against Lindell's company, according to the judgment document. Including interest, which was at an annual rate of 18%, MyPillow has to pay a total of $777,729.73, the filing continued.

What other lawsuits is Mike Lindell a part of?

Lindell himself is still on the hook for various other lawsuits, including one involving a $5 million judge-ordered payout to a software engineer who debunked data the MyPillow CEO used to claim that China interfered with the 2020 presidential election.

A $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit filed in February 2021 by Dominion Voting Systems in the District of Columbia also looms over Lindell's head as the company claimed he falsely accused them of impacting the 2020 election, court documents show. Smartmatic, another voting machine company, sued Lindell in January 2022, alleging he defamed them as well.

Lindell has claimed on multiple occasions that MyPillow is struggling financially and that he is out of money. His statements were seemingly corroborated in 2023 when the lawyers who defended him in the Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic cases asked the court for permission to quit because Lindell had not paid them.

Contributing: Zoe Wells & Kate Perez/ USA TODAY