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Legal Exhibit - Timeline - Plaintiff James Curtin

The following timeline documents investigative articles published by Plaintiff James Curtin under the pen name Jackson Holt at jacksonholt.com and cyberluxfiles.com from November 2024 through May 2026. Each entry states the publication date, platform,...

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Legal Exhibit - Timeline Plaintiff James Curtin Federal Litigation - Middle District of North Carolina November 2024 - May 2026
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Analytical Summary
This exhibit documents a timeline of 24 investigative articles published by plaintiff James Curtin under the pen name Jackson Holt from November 2024 through May 2026. The articles detailed financial irregularities at Cyberlux Corporation, including $3.4 million in transfers to executive Schmidt from a $38.7 million defense contract advance, a $1 million wire to UK shell company G2G Global Ltd., and a complex commission ecosystem involving multiple parties. Following publication of these articles, Curtin experienced a coordinated doxxing campaign on May 27, 2025, and ongoing harassment. The timeline connects the investigative reporting to federal receivership proceedings in Texas, interpleader litigation in Virginia, and cooperation with the Office of Inspector General.
Key Points
  • 24 investigative articles published November 2024 - May 2026 under pen name Jackson Holt
  • $3.4 million transferred from Cyberlux to Schmidt from defense contract funds
  • $1 million wire to UK shell company G2G Global Ltd. weeks after receiving $38 million
  • May 27, 2025 coordinated doxxing campaign following articles naming executives
  • Multiple defendants implicated including Schmidt, Cyberlux, Maadarani, Tucker, Watts, and commission claimants
  • Articles based on public court records, government filings, and corporate disclosures
  • No retraction demands or correction requests submitted by any defendant
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ENT-001
Entity
James Curtin (Plaintiff)
James Curtin, plaintiff in Civil Action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, Greensboro Division, against Cyberlux Corporation et al. Author of investigative articles under pen name Jackson Holt.
Page 2 — JAMES CURTIN, Plaintiff, v. CYBERLUX CORPORATION et al., Defendants. ... All articles were authored by Plaintiff personally under the Jackson Holt byline.
ENT-002
Entity
Cyberlux Corporation (Defendant)
Cyberlux Corporation, defendant in federal litigation. Subject of investigative articles documenting financial irregularities, receivership proceedings, and defense contract issues.
Page 2, 3, 4 — CYBERLUX CORPORATION et al., Defendants. ... Reported the May 22, 2025 Texas receivership appointment.
ENT-003
Entity
Schmidt (Executive)
Executive at Cyberlux Corporation identified as primary recipient of $3,422,745.06 in transfers from company accounts between September 2023 and April 2024. Implicated in multiple articles regarding financial irregularities.
Page 3 — Documented $3,422,745.06 in transfers from Cyberlux accounts to Schmidt between September 2023 and April 2024, drawn from the $38.7 million FMF advance. Defendants implicated: Schmidt (primary); Cyberlux; Maadarani (CRO context).
ENT-004
Entity
Maadarani (CRO)
Chief Revenue Officer of Cyberlux Corporation, named directly by name and title. Connected to WhatsApp surveillance riddle and doxxing campaign timing.
Page 3, 4 — Named Maadarani directly by name and title as Chief Revenue Officer - three days before the May 27, 2025 doxxing campaign. ... Named Maadarani as the executive whose message 'suggested stalking and personal surveillance.'
ENT-005
Entity
Tucker / G2G Global Ltd.
Tucker identified as sole director of G2G Global Ltd., a UK shell company that received $994,460 wire from Cyberlux on October 16, 2023. UK Companies House registered entity with no documented subcontract deliverables.
Page 3 — Reported the $994,460 wire to G2G Global Ltd. on October 16, 2023. Identified Tucker as sole director by full name; G2G by UK Companies House number and registered office; and absence of documented subcontract deliverables.
ENT-006
Entity
Charles D. Watts Jr. / Watts Law PLLC
City Attorney of Greensboro serving simultaneously as Special Counsel to Cyberlux. Organizer of CTMC Drone Solutions LLC, recipient of 50 million CYBL shares as 'debt settlement.' Listed on OTC Markets Prohibited Service Providers list.
Page 4, 5 — Documented Watts's simultaneous service as City Attorney of Greensboro and Special Counsel to Cyberlux. Reported use of Greensboro City Hall infrastructure and greensboro-nc.gov email for Cyberlux legal work. ... Reported that CTMC Drone Solutions LLC - publicly announced as an acquisition target on August 31, 2021 - was not formed until September 27, 2021, by Charles D. Watts Jr. as organizer, after the announcement.
ENT-007
Entity
Montague Capital Partners LLC
Entity claiming approximately $3.5 million commission for 'sourcing and negotiating' the Cyberlux subcontract in Texas receivership proceedings. Connected to FBD Group share diversion: 200 million shares publicly announced at $0.10 instead issued to Montague at $0.001 per share.
Page 3, 4, 5 — Reported the $2.5 million payment to Rosewood Theater LLC and the Montague Capital Partners commission claim of approximately $3.5 million in the Texas receivership proceedings. ... Documented the FBD Group share diversion: 200 million shares publicly announced for FBD at $0.10 per share instead were issued to Montague Capital Partners at $0.001 per share.
ENT-008
Entity
HII Mission Technologies
Defense contractor that issued Subcontract No. P000043846 to Cyberlux with $38.7 million FMF advance. Filed motion to exclude Atlantic Wave Holdings from interpleader distribution. Subcontract contained seven structural contradictions of FFP designation.
Page 3, 5, 6 — Documented HII Mission Technologies' seven structural contradictions of the FFP designation in Subcontract No. P000043846, including advance payment mechanics, 'reimburse' language, cost-category invoicing, and the services template applied to a hardware manufacturing transaction. ... Documented HII's motion to exclude Atlantic Wave Holdings from the Interpleader distribution (Case No. 3:25-cv-00483-JAG, ECF Nos. 212-213)
ENT-009
Entity
ARG Group / Gonzalez
Claimant asserting $14,118,618.61 in interpleader proceedings. Amendment No. 1 to ARG Distributor Partner Agreement signed February 20, 2026, seven months after receiver's authority ceased in June 2025.
Page 5, 6 — applying the same Gibney findings to ARG Group's $14,118,618.61 claim: that the receiver's authority, which terminated in June 2025, was used to sign Amendment No. 1 to the ARG Distributor Partner Agreement on February 20, 2026 - seven months after authority ceased.
EVT-001
Event
Publication of First Article (Nov 7, 2024)
Publication of series opening article 'Scandal Unfolds at Cyberlux: $3.4 Million Transferred to Executive Amid Financial Turmoil' on jacksonholt.com, documenting transfers from Cyberlux accounts to Schmidt.
Page 3 — Nov. 7, 2024 Scandal Unfolds at Cyberlux: $3.4 Million Transferred to Executive Amid Financial Turmoil jacksonholt.com Series opening article. Documented $3,422,745.06 in transfers from Cyberlux accounts to Schmidt between September 2023 and April 2024, drawn from the $38.7 million FMF advance.
EVT-002
Event
Wire Transfer to G2G Global Ltd. (Oct 16, 2023)
$994,460 wire transfer from Cyberlux to G2G Global Ltd., a UK shell company with Tucker as sole director, occurring weeks after Cyberlux received $38 million in taxpayer money. No documented subcontract deliverables identified.
Page 3 — Reported the $994,460 wire to G2G Global Ltd. on October 16, 2023. Identified Tucker as sole director by full name; G2G by UK Companies House number and registered office; and absence of documented subcontract deliverables.
EVT-003
Event
Tampa Reading Session (May 10, 2025)
52-minute reading session from Tampa, Florida on May 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM EDT on Trellis Ware article, immediately preceding Maadarani's WhatsApp surveillance riddle at 2:34 PM EDT the same day.
Page 3 — Documented entry point for a 52-minute reading session from Tampa, Florida on May 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM EDT, immediately preceding Maadarani's WhatsApp surveillance riddle at 2:34 PM EDT the same day.
EVT-004
Event
Texas Receivership Appointment (May 22, 2025)
Appointment of receiver for Cyberlux Corporation in Texas state court on May 22, 2025. Article naming Maadarani directly by name and title as Chief Revenue Officer published May 24, 2025, three days before doxxing campaign.
Page 3 — Reported the May 22, 2025 Texas receivership appointment. Named Maadarani directly by name and title as Chief Revenue Officer - three days before the May 27, 2025 doxxing campaign.
EVT-005
Event
Coordinated Doxxing Campaign (May 27, 2025)
Coordinated doxxing campaign launched May 27, 2025, targeting Curtin and family members. Occurred three days after article directly naming Maadarani as CRO. Three Beirut, Lebanon sessions within 35-minute window on receivership article in hours before @RacketeerX account launched.
Page 3 — Published 14 days before the May 27, 2025 doxxing campaign. ... Named Maadarani directly by name and title as Chief Revenue Officer - three days before the May 27, 2025 doxxing campaign. The article was the subject of three Beirut, Lebanon sessions within a 35-minute window on May 27, 2025, in the hours before @RacketeerX launched.
EVT-006
Event
CTMC Drone Solutions Formation (Sept 27, 2021)
CTMC Drone Solutions LLC formed September 27, 2021 by Charles D. Watts Jr. as organizer, occurring after the August 31, 2021 public acquisition announcement. 50 million CYBL shares issued to Watts eleven days later as 'debt settlement.'
Page 5 — Reported that CTMC Drone Solutions LLC - publicly announced as an acquisition target on August 31, 2021 - was not formed until September 27, 2021, by Charles D. Watts Jr. as organizer, after the announcement. Documented that 50 million CYBL shares were issued to Watts eleven days later as a 'debt settlement,' and Watts Law PLLC was formed one month after that.
EVT-007
Event
Stop Work Order (Dec 22, 2023)
Stop Work Order issued December 22, 2023, nine days before HII's fiscal year end. Contracting Officer changed six weeks before termination. Clause 9 information control function documented.
Page 5 — Documented the Stop Work Order timing (December 22, 2023, nine days before HII's fiscal year end), the CO change six weeks before termination, and Clause 9's information control function.
EVT-008
Event
ARG Agreement Amendment (Feb 20, 2026)
Amendment No. 1 to ARG Distributor Partner Agreement signed February 20, 2026, seven months after receiver's authority terminated in June 2025, creating legal consequence for $14,118,618.61 claim.
Page 5, 6 — the receiver's authority, which terminated in June 2025, was used to sign Amendment No. 1 to the ARG Distributor Partner Agreement on February 20, 2026 - seven months after authority ceased.
CLM-001
Claim
No Retraction Demands Submitted
Assertion that no defendant submitted a retraction demand, correction request, or documented factual dispute to any article in the series published from November 2024 through May 2026.
Page 2 — No defendant submitted a retraction demand, correction request, or documented factual dispute to any article in the series.
CLM-002
Claim
Public Records Sourcing
Assertion that all factual claims in published articles were based on publicly available court records, government filings, corporate disclosures, and documentary evidence.
Page 2 — All factual claims were based on publicly available court records, government filings, corporate disclosures, and documentary evidence.
CLM-003
Claim
Total Taxpayer Cost: $48 Million
Claim that total taxpayer cost was at least $48,545,974, comprising $22,776,605.40 in unearned advance owed to government at termination (acknowledged as 'To USG' in Schmidt's filed spreadsheet) plus $25,769,369.03 Modification No. 4 termination settlement.
Page 5 — Reported the total taxpayer cost of at least $48,545,974 - the $22,776,605.40 in unearned advance owed to the government at termination (acknowledged as 'To USG' in Schmidt's own filed spreadsheet) plus the $25,769,369.03 Modification No. 4 termination settlement.
CLM-004
Claim
2,000 Drone Deliveries Claim False
Claim that Cyberlux's OTC disclosure statement of 2,000 complete drone deliveries was false, contradicted by DD250 record filed by Fairwinds in Case No. 3:25-cv-00483-JAG, ECF No. 178.
Page 4, 5 — Documented Cyberlux's OTC disclosure failures including the false claim of 2,000 complete drone deliveries, contradicted by the DD250 record filed by Fairwinds (Case No. 3:25-cv-00483-JAG, ECF No. 178).
CLM-005
Claim
OIG Cooperation
Statement that Curtin confirmed ongoing cooperation with Office of Inspector General following doxxing campaign and return to publication after Rosen indictment.
Page 4 — Explained basis for Plaintiff's silence following the doxxing campaign and return following the Rosen indictment. Confirmed ongoing OIG cooperation.
CLM-006
Claim
Interpleader Claims vs. Available Funds
Analysis claim that competing interpleader claims exceed the $23,736,937.56 deposited by HII in Case No. 3:25-cv-00483-JAG, with documentation of each claimant's amount, basis, and regulatory exposure under DFARS 225.7303-3 and Anti-Kickback Act.
Page 4 — Tabulated analysis of all competing interpleader claims against the $23,736,937.56 deposited by HII (Case No. 3:25-cv-00483-JAG). Documented each claimant's amount, basis, and regulatory exposure under DFARS 225.7303-3 and the Anti-Kickback Act.

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EXHIBIT G

JAMES CURTIN,

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Plaintiff,

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

V.

GREENSBORO DIVISION

CYBERLUX CORPORATION et al.,

Civil Action No.

Defendants.

EXHIBIT H
TIMELINE OF INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLES

The following timeline documents investigative articles published by Plaintiff James Curtin under the pen name Jackson Holt at jacksonholt.com and cyberluxfiles.com from November 2024 through May 2026. Each entry states the publication date, platform, article title, a summary of content, and the defendants or parties implicated. Entries in italics require verification of exact publication date against Plaintiff's publication records; all other entries reflect confirmed dates from the Supplemental Declaration, Google Analytics 4 session data, and publication archives.

All articles were authored by Plaintiff personally under the Jackson Holt byline. All factual claims were based on publicly available court records, government filings, corporate disclosures, and documentary evidence. No defendant submitted a retraction demand, correction request, or documented factual dispute to any article in the series.

No.

Date

Title / Platform

Content and Defendants Implicated

Nov. 7, 2024

Scandal Unfolds at Cyberlux: $3.4 Million Transferred to Executive Amid Financial Turmoil jacksonholt.com

Series opening article. Documented $3,422,745.06 in transfers from Cyberlux accounts to Schmidt between September 2023 and April 2024, drawn from the $38.7 million FMF advance. Published analysis of Cyberlux Q3 2023 financial disclosures and the Atlantic Wave Holdings settlement agreement. Defendants implicated: Schmidt (primary); Cyberlux; Maadarani (CRO context). :unselected:

Articles 2-5: Additional articles published November 2024 through April 2025. Titles and exact dates to be confirmed against jacksonholt.com and cyberluxfiles.com archives. Content covered: the commission ecosystem, Cyberlux financial disclosures, the contract structure, FAR compliance issues, and ARG Group's role. Platform: jacksonholt.com / cyberluxfiles.com. Defendants implicated: Schmidt; Cyberlux; commission claimants. :unselected:

May 9, 2025

Trellis Ware Article jacksonholt.com

Reported Cyberlux's public association with Trellis Ware Technologies in connection with the defense procurement. Documented entry point for a 52-minute reading session from Tampa, Florida on May 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM EDT, immediately preceding Maadarani's WhatsApp surveillance riddle at 2:34 PM EDT the same day. Defendants implicated: Cyberlux; Schmidt.

May 13, 2025

Cyberlux Wired $1M to UK Shell Weeks After Receiving $38M in Taxpayer Money jacksonholt.com

Reported the $994,460 wire to G2G Global Ltd. on October 16, 2023. Identified Tucker as sole director by full name; G2G by UK Companies House number and registered office; and absence of documented subcontract deliverables. Published 14 days before the May 27, 2025 doxxing campaign. Defendants implicated: Tucker; G2G; Schmidt; Cyberlux; HII (regulatory failure).

May 14, 2025

Cyberlux Just Got Flattened in Federal Court - Again. jacksonholt.com

Reported Cyberlux's third failed federal court removal attempt in the Atlantic Wave Holdings enforcement action. U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal denied removal as objectively baseless and ordered legal fees. Defendants implicated: Schmidt; Cyberlux.

May 21, 2025

Topless Optics: Cyberlux Can't Show Up in Court, But Finds $2.5M for a Strip Club jacksonholt.com

Reported the $2.5 million payment to Rosewood Theater LLC and the Montague Capital Partners commission claim of approximately $3.5 million in the Texas receivership proceedings. Connected payments to the FMF advance pool and commission ecosystem. Defendants implicated: Schmidt; Cyberlux; Maadarani; Montague; WeShield.

May 24, 2025

Cyberlux in Receivership: The Fantasy Is Finally Over jacksonholt.com

Reported the May 22, 2025 Texas receivership appointment. Named Maadarani directly by name and title as Chief Revenue Officer - three days before the May 27, 2025 doxxing campaign. The article was the subject of three Beirut, Lebanon sessions within a 35- minute window on May 27, 2025, in the hours before @RacketeerX launched. Defendants implicated: Maadarani (directly and by name); Schmidt; Cyberlux.

No.

Date

Title / Platform

Content and Defendants Implicated

June 14, 2025

Truth: Cyberlux's Bold Move Against Investigative Reporting jacksonholt.com

First publication after the May 27 doxxing campaign. Documented the espionage accusations, targeting of family members, coordinated harassment, complaints to DoD/FBI/GSA, and OIG cooperation. Named Maadarani as the executive whose message 'suggested stalking and personal surveillance.' Defendants implicated: All defendants; commission claimants.

June 24, 2025

Public Paycheque, Private Client: How One Lawyer Took Both Sides jacksonholt.com

Documented Watts's simultaneous service as City Attorney of Greensboro and Special Counsel to Cyberlux. Reported use of Greensboro City Hall infrastructure and greensboro-nc.gov email for Cyberlux legal work. Described Watts's role as de facto general counsel during the termination settlement and his listing on the OTC Markets Prohibited Service Providers list. Defendants implicated: Watts; Watts Law; Cyberlux; Schmidt.

July 3, 2025

Behind Cyberlux's Collapse: The Hidden Hand of Montague jacksonholt.com

Documented Montague Capital Partners LLC commission agreement in Texas receivership proceedings, claiming approximately $3.5 million for 'sourcing and negotiating' the subcontract. Connected Montague to the broader commission ecosystem and ITAR Part 129 exposure. Defendants implicated: Montague; Schmidt; Cyberlux; commission ecosystem.

Articles 14-17: Additional articles published July through December 2025. Titles and exact dates to be confirmed. Content covered: the second receivership appointment (June 12, 2025); the interpleader filing; ARG commission structure; WeShield ITAR exposure; the Brett Rosen securities fraud indictment; and ongoing Cyberlux financial disclosures. Platform: jacksonholt.com. Defendants implicated: Schmidt; Cyberlux; commission claimants.

Mar. 13, 2026

When Oversight Fails jacksonholt.com

Return to publication after litigation filing and OIG cooperation period. Explained basis for Plaintiff's silence following the doxxing campaign and return following the Rosen indictment. Confirmed ongoing OIG cooperation. Documented continuing harassment by accounts connected to defendants. Defendants implicated: All defendants; securities promotion network.

Mar. 20, 2026

Interpleader Claims vs. Available Funds jacksonholt.com

Tabulated analysis of all competing interpleader claims against the $23,736,937.56 deposited by HII (Case No. 3:25-cv-00483-JAG). Documented each claimant's amount, basis, and regulatory exposure under DFARS 225.7303-3 and the Anti-Kickback Act. Defendants implicated: All commission claimants; Schmidt; Cyberlux; HII.

Apr. 8, 2026

What Cyberlux Isn't Telling Its Investors jacksonholt.com

Documented Cyberlux's OTC disclosure failures including the false claim of 2,000 complete drone deliveries, contradicted by the DD250 record filed by Fairwinds (Case No. 3:25-cv-00483-JAG, ECF No. 178). Documented going concern qualification, $50

No.

Date

Title / Platform

Content and Defendants Implicated

million accumulated deficit, and multiple debt defaults. Defendants implicated: Schmidt; Cyberlux.

Apr. 21, 2026

Evading jacksonholt.com

Narrative piece documenting the pattern of service evasion by defendants in the prior related proceeding, Curtin v. Watts et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-00782-TDS- JGM (M.D.N.C.). Defendants implicated: Watts; Watts Law.

May 6, 2026

Cyberlux Acquisitions: The Making of a Paper Tiger cyberluxfiles.com

Documented the Operation Alpha acquisition architecture through public records. Reported that CTMC Drone Solutions LLC - publicly announced as an acquisition target on August 31, 2021 - was not formed until September 27, 2021, by Charles D. Watts Jr. as organizer, after the announcement. Documented that 50 million CYBL shares were issued to Watts eleven days later as a 'debt settlement,' and Watts Law PLLC was formed one month after that. Reported the FBD Group share diversion: 200 million shares publicly announced for FBD at $0.10 per share instead were issued to Montague Capital Partners at $0.001 per share. Sourced to North Carolina Secretary of State records and Cyberlux OTC Markets annual filings. Defendants implicated: Watts; Watts Law; Schmidt; Cyberlux; Montague (Kalenja).

May 9, 2026

The Poorly Written Contract that Cost Taxpayers at Least $48 Million cyberluxfiles.com

Documented HII Mission Technologies' seven structural contradictions of the FFP designation in Subcontract No. P000043846, including advance payment mechanics, 'reimburse' language, cost- category invoicing, and the services template applied to a hardware manufacturing transaction. Reported the total taxpayer cost of at least $48,545,974 - the $22,776,605.40 in unearned advance owed to the government at termination (acknowledged as 'To USG' in Schmidt's own filed spreadsheet) plus the $25,769,369.03 Modification No. 4 termination settlement. Documented the Stop Work Order timing (December 22, 2023, nine days before HII's fiscal year end), the CO change six weeks before termination, and Clause 9's information control function. Sourced to Subcontract No. P000043846 (Exhibit 4, Case 4:25-cv- 01689, S.D. Tex.) and public EDVA interpleader filings. Defendants implicated: HII; Schmidt; Cyberlux.

May 19, 2026

The Weapon Cyberlux Filed Against Atlantic Wave May Also Destroy Its Largest Remaining Claimant jacksonholt.com

Documented HII's motion to exclude Atlantic Wave Holdings from the Interpleader distribution (Case No. 3:25-cv-00483-JAG, ECF Nos. 212-213), and the legal consequence of applying the same Gibney findings to ARG Group's $14,118,618.61 claim: that the receiver's authority, which terminated in June 2025, was used to sign Amendment No. 1 to the ARG Distributor Partner Agreement on February 20, 2026

No.

Date

Title / Platform

Content and Defendants Implicated

- seven months after authority ceased. Defendants implicated: ARG / Gonzalez; HII; Cyberlux; Schmidt.

* Italicized gap entries should be verified against jacksonholt.com and cyberluxfiles.com archives.

The confirmed articles represent the minimum published record.

Declaration

I, James Curtin, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing timeline accurately represents, to the best of my knowledge, the investigative articles I published under the Jackson Holt byline during the period stated.

May , 2026

James Curtin

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