ARG Group, LLC
20% Profit-Share Claimant · Priority Interpleader Actor · Intermediary Layer
ARG Group, LLC is classified in the interpleader record under the commission and intermediary stack — the layer of parties claiming a share of the HII subcontract proceeds based on pre-existing arrangements with Cyberlux. ARG's 20% profit-sharing claim, at $14,118,618.61 plus interest, represents the single largest claim in the interpleader and by itself accounts for approximately 60% of the $23.7M corpus.
What this profile says up front
The largest single claimant in a fund that cannot satisfy the full commission stack
ARG Group, LLC is classified in the interpleader record under the commission and intermediary stack — the layer of parties claiming a share of the HII subcontract proceeds based on pre-existing arrangements with Cyberlux. ARG's 20% profit-sharing claim, at $14,118,618.61 plus interest, represents the single largest claim in the interpleader and by itself accounts for approximately 60% of the $23.7M corpus.
The commission stack as a whole — ARG at 20%, Montague at approximately 5%, WeShield, and Fairwinds at 8% — produces combined claims that approach or exceed the interpleader corpus before accounting for secured creditors, judgment creditors, or any drone-manufacturing costs. The arithmetic is the story.
The findings below are drawn from interpleader filings, the ARG v. Cyberlux Durham court record, and regulatory materials. They are analytical, not findings of liability.
The numbers that frame the profile
What the record establishes
The claim: 20% profit-share, $14.12M plus interest
ARG Group has filed a claim in the E.D. Va. interpleader asserting entitlement to 20% of the Cyberlux/HII subcontract proceeds under a profit-sharing or distribution agreement. The filed claim amount is $14,118,618.61 plus interest. This is the largest single claim in the interpleader proceeding and, at approximately 60% of the corpus, cannot be satisfied in full alongside the other filed claims.
FAR 52.203-5 and the certification question
FAR 52.203-5 requires a contractor to certify, at the time of award, that it has not employed or retained any company or person — other than a full-time bona fide employee — to solicit or secure a government contract, and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any contingent fee for such purpose. ARG's claimed 20% profit-sharing entitlement, if it arose from an arrangement to solicit or facilitate the HII contract, falls within the scope of that prohibition unless properly certified. Whether the arrangement was disclosed in the FAR 52.203-5 certification does not appear in any public filing.
ITAR Part 130 and the State Department disclosure question
ITAR Part 130 (22 C.F.R. Part 130) requires disclosure to the State Department of any political contributions, fees, or commissions paid or offered in connection with the sale of a defense article or defense service where the total amount exceeds $500,000. The K8 UAS is a defense article sold under Foreign Military Financing. ARG's claimed 20% commission against a $78.857M contract exceeds the $500,000 threshold by approximately 28 times. Whether the arrangement was disclosed to the State Department does not appear in any public filing.
The nature and timing of the arrangement
The record reflects that ARG Group's 20% entitlement is based on a distribution or profit-sharing agreement with Cyberlux. The specific services underlying that arrangement — what ARG did, in what capacity, and in what jurisdictions — and the date on which the agreement was executed relative to the August 2023 subcontract award are not fully established in publicly available filings. Denis Kalenja is identified in the interpleader record as associated with ARG Group.