Player Profile / Cyberlux Corporation

The Promotional Network

Operation Alpha · Paid Promoters · OTC Platform Activity · Rosen Warrant Context

Operation Alpha was Cyberlux's publicly framed expansion strategy — the vehicle through which the company's narrative was amplified across OTC investor platforms during the period of the HII subcontract. The August 2023 contract announcement was the event that gave Operation Alpha its most significant promotional catalyst.

Bottom Line

What this profile says up front

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A January 23, 2026 federal seizure warrant attachment in U.S. v. Rosen et al. identifies fifteen named promoters and six companies — including Cyberlux Corp. (OTC: CYBL) — as targets of the government's investigation into the charged securities fraud and money laundering scheme.
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The promotional ecosystem identified in the warrant operated across Twitter, InvestorHub, StockTwits, and multiple financial media outlets; Cyberlux's August 2023 contract announcement and the surrounding Operation Alpha promotional campaign occurred within this ecosystem.
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The contract announcement — a $78.857M FMF drone contract with an implied per-unit value of $39,429, against Schmidt's March 2022 stated production cost of $4,700 — was the promotional catalyst identified in prior coverage as driving retail investor activity in CYBL during the charged period.
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Whether any of the named promoters received compensation specifically in connection with the August 2023 contract announcement and its surrounding promotional activity is a question the indictment raises but the public record has not fully answered.
Role in the Record

The promotional infrastructure around a contract announcement

Operation Alpha was Cyberlux's publicly framed expansion strategy — the vehicle through which the company's narrative was amplified across OTC investor platforms during the period of the HII subcontract. The August 2023 contract announcement was the event that gave Operation Alpha its most significant promotional catalyst.

The federal seizure warrant attachment filed January 23, 2026 in U.S. v. Rosen et al. names fifteen individual promoters and six companies as targets of the government investigation. Cyberlux Corp. (OTC: CYBL) is one of the six named companies. The warrant identifies these parties as relevant to the charged scheme — it does not charge them with offences.

This profile documents the promotional infrastructure as it appears in the public court record. The findings draw exclusively from the indictment and the seizure warrant attachment. Named promoters who have not been charged are identified as they appear in the warrant document. No independent conclusion about their conduct is drawn.

Key Numbers

The numbers that frame the profile

Named promoters in warrant
15
Seizure warrant attachment, Doc 20-1
Named companies in warrant
6
Including Cyberlux Corp. (CYBL)
Charged fraud period
2020–2024
Aug 10, 2020 – Oct 14, 2024
Rosen stock sales (all issuers)
>$100M
Per government investigation
Accounts seized
8
Seizure warrants executed Jan 21, 2026
Analytical Findings

What the record establishes

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The seizure warrant: fifteen named promoters, six named companies

The attachment to the January 23, 2026 government seizure warrant (Doc 20-1) in U.S. v. Rosen et al. names fifteen individuals as targets: Ryan Marshall; James Mintz; Joshua Sason; William Corbett; Marc Jablon (dba The Penny Stock Digest); Scott Decker; Michael Sweaney (dba Penny Stock Research); Kevin Neubauer; Kevin DePalo (dba Micro Cap Daily); Chris Irons (dba Quoth the Raven Research); Mike McTigue (dba Shore Thing Media LLC); Nicholas Pecoraro (dba Cambridge Buzz News, Cambridge Consultants, Financialbuzz.com); Patrick Grimm (dba Financial News Media); Ted Dudley (dba Legends Media, LLC); and Todd Sonoga (dba Trilogy Marketing Strategies). Six companies are named including Cyberlux Corp. (OTC: CYBL).

Source: U.S. v. Rosen et al., 3:26-cr-00192-DMS · Seizure warrant attachment, Doc 20-1 (Jan 23, 2026)Source:
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Spencer Beard: Co-Conspirator 2 in the indictment

The indictment identifies Spencer Beard as Co-Conspirator 2 — an individual who received specific instructions from the Rosens on the timing and quantity of stock liquidation. Beard is not among the charged defendants. His role as described in the indictment is as an executor of stock liquidation instructions within the charged scheme.

Source: U.S. v. Rosen et al. indictment, Count 1 · Seizure warrant attachmentSource:
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Cyberlux named as one of six charged issuers

The indictment charges that the Rosens manipulated the stock of multiple microcap companies. The six companies identified as involved in the charged conduct include Cyberlux Corp. (CYBL), Optec International (OPTI), Sunshine Biopharma (SBFM), BlockQuarry Corp. (BLQC), Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. (SIRC), and Ilustrato Pictures International (ILUS). Based on trading and financial records reviewed by the government, the Rosens are alleged to have sold over $100 million worth of stock across these six issuers during the charged period.

Source: U.S. v. Rosen et al. indictment · Seizure warrant attachment, Doc 20-1Source:
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The August 2023 contract announcement as promotional catalyst

The HII subcontract announcement in August 2023 coincided with a period described in prior coverage as material to the charged promotional conduct involving CYBL. Operation Alpha — Cyberlux's promotional vehicle — was active across OTC platforms at the time of the announcement. The contract implied a per-unit value of $39,429 against Schmidt's documented $4,700 production cost. Whether the contract announcement was coordinated with the promotional network, and whether any named promoter received compensation specifically in connection with the August 2023 announcement, is a question the public record raises but has not resolved.

Source: Indictment · Prior coverage (Operation Alpha analysis, March 2026) · OTC platform recordSource:
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Disclosure obligations for paid OTC promotion

SEC rules require that paid stock promoters disclose their compensation when recommending or discussing a security. Platform-specific disclosure requirements on InvestorHub, StockTwits, and Twitter/X apply where promotion is compensated. The indictment's theory is that promoters in the charged network did not make required disclosures. Whether any promoter activity related to CYBL during the August 2023 contract period — within or outside the charged network — satisfied applicable disclosure requirements is a question not resolved in the public record.

Source: SEC disclosure rules for paid promotion · 15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) · Indictment theorySource:
Open Questions

What the record does not explain

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Which of the fifteen named warrant targets had any involvement in promoting CYBL stock, and during which time periods?
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Was any promotional activity around the August 2023 contract announcement coordinated with the Rosen promotional network, and was it disclosed as paid promotion on the platforms where it appeared?
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Did any of the named promoters receive compensation — in cash, stock, or other consideration — specifically in connection with the Cyberlux contract announcement?
Q04
What is the current status of each named warrant target, and have any been charged separately from the Rosen indictment?
Q05
Does the charged period (August 10, 2020 – October 14, 2024) encompass the September 8, 2023 advance payment arrival and subsequent disbursement period?
Q06
Spencer Beard, as Co-Conspirator 2, executed stock liquidation instructions — what was the timing and scale of CYBL-specific liquidations under those instructions?