I just got sued for telling the truth.

On September 22, 2025, a lawsuit was filed against me — filed 7,000 miles away in Orange County, Florida (Case No. 232102871).

The plaintiff? GOLIATH VENTURES — a financial fraud using FBI Director Kash Patel, Eric Trump, and others for cover from prosecution.

Their claims are bold: I caused “millions of dollars in damages.” I published lies about their CEO, Christopher “Chris” Delgado.
I ran a “smear campaign for clicks,” funded by their competitors, deliberately misrepresenting their business model.

Here’s what they didn’t mention in their complaint:
After months of investigating GOLIATH VENTURES, I uncovered what I believe is a large-scale Ponzi scheme — one that’s breaking multiple U.S. laws, lying to investors, and illegally raising funds while running a large money transmission business with no license.
I published my findings. I warned potential victims. I received death threats.

And now, this lawsuit.

Oliver Birman

Oliver Birman

It was filed by Oliver Birman of Perlman, Bajandas, Yevoli, & Albright.
I believe Oliver Birman knows exactly what GOLIATH VENTURES is — a large-scale Ponzi scheme — and is helping them anyway.
This isn’t about defamation. It’s about silencing a journalist and providing cover for GOLIATH VENTURES to raise more money from unsuspecting investors.

But here’s where it gets really interesting: FBI Director Kash Patel is shaking hands with Chris Delgado. Eric Trump is meeting with him. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is meeting with him.

Prominent Florida families are backing Delgado — and I believe he’s helping them embezzle money.

Now do you understand why they’re so desperate to shut me up?

Things for Goliath Investors to Ponder

  • If GOLIATH was legit, why would Chris Delgado have a relationship with Verlin Sanciangco, a convicted fraudster and Ponzi schemer (who founded the scam My Liquidity Partner) that goes back all the way to 2021? Why would GOLIATH VENTURES be so identical to My Liquidity Partner?
  • If GOLIATH was legit, why would its Chief Operating Officer, Nick Petrillo, be named in a criminal indictment by the DOJ in 2018 as part of another multi-million-dollar fraud
    Both these prove that GOLIATH is a firm run by career scammers and criminals.
  • If GOLIATH was legit, why would employees such as Stephanie Hernandez and Casey Holladay make the company remove their information from the “Our Team” page?
  • If GOLIATH was legit, why would it be selling unregistered securities and raising funds from unaccredited investors illegally?
  • If GOLIATH was legit, why wouldn’t they reveal the insurer’s information? That’s not standard practice to keep an insurer’s identity secret. (Surprise! There’s no insurance covering your investment — those who don’t pull their money will lose everything soon.)
  • Wake up! Greed is blinding you.

Back to the Lawsuit

PDFYou can read the 124-page Lawsuit. [Summons], [Plaintiff Initial Disclosures] It is filled with typos, which made me wonder if Oliver Birman is mentally deficient (or just dyslexic).

After months of investigating and publishing my findings about the GOLIATH VENTURES Ponzi scheme, warning potential victims, and receiving death threats, I’ve now been sued in America — despite living in New Zealand.

What strikes me most about this GOLIATH VENTURES lawsuit isn’t just that they’re suing me — it’s how the lawsuit reads.
Pages of promotional fluff about their “blockchain-focused investment company,” their “fidelity bond coverage” (that supposedly protects investors from all risks), and their “commitment to trust and accountability.”
It reads less like a legal filing and more like an advertisement.

And that’s what troubles me.
I’ve heard from sources that GOLIATH VENTURES is showing this lawsuit to investors, using it as a marketing tool:

“See? We’re so legitimate we’re suing Danny de Hek.”

Paragraph 13 describes GOLIATH as operating “at the leading edge of the decentralized finance and cryptocurrency industries,” with “strategic initiatives in liquidity pool provisioning and Bitcoin mining” that “empowers both institutional and individual investors to participate in next-generation financial infrastructure.”

Paragraph 14 touts their “fidelity bond coverage” as “not easily achieved” and emphasizes “qualities often lacking in the more speculative corners of the crypto industry.”

This lawsuit is less about defamation and more about reassuring existing investors who are alarmed and withdrawing funds.
It’s also designed to counter my reporting for new investors concerned by the legitimate facts I’ve uncovered about GOLIATH VENTURES — an Orlando, Florida-based crypto Ponzi scheme run by Chris Delgado, which originated as another Ponzi scheme called My Liquidity Partner, run by Verlin Sanciangco.

What I Documented About the GOLIATH VENTURES Orlando Ponzi Scheme

  1. Impossible returns (4–8% monthly, guaranteed)
  2. MLM recruitment structure
  3. Origins tying it to an earlier Ponzi scheme that blew up — My Liquidity Partner, run by Filipino scammer Verlin Sanciangco
  4. The “independent audit” that wasn’t independent
  5. The dissolution in Florida of GOLIATH VENTURES and Wyoming reincorporation
  6. Withdrawal delays and changing terms
  7. Investors hit with surprise fees when trying to withdraw funds
  8. Many key employees — including Chris Delgado, Nick Petrillo, and Dante Spitalieri — have been involved in serious criminal activity for years, with public DOJ filings naming them
  9. The “independent investigation” by a nameless firm (if it were real, the firm would be named)
  10. The nameless insurer who supposedly protects all investors (if real, the insurer would be named and the policy number provided to validate)

As a result, I believe that Oliver Birman deserves to be disbarred.
Because I believe Oliver Birman is assisting GOLIATH VENTURES in raising more funds from investors with this absurd lawsuit theater.

I also believe that Perlman, Bajandas, Yevoli, & Albright should face sanctions for their unconscionable assistance to what is obviously a Ponzi scheme stealing money from people with lies.

I believe strongly in the fundamental right to legal representation.
Every person, regardless of the allegations against them, deserves competent legal counsel.
This is a cornerstone of any functional justice system.
Even those accused of running Ponzi schemes deserve attorneys who will zealously advocate within the bounds of law and ethics.

But what Oliver Birman and his firm Perlman, Bajandas, Yevoli, & Albright appear to be doing goes well beyond that.
This showcases (what I believe) is putting money over morals and seeking to profit from tainted funds stolen from victims of a large-scale financial fraud.

The case was filed in Florida, even though I live and work in New Zealand.
The GOLIATH VENTURES Ponzi scheme complaint claims I have “minimum contacts” with Florida simply because I post online about a company seemingly based there.
This is weird jurisdictionally speaking — whether a Florida court can assert authority over a foreign journalist reporting on a matter of global public interest.

I intend to defend my position vigorously.
I will continue to publish factual, well-sourced information about GOLIATH VENTURES and Christopher Delgado.

I know that companies raising hundreds of millions from the public must be SEC-registered, money transmission requires licenses, audits must be independent, and guaranteed high returns signal fraud.

There’s no two ways to look at this:
GOLIATH VENTURES is without a doubt a Ponzi scheme.
And it is being investigated by six different U.S. law enforcement authorities and will soon be shut down.

Previously in This Series on Goliath Ventures

  1. Glossy Promises, Shaky Contracts
    Goliath Ventures Exposed – Glossy Promises, Shaky Contracts, and the Dark Reality of Guaranteed Returns
    Where it all began: inflated promises of 60% returns backed by contracts that were flimsy at best.
  2. The Compliance Illusion
    Goliath Ventures Exposed Part 3: Christopher Delgado, Matt Burks, BlackBlock and the Compliance Illusion
    The smoke-and-mirrors routine — how Burks and BlackBlock tried to pose as “independent” while being insiders.
  3. The Smear Campaign Claim
    Chris Lord Delgado Claims “Smear Campaign” – Goliath Ventures Exposed in My Full Response
    Delgado’s pushback — calling legitimate questions a “smear campaign” while victims kept piling up.
  4. The Bookkeeper’s Vanishing Act
    The Bookkeeper’s Vanishing Act: Chris Delgado, Nadia Bringas, and Goliath Ventures
    When the money trail grew hot, Bringas dissolved her company in Florida overnight and popped back up in Wyoming.
  5. The Fake Audit
    Pull Money While You Can! Goliath Ventures Ponzi Exposed by FAKE Audit. Florida Ponzi Scheme SCAM
    A so-called “audit” that turned out to be nothing more than a Mailchimp blast with zero financial data.
  6. The Missing FinCEN Registration
    Goliath Ventures Inc (Christopher Delgado) and the Missing FinCEN Registration: Why It Matters
    Digging into why a real investment firm would never operate without this registration — unless it was hiding.
  7. Collapse and Clawbacks
    Goliath Ventures Inc Florida Ponzi Collapse, Coming Clawbacks and Arrests
    The unraveling accelerates: clawbacks loom, and indictments draw closer.
  8. The Securities Question
    The Unregistered Securities Problem: Why Goliath Ventures’ Contracts Are Likely Illegal
    Breaking down why Goliath’s contracts were never legal in the first place — a fatal flaw in their setup.
  9. What Real Funds Look Like
    What Real Quant Funds Look Like Vs. Goliath Ventures, FL Ponzi Scam
    Today’s deep dive: exposing how every part of Goliath’s structure collapses under scrutiny.
  10. Stolen money, gifts, and uneconomical deals
    Who Is Still Profiting From Goliath Ventures Inc, Orlando Ponzi? Don’t Drop The Soap.
    Unusual developments connected to the Goliath Ventures Ponzi scheme, which is now imploding.
  11. FBI Director Kash Patel, Ron DeSantis and even Andrew Tate
    Goliath Ventures Ponzi: Verlin Sanciangco & My Liquidity Partner (MLP) Scam Rebranded.
    Goliath Ventures Inc ponzi scheme has been running for a lot longer than most people realize.
  12. I just got sued for telling the truth
    Danny vs Goliath: New Zealand Journalist Sued by Christopher Delgado’s GOLIATH VENTURES INC. (this article)
    I uncovered what I believe is a large-scale Ponzi scheme.

Disclaimer: How This Investigation Was Conducted

This investigation relies entirely on OSINT — Open Source Intelligence — meaning every claim made here is based on publicly available records, archived web pages, corporate filings, domain data, social media activity, and open blockchain transactions. No private data, hacking, or unlawful access methods were used. OSINT is a powerful and ethical tool for exposing scams without violating privacy laws or overstepping legal boundaries.

About the Author

I’m DANNY DE HEK, a New Zealand–based YouTuber, investigative journalist, and OSINT researcher. I name and shame individuals promoting or marketing fraudulent schemes through my YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Every video I produce exposes the people behind scams, Ponzi schemes, and MLM frauds — holding them accountable in public.

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