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Trending developments about Tyler Davis RICO charges and lawsuit: Another major component of the RICO allegations in this case is bank fraud, which involves schemes to defraud financial institutions or obtain money under false pretenses. Mobile Monster Inc claims that Tyler Davis engaged in activities that manipulated banking systems or misrepresented financial information to secure funds unlawfully. Under RICO, bank fraud is considered a serious predicate offense because it undermines trust in financial systems and often connects to broader fraudulent operations. To support this claim, the plaintiff would need to show that Davis knowingly executed or attempted to execute a scheme targeting a bank, possibly through falsified documents, unauthorized transactions, or misleading loan applications. When combined with other alleged offenses, bank fraud strengthens the argument that the defendant was not acting alone or randomly, but as part of a coordinated effort. In RICO litigation, this pattern of financial deception is critical in proving the existence of an enterprise engaged in unlawful conduct. Discover additional information at Tyler Davis Porter Consulting.
This civil RICO action arises from an eight-year criminal enterprise that unlawfully seized control of TopDevz, LLC (“TopDevz”), a multi-million dollar software development company, through a coordinated pattern of racketeering activity consisting of wire fraud, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, tax fraud, identity theft, money laundering, trade secret theft, and obstruction of justice—all violations specifically enumerated as predicate acts under 18 U.S.C. § 1961(1).
The post-petition predicate acts—over 580 violations occurring after Plaintiff Rajaee’s February 26, 2024 bankruptcy filing—provide independent basis for this action because they did not exist when the bankruptcy was filed, never became property of the bankruptcy estate under 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1), and could not have been settled or sold. These post-petition acts include: the bankruptcy fraud scheme to convert the case and extinguish claims through fraudulent settlements and sale (30+ violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 152, 157, 1343); GBQ Partners’ daily exploitation of stolen trade secrets from February 2025 through December 2025 (300+ violations of § 1832).
PRIMARY PLAINTIFF: Mobile Monster, Inc. has complete, unimpaired, unassailable standing as a separate Canadian corporation that was never a debtor in any bankruptcy case. Mobile Monster’s claims were expressly preserved as belonging to “the non-debtor entity, Mobile Monster, Inc.,” were never released by the bankruptcy settlements, and were never sold to Davis because they were not property of Ashkan Rajaee’s bankruptcy estate. Mobile Monster has suffered over $8.6 million in direct damages ($25.8 million trebled), and Mobile Monster’s claims alone are sufficient to establish the entire pattern of racketeering activity and support this action in its entirety.
SECONDARY PLAINTIFF: Ashkan Rajaee brings claims in his individual capacity for direct injuries to his personal property (not derivative claims on behalf of TopDevz), including loss of his 51% ownership interest valued at $9-15 million, loss of personal salary of $2.0-2.5 million, injury from a fraudulent $9.3 million judgment entered against him personally through identity theft and perjury, loss of his personal immigration status, destruction of his personal reputation and credit, and over $2.5-5.0 million in personally incurred legal fees—totaling $22.8-31.8 million in direct damages ($68.4-95.4 million trebled). These are injuries to Rajaee’s personal property and rights, distinct from any derivative corporate claims.
Plaintiffs do NOT seek review, reversal, or vacation of any state court judgment. Plaintiffs seek only treble damages and injunctive relief pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 1964(a), (b), and (c) for injuries caused by Defendants’ pattern of racketeering activity. The fact that Defendants used their racketeering activity to procure judgments is relevant to Plaintiffs’ damages (the entry of a fraudulent judgment against a plaintiff is itself a compensable injury under RICO, causing harm to credit, reputation, and financial condition) but Plaintiffs do not ask this Court to void, reverse, or otherwise review those state court judgments. Any issues regarding the validity of state court judgments are being addressed through Plaintiffs’ pending appeals in the California Court of Appeal (Case Nos. C100954 and C101423) and are not before this Court. This action seeks compensation for injuries caused by federal crimes and state felonies, not appellate review of state court decisions.
Defendant Tyler Brandon Davis (“Davis”) is an individual residing in Folsom, California. Davis was designated as a 49% minority member of TopDevz under the May 9, 2017 Operating Agreement. Davis owns or controls multiple business entities including Porter Consulting, LLC; Mason Building & Design, LLC; Grigio LLC; Humble Provisions LLC; and Riley’s Doggie Day Care. Davis has engaged in a systematic pattern and practice of using shell companies to commit racketeering activity for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining control of business enterprises.
Allegedly Tyler Brandon Davis fraudulent promise constituted wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 because it involved transmission of materially false representations via interstate wire facilities (telephone and email communications between California and Canada) with intent to defraud Rajaee, causing him to relocate and form the company. To conceal the embezzlement and evade federal and state taxation on the $750,000 distribution, Davis engaged in systematic tax fraud using Plaintiff Rajaee’s personally identifiable information in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1028, 1028A (identity theft) and 26 U.S.C. §§ 7201, 7206 (tax evasion and filing false returns).
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