One of the biggest misrepresentations made by the government in the I2G trial was its claim that the I2G products were worthless and ineffective. Evidence presented during the trial showed that Rick Maike had paid Rocky Wright, the owner of the I2G Touch/Qubeey software and Songstagram, over $800,000 to develop these products. Both technologies were created by Jason Reeves, who testified that his products were of high quality and usability.
Demanding emails from Maike to Reeves were presented as evidence that the additional features were incomplete. However, Reeves insisted that the product work was finished and that the product was fully functional. He stated that the demands for features such as Chinese translations did not affect the core functionality. Reeves had responded to the emails, confirming that the work was complete.
Significant testimony highlighted the substantial investments of time and money made in the products, including pre-I2G Touch investments that exceeded $10 million from an early investor. Although numerous product training videos demonstrated the viability and functionality of the products, William Keep was allowed to testify about a pre-Touch Queebey video where the software was offered for free. Additionally, hearsay emails from several non-witnesses related to Chuck King’s disinformation campaign, who expressed complaints, were accepted as evidence. A notable example was an early email from Ricardo Ferrari, in which he made certain suggestions while seeking a compliance job with the company. However, Ferrari was featured in government exhibits not shown to the jury, where he praised I2G, Rick Maike, and the I2G Touch products, asserting that the technology was remarkable and ahead of its time. Throughout the trial, hearsay from these emails, originating from non-witnesses, was used as evidence, despite the fact that the emails had been ruled inadmissible for proving the “truth of the matter.”
The acquisition paperwork for Songstagram and the assets of Rocky Wright, including the I2G Touch/Qubeey technology, indicated that an undisclosed sum of money had been paid to Rocky Wright, which cannot be repaid. The agreement also allocated $1 million in stock, priced at $2.00 per share, to be distributed to claimants, including Maike, who owns 18.5%. This suggests an additional $2 million in payments intended for the claimants of the Songstagram technology. Maike’s name appears in section B of the SEC acquisition filings on page eighteen. A separate agreement reveals that Maike paid Wright $250,000 for his share of Songstagram. Thus, the claim that the I2G products had no value was patently false.
BBooth later utilized the Songstagram technology and contracted with American Idol to record auditions in kiosks across shopping malls. There are numerous videos of BBooth showcasing the Songstagram technology. The owner, Rory Cutaia, has videos demonstrating the I2G Touch/Qubeey “walk out” technology which was rebranded as “BNotify.” The video walk-out and push notification feature demos to increase social engagement have the with same celebrity Chris Brown promotions used with the I2G Touch. In 2017 Cutaia capitalized the i2G Touch/Quebeey walk-out technology for use in a CRM with push notifications termed the “B-Notify” technology.
See Rory Cataia present the same walk-out feature, renamed as BNotify, which first belonged to I2G
The announcements led to an increase in the share value of BBooth stock (BBTH), suggesting that the combined worth of the Quebeey/I2G Touch and Songstagram technology was in the tens of millions of dollars. Subsequently, BBooth was acquired by NFusz, a publicly listed company on Nasdaq. This acquisition implies that the I2G Touch and Songstagram technologies have become a part of companies valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. However, the i2G Court did not permit any of the extensive valuation documents to be presented at trial. Keep the government informed that the jury that the products were worthless as evidence that Queebey software had once been available to download for free.