Corporate Identity Theft

The Jacksonville Linux Users Group™ dba JaxLUG™ is presently the victim of ongoing criminal Corporate Identity Theft, facilitated by Gitlab, Inc, the University of North Florida, the City of Jacksonville, Florida's Jacksonville Public Library, and recently, Star V Learning Centers, and each are complicit in the crime of Corporate Identity Theft, as is the main antagonist, Christian McLaughlin, aided by others such as Ralph Figueroa, Ramon Dominguez-Garcia, and especially, Rajesh Verma.

North East Florida is far overdue for being relevant to the Tech Industry!

This page is a work-in-progress, and its purpose is to educate everyone, especially, Florida and Duval County Law Enforcement! Despite the vast majority being public history of North East Florida's rich Linux and Tech history, many locals cannot be bothered to ever learn history, given the fact that William L. Thomson Jr. moved back from Northern California Bay Area, a tech mega center, to his hometown in 2003, committing tech industry career suicide, in order to foster things in North East Florida, that still do not exist to this day. These efforts span some 23-years of local resistance...

Southern Hospitality mutated into Southern Hostility!

Since 2003, people, like Gene Cronk, in North East Florida have been doing nothing but holding the entire area back through rude, unbecoming conduct, failing to advance themselves, much less the area. Therefore, this might all seem new to you, but it is not new by any means and spans at least 23-years of William's experience, to the 30-year old, 30th Anniversary Year, Jacksonville Linux Users Group dba JaxLUG. The criminal and ongoing actions of Christian McLaughlin have taken things to an entirely new and criminal level.

History of Corporate Personahood

The United States of America is a nation of laws, in theory, and those laws extend far beyond individuals to corporations in a concept called Corporate Personahood,. This concept originates back to the American Civil War, which many falsely equate with civil rights and the end of slavery, and it did coincide with the end of slavery. It would require eight more Civil Rights Acts and one Enforcement Act, Civil rights acts in the United States, along with accompanying movements for each of those civil rights acts. Therefore, the primary outcome of the American Civil War was Corporate Personahood, and nothing at all regarding Civil Rights, just end of slavery; slavery was the selling factor, sales pitch, motive was ulterior.

Corporate rights to ownership of land, representation in court, and other legal rights, that were only afforded to humans prior to Corporate Personahood, changed with the American Civil War.

Corporations have many of the very same rights as humans, except, they cannot go to jail, and have various limitations. However, recent United States Supreme Court rulings such as Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., Citizens United v. FEC, and others, extending religious freedoms, political contribution, and other rights of corporations typically only afforded to humans is further blurring the lines between humans and corporations.

This is a consistent trend dating back to the American Civil War of Corporations having increasing rights, whereas, in prior times, corporations only existed to say, to build a bridge, and were disbanded afterwards, after the bridge was built, and now we have corporations with theoretical eternal life, with at times, very hard to protect rights.

Corporations can have their Corporate Identity stolen, just the same as humans and other entities.

The law makes no difference between a person and a corporation when it comes to Corporate Personahood, and in many cases, a corporation is a person per the legal definition. Therefore, just as a person can have their identity stolen, so can a corporation, and stealing a corporations identity is much easier to do, and far more harmful, than against a human!

Florida Law

The State of Florida, a pro-law enforcement state, has very clear laws on Identity Theft. However, laws are only as good as those enforcing them and interpreting them, and sadly, when it comes to Corporate Law in the State of Florida, Corporate Personahood, many fall short and are wanting. Their concept and knowledge of such allows them to enforce and interpret at their discretion, which allows them to falsely dismiss many criminal acts as civil, due to their own lack of education, knowledge, and all around understanding of Corporate Personahood; given the clear definition from Florida Statues.

Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida has a education problem!

Due to numerous issues with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO), specifically, the Division of Economic Crimes vis-à-vis Detective Fountain, JSO Case # 2026-102392 on 2/20/26 and 2026-337988 on 6/10/26, with only the latter making it to the Office of the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit (SAO4th), all of which keep trying to treat and dismissing Criminal matters as Civil, we have been forced to create this public web page to help educate those in Law Enforcement about the Law.

With William L. Thomson Jr. having been a recent top GPA academic at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) and the University of North Florida (UNF), with online resume and transcripts, the problem is apparent, people who were sub par students, grades good enough to graduate, end up in positions of power, they abuse against others, and they try to tell those who did get good grades, how things are, which is futile and quite insulting; those putting in minimal effort vs maximum. Again, this shows where the problem comes from, education!

It is ridiculous what it takes for enforcement of Florida Law, even under pro-Law enforcement administrations!

Therefore, this webpage was created to help educate the entire area, and end this ridiculous response that Criminal matters are Civil, with nobody bothering to clarify the criteria as to why it is or is not one or the other. It is the most un-transparent law enforcement ever, report a crime, it is determined to be civil, and dismissed. We reject this approach and treatment entirely! Law enforcement is not selective, or should not be, and interpretation is up to Judges, not Police or State's Attorney/Prosecutors, who are supposed to enforce laws, not determine things to be Civil vs Criminal.

Definition of “person”

In the State of Florida, Corporate Personahood is present in the Florida Statutes Definitions in §§1.01(3), and it states the following,

  1. (3) The word “person” includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations.

Based on this definition, it is clear that many legal entities, not just corporations fall under this concept, and as such, are considered to be a “person” as defined in Florida Statues §§1.01(3). Clearly showing, quite many things are considered a “person” under Florida Law, and are afford rights and protections under the law; under Florida law a human and a corporation are both a “person” with many of the very same rights and protections.

§817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information.

In the State of Florida, criminal Identity Theft, including Criminal Corporate Identity theft is covered in Florida Statues §817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information. This section has a few definitions of its own, and one of which, refers back to the definition of “person” as previously provided. Select portions are emphasized in bold as to their application and relevance.

§817.568 Definitions,

  1. As used in this section, the term:
    ...
    1. “Harass” means to engage in conduct directed at a specific person that is intended to cause substantial emotional distress to such person and serves no legitimate purpose. “Harass” does not mean to use personal identification information for accepted commercial purposes. The term does not include constitutionally protected conduct such as organized protests or the use of personal identification information for accepted commercial purposes.
    2. “Individual” means a single human being and does not mean a firm, association of individuals, corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, or any other entity.
    3. “Person” means a “person” as defined in §§1.01(3).
    4. “Personal identification information” means any name or number that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific person, including any:
      1. Name, postal or electronic mail address, telephone number, social security number, date of birth, mother's maiden name, official state-issued or United States-issued driver license or identification number, alien registration number, government passport number, employer or taxpayer identification number, Medicaid or food assistance account number, bank account number, credit or debit card number, or personal identification number or code assigned to the holder of a debit card by the issuer to permit authorized electronic use of such card;
      2. Unique biometric data, such as fingerprint, voice print, retina or iris image, or other unique physical representation;
      3. Unique electronic identification number, address, or routing code;
      4. Medical records;
      5. Telecommunication identifying information or access device; or
      6. Other number or information that can be used to access a person's financial resources.
    5. “Counterfeit or fictitious personal identification information” means any counterfeit, fictitious, or fabricated information in the similitude of the data outlined in paragraph (f) that, although not truthful or accurate, would in context lead a reasonably prudent person to credit its truthfulness and accuracy.
  2. Any person who willfully and without authorization possesses, uses, or attempts to use personal identification information concerning a person without first obtaining that person's consent, and who does so for the purpose of harassing that person, commits the offense of harassment by use of personal identification information, which is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in §775.082 or §775.083.
  3. If an offense prohibited under this section was facilitated or furthered by the use of a public record, as defined in §119.011, the offense is reclassified to the next higher degree as follows:
    1. A misdemeanor of the first degree is reclassified as a felony of the third degree.
    2. A felony of the third degree is reclassified as a felony of the second degree.
    3. A felony of the second degree is reclassified as a felony of the first degree.
  4. Any person who willfully and fraudulently creates or uses, or possesses with intent to fraudulently use, counterfeit or fictitious personal identification information concerning a fictitious person, or concerning a real person without first obtaining that real person's consent, with intent to use such counterfeit or fictitious personal identification information for the purpose of committing or facilitating the commission of a fraud on another person, commits the offense of fraudulent creation or use, or possession with intent to fraudulently use, counterfeit or fictitious personal identification information, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in §775.082, §775.083, or §775.084.

We included relevant sections on criminal violations and punishment for Law Enforcement to determine the appropriate criminal charges under Florida Statues §817.568. We will further show, detail, and substantiate the criminal corporate identity theft actions and liable parties.

Civil Vs. Criminal

Since Criminal matters are routinely dismissed by JSO and SAO4th, we are forced to clarify to all the difference in a simple example. No information has ever been provided by either as to why they believe it is civil and not criminal, or what would qualify for criminality from their perspective. Law enforcement operates without the need to justify any actions, even explaining to a victim, why they must continue to suffer and be a victim, with clear and substantial activities hindering all business operations, and creating messes all over the city and beyond.

Civil Intellectual Property (IP) Examples

A person selling oranges under the name and brand or specifically the mark “NIKE”, and the logo is a Orange; the fruit we grow a lot of in Florida.

This is clear Civil IP infringement against the Nike sports wear corporations Trademark.

This website jaxlug.org is an example of Civil IP, using the JaxLUG name and brand, but nothing that relates to the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc.'s dba JaxLUG's business. Further proof of this, is that JaxLUG must be trademarked in order to recover that 27-year, very valuable, lost community asset. A civil IP matter all around.

This is clear Civil IP infringement against the JaxLUG's Trademarks.

This is clear Civil IP infringement against the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc.'s dba JaxLUG's trademarks, and while Federal is pending, State of Florida Trademarks are active; although not respected even in the Law-abiding State of Florida, definitely not within or by the City of Jacksonville vis-à-vis the Jacksonville Public Library. State Trademarks are all that are required for protection within the State of Florida, assuming law enforcement protects corporate ID and rights, and Federal Trademarks are for recovery of jaxlug.org and enforcement outside of the State of Florida; mostly with online businesses such as Gitlab, Inc. and others. Given even businesses like Gitlab, Inc. with people solely residing in the State of Florida, have no respect for Florida Trademarks.

It appears nobody respects the State of Florida Trademarks, not even within the State of Florida...

Trademarks are a clear Civil IP matter.

Criminal Identity Theft Examples

A person selling sports wear under the name and brand or specifically the mark “NIKE”, and the logo is the Nike Swoosh; the official Nike logo. Going further, buy holding public meetings as Nike, presenting at conferences with a Nike booth, claiming official titles of Nike Corporate Officers, President, VP, Treasurer, and Secretary, while also claiming to be an unincorporated association, creating entire websites and accounts all over, forming partnerships with other businesses, and a slew of activities that span to impacting all of the legal and legitimate Nike sportswear's business operations. Such that Nike is unable to even operate!

This is clear Criminal Corporate Identity Theft against the Nike sports wear's Corporate Identity.

These websites jaxlug.net and jaxlug.us, along with this gitlab.com/jaxlug, fraudulent created in bad-faith Gitlab account , with all members and the account having been knowingly created on September 22, 2025 after corporate filings September 15, 2025, are examples of Criminal Corporate Identity Theft, using the JaxLUG name and brand, with clear business activities that usurp the efforts of the legal Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc.'s dba JaxLUG's business. Such that Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG is unable to even operate!

This is clear Criminal Corporate Identity Theft against the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc.'s dba JaxLUG's Corporate Identity.

This is clear Criminal Corporate Identity Theft against the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc.'s dba JaxLUG's legal business operations, impacting all aspects of business for some 9-months as of this writing. The impact to business operations alone is further proof of the Crime of Criminal Corporate Identity Theft aided by Gitlab, Inc. as of September 23, 2025, the City of Jacksonville vis-à-vis the Jacksonville Public Library as of October 2, 2025, and recently, Star V Learning Centers as of May 24, 2026. All of which have their own identities and rights, which they expect others to respect, as they do not afford the same courtesy and respect to others, such as the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG.

Gitlab, Inc., the City of Jacksonville vis-à-vis the Jacksonville Public Library, and Star V Learning Centers, are all accomplices and complicit in Criminal Corporate Identity Theft against the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG, a Florida 501c3 Non-Profit Corporation.

It is clear, nobody understands Criminal Corporate Identity Theft in the State of Florida!

Impacting all business operations is a clear Criminal Civil Corporate Identity Theft matter.

Unincorporated Association

Under Florida State Law, an Unincorporated Association, has no rights, it does not exist.

While this is very straight forward, many people seem confused over this concept in the State of Florida, especially, in Law Enforcement and Legal, despite the fact no such laws exist, while laws do exist for incorporated corporations. It is ironic, that in Duval County, City of Jacksonville, and else where, that people are confused that an Unincorporated Association has any rights in the State of Florida, despite no laws for such. It may need be repeated a third time...

Under Florida State Law, an Unincorporated Association, has no rights, it does not exist.

For confirmation, here are some third-party references, you can find the same all day long. But, why bother to learn, when it is much easier to act on emotion and personal thought than fact or law? Education begins at birth, and only ends with choice.

Under Florida State Law, an Unincorporated Association, has no rights, it does not exist.

That anyone in law enforcement or legal profession would say an issue impacting a lawful incorporated corporation is civil over an entity that does not even exist legally. Who would this case be verse, individuals, whack-a-mole? What gives any individual rights in the State of Florida to violate corporate identity, IP, and/or trademark rights? Free Speech does not cover such activities!

Education is severely lacking in Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida.

What are people defending and under what laws? Hate is a powerful motivator, dislike and hate for someone is reason to defy laws, or pretend laws exist that do not. Opinion and perception is everything, facts and laws be damned.

Lawsuits

Unfortunately, as a result of this mess, the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. has been forced into filing lawsuits. We seek to geek out, do Linux things, administrate, code, configure, deploy, develop, educate, maintain, and a plethora of technical non-legal things, but since Jacksonville, Florida is such a wonderful area, Southern Hospitality mutated into Southern Hostility, we get to do legal things...

Ideally, with representation from a Florida Bar Certified Attorney, but that would detract much needed funds from the already struggling, unable to conduct business in any form, much less to raise funds via charitable donations and sponsorships, litigation has been undertaken, pro se, with William L. Thomson Jr. representing the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG legal entity in Duval County Small Claims, as Florida Small Claims Courts permit officers to represent corporations in small claims court only. These lawsuits were intended to be motivational to encourage resolution and dismissal either before or during mediation, or before trial, but unfortunately, Gitlab, Inc. and the City of Jacksonville vis-à-vis the Jacksonville Public Library have chosen to dig in and fight for something; what is yet to be identified. Fighting against education and technical progress?

Duval Clerk Case # 16-2026-SC-003391-AXXX-MA
JACKSONVILLE LINUX USERS GROUP, INC., V. JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Duval Clerk Case # 16-2026-SC-003819-AXXX-MA
JACKSONVILLE LINUX USERS GROUP, INC., V. GITLAB, INC.

Please visit the public clerk filing system, core.duvalclerk.com for more information on the fascinating cases.

The Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG will continue to fight for it's lawful Rights, it's Identity, it's IP, and it's Trademarks, State, and Federal once granted. There are limits to civil law, and other matters cross into clear criminality as will be furthered outlined. After all, these are abstract matters, if it can happen to the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG, it can happen to any business operating in the State of Florida.

Therefore, these issues are much bigger, which makes how law enforcement and legal are treating the matter questionable; they are likely well aware of the gravity, or simply haters, or uneducated, pick the poison.

Criminal Activity

The following will begin to cover the various criminal activity that has taken place and the various crimes committed in ongoing Corporate Identity Theft of the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG, a Florida 501c3 Charitable Non-Profit corporation, and “person” under Florida State Law, refer to person definition.

Beginning

On September 17, 2025, after the final “unofficial JaxLUG” meeting concluded at the Jacksonville Public Library Southeast Regional Branch, William L. Thomson Jr. informed others that efforts that had been requested as far back as 2007, in this post, were completed.

As of September 15, 2025, the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG was now an official, fully legal, Florida 501c3 Charitable Non-Profit Organization, registered both with the State of Florida and United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with Federal Trademarks in the United States Trade and Patent Office (USPTO) pending, and soon, Florida State Trademarks, which were obtained shortly there after, with all legal information including links to Florida state filings on Corporate, Fictitious Name, and Trademarks on each, along with links to pending Federal Trademark applications, on our legal page.

For the first time since 2003, the JaxLUG was legal again! ALL ABOARD!!!

With the JaxLUG now being fully legal, it's own legal entity, no others had the right to use it's Identity, which includes it's Intellectual Property (IP) and Trademarks, for legal purposes. This was done in an attempted inclusive, not exclusive, manner as official legal titles were offered to and declined by Christian McLaughlin and Ramon Dominguez-Garcia, as confirmed by our public record, and admitted by Christian McLaughlin himself in his own legal filings in Case # 16-2026-CA-004583-AXXX-MA, D.E. 3 Paragraph No. 12, see core.duvalclerk.com; an admission of guilt. All were welcomed, some opposed, and undertook opposition and resistance ever since; one-sided done knowingly.

Any actions taken by any individual or group after September 17, 2025 using the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc.'s dba JaxLUG's Identity, IP, and/or Trademark, an any combinations there of, did so knowingly, with full knowledge they were doing such against a legal “person” under Florida State Law.

This is the primary fact that separates civil activity from criminal, and while Intellectual Property and Trademarks are civil matters, Identity theft is criminal, including Corporate Identity Theft, and circling back to civil, a lawful Florida Corporation Vs. a Non-Existent Entity. The law does not work that way, and because the non-existent entity does not exist, all liability is individual, and that difference makes civil unlawful activity criminal. When it is individuals knowingly acting against a corporation, elevating civil activity to criminal Corporate Identity Theft.

Non-Existent Legal Entity vs Legal Entity is not the same as Legal Entity vs Legal Entity, and makes civil prosecution next to impossible; requiring criminal.

If corporations must expend resources to pursue legal actions against individuals, expending resources that the corporation could never possibly recover from the individual, then corporations would cease to exist. This is not the same as a harmed consumer or other pursing a corporation, this is in regards to Identity, IP and Trademarks. When individuals engage in such harmful activity against a corporation, that elevates civil matters to criminal, as they are doing so knowingly. Otherwise, corporate law in any state would be instantly undermined and courts flooded with cases.

Everyone could be Nike, and Nike must sue everyone? If someone is conducting business as Nike, they are doing so knowingly, and it is beyond civil matters when it prevents Nike from conducting business, forced litigation, and other things harmful to the business activities of Nike.

Knowingly and intentionally, using a legal Corporation's Identity, a legal “person's” Identity, to conduct business is Corporate Identity Theft, it is not the same as Civil IP or Trademark infringement.

The JaxLUG needed to become legal for a variety of reasons not limited to,

While some may say it was not authorized, approved, asked for, wanted, etc, this was not up to anyone, as when you have an association that does not exist, nobody has any legal rights to anything. Not to mention, nobody requested or authorized various things that were created over the years such as Meetup by Ralph Figueroa, Youtube and Discord by Dan Bidleman, LinkedIn seems Patrick Martin, and other things, creating a massive mess. Accounts created and owned by various people, all claiming this and that, none with any legal rights to anything, since Florida has no such laws on unincorporated associations. This rights mess had to be cleaned up, through legal means with legal rights!

William L. Thomson Jr. acted lawfully, in good-faith, in taking initiatives others had avoided and ignored for decades, all in an effort to cleanup, unify, and improve the entire area.

Rather than things improve, others in their criminal Corporate Identity Theft activities have decided to opposed these lawful and legal efforts in committing various crimes and holding back the entire area for reasons of personal financial interests and motivations, not altruism. Unfortunately, this has risen to the level of impacting to many people it should never have, and the matter continues to spiral out of control, with no end in sight, and the burden this is generating for society, again, reflects the criminal nature rather than civil. Were it not for the actions of a few, many would not be involved, therefore, criminal not civil.

The following will further cover some of the numerous Corporate Identity Theft crimes that individuals such as Christian McLaughlin, and cohorts, Ralph Figueroa, Ramon Dominguez-Garcia, and Rajesh Verma are guilty of committing, and not through allegations, by factual evidence to fully substantiate the crimes. All crimes are, primarily, conduced by Christian McLaughlin, and at times, Rajesh Verma, with background actions from Ralph Figueroa and Ramon Dominguez-Garcia; each bears some level of criminal culpability.

Gitlab, Inc.

2024-01-13 William Thomson Discord DM w Ramon Dominguez-Garcia

From the very start, no other entity has been more complicit and culpable than Gitlab, Inc.

When Christian McLaughlin, and others, decided to oppose the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG and William L. Thomson Jr.'s efforts, what they, especially Ramon Dominguez-Garcia whom William politely gave a total stranger access, failed to realize or forgot that it was William who created the Github JaxLUG account, back in 2017 per this public Google Groups post. An account that William never considered to be his, unlike how others treat fictitious non-existent “unincorporated association” assets as their own personal property.

Literal reasons for a non-profit entity owning all assets, not individuals.


2026-07-31 Gitlab JaxLUG members

When Christian McLaughlin, chose to act in opposition of the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG and William L. Thomson Jr. he and others like Ramon lost access to the official JaxLUG Github account. They proceed to run to Github, Inc's primary competitor Gitlab, Inc. to setup up shop, and have been conducting fraudulent, Criminal Corporate Identity Theft activities and business in a exponentially increasing manner under this Gitlab account, condoned and encouraged by many, in Law abiding State of Florida.

This is proven fact by the date of creation of the Gitlab JaxLUG account, and every member added.


2026-07-31 Gitlab JaxLUG members

Christian McLaughlin then proceeds to publicly, on a popular Social Platform Discord, defame and slander William L. Thomson Jr., the legal President of the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc dba JaxLUG, in telling lies about the JaxLUG Github account, that William had created, and cannot possible take over something that he created. Furthermore, it was Ramon Dominguez-Garcia who gave Christian McLauglin access to the JaxLUG Github account that William had created, after William granted Ramon, a stranger to William, access that Ramon used to give Christian access.

Christian intentionally sought to mislead the public with the fact that Christian knowingly referred to himself as the “JaxLUG president”. Christian knows very well that is a legal title that he does not posses, he declined the title on September 17, 2025, and now he is committing public fraud in Corporate Identity Theft, identifying as the “JaxLUG president” on September 22, 2025, intentionally fraudulent seeking to mislead the public, knowingly.


2026-06-26 Christian McLaughlin Gitlab Account using TM

Christian is also telling people to ignore pending trademarks, despite running around using ™ to copy the actions of the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG, and even worse, in stealing the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG Corporate Identity through Criminal Corporate Identity Theft and harm the lawful business operations of the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG, a Florida 501c3 Charitable Non-Profit.

Christian criminally proceeds to use ™ as further means to fraudulently mislead others.


2026-07-31 Christian McLaughlin Gitlab Account using SM

Christian is singing a different tune now with a pending Trademark application of his own for an “unincorporated association”, an entity that does not exist, and using a Delaware address, claiming operations in Florida, knowing he cannot legal operate in Florida using, Jacksonville Linux Users Group or JaxLUG, in US Trademark Application Serial Number: 99899323, filed on June 23, 2026. Christian McLaughlin now wants this trademark application accepted, and was encouraged by the laissez-faire approach to Corporate Identity Laws and Rights in the State of Florida.

Now Christian switches from ™ to ℠ as further means to fraudulently confuse others.


2026-07-31 Gitlab Acceptable Usage Policy

Gitlab, Inc's own Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) has a very clear section that states the following,

“2. To keep GitLab, our users, and others safe you must not use our services:

Despite this clear policy, like laws, they are only enforced when those with the power so choose.


2025-09-23 Gitlab First Contact Email

Despite Gitlab, Inc.'s own policy, or realizing the fact of ownership of the JaxLUG Github account, and since Github, Inc. is the primary competitor to Gitlab, Inc., it is clear that Gitlab would like to put a thumb in the eye of Github, or do things contrary to Github, Inc. user's interests, in this case, the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG, with Gitlab, Inc. being made fully aware as of September 23, 2026, and choosing to defend and protect vs follow their own AUP.

Despite Gitlab, Inc's own AUP and Florida Laws, they have chosen to condone, encourage, support, and provide a platform for fraudulent Criminal Corporate Identity Theft.

Gitlab, Inc. claims adherence to some policy they have never produced as to their reason why they will not take down the fraudulent, created in bad-faith, Gitlab account, no matter the harm to the North East Florida community, or to Gitlab, Inc.. How matters could have been so easily and quickly resolved, before festering, as they continue to do.

Gitlab, Inc. might be liable for losses incurred by the City of Jacksonville and others in any damage this has done to the city, and many people, all per Gitlab, Inc.'s own involvement. Gitlab, Inc. could have done the right thing from the start, respect Florida Corporate Identity and Trademark Laws, but instead, Gitlab, Inc. has chosen to go against its own policies, not to mention Florida Laws, and it does not stop there.


Gitlab, Inc. Attorneys Young-Eun Park, Esq. and Dan Hodes, Esq. Practicing Law in the State of Florida without a License a Crime under Florida Statute §454.23.

At Gitlab, Inc. their attorneys, like to practice law in other states they are not licensed to practice law in, while trying to exploit a rule in Florida Small Claims Court that allows officers of a corporation be pro se counsel, whereas, otherwise, an attorney is required. However, being an attorney, a Juris Doctor (J.D.), is not a hat you dawn selectively, and once you are Bar certified in a given state or federally, then you are no longer a regular person, or officer, but an attorney, likewise a medical doctor. One cannot simply say, on this day, I am not this, but on another day I am, it is one or the other, and in this case, Gitlab, Inc's out-of-state Attorneys are NOT Florida Bar Certified, and they are practicing Law in Florida; officer rule should not be exploited for public traded company gain, they are attorneys, period.

In the following:
Duval Clerk Case # 16-2026-SC-003819-AXXX-MA
JACKSONVILLE LINUX USERS GROUP, INC., V. GITLAB, INC.

Please visit the public clerk filing system, core.duvalclerk.com for more information on the criminal practicing of law without a license by Gitlab, Inc. attorneys as filed with the court.

Gitlab, Inc.'s devilish looking logo is fitting per their conduct!

It is pretty clear by now, Gitlab, Inc. has no regard for Florida Laws, be it Civil, Criminal, or rules of the Florida Bar and Florida Courts. Gitlab, Inc. being a remote company, filed in Delaware, primarily operating out of San Francisco, California, and with a remote staff, legal counsel in Kentucky, why should they care about the laws of the State of Florida. Especially, when Florida Law Enforcement themselves do not even seem to care. People do seem right at times about the State of Florida, and the insane things that take place, in a so called, Law abiding State.

Arrest the Criminals

Having people arrested was never our intention, but given the exponentially increasing efforts, with many including the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida Donna Deegan, Jacksonville Public Library Director Tim Rogers, and newly, Star V Learning Centers Jessica Ballard, in addition to many others such as the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 4th District State Attorneys, City of Jacksonville Inspector General, and more, all condoning, encouraging, and supporting this unlawful behavior.

Who is in control of the City of Jacksonville, Florida, and who is being held accountable and responsible?

Even if just civil, it is still unlawful, but that it has risen to the level of criminal. The Mayor of Jacksonville avoids the matter per legal, despite having direct control and influence over the City of Jacksonville and its resources, the City of Jacksonville Inspector General avoids the matter claiming a criminal component, yet, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office refuses to arrest, and the 4th District State Attorneys, keep claiming civil. A terrible game of corporate civil vs criminal kick-the-can, just keep punting and fumbling the ball, such that nobody is responsible, nobody is in charge or in control.

In Florida, Laws are either enforced or they are not, law enforcement should not be selective or elective; compliance with Florida Law is mandatory.

It is far past time for, at minimum, Christian McLaughlin, and given court appearance, also Rajesh Verma, to be arrested! There is more than enough evidence for at least one count, if not multiple counts of Florida Statute §817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information. This is not about enforcement for the Jacksonville Linux Users Group Inc. dba JaxLUG, this is about enforcement of Florida Corporate Identity and Trademark Laws.

In Florida, Corporate Identity and Trademark Laws are either enforced or they are not, law enforcement should not be selective or elective; compliance with Florida Law is mandatory.

That a private business, a Florida 501c3 Non-Profit must fight to defend Florida Laws in the State of Florida, a law abiding state, seems absolutely ludicrous and ridiculous. It is not the responsibility of private corporations to ensure that Florida municipalities such as the City of Jacksonville adhere to and respect Florida Laws. That local police and state's attorneys dismiss the matter despite the gravity and implications. This has much a greater impact, and the matter is being dismissed either knowingly, or out of hasty incompetence. When was the last time a Corporate Identity case was prosecuted in Northern Districts, has one ever?

This can happen to ANY business in the State of Florida, a very dangerous precedence!

The State of Florida MUST take a stand for ALL registered and lawful businesses in the State of Florida, to ensure that laws on Corporate Identity and Corporate Rights are enforced, and that inherent entities within Florida, public municipalities, respect Florida Trademark Law, as this impacts anyone doing business in the State of Florida. Therefore, individuals must be arrested, held accountable for their crimes, and Florida show the world, that it is SAFE to do business in Florida, and your Corporate Identity and Rights will be protected just the same as living human beings. This laissez-faire approach to Corporate Identity Laws and Rights in the State of Florida must end!

Otherwise, doing business in the State of Florida is a

Criminals

Florida Statute §454.23 Unlicensed Practice of Law.

Florida Statute §817.568 Criminal use of personal identification information.

We hope this list will not grow, and it is extremely unfortunate things have gone this far, and none of this should ever have occurred, were it not for the primary resistance efforts of Christian B. McLaughlin fraudulently controlling the helm.