Director General of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg called the “outrageous fraud” lawsuit entrepreneur Paul Cheli (Paul Ceglia), claiming most of the profit social network on the grounds that he allegedly was a major investor in its startup. It is reported by Reuters. According to Zuckerberg, the plaintiff relies on the “forged documents and false testimony.” The lawyers also demanded that Facebook Cheli explain why he thought of his stake in Facebook, only seven years after the investment.
Cheli claim is based on the documents, which he calls the fragments of his email correspondence with Zuckerberg, as well as copies of the agreement on cooperation. According to the entrepreneur, in 2003 he signed with Zuckerberg contract, valued at $ 1000. In return for its investment Chelya allegedly obtained the right to half the revenues of the project.
According to the presented Cheley contract, the project then called “The Facebook” was to be launched on Jan. 1, 2004. For each day of delay Chelya receives one percent of the shares Zuckerberg. Since the project started only 4 February 2004, a lawsuit filed in June of 2010, Chelya stated a claim for 84 percent of Facebook, as well as financial compensation.
Zuckerberg admitted that really worked with Cheley in the development of the site StreetFax in the first half of 2003, but said that any ideas on Facebook he was not there, and therefore tell Ceglie about his future project, he could not.
Facebook accused lover of hallucinogenic mushrooms in fraud
Until November 2009 Paul Cheli’s core business was the sale of wood pellets from sawdust. However, he had to close his business, after being detained on fraud charges. Soon the company’s assets Allegly Pellets arrest was made, and losses of $ 200 thousand dollars Chelyu must repay by selling their own property. It was then, according to a businessman, he remembered his stake in the project “The Facebook”.
In addition to cases of fraud in 1997 Chelya was arrested for possession of 400 grams psilotsibinovyh fungi.
Facebook is the largest social network in the world. Its value in case the stock exchange, according to experts, will be about $ 70 billion.
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