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Cycurion resolves John Doe defamation suit; defendant retracts fraud claims, barred from trading stock
Cycurion, Inc.
- Board member Emmit McHenry resigned effective Sept 24, 2026, immediately upon the Company's receipt of his resignation letter; no replacement was named.
- Cycurion resolved the John Doe defamation action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; defendant admitted the fraud and securities-violation accusations were false.
- Defendant signed a retraction and apology, is permanently barred from trading CYCU securities or publishing commentary, and must cooperate on short-selling and naked short-selling inquiries.
- Parties will file a stipulated dismissal with prejudice; a confession of judgment held in escrow gives immediate remedies for breach; confidential payment terms were not disclosed.
- CEO L. Kevin Kelly said the resolution is limited to the John Doe case and that separate previously disclosed legal matters remain pending.