Whitaker Files Motion to Dismiss Government’s Complaint Against Mon Ethos

Mon Ethos is refusing to return equipment

David Whitaker has filed a motion to dismiss the V.I. government’s lawsuit alleging his cybersecurity company, Mon Ethos Pro Support, breached its contract with the VIPD and is holding sensitive equipment and data hostage over payment by the police department of $479,795.

The Justice Department filed its complaint on Friday in V.I. Superior Court along with a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunction. It alleges that Mon Ethos is refusing to return equipment it was loaned under its contract with the VIPD, which is due to expire on Sept. 30, including a GrayKey — an item that lets police hack into mobile devices and retrieve encrypted information.

Judge Carol Thomas-Jacobs issued an order on Tuesday for the government to produce the contract between Mon Ethos and the V.I. Police Department, which it failed to include with its exhibits filed on Friday.