David Dagon Sues Georgia

In 2022 we found that Georgia Tech had paid the legal expenses of various researchers named in the indictment of Michael Sussmann and subsequent proceedings.

That fall, we learned that David Dagon’s situation had been complicated by receiving a grant of immunity. You can’t have a successful legal defense if you were never in legal jeopardy. You can see our writeups here and here. You can read many of the documents from 2022 pertaining to the payment of Dagon’s legal expenses here. Or see our outdated library of FOIA documents here.

We’ve recently learned that in early 2024, Dagon filed suit against the Department of Administrative Services, seeking to compel payment of his legal fees.

It’s somewhat unusual, according to the docket there has been no substantive action or ruling on the motion to dismiss filed in 2024. We’ll make inquiries, and we’re also aware that Georgia has a statutory requirement that requires rulings on motions within a relatively short period.

See David Dagon’s Complaint here.

There are a few bits worth highlighting:

Dagon continues to claim the US government tasked him to work on the Alfa Bank allegations, Yota phone allegations, and DNC hack. This has been contradicted publicly by DARPA. It’s bizarre to file a lawsuit seeking over $500,000 with this factual assertion.

We also learn that as part of the Yota Phone allegations, Dagon managed to procure one:

There are additional details relevant to the investigation, I encourage everyone to read the complaint.