Global Digital Solutions Inc — Cyborg Score 2/10

Challenged
Specialty vehicle manufacturing

Strategic Profile

Through its wholly-owned subsidiary North American Custom Specialty Vehicles Inc, the company builds mobile command/communications and specialty vehicles for emergency management, first responders, national security, and law enforcement operations. The company is engaged in development of proprietary aviation technology and is also looking to develop an automotive technology company in Brazil.

Cyborg Score Rationale

The SEC charged the company and former executives with defrauding investors through false press releases—in reality it had no customers, never manufactured cyber arms, and never provided security technology services. The company operates with minimal staffing and limited operational activity.

Top Insights

  • SEC enforcement action charged company leadership with issuing false and misleading press releases falsifying operations and revenue projections when it had no customers or actual operations
  • Extremely small operational scale with only 2 total employees
  • Company involved in a $195M+ court judgment affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in November 2022
  • Subsidiaries include NACSV, GDSI Florida LLC, Global Digital Solutions LLC, and Harm Alarm

Named Competitors

  • Mobile Command Solutions — Listed competitor in specialty vehicle space

Recent Developments

  • (November 2022) $195M in damages judgment affirmed by Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • (May 2022) Company announced judgment standing at approximately $200M with legal fees and accrued interest
  • (March 2019) Completed merger/acquisition with HarmAlarm

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