August 23, 2023 It appears that Jose DeCastro may still be using Ethics SCS, Inc, a suspended California Corporation, to issue Cease & Desist threats to YouTube Content Creators who are expressing their critial opinion of him. We have attached an email received by YouTuber Dickbag Patrol as an example. Dickbag Patrol has been using an animated charater, A.I. Chille, that has a similar sounding voice in parody videos.
In May, 2015, Jose Maria DeCastro formed Ethics SCS, Inc., a California corporation using LegalZoom.com, Inc. The early filings show Jose Maria DeCastro as the CEO, Secretary, and CFO. The initial filings also show two Directors, himself and David Behrend. Later filings retain Mr. DeCastro in the CEO and CFO positions, but show Daniel Lawler as the Secretary. Also, the later filing has Jose DeCastro as the sole Director with David Behrend removed from the filing. Penalty and Suspension records begin appearing in the file in late 2018. While not on any of the paperwork, a Facebook posting from 2015 shows David Condon praising his partners, David Behrend and Jose DeCastro, as they prepare to launch a new social media venture.
Facebook Posting From April, 2015
The last filing on the Department of State website shows company as Suspended: September 3, 2019.