Scott Lee Huss, aka Jryako (right), has been sentenced to 27 months in prison.

Huss (right) was indicted under seal on multiple counts of fraud in February 2025.

Huss’ criminal charges include wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and impersonating a foreign diplomat, consul or officer.

Huss’ wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering charges pertain to fraudulently obtained loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) relief.

In response to COVID-19 pandemic hardship, PPP loans were provided to entrepreneurs and small businesses through the through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). EIDL loans were another avenue of relief available to business owners.

In or around July 2020, Huss submitted fraudulent PPP loan and EIDL loan applications. The applications were made through four Florida companies Huss owned; Leadecom LLC, Apex Marketing Inc., Supremo Sociedad Anonima LLC and Temple of the Tao Inc.

From Huss’ indictment, the applications he submitted

falsely and fraudulently represented the number of employees at the respective business entities and their annual gross revenues.

Six cited Florida bank wires in Huss’ indictment total $609,134. Huss spent $148,000 on a 2019 Lamborghini.

Huss’ indictment also details two “fictitious checks”, one for $120,000 and the other for $190,564, sent through the mail in December 2023. The purpose of the checks isn’t stated.

Huss’ impersonation charges pertain to him being a sovereign citizen nutjob. Huss was all too happy to receive welfare payments from the US government, but at the same time refused to acknowledge said government.

In March 2024 Huss and then girlfriend Cecilia Selina Mercado were pulled over for traffic violations. Florida police also noted the Audi they were in had fake “diplomatic” plates.

Quoting a police report, Local10 reports the plate stated it “was non-expiring and that Mercado was a non-citizen”. This was of course baloney.

Footage of the incident, recorded by Huss, shows

Mercado … behind the wheel of the car as her passenger is recording her interaction with the officers who asked her for her driver’s license, however she offered them her passport instead.

The officers then asked her to step out of the car but she refused.

Clearly not interested in entertaining sovereign citizen fantasies, police extracted Mercado from the car.

While that’s going on, Huss squeals about “feeling threatened” and demands to speak to a “supervisor”.

As an officer holds onto Mercado’s arm as she remains sitting in the vehicle, her male passenger, identified in an incident report as Scott Huss, yells at the officer to let her go and tells two police officers they will lose their jobs and that they will have to pay Mercado $250,000 after he takes them to court.

“They have no jurisdiction over you,” he tells Mercado at one point.

“She is not a United States citizen,” he then tells the officers.

Huss would go on to post an edited clip of the incident online. This prompted a response from police, clarifying exactly what happened:

Police said Mercado later admitted to having a Florida driver’s license and did not respond when an officer asked her why she didn’t admit to that before.

According to her arrest report, Mercado told officers that the car was registered with the U.S. Department of State.

While waiting for Mercado to be processed, Huss spoke with reporters outside the police station.

Her immunity is 100% authentic. The specifics can’t be disclosed on public interview, however, the court case and the federal lawsuit will be public.

Mercado’s “federal lawsuit” never eventuated but Huss’ sure did – perhaps not in the way he’d intended though.

Following his indictment, Huss was arrested in Texas on March 24th, 2025.

Huss made his initial appearance in Florida on April 11th. Huss was detained pending an April 16th  arraignment and detention hearing.

On April 14th, Huss’ mother, Ellen Harvey, pleaded with the court to release Huss to family custody;

I am deeply concerned about his current health conditions while in custody, including the fact that he has not received his medically necessary prescriptions and has severe dietary restrictions that are not accommodated.

While her initial communications with the court were cordial, subsequent filings revealed Huss’ mother is also a sovereign citizen nutjob.

Huss’ arraignment and detention hearing was held as scheduled. Huss refused to enter a plea, resulting in the court recording a default not guilty plea. Huss was again detained pending further proceedings.

A second hearing was held on April 18th. Huss was not in attendance.

On April 21st, Huss’ mother filed another letter to the court;

My request is for help with the jail.

There is no working toilet and the men poop on the floor. He has been in lock down and so they must stay in the cell. Now, has an infection in his eye.

I am sure they will all get sick from this situation which has been going on for the past week.

I think if Judge Lett could let someone know- she may help treat these prisoners as people, not animals.

The next day, Huss went full sovereign citizen nutjob on the court.

In his April 22nd filed “NON-NEGOTIABLE EMERGENCY NOTICE OF EQUITABLE SUBROGATION EXPRESSING MY WILL AND WISHES OF SURETYSHIP, EXPRESSING COMPETENCY, COUNTER-PETITION, MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AND MOTION TO DISMISS AND SEAL WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE”, Huss wrote;

I am a private American civilian claiming my unalienable rights with due process.

I … have a bond currently at Miami USPS on it’s [sic] way and a copy of it attached herein for ten billion dollars … that is also my a non-negotiable order for my immediate release of my name, mind, body and soul.

Huss’ “ten billion dollar bond” was some “trust me bro” document issued by Connie Joy Bedwell in California (click to enlarge):

The court did indeed refuse to negotiate with Huss, although again probably not in the way he wanted. Huss’ “non-negotiable” motion was denied on April 25th.

Huss was ordered to pretrial detention with a criminal trial scheduled for June 2nd, 2025.

At this point there are multiple sovereign citizen nutjob filings at this point that were stricken from the record:

  • a Letter/Private Non-Negotiable Emergency Writ of Execution for Habeas Corpus in Camera filed by Connie Joy Bedwell on May 1st;
  • a Notice to Cure Default and Demand for Performance by Scott Huss on May 2nd; and
  • a Certificate of Acceptance of Default and Non-Response Estoppel; Entry of Summary Default Judgment by Scott Huss on May 12th;

A Motion to Compel Execution of Remedy and Acknowledgment of Private Bond Settlement, filed by Huss on May 12th, was also denied.

On who Connie Joy Bedwell is, I don’t know what her connection to Huss is but she seems to be a bit of a criminal nutjob herself.

Presumably unhappy his sovereign citizen nutjob filings weren’t being taken seriously, Huss filed an appeal with the Eleventh Circuit on or around May 12th.

The Eleventh Circuit denied Huss’ appeal on May 29th, on the basis his indictment and subsequent detainment orders were not final yet and thus not appealable.

On May 16th, Huss ditched his court-appointed public defender and opted to represent himself.

Citing case discovery from the DOJ consisting of “of thousands of pages of financial documents, partial extractions of phones, financial tracing analyses, and other documents”, a joint-motion was filed on May 20th requesting Huss’ trial be continued.

That same day Huss filed a Notice of Default, claiming

the court has made a judicial determination that the Corporation Scott Lee Huss © is NOT GUILTY!

Huss requested the court seal his case, dismiss the matter and return all seized property within 24 hours.

Huss signed the notice as “Scott R. Master”, seemingly a new identity he made up while in federal custody.

On May 21st, the court continued Huss’ trial to June 16th.

On May 22nd, Huss’ Notice of Default was denied for the same reason his two previous requests for release were denied (no legal basis).

After that we have some more stricken from the record filings from Huss; a “True Bill” filed on May 28th and a “NON-Negotiable Notice Re: Refusal to Participate in Commercial Trial / Demand for Immediate Release”, filed on June 2nd.

In a June 3rd order striking the filings, the court noted the True Bill, although it was filed by Huss, contained a return address belonging to Connie Joy Bedwell as per her previous filings. The “non-negotiable notice” appeared to have been improperly filed by Huss’ mother.

Citing court scheduling conflicts, on June 4th Huss’ trial was rescheduled for June 23rd.

Meanwhile the sovereign citizen nutjob filings from Huss continued.

  • a NOTICE to Cure Default and Demand for Performance on June 4th
  • a Non Negotiable NOTICE of Order to Release & Notice of Lien on June 4th;
  • a Non Negotiable NOTICE for Demand for Immediate Release, Notice of Lien and Order for Release of My Body on June 4th; and
  • a MOTION to Withdraw Plea and Dismiss on June 5th

On June 5th the DOJ filed a superseding indictment against Huss. I compared both indictments and didn’t note any obvious difference. The superseding indictment however did have a sealed attachment.

Huss’ June 4th notices appear to have been ignored by the court. The June 5th Motion to Withdraw Plea was denied on June 9th.

On June 10th and 11th Huss made five new sovereign citizen nutjob filings;

  1. a MOTION to Compel Execution of Remedy and Acknowledgement of Private Bond Settlement;
  2. a Response of Refusal to Contract without Dishonor to Prosecutor Factual Proffer;
  3. an AFFIDAVIT of Fact; and
  4. a NOTICE-AFFIDAVIT of Fact

Huss’ superseding indictment arraignment was held on the same day.

And finally, June 10th also saw Huss file two separate petitions (docketed as two new individual cases); one against the DOJ and one against FDC Miami Federal Detention Center. Both petitions demanded Huss’ release.

Both petitions were dismissed a few days later on the basis Huss failed to pay filing fees.

Back to Huss’ indictment, on June 11th Chris Magis Nero made two sovereign citizen nutjob filings;

  1. a MOTION for Judicial Notice of Fiduciary Disclosure Request and Demand for Administrative Accounting; and
  2. a Memorandum of Authority

Nero stylized himself as a “private attorney general/fiduciary executor” and “private bounty hunter/bond enforcement authority”.

Beyond Nero threatening the court with fiduciary breach and securities fraud, I’m not really clear on what the point of the filings were.

On June 12th the court noted both Huss and the DOJ had confirmed they were “ready for trial”.

Huss made two more sovereign citizen nutjob filings also on July 12th;

  1. a Special Appearance and Statement of: Discharge; and
  2. a Protective NOTICE and Demand for Discharge Recognition and Fiduciary Accountability

Note I haven’t gone into the details of the filings as, although they have different titles, they’re essentially all the same. Huss attempts to get the court to recognize the “trust me bro” ten billion dollars document and demanding his release.

Citing lack of legal authority, on June 17th the court struck Chris Magis Nero’s June 11th filings.

On June 17th Huss made four additional sovereign citizen nutjob filings;

  1. a MOTION to Suppress Evidence;
  2. a MOTION for Continuance Unlawful Search and Seizure;
  3. a NOTICE of Filing Mandatory Non Negotiable Cease and Desist Order; and
  4. a letter to Huss’ court-appointed standby counsel

When a criminal defendant opts to represent themselves, the court appoints a standby public defender as a courtesy.

In Huss’ docketed letter to his standby counsel, he wrote;

I now request that you escrow your BAR certificate during the course of this case, and serve as my counsel in the following manner and only in the following manner:

I do not want you to argue any facts or public issues.

You are not authorized to foster an argument or to join an argument on my behalf or on behalf of the Defendant.

You are not authorized to defend the Defendant.

Huss signed his letter as a third-party intervenor “Scott R. Subrogee”, hence the “also the defendant” nonsense.

On June 19th the DOJ filed a motion to continue Huss’ trial again, citing a three hour wakeup call.

On June 18, 2025, the United States met with the Defendant and standby counsel for approximately 3 hours and reviewed the evidence and as well as a factual proffer and plea agreement.

The United States provided the Defendant with a copy of the factual proffer and plea agreement.

After reviewing the discovery, the Defendant indicated that his desire was to plead guilty.

On June 19, 2025, standby counsel … notified the United States by email that she had received a signed factual proffer and plea agreement from the Defendant and that he wanted to change his plea from not guilty to guilty.

Given the Defendant’s representations, the United States asks this Court to set this case for a change of plea on Monday, June 23, 2025.

The court granted the DOJ’s motion on June 20th.

Scott Huss plead guilty to one count of wire fraud on June 23rd. Sentencing was scheduled for September 9th, 2025.

Despite pleading guilty, Huss continued to make sovereign citizen nutjob filings.

On June 23rd Huss filed a “NOTICE and MOTION for Extension of Time to make a Lawful and informed Decision” and supporting affidavit.

Huss requested an additional sixty days to consider his options, again despite having already pled guilty.

On June 24th Huss filed a “Motion to Suppress Evidence” and “MOTION/PETITION for The Great Writ of Divina and Abatement for Exoneration”.

In the “motion/petition”, Huss again attempted to to get the court to acknowledge his “trust me bro” ten billion dollars document. To that end Huss evoked “the Promise of Yashua Ha Mashiach of the Yahudi as a Divine Heir, Kind and Son of The Light, a minister, witness to you, and ambassador of Christ, conveyed into the Book of Life forever”.

In a “special notice”, Huss also informed the court he was (verbatim)

not going to be “appearing” as a “summonsed” dead entity corpse, the Principal Account, to the court at any public hearing, as I Am living and Divine and I Return all legal spell curses upon their makers in Divine Protest without Dishonor upon me but Dishonor upon You, and I rebuke and rebut all surety magic tricks and presumptions as defined in canons.

It is hereby Ordered to Release My Body Immediately and return back to me ALL of my property stolen, seized and mis-taken by the warrants.

My Prayer be received on earth as it is in Heaven (Treasury) and any of mine and your mis-takes be forgiven upon performance. Let the record be corrected.

It is Ordered. Let it be so!

Connie Joy Bedwell and Chris Magis Nero co-signed the notice as “witnesses under the divine creator”.

Citing Huss’ guilty plea, the court denied Huss’ June 23rd and June 24th motions/petitions on June 25th.

On August 22nd, Huss’ sentencing was rescheduled for September 11th.

On August 28th Huss’ mother filed a “letter of instruction” to the court.

In the letter, Huss’ mother claimed she was making an appearance in the case as a “child of the most High God”.

God is not involved in corporate slavery, trafficking of persons and involuntary servitude! We do not consent to your proceedings!

As the natural mother of the accused, I can testify that the trust and estate created in the image and likeness of my son, in order to trap him was also NOT CONSENTED TOO! And anything that begins as fraud, is still FRAUD!

I void ab initio all contracts that have my son bound to answer to you, the only master, deserving of his bowing is the Lord Yeshua and the almighty YHWH.

I terminate all Powers of Attorney NOW! I terminate your legal proceedings NOW! If it is LEGAL, it can’t possibly be LAWFUL!

The beneficiary of the trust is not a slave and should be released immediately. Your court is guilty of the several crimes list below with an emphasis on the red print:

Huss’ mother went on to accuse the court of various slavery and antitrust crimes.

Huss’ mother finished her letter by demanding the court take action on her requests within seven days. A bill to the court for $4.1 million was also attached.

Citing a previously advised lack of legal authority, the court struck Ellen Harvey’s Letter of Instruction to the court on September 4th.

On September 11th, Huss filed a “private and confidential non-negotiable declaration” with the court. In the declaration, Huss denied the case against him, falsely claiming no “verified claim” had been raised against him.

Following his guilty plea, Huss appears to have disassociated with his name and convinced himself he was now a living trust.

I stand as heir and beneficiary of a private foreign, non-statutory trust.

The fiction “Scott Lee Huss” is merely a debtor and transmitting utility. I accept any and all charges for value, settlement and closure of the account, and require this court to discharge the matter under equity, pursuant to estoppel and res judicata.

I AM not the trustee, NOR AM I the surety. I will not engage in identity fraud. I require this matter to be discharged and the record to reflect that I operate in private equity jurisdiction only.

Later that same day, Huss was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment with 36 months of supervised release. Huss was also ordered to pay $609,234 in restitution.

Huss’ criminal case was closed without the court addressing his last “disassociation” filing.

A Bureau of Prisons inmate search confirms Huss is currently incarcerated at FDC Miami with a to be determined release date.

Scott Huss appeared on BehindMLM’s radar in October 2023, after a video featuring wanted fugitive John Barksdale appeared on Huss’ Instagram account.

At the time Huss is believed to have been promoting the collapsed Mavie Global Ultron Ponzi scheme.

In mid 2023 Huss appeared on a leaked Traders Domain Ponzi investor list. The list revealed Huss allegedly defrauded consumers out of at least $209,326.

Huss appeared on BehindMLM’s radar again in July 2024. Huss had provided witness testimony as part of Rodney Burton’s sovereign citizen shenanigans, following his January 2024 arrest.

Huss didn’t appreciate BehindMLM reporting on his sovereign citizen activities. In August 2024 Huss threatened BehindMLM with a “federal law suit” if we didn’t “remove” our reporting on Huss’ witness testimony.

When BehindMLM denied the request, Huss retaliated by filing a bogus DMCA takedown notice on August 11th.

Nothing further came of the matter.