For more than a decade, LabMD owner Michael Daugherty told his story to anyone willing to listen: An allegedly rogue cybersecurity firm used FBI surveillance software in an attempt to extort him, before colluding with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a malicious enforcement action that financially ruined his cancer research center.

Throughout that time, few people believed Daugherty’s narrative—until December 2019, when an 11th Circuit appeals court panel agreed he was the victim of an FTC-enabled shakedown scheme.

Armed with that judgment, the scorned business owner is now aiming to discover the FBI’s role in his lab’s destruction.

To that end, Daugherty said one of his lawsuits survived a motion to dismiss last week in Florida. The case is now in the discovery stage, giving Daugherty the ability to issue subpoenas and take depositions about the FBI’s role in the scandal, he said.

“It’s 2022, so people think this is over,” he told The Epoch Times. “In a big way, everything is just beginning.”

For its part, the cybersecurity firm tied to the scandal—Tiversa and its founder Robert Boback—have repeatedly denied allegations of wrongdoing. According to Boback, Daugherty has been hounding him for years with false accusations, including about his firm’s use of FBI software.

“Fortunately, the courts require facts, not narratives, and recognize that Daugherty has marketed a book about his version of the story,” Boback said. “I have no doubt that the Florida courts will see the same.”

The FTC and FBI declined to comment to The Epoch Times.

Tiversa, the FBI, and LabMD

Daugherty never intended to spend his career uncovering a government scandal. In 2008, he had a thriving cancer research center serving more than 700,000 patients.

The same year, another business was on the rise…