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Monday, July 13, 2026

The following email was delivered to LCPS, LCSO, and Leesburg Police at 8 AM ET on Monday, July 13, 2026.

Via Electronic Mail

FORMAL FORENSIC CHALLENGE, DEMAND FOR IMMEDIACY OF RECISION, AND EVIDENCE PRESERVATION MANDATE

TO:

John Clark, Director of Safety & Security, Loudoun County Public Schools

Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent, Loudoun County Public Schools

Dan Adams, FOIA Officer, Loudoun County Public Schools

Maryellen Clarke, FOIA Coordinator, Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Office of the Sheriff, Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Chief of Police, Leesburg Police Department

CC:

Marc Bergin, Chief of Staff (LCPS); Rae Mitchell, Chief of Schools (LCPS); Jennifer Painter, Division Counsel (LCPS); Nick Cottone, Principal (Seneca Ridge MS); Dr. Kate Ridgeway, Principal (Lowes Island ES); Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

DATE: July 11, 2026

RE: COMPREHENSIVE OBJECTION TO RETALIATORY NO-TRESPASS ORDER, FORENSIC EVIDENCE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLUSION, AND DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF PAID RECORDS

REFERENCE NUMBERS: GovQA S000047-040626 (Subpoena) | GovQA F000042-010726 (FOIA) | LCSO Case SO230023120 | HRTD Complaint #21548 | J&DR Case No. JA034083-01-00

Dear Administrative Leadership and Law Enforcement Executives:

This comprehensive letter serves as a formal forensic challenge and demand for immediate rescission of the ultra vires No-Trespass Order issued by Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) on February 24, 2026. This document incorporates newly uncovered public records tracking entries, primary interrogation transcripts, and sworn court filings to establish an unassailable record of systemic constitutional violations under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, executed under color of law via a coordinated public-private pincer movement.

I. The Evidence of Pretext: The 12/12/23 Interrogation Transcript

The attached unedited transcript of the December 12, 2023, telephonic interrogation conducted by LCSO Deputy Timothy Iversen establishes that law enforcement machinery was weaponized without a criminal predicate to advance the private domestic litigation interests of Troxell Leigh P.C. and its attorneys, Lindsay Mohler and Gareth Bowen:

1. Absence of Criminal Predicate: Deputy Iversen explicitly admits on the record: "This is not a criminal investigation. I have no allegations of criminal activity that have been going on."
2. Pretextual Safety Assessment: The interrogation was triggered because Seneca Ridge Middle School Principal Nick Cottone pathologized a standard administrative complaint regarding custodial schedules, deliberately utilizing the phrase "inappropriate relationship" as a pretext to mobilize an armed state actor.
3. Retaliatory Pivot: Upon confirming that I have never owned or fired a weapon, Deputy Iversen shifted to an extrajudicial inquiry regarding my mental health: "Sir, are you currently undergoing any treatment or diagnosis for any mental health-related concerns?" This represents a documented attempt by state actors to defame and pathologize a whistleblower parent.
4. Targeted Suppression of Judicial Redress (The October 2023 Protective Order): The record establishes that the December 12, 2023, extrajudicial interrogation was executed in direct retaliation for my exercise of the right to petition the courts for a redress of grievances. On October 10, 2023, I filed a formal Criminal Complaint and a Petition for a Protective Order (Family Abuse, Case No. JA034083-01-00) in Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, documenting that the co-parent had unlawfully utilized an Apple AirTag electronic tracking device to track my location and violate my privacy during legal visitation. Crucially, this tracking violation is no longer an unadjudicated allegation; the co-parent explicitly admitted in a written email transmission dated May 9, 2025, that she intentionally placed the AirTag tracking devices in the children's backpacks. My sworn court affidavit explicitly identified a public-private nexus where school administrators were being weaponized to disrupt my custody. Rather than launching an investigation into the security and privacy breaches occurring on its properties, LCPS leadership and LCSO instead mobilized SRO Deputy Timothy Iversen to initiate a non-predicate, intimidating interrogation of the petitioner. The utilization of law enforcement assets to interrogate a domestic abuse complainant within weeks of their filing for a judicial protective order—and in light of subsequent written admissions of the tracking violation—represents an egregious act of state-sponsored intimidation and actual malice.

II. Procedural Evidence Blockade: GovQA Status Analysis

The institutional intent to suppress transparency is quantified via internal GovQA logs, documenting bad-faith administrative maneuvers directly tied to my investigative reporting on nickcottone.blogspot.com:

1. Retaliatory Tolling: FOIA Coordinator Maryellen Clarke systematically froze public records request F000042-010726 on January 15, January 20, and January 22, 2026, under the false pretext of "residency verification." This occurred despite the provision of Loudoun County Tax Account Number #311387 and active Virginia vehicle registration.
2. Disregard of Va. Code § 2.2-3704(A): LCSO willfully ignored my established statutory standing as a representative of the news media broadcasting into the Commonwealth via the program "Between Two Earnings Calls w/ Mr. Investor Relations."
3. Temporal Counter-Surveillance: Within 24 hours of my January 25, 2026, records request targeting the public-private nexus, retired Senior LCSO Officer Dave Carver initiated counter-surveillance on my professional LinkedIn profile—a targeted digital show of force aimed at professional intimidation.

III. The Genesis of Internal Subpoena Entry S000047-040626

A forensic audit of the GovQA portal reveals internal entry S000047-040626, created on or about April 6, 2026, classification type "Subpoena," status "Preserved," financial balance "$0.00."

1. Legal Characterization: The "S" prefix and "Preserved" mandate confirm that my formal notices of civil rights conspiracies and demands for a litigation hold have forced a permanent statutory freeze on LCSO Case File SO230023120.
2. Admission of Exposure: This entry proves that the multi-agency network (LCPS, LCSO, Leesburg Police) recognizes its profound exposure under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Standard agency deletion protocols have been locked to safeguard communications, text messages, phone logs, and BWC audio between Deputy Iversen, Nick Cottone, Lindsay Mohler, and Gareth Bowen from willful spoliation.

IV. Chronology of Aggravated Retaliation Against Minor Children

The timing of the February 24, 2026, No-Trespass Order is a direct act of retaliation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the IDEA, and LCPS Policy 7561:

1. VDOE Preemption: The order was issued on the exact day of the Virginia Department of Education's (ODRAS) deadline to investigate Special Education Complaint Case #C26-393, serving as a tactical maneuver to block the delivery of paid FOIA records and mask internal system modifications on the Virginia IEP Connect portal.
2. Intentional Parental Erasure: The ban was executed days before the Lowes Island Elementary Variety Show to punitively prevent my attendance at my son Charles's school performance, actively violating my joint legal custody rights.
3. Sibling Targeting: On March 6, 2026, within exactly nine minutes of serving a Final Notice of Administrative Default upon Chief of Staff Marc Bergin (4:25 PM ET), Principal Dr. Kate Ridgeway issued a retaliatory disciplinary notice targeting my other son, Beau Rubis (4:34 PM ET). This represents a clear, state-sanctioned campaign of proximate harassment against minor children to silence a parent.

V. Forensic Record of Asymmetrical Accountability: Protection of Nick Cottone

The administrative record establishes a pattern of selective institutional insulation regarding the co-conspirators:

1. Selective Removal: Following my formal Guardian Workplace Relations filing on May 5, 2025 (Ref: Case 12731), LCPS text and community notifications confirm that SRO Deputy Timothy Iversen was quietly transferred out of Seneca Ridge Middle School and reassigned to the North Star School to break the immediate line of public oversight.
2. Administrative Immunity: However, the primary instigating state actor, Principal Nick Cottone, has been granted total immunity from accountability by LCPS leadership. Despite being presented with conclusive documentary evidence that Principal Nick Cottone committed material administrative fraud on October 13, 2023, by falsifying statements regarding his relationship with my family and private litigator Troxell Leigh P.C., the District has failed to initiate disciplinary action, talent reviews, or suspension. The selective removal of a law enforcement asset, coupled with the calculated protection of the school principal who mobilized that asset, constitutes independent evidence of pre-determined institutional bias and administrative bad faith. Principal Nick Cottone can and should be immediately terminated for cause and retaliation.

VI. Statutory and Regulatory Mandates & Litigation Hold

All recipients are hereby given Actual Notice of active, continuing civil rights violations. You are commanded to enforce an immediate and total litigation hold on all native files, digital audit trails, Synergy (ParentVUE) portal logs, and cross-agency communications regarding the Rubis family, Steve Rubis, Steven Rubis, Rex Rubis, Beau Rubis, and Charles Rubis.

Be advised that the retention of my $559.70 in paid fees for FOIA Requests R002480, R002437, and R002450, while simultaneously blocking physical or digital delivery via threat of police arrest, has been escalated to the Virginia Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG) under Va. Code § 18.2-178 (Larceny by Trick) and Conversion.

VII. Master Demand for Remedy

I maintain my absolute demand for:

1. The immediate and total rescission of the February 24, 2026, No-Trespass Order.
2. The immediate physical mailing and digital release of all 1,141+ responsive, paid-for public records.
3. An independent audit of the tripartite public-private nexus between LCPS staff, LCSO resource officers, and the private firm Troxell Leigh P.C.
4. Recognition and follow through on my numerous requests for administrative accommodation for my children to not be under the control of Nick Cottone

All rights are reserved under federal and state law, including the right to seek direct compensatory and punitive damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Respectfully submitted,

Steven A. Rubis

Investigative Publisher, nickcottone.blogspot.com

Host, Between Two Earnings Calls w/ Mr. Investor Relations

Loudoun County Property Taxpayer (Account #311387)

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