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FAQ
Short answers, each traceable to the complaint or a court order.
Q01Who sued Julius Mwale?
Mathew Shaw and Brooke Shaw, residents of Utah, filed Shaw v. Mwale, Case No. 1:24-cv-00122, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah on July 19, 2024, naming Julius Mwale and Kaila Knox Mwale as defendants. They are represented by Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar of Salt Lake City.
Q02What does the complaint allege?
The complaint alleges the Mwales posed as billionaires to draw the Shaws into an investment scheme — collecting approximately $1.7 million by June 2022 on representations about a battery manufacturing plant, a $60 billion parent company, the “world’s largest hospital,” gifted African acreage, cobalt mines, and vast personal wealth — then failed to return the money after the Shaws saw the Kenyan project firsthand and demanded it back.
Q03How much money is at issue?
The complaint states the Shaws paid the Mwales approximately $1.7 million, and seeks damages including “at a minimum” the $870,000 final installment the complaint says was never paid under a Loan Modification Agreement Kaila signed.
Q04What are the counts?
Four causes of action: (1) fraud (both defendants), (2) negligent misrepresentation (both), (3) breach of contract (Kaila Mwale, over the unpaid $870,000), and (4) unjust enrichment.
Q05What happened with service of the lawsuit?
Per the October 7, 2024 order: five personal-service attempts failed between July 27 and August 8, 2024; defense counsel allegedly offered to accept service if the plaintiffs took down a website publishing the complaint — the plaintiffs declined; Magistrate Judge Daphne A. Oberg then granted alternative service.
Q06Where does the case stand now?
The docket is active litigation in the District of Utah. This file will be updated as new orders or filings emerge. Verify the current docket through PACER: Case No. 1:24-cv-00122.
Q07Who runs this file?
An independent researcher with no connection to any party. This file takes no position beyond presenting what the filings state — and it will correct anything shown to be wrong. Use the tip line.