Prior rug/exit-scam affiliation
Jito's assessment for RD-F-115 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
No prior rug or exit-scam affiliation confirmed for any Jito team member. Lucas Bruder: clean engineering background; no rug history. Zano Sherwani: prior Parsec Finance role ended cleanly. Brian Smith: no adverse history. RICO lawsuit (July 2025) naming Bruder and Smith in Pump.fun class action was fully dismissed by court September 2025 — Jito Labs, Jito Foundation, Bruder, and Smith all dismissed. Does not constitute a rug affiliation.
Sources #
- URLBurwick Law names Solana and Jito executives in expanded RICO case against PumpThe Block RICO caseretrieved 2026-04-29
- Burwick Law wants Jito Labs dropped from Pump Fun lawsuit — court dismissal confirmedProtos dismissal articleretrieved 2026-04-29
Methodology #
Determine whether any team member is linked via verified OSINT to a prior rug or exit-scam-labeled protocol.
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