Security video footage promised but not provided
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
HR repeatedly stated that security team was finishing security footage that would be provided to plaintiff, but no footage was ever provided and plaintiff alleges it may have been spoliated.
Source (primary)
Howell v. Riot Platforms Inc — Entry #1: COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against All Defendants filed by Coronet Howell (RECAP (purchased via PACER), court_filing)
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Quote: “Plaintiff alleges that Defendant's human resources department repeatedly made statement that the security team was 'finishing the footage' and would provide the video footage to Plaintiff. As of today, no footage was ever provided. On information and belief, the footage has been spoliated.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 28, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
Paragraph 51 contains each of these allegations. The complaint states spoliation on information and belief, which is firmer than the claim's 'may have been.'
Confirmed in the source:
- The complaint alleges HR repeatedly said the security team was 'finishing the footage' and would provide it to the plaintiff
- The complaint alleges no footage was ever provided
- The complaint alleges on information and belief that the footage has been spoliated
What we did: Read our cached copy of RECAP (purchased via PACER) (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.415502/gov.uscourts.txnd.415502.1.0.pdf) in full (22,976 characters, retrieved September 26, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Howell v. Riot Platforms Inc — Entry #1: COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against All Defendants filed by Coronet Howell
Quote: “Plaintiff alleges that Defendant's human resources department repeatedly made statement that the security team was 'finishing the footage' and would provide the video footage to Plaintiff. As of today, no footage was ever provided. On information and belief, the footage has been spoliated.”