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William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. — E.D.N.Y.

William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (including OTO Analytics, LLC d/b/a Womply) — 28 court filings in the archive, mostly from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, filed between January 7, 2025 and September 5, 2025. Among them: 11 exhibits, 1 complaint and 1 stipulation.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (10 filings); UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT (1 filing)
Filings28 public filings
Filed2025-01-07 – 2025-09-05
Document typesexhibits (11), complaint (1), stipulation (1)
ProfilesBenworth Capital Partners, Bernardo Navarro, Toby Scammell, Womply

Case summary

Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, was brought by William Kolbert against Benworth Capital Partners LLC, Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC, Benworth Financial LLC, Bernardo Navarro, Claudia Navarro, Oto Analytics, LLC, formerly Oto Analytics, Inc., doing business as Womply, and Toby Scammell. The amended complaint of May 16, 2025 alleges that a fraudulent $18,803 Paycheck Protection Program loan was taken out in the plaintiff's name without his authorisation and that the U.S. Treasury garnished part of his Social Security benefits to repay it. It pleads RICO, negligence, unjust enrichment, declaratory judgment and New York deceptive acts claims. The action was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice against all defendants on September 5, 2025.

Case at a glance

PartiesPlaintiff William Kolbert; defendants Benworth Capital Partners LLC, Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC, Benworth Financial LLC, Bernardo Navarro also known as Bernardo E. Navarro, Claudia Navarro also known as Claudia Pezzia Navarro, Oto Analytics, LLC formerly Oto Analytics, Inc. doing business as Womply, and Toby Scammell also known as Toby G. Scammell
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK; the amended complaint caption reads 1:25-cv-00117-FB-VMS
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ClaimsFirst and second causes of action, RICO under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and 1962(d) as to all defendants; third, negligence; fourth, unjust enrichment; fifth, declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202; sixth, deceptive acts under N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349 as to Benworth Financial, Womply and Scammell
Disposition or statusVoluntarily dismissed with prejudice against all defendants by stipulation of September 5, 2025 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), each party bearing its own fees and costs. Three days earlier, on September 2, 2025, counsel for the Benworth defendants told the court that all parties had reached an agreement in principle to settle (letter, Dkt. 42). No ruling on the merits is on this page
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What does the complaint allege?

That the defendants, acting as an association-in-fact enterprise, solicited, facilitated, approved and funded PPP loans including a fraudulent $18,803 loan taken out in the plaintiff's name without his knowledge or authorisation, and that he was treated as a PPP debtor and had Social Security benefits garnished to repay a loan he never received. These are the complaint's allegations.

What else is on the page?

Exhibits to the amended complaint: a Treasury Department letter, an SBA identity theft declaration and acknowledgment letter, Florida and Puerto Rico corporate records for the Benworth entities, NMLS records for Bernardo and Claudia Navarro, the Benworth Capital website, the FTC's complaint against Womply and the stipulated order in that matter, and filings from the Federal Reserve Bank case against Benworth.

How did the case end?

By the parties' stipulation of voluntary dismissal filed September 5, 2025, dismissing the action with prejudice against all defendants, with each party to bear its own fees and costs.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

28 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 1-3, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 1-3 · PDFExhibit to Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.): Treasury offset notice applying $476.57 of a payment to an SBA debt.
  2. Exhibit B — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 1-4, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 1-4 · PDFArchived source document: Exhibit B — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 1-4, E.D.N.Y.).
  3. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 6, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 6 · PDFVerified Return of Service, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al., No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), January 23, 2025, Document 6.
  4. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 7, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 7 · PDFVerified Return of Service, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), January 23, 2025.
  5. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 10, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 10 · PDFReturn of Non-Service, Doc. 10, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), filed February 7, 2025: attempted service on Claudio Navarro.
  6. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 11, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 11 · PDFReturn of Non-Service, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al., No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK, Doc. 11 (E.D.N.Y.), February 7, 2025.
  7. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 12, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 12 · PDFVerified Return of Service on Benworth Financial LLC, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), served 01/17/2025.
  8. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 13, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 13 · PDFAffidavit of Service, William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al., No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK, Doc. 13 (E.D.N.Y.), filed February 13, 2025.
  9. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 14, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 14 · PDFAffidavits of mailing and service, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al., No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK, Doc. 14 (E.D.N.Y.), February 24, 2025.
  10. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 19, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 19 · PDFVerified Return of Service by posting, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), served 02/25/2025, filed 03/19/25.
  11. Exhibit — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 24-2, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 24-2 · PDF
  12. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 25, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 25 · PDFReturn of Service, Doc. 25, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), filed April 1, 2025: summons and complaint posted at Bernardo Navarro's residence.
  13. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 29, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 29 · PDFAppearance of Counsel for plaintiff, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al., No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), April 25, 2025, Doc. 29.
  14. Amended Complaint (RICO)ComplaintKolbert RICO amended complaint alleges Benworth, Womply and Toby Scammell enabled a fraudulent $18,803 PPP loan in his name, filed May 16, 2025.
  15. Exhibit B — Internet Research Regarding the Purported SBA DebtExhibit
  16. Exhibit C — SBA Identity Theft Declaration and FTC Report — Kolbert v. Benworth (E.D.N.Y.)Exhibit
  17. Exhibit D — SBA Acknowledgment LetterExhibitExhibit D (Doc. 32-4), Kolbert v. Benworth, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.): SBA letter of October 11, 2024 on an identity theft complaint.
  18. Exhibit E — Benworth FL Florida Corporate RecordsExhibitExhibit E in Kolbert v. Benworth, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), May 16, 2025: Florida and NMLS records for Benworth Capital Partners LLC.
  19. Exhibit F — Benworth PR Puerto Rico Corporate RecordsExhibitExhibit F, Kolbert v. Benworth: Puerto Rico formation and NMLS license records for Benworth Capital Partners PR LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), 2025.
  20. Exhibit G — Bernardo Navarro NMLS Consumer Access Profile — Kolbert v. Benworth (E.D.N.Y.)ExhibitExhibit G, Doc. 32-7 (E.D.N.Y. No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK): NMLS profile of Bernardo Enrique Navarro with employment history and two licenses.
  21. Exhibit H — Claudia Navarro NMLS Consumer Access Profile — Kolbert v. Benworth (E.D.N.Y.)ExhibitExhibit H, NMLS Consumer Access profile of Claudia Pezzia-Navarro, Kolbert v. Benworth, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), May 16, 2025.
  22. Exhibit I — Benworth Capital Website About PageExhibitBenworth Capital's website About Us page, filed as an exhibit in the Kolbert identity-theft PPP loan suit.
  23. Exhibit J — FTC Complaint against Womply and ScammellExhibitFTC complaint against Womply and Toby Scammell over PPP loan claims, filed as Exhibit J in Kolbert v. Benworth, No. 1:25-cv-00117, May 16, 2025.
  24. Exhibit K — FTC–Womply Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction — Kolbert v. Benworth (E.D.N.Y.)ExhibitExhibit K in Kolbert v. Benworth (E.D.N.Y.), May 16, 2025: FTC stipulated order with Oto Analytics (Womply), No. 24-CV-1661, with a $26,000,000 judgment.
  25. Exhibit N — Federal Reserve Bank v. Benworth Complaint — Kolbert v. Benworth (E.D.N.Y.)ExhibitFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco complaint against Benworth and the Navarros over PPPLF advances, No. 3:24-cv-01313-MAJ (D.P.R.), filed July 10, 2024.
  26. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 41, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 41 · PDFLetter to Judge Block, Doc. 41, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), July 25, 2025: agreed 30-day extension of the motion briefing schedule.
  27. Court filing — William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al. (Dkt. 42, E.D.N.Y.)Dkt. 42 · PDFLetter notifying agreement in principle to settle, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC et al., No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-VMS (E.D.N.Y.), September 2, 2025.
  28. Stipulation of Voluntary DismissalStipulationKolbert voluntarily dismisses with prejudice his suit against Benworth, the Navarros and Womply.

More documents from this docket

33 more documents from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.nyed.525917) are in the archive but are not among the 28 filings above.

  1. Complaint for Permanent Injunction, Monetary Relief, and Other ReliefExhibitDocument 1-12 (Exhibit J), filed January 7, 2025: FTC complaint against Oto Analytics (Womply) and Toby Scammell over PPP loan service marketing claims.
  2. 2022.12.01 "We Are Not the Fraud Police": How Fintechs Facilitated Fraud in the Paycheck Protection ProgramExhibit
  3. Exhibit 15 to Complaint
  4. About Us | Benworth Capital About - Benworth CapitalExhibitExhibit I (Document 1-11), Case 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK: printout of Benworth Capital's About Us page describing it as a Florida hard money lender.
  5. Summons in a Civil Action (Doc. 1-2)Summons or warrantSummons in a civil action to each of seven defendants in Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), filed January 7, 2025.
  6. ComplaintComplaint
  7. Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Monetary JudgmentExhibitExhibit K, Doc 1-13 in No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK: FTC stipulated order for permanent injunction and $26,000,000 judgment in No. 24-CV-1661 (N.D. Cal.).
  8. Complaint, Doc. 1-16ExhibitDocument 1-16 (Exhibit N), Case 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK: copy of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco complaint against Benworth seeking $66,980,967.08.
  9. Summons in a Civil Action (Doc. 3)Summons or warrantSummons forms for seven defendants in Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), issued January 8, 2025: 21 days to answer.
  10. Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC Et Al Case No — Doc. 8LetterLetter motion to extend time to respond to the complaint, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-VMS (E.D.N.Y.), Feb. 3, 2025.
  11. Ltr Motion requesting extension of response deadlineLetterLetter motion for extension of time, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), Doc. 9, February 4, 2025.
  12. 2025.03.12 Womply RICO Letter Motion Req. Pre-Mot Conference_ FinalLetterWomply Defendants' letter requesting a pre-motion conference on a motion to dismiss, Kolbert v. Benworth, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-VMS, Mar. 14, 2025.
  13. Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC Et Al Case No — Doc. 17Letter
  14. not.pmc.2, Doc. 18NoticeMarch 17, 2025 notice of an April 10, 2025 pre-motion conference before Judge Block, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.).
  15. Draft Womply 7.1 DisclosureWomply's Rule 7.1 disclosure names SCAT20210721, LLC as parent in Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.).
  16. Ltr Mtn for defendant Claudia NavarroLetterClaudia Navarro's letter joining the Benworth Defendants' pre-motion letter, Kolbert v. Benworth, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-VMS, Mar. 26, 2025.
  17. SE TAKE NOTICE that upon the annexed affidavit of movant in support of this motion andNoticeNotice of motion to admit Alyxandra Vernon pro hac vice, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), Doc. 24, March 28, 2025.
  18. Motion To Admit CounselAffidavitPro hac vice affidavit of counsel for the Womply defendants, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), March 28, 2025.
  19. Source document (2025-04-10)StatementCorporate disclosure statement of the Benworth Defendants, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), April 10, 2025.
  20. Notice (2025-04-18)NoticeWillkie Farr & Gallagher appearance for Oto Analytics and Toby Scammell, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-VMS, April 18, 2025.
  21. NOA CarolinaNoticeNotice of appearance, Doc. 28, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, Case 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), April 25, 2025, for the Benworth Defendants.
  22. Initial Conference Adjournment RequestLetterLetter of April 28, 2025 asking to adjourn the May 7, 2025 conference, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), Document 30.
  23. On April 25, 2025, a pre-motion conference was held before Judge Frederick Block, duringLetterPlaintiff's letter in Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), May 22, 2025, to adjourn a June 5, 2025 conference.
  24. C. The parties may wish to engage in settlement discussionsJoint proposed case management plan in Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), filed May 27, 2025, with discovery dates.
  25. Appearance of CounselAppearance of counsel for plaintiff in William Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-VMS (E.D.N.Y.), filed May 28, 2025.
  26. Pre-Motion Letter to File Motion to Dismiss Amended ComplaintLetterPre-motion letter in Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners (E.D.N.Y.), May 30, 2025: Benworth Defendants seek leave to move to dismiss RICO claims.
  27. Letter Motion, Doc. 37LetterWomply and Toby Scammell letter motion seeking a pre-motion conference on dismissing the Amended Complaint in Kolbert v. Benworth (E.D.N.Y.).
  28. Pre-Motion Letter to File Motion to Dismiss Amended ComplaintExhibitDoc. 38-2, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.): defendants' May 30, 2025 pre-motion letter to dismiss the Amended Complaint.
  29. Letter Motion, Doc. 38-1ExhibitDocument 38-1 in Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.): Womply defendants' letter motion seeking a pre-motion conference.
  30. Joint Letter Motion to Stay Discovery (Case 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK, Document 38)LetterJoint Letter Motion to Stay Discovery, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-VMS (E.D.N.Y.), Document 38, June 3, 2025.
  31. not.pmc.2, Doc. 39NoticeJune 9, 2025 notice of a June 18, 2025 pre-motion conference before Judge Block, Kolbert v. Benworth Capital Partners, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.).
  32. June 18, 2025 Order, we write to notify Your Honor that the parties’ settlement discussions haveLetterLetter in Kolbert v. Benworth Capital, No. 1:25-cv-00117 (E.D.N.Y.), July 18, 2025: settlement talks unsuccessful, briefing schedule set.
  33. undatedCertification of Arbitration Eligibility — Kolbert v. BenworthCover sheetCertification of arbitration eligibility form under Local Arbitration Rule 83.7, Doc. 1-1, No. 1:25-cv-00117-FB-CHK (E.D.N.Y.), filed January 7, 2025.

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