Puzzle Financial Retaliation Documentation

puzzle-exit-paperwork-2023-05-31.pdf

Termination documentation falsely claiming 'resignation'; includes early warning to HR about CEO fraud pattern

puzzle-separation-agreement-2023-05-31.pdf

Forced separation agreement with coercive waiver clauses (fraud, wrongful discharge, retaliation, equity - all waived); identical structure to 2018 LendUp Asset Sale

ciiaa-termination-unacknowledged-2023-06-06.pdf

CIIAA termination certificate refused with note: 'None of this would have happened if the raging Silicon Valley grifter ego didn't take over this company throughout this past month. Something is very wrong with Puzzle and you need a third-party to look into it.'

ciiaa-termination-acknowledged-2023-06-06.pdf

CIIAA termination certificate acknowledged (HR ignored grifter email)

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Radha Shenoy's Internal Termination Email

VP of Engineering's email to team falsely claiming Patrick 'gave notice weeks ago' and 'decided to resign immediately' - sent 1 hour 59 minutes after Patrick declined meeting and sent prophecy about CEO's manipulation; demonstrates coordinated narrative control

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Sasha Orloff's Slack Cover Story

CEO's Slack message providing cover story for card cancellations ('Brex/Ramp API partnership transition') posted 10 minutes after termination email; coordinated messaging to conceal termination signals

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Sasha Orloff voicemail to Patrick after revealing termination and narrative control evidence; falsely restates 'resignation,' offers 'transition costs,' frames as lack of 'job fit' while acknowledging constant surveillance; nervous, stuttering delivery reveals consciousness of guilt

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LinkedIn Post: 'SEO Hijacking Threats' Screenshot

Screenshot titled by Sasha as 'Patrick Stoica - SEO Hijacking Threats.png' - shows Patrick's public accountability demands post-CFPB ban, including tagline 'Puzzle Financial whistleblower'; screenshot taken AFTER Sasha blocked Patrick (proving surveillance); later weaponized in November 2025 Wikipedia victimhood narrative claiming 'SEO hijacking' when demanding accountability for fraud

LendUp - 2018 Asset Sale to Mission Lane.pdf

2018 LendUp-Mission Lane Asset Sale Agreement showing golden parachutes (~$4.4M to 4 executives, $0 to shareholders), dual advisory roles, coercive waiver clauses. Posted sliver of this document morning of August 11, 2023 (hinting possession days prior), triggering dual coordinated C&Ds same day.

puzzle-attorney-letter-2023-08-11.pdf

Attorney letter from Lisa M. Bowman (Orrick) for Puzzle Financial - first coordinated legal threat (sent same day as Asset Sale snippet posted); one-day mailed and email

mission-lane-cease-desist-2023-08-11.pdf

Cease and desist from Mission Lane (same day as Puzzle C&D and Asset Sale snippet) - dual coordinated legal threats same day as first SEC complaint filing; one-day mailed, also to parents

puzzle-bowman-correspondence-2023-08.pdf

Additional correspondence with Lisa M. Bowman documenting coerced compliance

hr-pals-insurance-gaslighting-2024-08.pdf

Insurance 'system issues' correspondence 15 months post-termination; Anthem falsely showed 'continued benefits' creating UHC collection attempt; demonstrates pattern of administrative harm

insurance-termination-certificate-2024-08-22.pdf

CalChoice insurance termination certificate confirming coverage ended 5/31/2023; notice originally issued 6/15/2023 but delivered 14+ months later; COBRA: N/A; Group Contact: Sasha Orloff

puzzle-cease-desist-2025-11-11.pdf

Cease and desist sent same day as SEC whistleblower complaints (conscious retaliation); includes reference to unsent December 20, 2023 C&D (surveillance infrastructure); one-day mailed (outdated address) and email

puzzle-cease-desist-2025-11-20.pdf

Fourth cease and desist with police threats (no legal basis); bar complaint filed 25-O-30894 against Lisa M. Bowman for baseless intimidation

restraining-order.pdf

Workplace Violence Restraining Order (WV-109) - Partly Denied by Judge

Sasha Orloff (Puzzle Financial, Inc.) files restraining order against whistleblower; represented by Lisa M. Bowman (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP). Judge Michelle Tong PARTLY GRANTED and PARTLY DENIED with explicit finding: 'FACTS ALLEGED DO NOT SUPPORT ALL THE ORDERS REQUESTED.' Filing demonstrates textbook whistleblower retaliation, context-stripping of protected speech, and manufactured fear. Hearing: January 8, 2026, 8:30 AM, Dept 505.