Evidence Vault & Source Index
This page is the structured source index for evidence underlying the public-record archive concerning Chad Eugene Willis, Plus Brand Industries Inc., Plus Brand, AGUA Plus, All-Scratch!®, World Energy / WEHR, Guatemala Hydro, Bamboo Nutra / By Nature, related public claims, affected-party material, legal-threat correspondence, regulatory filings and commercial associations.
This is an index, not a full document dump. It separates official records, primary documents, company-owned claims, public-source captures, complaint-platform records, affected-party evidence, restricted legal correspondence and AI-assisted research notes. Sensitive material is summarised publicly but held under controlled access.
Purpose & Access Model
```What the Evidence Vault does
The Evidence Vault identifies the exhibit groups behind the site’s statements and links them to the Registry & Records, Timeline of Conduct, Case Files & Evidence Log, Commercial Associations, Patent Claims Review and Victim & Evidence Intake pages.
What remains restricted
Raw investor spreadsheets, private emails, phone numbers, payment records, bank records, signatures, addresses, call recordings, legal correspondence, affected-party identities and unredacted agreement material are not published publicly by default.
Current Verification Update — June 2026
```Public-record verification, IP clarification, intake activity and legal-correspondence actions
The archive has expanded from publication into active verification and affected-party intake. Current evidence tracks include formal public-record requests, IP clarification correspondence, legal-threat preservation, complaint-platform indexing, and intake-pathway monitoring.
| Track | Evidence / action | Status | Public treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patent / PCT / All-Scratch!® | Clark Hill clarification request concerning label-scratch technology, patent / PCT / published-status / 150+ country language and scope of professional-service reference. | Response pending | Clarification track; not treated as proof of broader commercial claims. |
| Warrant / restitution / enforcement | Requests issued or prepared to relevant Michigan / Oakland County custodians concerning warrant-status indicators, restitution balance, probation / absconder / fugitive indicators and enforcement status. | Requests active | Current status not finalised until custodian confirmation. |
| Oakland County Prosecutor FOIA | Procedural extension notice received concerning People v Chad Willis, Case No. 04-197988-FH. | Substantive response pending | Extension only; not a production, denial or exemption decision. |
| Victim & Evidence Intake | Outreach to historical World Energy / Guatemala Hydro-related contacts and early intake-page traffic capture. | Intake active | Attention signal only; not proof of formal participation. |
| Legal-threat correspondence | Cease-and-desist correspondence, substantive response, delivery-status clarification request and non-response chronology preserved. | Restricted correspondence held | Preserved as legal-threat / suppression-response evidence, not proof of underlying allegations. |
Current active-warrant status, current restitution balance, current enforcement status and patent / PCT / global-protection status remain under verification unless specifically marked confirmed.
Source-Status Labels
```| Status | Meaning | Use in this Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Official record | Court, regulator, agency, registry, patent / trademark office, FOIA response or formal filing. | Highest-value source for the specific fact recorded. |
| Filed / submitted | FOIA request, regulator complaint, legal response, commercial notice, or evidence submission sent by the archive. | Shows a matter has been submitted; not proof of agency finding. |
| Company-owned claim | Plus Brand / AGUA Plus / public profile / sponsored or promotional statement. | Evidence of what was represented; requires independent verification. |
| Complaint-platform record | Ripoff Report, blog warning, consumer complaint, public warning or affected-party account. | Pattern and notice evidence; not adjudicated fact unless independently supported. |
| Under verification | Material issue requiring custodian confirmation, source response or primary-record review. | Important but not final until verified. |
| Restricted evidence held | Private correspondence, payment records, agreements, legal letters, phone records, spreadsheets or identities. | Held under controlled access; not published publicly by default. |
Methodology & Chain of Custody
```Evidence collection method
- Official registries, court portals, regulatory databases and FOIA responses.
- Company websites, public profiles, sponsored-content captures and social-media pages.
- Complaint-platform records, public warnings and historical media coverage.
- Private communications, payment records, agreements and affected-party material.
- Legal-threat correspondence and response chronology.
Preservation method
- Capture URL, date, source, visible author / platform and access date.
- Save PDF / screenshot / HTML / email / attachment where possible.
- Record context and source-status label.
- Restrict personal, financial, legal and private information.
- Hash or otherwise integrity-preserve key files where practical.
AI-assisted research limitation
AI-assisted research notes are not treated as evidence by themselves. They are used to identify trace paths, organise chronology and surface potential connections. A statement is used publicly only where it is supported by a primary document, public record, public-source capture, affected-party submission, official response or properly classified complaint-platform record.
A) Official & Regulatory Exhibits
```These exhibits underpin the Registry & Records, Criminal Records vs Public Persona, Timeline of Conduct and Case Files pages. They are drawn from courts, regulators, law-enforcement / custodian correspondence and official public-record pathways.
| Exhibit ID | Type | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| EV-A1 | Court / criminal record | Oakland County, Michigan criminal case 04-197988-FH / 04197988-FH, including false-title / false-pretence conviction entries, sentencing / supervision information and related public-record extracts. | Summary public; source set restricted |
| EV-A2 | Regulatory order | Michigan financial-services Order of Prohibition #06-4287, including the order text and related enforcement references concerning Mortgage Highway / licensing activity. | Official record anchor |
| EV-A3 | Corrections / OTIS | Historic MDOC / OTIS offender-profile printouts and screenshots for Chad Eugene Willis, showing conviction and supervision details at relevant points in time. | Restricted; summary public |
| EV-A4 | Law-enforcement / custodian correspondence | Requests to and replies from sheriff, court, prosecutor, corrections and police-record custodians regarding warrant status, restitution enforcement, probation / absconder indicators and related enforcement records. | Ongoing verification |
| EV-A5 | FOIA — DIFS | Michigan DIFS FOIA Request #20477 response, supplying Order of Prohibition #06-4287 and confirming confidentiality of related examination / investigation records under MCL 445.1670(1)(d). | Official response preserved |
| EV-A6 | Regulatory submissions — December 2025 | Copies, confirmations and logs for submissions to SEC, FTC, FCC, Michigan DIFS, DOJ / FBI / IRS-CI pathways and relevant international / state channels. | Submission texts restricted |
| EV-A7 | 29 May 2026 verification requests | Formal requests and follow-up correspondence concerning warrant status, probation / absconder indicators, restitution-enforcement status, current restitution balance and related records linked to case 04-197988-FH. | Responses pending / ongoing |
| EV-A8 | Oakland County Prosecutor FOIA extension | Procedural extension notice concerning People v Chad Willis, Case No. 04-197988-FH. This is recorded as a procedural response only, not a substantive production, denial or exemption decision. | Substantive response pending |
B) Corporate, Securities, IP, Patent & Trademark Filings
```| Exhibit ID | Entity / mark / issue | Evidence description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| EV-B1 | World Energy / World Energy Research-related entities | Company, registry and historical project materials connected to World Energy / WEHR and the Guatemala Hydro Pack period, including available registry records and promotional materials. | Public extracts + restricted archive |
| EV-B2 | By Nature / Bamboo Nutra / Fat Burner | Corporate, complaint and trademark / brand-history records connected to nutrition / supplement-era ventures and health-product narratives. | Complaint / public-warning file |
| EV-B3 | Plus Brand Industries Inc. / AGUA Plus | SEC EDGAR company profile and filings, issuer records, AGUA Plus / Plus Brand public materials and cross-reference to investor / royalty / capital-raising materials. | Official filing + public captures |
| EV-B4 | ALL-SCRATCH!® trademark / brand record | Trademark records, brand-mark materials and distinction between trademark protection and patent protection. | Official database cross-check recommended |
| EV-B5 | All-Scratch!® patent / PCT / global-IP claims | Patent-office search results, company-published IP statements, PCT / jurisdictional claims and public materials used to test language such as “patented”, “patent-protected”, “PCT” and “150+ jurisdictions”. | Under verification |
| EV-B6 | Adam Gauer / Adam Gower role chronology | Public profile material, AGUA Plus author archive material and SEC Form D/A references listing Gauer Adam as Executive Officer / Director, including the 2015 role claim vs 2019 corporate-formation chronology issue. | Role chronology review |
| EV-B7 | Clark Hill / All-Scratch!® IP clarification record | Clarification request, public Clark Hill source capture and supporting materials concerning label-scratch technology, patent / PCT / publication / national-phase / 150+ country language and scope of professional-service reference. | Response pending |
C) Marketing, Website, Social & Commercial-Claim Captures
```EV-C1 — Corporate & product sites
- Historic captures of Plus Brand / AGUA Plus domains and product pages.
- Investor, technology, licensing, product, retailer and sponsorship pages.
- Changes to menus, claims, investor / royalty language or sponsorship references over time.
- Public-facing founder / wellness / family / charity / product narratives.
EV-C2 — Social, sponsorship & commercial associations
- Major League Pickleball / PIVOT Agency / official-water claims.
- Premier Boxing Champions / Prime Video references.
- Mayweather / TMT / celebrity-investor claims.
- Retail, distributor, KeHE, Amazon, Walmart, marketplace and national-rollout references.
- Public-figure, sports, venue, boxing and media references.
EV-C3 — Patent / PCT / technology-claim captures
- Plus Brand / AGUA Plus pages using patent, PCT, published-status, global-protection, licensing and 150+ country language.
- All-Scratch!® health, hygiene, waste-reduction, bottle-sharing and product-differentiation claims.
- Clark Hill public-reference capture and the 29 May 2026 clarification request.
- Side-by-side source logs comparing promotional language against official patent / trademark / PCT records.
D) Media Coverage & World Energy / Guatemala Materials
```This group focuses on World Energy / WEHR, Guatemala Hydro / Hydro Pack, offshore investment narratives and public reporting on related historical schemes.
- EV-D1 — New Zealand / international investigations: scanned, downloaded or archived media coverage concerning World Energy Research, the Guatemala hydroelectric project and investor complaints.
- EV-D2 — Investor complaint narratives: public and restricted reports describing alleged losses, non-payment, non-delivery of promised returns and difficulty recovering funds.
- EV-D3 — Promotional documents: project overviews, pitch materials, website text and claims used to market World Energy-related investments.
- EV-D4 — Investor / subscription spreadsheet: restricted spreadsheet material recording hundreds of entries and more than USD $11 million in stated subscription amounts. This is held as restricted evidence due to personal and financial information.
These materials contain a mixture of reported fact, public claims, complaint narratives and restricted financial data. They are used for pattern analysis and source mapping, not as standalone court findings.
E) Consumer Reviews, Scam Reports & Public Complaint Platforms
```EV-E1 to EV-E3 — Historical complaint records
- EV-E1 — Energy / investor complaint clusters: archived consumer reviews, scam-report forum posts and public warnings relating to energy-investment schemes, non-payment, non-delivery and recovery difficulties.
- EV-E2 — Nutrition / supplement-era complaints: complaint threads referencing Bamboo Nutra / By Nature, shipping issues, refunds, product delivery, subscription billing or product quality.
- EV-E3 — AGUA Plus / Plus Brand consumer and public reports: later-era posts concerning AGUA Plus products, delivery, customer service, investor claims or links to previous ventures.
Complaint-platform records are preserved as allegations, pattern evidence and notice records. They are not treated as adjudicated facts unless corroborated by official records or primary documents.
EV-E4 — April–May 2026 Ripoff Report Filings
Public complaint-platform records filed through Ripoff Report include the original Chad Eugene Willis / Plus Brand / AGUA Plus report, the approved supplemental Chad report, the approved Martin K. McKernan report and the approved Adam Gauer report.
- Original Chad Willis Ripoff Report
- Approved Chad Supplemental Ripoff Report
- Martin K. McKernan Ripoff Report
- Adam Gauer Ripoff Report
These reports index broader underlying records, including official filings, complaint materials, legal correspondence, payment records, agreements, promotional claims, SEC filings, public profiles, source captures and preserved communications.
F) Internal Communications, Agreements, Payment Materials & Legal Correspondence
```This group consists of direct emails, message threads, agreements, payment records, legal-threat correspondence and call / meeting records between affected parties and individuals connected to the entities described on this site. Most material is restricted due to privacy and legal considerations.
| Exhibit ID | Evidence set | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| EV-F1 | Email correspondence sets | Curated message chains documenting representations made, timelines promised, explanations given and responses to repayment / clarification requests. | Restricted |
| EV-F2 | Memorandum of Understanding | Signed or draft MoU material setting out expectations regarding repayment, cooperation or resolution pathways. | Restricted |
| EV-F3 | Non-binding investment repayment / compensation agreement | Agreement material outlining proposed repayment schedules, acknowledged amounts and compensation / restructuring terms. | Restricted |
| EV-F4 | Payment records | Bank statements, transfer confirmations, receipts and accounting summaries showing funds paid and amounts unrecovered. | Restricted |
| EV-F5 | Martin K. McKernan payment / agreement / communications materials | Restricted evidence set concerning alleged intermediary, payment conduit, agreement signatory, settlement messenger, delay-manager and narrative-carrier role in repayment / settlement communications connected to Chad Willis / Plus Brand / AGUA Plus obligations. | Restricted; public report linked in EV-E4 |
| EV-F6 | Cease-and-desist / legal-threat correspondence | Original C&D, substantive response, follow-up correspondence, delivery-status clarification request and non-response chronology. | Restricted correspondence file |
| EV-F7 | Recorded calls / call notes / meeting records | Call records, notes and recordings where lawful, including negotiation, repayment, liquidity, investor-update or intermediary communications. | Restricted |
Legal-threat correspondence public treatment
The cease-and-desist / legal-threat file is preserved as part of the evidentiary chronology. It records allegations made, corrections or particulars requested, delivery-status clarification requested, substantive response issued, and whether any correction, supporting evidence, clarification, withdrawal or litigation step followed.
The correspondence is not published as a personal attack on counsel or any law firm. It is preserved as legal-correspondence and suppression-response evidence.
G) Victim Impact, Loss Summaries & Witness Register
```Victim and witness material underpins the affected-party pathway. These records are handled as restricted evidence unless the person gives express written consent for public use.
- EV-G1 — Individual statements: anonymised witness statements and personal narratives describing financial loss, health impact, family strain, business impact and long-term consequences.
- EV-G2 — Aggregated loss tables: spreadsheets and summaries consolidating reported losses across different ventures and eras, including energy, nutrition / supplement, Plus Brand / AGUA Plus and related activities.
- EV-G3 — Corroborating documentation: payment records, agreements, correspondence, account statements, complaint filings and screenshots.
- EV-G4 — Current Plus Brand / AGUA Plus affected-party file: restricted file concerning a reported approximately USD $2.3 million investment by a Florida affected party identified publicly only as J.M., including agreements, rescission material, regulatory / legal filings and related communications.
- EV-G5 — Victim & Evidence Intake records: outbound notices, bounce records, read receipts, intake submissions, consent preferences, jurisdiction mapping and document-holder records.
Public figures for aggregate loss are treated as reported / compiled figures and remain subject to independent audit. This archive does not claim to have completed a forensic accounting of all losses.
Victims & Witnesses Register — public-record pattern
For archive purposes, each affected-party account is treated as a potential witness statement describing conduct connected to Chad Eugene Willis and related entities. Individually, these are accounts requiring source review. Collectively, they may show recurring conduct categories across time, jurisdictions, entities and commercial narratives.
- Timeframe: multiple cohorts across World Energy / WEHR, Guatemala Hydro, Bamboo Nutra / By Nature, Plus Brand Industries Inc., AGUA Plus and related labels.
- Core themes: investment-style offers, licensing / royalty-style programs, delayed or missing repayments, disputed product / program delivery and reliance on patent / technology / sponsor / retail claims as credibility anchors.
- Impact bands: reported individual losses range from smaller sums to seven-figure amounts; aggregate exposure is substantial and subject to verification.
- Regulatory context: many accounts concern activity occurring after Michigan DIFS Order of Prohibition #06-4287, making chronology and role attribution material.
H) Research Logs, OSINT Notes & AI-Assisted Analysis
```- EV-H1 — OSINT and research notes: chronological logs, domain history, source tracking, public-profile mapping, officer-name linking and brand / entity reuse analysis.
- EV-H2 — AI-assisted trace paths: selected exports of AI-assisted work used to identify possible links between corporate records, IP filings, marketing claims, public profiles, complaint clusters and chronology.
- EV-H3 — Version history: captures showing how the site and evidence understanding evolved as new documents, corrections and source classifications were added.
- EV-H4 — Analytics / intake traffic captures: site-analytics screenshots and access logs relevant to outreach, public attention and victim-intake activity. These are treated as attention indicators, not proof of legal coordination or victim participation.
AI outputs and analytics are supporting research records only. They do not replace primary documents, official records or direct witness evidence.
I) Updates, Corrections & Access Requests
```Regulators, law enforcement and oversight bodies
Verified official requests may seek structured export packs, unredacted exhibits, source captures, hash records, correspondence packets, FOIA logs, affected-party summaries and chain-of-custody notes.
- Official-record packets.
- FOIA / custodian correspondence.
- Legal-threat correspondence where appropriate.
- Restricted evidence indexes.
- Victim / affected-party summaries subject to consent and redaction.
Legal counsel and investigative journalists
Legal representatives and accredited journalists may request public-source packs, redacted summaries, chronology support, right-of-reply history and source clarification.
- Public-source evidence packs.
- Redacted document bundles.
- Chronology and case-file extracts.
- Commercial-claims source matrix.
- Right-of-reply / correction history.
Corrections and clarifications
Any party able to provide certified documents, official records, primary-source material or authorised corrections showing an inaccuracy may submit them for review. Where verified, corrections will be made and timestamped.
Use the Law Enforcement, Case Files & Evidence Log, Registry & Records, Contact, or Victim & Evidence Intake pages as appropriate.
Accuracy note: This Evidence Vault is a living source index. It separates official records, filed materials, public claims, complaint-platform records, restricted evidence, affected-party accounts, AI-assisted research notes and unresolved verification issues. Current active-warrant status, current restitution balance, current enforcement status and patent / PCT / global-protection status remain subject to custodian or primary-source confirmation unless specifically marked as confirmed.
Index tag: [INDEX-CW-AGUA-EVIDENCE-VAULT-V2-2026-06-11]