- Status: CONFIRMED (A1‑anchored control, ownership, and signatory authority).
- A1 anchors (FACT):
- Sole beneficial owner of ERGO (E.B. 2014) Ltd. stated in promissory note.
[Doc: [EFTA0119855](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0119855.pdf)9] [GRADE A1]
- 49.99% owner of SUM (E.B.) 2015 LP via Cogito (LP agreement/roster).
[Doc: [EFTA0081071](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0081071.pdf)1] [GRADE A1]
- Signatory authority over expenditures >$75K (Group C).
[Doc: [EFTA0103855](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0103855.pdf)7] [GRADE A1]
- Wire instruction chain: Barak → account details → Epstein → Kahn “amount to wire?”
[Doc: [EFTA0251093](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0251093.pdf)8] [GRADE A1]
- STC → ERGO $1M funding (Reporty investment).
[Doc: [EFTA0136052](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0136052.pdf)8] [GRADE A1]
- Aide confirmation: “Barak told me he spoke with Jeffrey.”
[Doc: [EFTA0220090](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0220090.pdf)5] [GRADE A1]
- Board director / Chairman & Investor / Preferred Director with veto rights.
[Doc: [EFTA0111659](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0111659.pdf)7]; [Doc: [EFTA0111658](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0111658.pdf)3]; [Doc: [EFTA0267627](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0267627.pdf)0] [GRADE A1]
- Ownership/structure clarification (FACT): Montilla holds 16.67% of SUM LP; beneficial owner identified as Nicole Junkermann (per external reporting; jmail.world analysis).
[Doc: [EFTA0081071](https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA0081071.pdf)1]
- External reporting confirmation: Israeli registry IDs for ERGO (#515175495) and SUM LP (#550260459) and Cogito/Ergo/SUM “cogito ergo sum” structure (per external reporting; Jack Poulson Substack Sep 2025).
- What this shows: Barak exercised beneficial ownership, governance control, and payment‑approval authority over the Reporty/Carbyne investment vehicle stack.