Child‑Safety Phone Founder Allegedly Embezzled $1.5M to Buy Lamborghini and Miami Home for Escort

Jeffrey Gottfurcht, co‑founder of child‑safety smartphone maker Cyber Dive, has been accused in a federal affidavit of siphoning at least $1.5 million in company funds to pay for luxury items — including a Lamborghini, a diamond ring and a Miami home — allegedly purchased for a woman he was seeing.

A married man is accused of using money from his company to buy items for an escort h was seeting. Entrepreneur Jeffrey Gottfurcht is also facing state charges for assaulting his wife, court records show (AFP via Getty Images)

Allegations And FBI Findings

An FBI probable‑cause affidavit filed June 12 in Phoenix federal court, and reviewed by The Independent, says Gottfurcht’s wife, Emily, reported him to authorities after discovering large December 2025 transfers. The affidavit alleges two personal transfers from Cyber Dive to Gottfurcht’s personal Bank of America accounts — $200,000 and $1,294,476 — and an FBI financial analysis identified a $1,094,476.25 wire on Dec. 11, 2025, to a Miami title company tied to a $1.075 million West Kendall property.

In February, Gottfurcht was 'removed as CEO' from Cyber Dive, according to the FBI. A few months later, he was arrested on domestic violence charges (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)

Company Account Control And COO’s Claims

Former Cyber Dive COO Derek Jackson, a onetime U.S. Army intelligence officer, told FBI agents that Gottfurcht fabricated sales and acquisition claims to extract investor funds. Jackson told investigators that Gottfurcht claimed Cyber Dive had sold roughly 20,000 phones while Jackson said the company had actually sold about 200 since launch. Jackson also said Gottfurcht falsely suggested potential acquisition interest from firms such as BlackRock, AT&T and Google, and that he covertly removed Jackson and board member Robert Basso as signatories to gain sole control of company accounts in mid‑February 2026.

Cyber Dive's Aqua One phone allows parents to monitor what their kids are doing online. Now, one of the company's co-founders is facing federal wire fraud charges for allegedly embezzling at least $1.5 million from the company. (AFP via Getty Images)

Personal Details And Prior Profile

The affidavit states Gottfurcht admitted to his wife in February 2026 that he was seeing a woman identified as Dayetsi D. Lopez Garcia and that he had bought her luxury goods, including a diamond ring and an expensive Lamborghini, after multiple shopping trips. Emily Gottfurcht, who shares three children with him and who said she had knowledge of the family finances, turned over transaction receipts to investigators.

“The predator could be inside your house, and you don't even know it,” Gottfurcht once told CBS News when promoting Cyber Dive’s Aqua One phone as a parental‑monitoring product.

Before these allegations, Gottfurcht drew media attention for climbing Mount Everest in 2011 — reported as a first for someone with rheumatoid arthritis — and for promoting Cyber Dive’s child‑safety phone in 2021.

Legal Status

Gottfurcht was removed as Cyber Dive CEO on Feb. 13, 2026, according to the affidavit. He was arrested by Scottsdale police on May 25 on felony domestic‑violence charges and remains jailed on $250,000 bond. The federal criminal complaint charges him with two counts of wire fraud; each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. An arraignment date has not been set, and court filings do not yet list an attorney for Gottfurcht.

Note: All allegations are from the FBI affidavit and criminal complaint; Gottfurcht is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.