FB files evidence Ceglia ownership claim ‘forged’

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Paul Ceglia’s claim on Facebook may finally face the music.

Citing a wealth of forensic evidence, Facebook on Monday filed a motion to dismiss what it labelled a “shakedown” lawsuit by Paul Ceglia, who sued the world’s biggest social network in June 2010 for breach of contract — claiming a document entitles him to ownership of 85 percent of the company.

“Today’s motion proves what Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg have emphatically stated all along: this case is a fraud,” said Orin Snyder, partner with Gibson Dunn and the attorney for Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.

Along with the motion, Facebook filed what it described as a “treasure trove” of evidence attacking the authenticity of the contract and a series of emails between Zuckerberg and Ceglia.

“The motion … demonstrates that Ceglia has forged documents, destroyed evidence, and abused the judicial system in furtherance of his criminal scheme. Ceglia must be held accountable,” Snyder said.

Digital forensics experts with Stroz Friedberg hired by Facebook uncovered what they call the authentic contract between Ceglia’s company StreetFax and Zuckerberg on hard drives submitted by Ceglia as evidence. That contract dates to 2003 — before the creation of the social network.