Rick Addante, PhD was just served with a temporary injunction and ordered to surrender his firearms to the Melbourne Sheriff’s Office

Last year, Addante publicly exposed how officials like Brandon at Florida Tech allegedly discussed rebranding “climate change” initiatives with different language to keep receiving funding and play the system. Addante previously filed a separate whistleblower lawsuit against FIT that remains pending.

Matthew Tyrmand, the former board member of Project Veritas, is attempting this similar litigation tactic against James O’Keefe currently that May is attempting against Addante.

MAJOR UPDATE: @RickAddante was just served with a temporary injunction and ordered to surrender his firearms to the Melbourne Sheriff’s Office. Addante is being sued by Professor Brandon May of Florida Tech.

Last year, Addante publicly exposed how officials like Brandon at… https://t.co/dpbwixRGaO pic.twitter.com/EvCiJODkFt

— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII)June 26, 2026