December 11, 2023 - December 12, 2023

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This legally recorded phone conversation took place on December 12, 2023, between Jason Voit and Maurice Darbyshire, then a sitting Senior Vice President for Invited Clubs. The call did not occur in a vacuum. It came after more than five months of unanswered communications, warnings, evidence submissions, and repeated attempts by Jason to address what he believed were serious issues involving workplace safety, corporate conduct, retaliation, and the actions of individuals inside Invited Clubs.

Importantly, this recording did not begin at the start of the conversation. Jason spoke with Darbyshire for approximately two hours before recording began. According to Jason, the purpose of the call was initially to discuss what had happened, seek clarity, and determine whether Darbyshire had reconsidered the company’s actions in light of the information Jason had been sending to Invited leadership and Human Resources since July 1, 2023. Jason states that recording only began after the conversation escalated and he began to feel threatened.

Listeners should also understand that this is not a polished or professional conversation. The discussion becomes emotional, confrontational, and heavily profane on both sides. Jason openly acknowledges that he became defensive and aggressive in tone after feeling threatened and dismissed during the call. The recording is being presented in full context, without sanitization, because Jason believes context matters more than selectively edited excerpts.

Throughout the call, Jason repeatedly states that he does not intend physical harm toward anyone and that his goal is to be heard, clear his name, and expose what he believes was wrongdoing inside the company. At the same time, Darbyshire repeatedly minimizes Jason’s concerns, mocks his fear, dismisses his safety concerns at the Hamlet, and makes aggressive statements about hurting or destroying him if certain lines were crossed.

Jason further contends that the fear later attributed to him by Invited leadership was, at least in part, manufactured or amplified after the fact because of the firearm issue involving his office at the Hamlet.

According to Jason, the firearm was not hidden from leadership. He states that members of his management chain were aware of it and understood why he felt the need to have it given the specific conditions at the Hamlet during that period. Jason contends that the facility suffered from longstanding security deficiencies, including unsecured access points and the inability to properly secure parts of the building late at night while he worked extended hours, often alone.

Jason also contends that there were legitimate safety concerns involving certain members and individuals associated with the club, including prior threats, erratic behavior, and what he describes as the presence of intimidating or nefarious individuals connected to the membership. At the time, Jason states he had been brought in specifically to “clean up” operational and behavioral problems at the club and had taken a hard line on issues involving conduct, accountability, and enforcement of standards. According to Jason, this created tension with certain individuals and contributed to his belief that the environment was not entirely safe.

Jason acknowledges that possessing the firearm ultimately violated company policy and New York law. However, he contends that leadership’s later characterization of him as dangerous ignored the broader context that they themselves were allegedly aware of at the time.

Jason further contends that the firearm was not “discovered” after his termination in the manner later implied publicly. According to the police report authored by Joseph Vivona himself, Vivona removed the firearm from Jason’s office desk and placed it into his own personal vehicle prior to police involvement. Jason contends that this distinction is critically important because it directly impacts the narrative later constructed around the incident and raises additional questions about handling of the firearm, internal coordination, and the sequence of events that followed.

Jason also contends that police reports generated after the firearm incident were not entirely organic or independent. Specifically, Jason alleges that at least one individual was pressured or coerced into participating in the reporting process, while another individual acted with personal motive and career ambition, allegedly utilizing Mamee Groves as a conduit to advance his own position within the company. Jason disputes the broader narrative that was ultimately built around those reports and contends that key context, motivations, and internal dynamics were intentionally omitted or distorted.

One of the most striking aspects of this conversation is the apparent disparity in how personal safety and human value are treated. Jason repeatedly explains that he feared for his safety due to known security deficiencies at the club, including unsecured access to the building late at night. Rather than meaningfully addressing those concerns, Darbyshire appears to mock them while simultaneously insisting that fear experienced by others justified extraordinary measures against Jason.

The recording also captures Jason challenging what he viewed as a broader corporate culture inside Invited Clubs — one in which executives and corporate leadership insulated themselves while field-level operators and employees were treated as disposable. The discussion involving CEO David Pillsbury and access/security is particularly important in that context.

According to Jason, this recording was privately provided to Human Resources and members of Invited’s executive leadership after the call occurred. Despite the content of the recording, Darbyshire was not immediately terminated. While he is no longer with the company, Jason contends that his departure was handled quietly under the guise of corporate reorganization rather than transparent accountability.

Jason further contends that this call — and the company’s response to it — became a turning point in understanding how Invited intended to handle him moving forward. Rather than addressing the underlying concerns he was raising, Jason believes the company chose instead to back Mamee Groves and possibly others in legal proceedings against him, including actions that ultimately led to his arrest, incarceration, and multiple attempts to silence him through the legal system.

This recording is presented here because Jason believes it provides critical context into the mindset, tone, and conduct of senior corporate leadership during one of the most consequential periods of his life. It should be reviewed alongside the court transcripts, correspondence, timelines, and supporting materials contained throughout this site.