A federal judge Monday found a Sunrise software company, subject of a 2022 NBC6 investigation, “defrauded and hoodwinked” a client who the judge ordered should be paid more than $500,000 in damages. The Sunrise-based software development company, Chetu, has sued unhappy customers who publicly criticize its work and is party to hundreds of lawsuits in Broward County, mostly filed by Chetu against clients who refuse to pay. NBC 6's Tony Pipitone reportsIn a statement to NBC6, an executive with Blue Chip said, “This has been a long and difficult process for us. She cited what she called “threats” in an email sent to the company Wednesday night by a disgruntled former client celebrating the court’s order. According to testimony in the three-day trial in June, Chetu was paid nearly $150,000 over 14 months to develop a point-of-sale software system for Blue Chip that never worked.