Lawsuit Accuses Alex Bruesewitz of Taking $500,000 From Qatari Interests
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 10
Lawsuit Accuses Alex Bruesewitz of Taking $500,000 From Qatari Interests
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 10
Summary
A Monday lawsuit in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, alleges Republican strategist Alex Bruesewitz took about $500,000 from individuals associated with Qatar through an undisclosed consulting arrangement.
Derek Utley, Bruesewitz’s former partner at digital firm X Strategies, says the payments were never disclosed and could trigger Foreign Agent Registration Act requirements if they involved efforts to influence the U.S. government.
Justice Department records do not list Bruesewitz or his companies under FARA, while his lawyer called the claims false and defamatory; Bruesewitz had posted on X on Saturday that he never accepted money from foreign governments or companies.
The filing sharply escalates an ongoing split between the two X Strategies co-founders, who have already sued each other over alleged mishandling of company money after Utley left the firm earlier this year.