Many of the documents reviewed by the AP outlining work undertaken by Chalker and his companies on behalf of Qatar are also described in a lawsuit filed by Elliott Broidy, a one-time fundraiser for former U.S. Qatari government officials did not respond to requests for comment. Chalker did not provide to the AP any evidence to support his position that some of the documents in question had been forged. That includes confirming details of various documents with different sources, including former Chalker associates and soccer officials cross-checking contents of documents with contemporaneous news accounts and publicly available business records and examining electronic documents’ metadata, or digital history, where available, to confirm who made the documents and when. The AP took several steps to verify the documents’ authenticity.
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The sources said they were troubled by Chalker’s work for Qatar and requested anonymity because they feared retaliation. Multiple sources with authorized access provided documents to the AP.
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The AP reviewed hundreds of pages of documents from Chalker’s companies, including a 2013 project update report that had several photos of Chalker’s staff meeting with various soccer officials. Chalker also claimed that some of the documents reviewed by the AP were forgeries. Global Risk Advisors bills itself as “an international strategic consultancy specializing in cybersecurity, military and law enforcement training, and intelligence-based advisory services” and its affiliates have won small contracts with the FBI for a rope-training course and tech consulting work for the Democratic National Committee.Ĭhalker declined requests for an interview or to answer detailed questions about his work for the Qatari government. A Reuters investigation from 2019 reported that DarkMatter hacked phones and computers of Qatar’s Emir, his brother, and FIFA officials.Ĭhalker, who opened an office in Doha and had a Qatari government email account, said in a statement provided by a representative that he and his companies would not “ever engage in illegal surveillance.”įormer Chalker associates say his companies have provided a variety of services to Qatar in addition to intelligence work. intelligence and military officials recently admitted to providing hacking services for a UAE-based company, which was called DarkMatter, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department. The private surveillance business has flourished in the last decade in the Persian Gulf as the region saw the rise of an information war using state-sponsored hacking operations that have coincided with the run-up to the World Cup. The use of such technology provided by private firms is well documented by autocratic countries around the world, including the Gulf. “By implementing background investigations and vetting program, Qatar will maintain dominance of migrant workers,” one GRA document said.Īnother project, “Viper” promised on-site or remote “mobile device exploitation,” which Global Risk Advisors said would deliver “critical intelligence” and enhance national security. He certainly wouldn’t need consultants to assist with that relationship.”
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In a 2013 document, Global Risk Advisors recommended the Qataris give money to one a soccer development organization run by Ali, saying it would “help solidify Qatar’s reputation as a benevolent presence in world football.”Ī representative for Ali said the prince “has always had a direct good personal relationship with Qatar’s rulers. It’s unclear how much the Qataris ultimately paid the company.Ĭompany documents also highlight the company’s efforts to win over Jordan’s Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, a key figure in the soccer world and who ran unsuccessfully to be FIFA’s president in 20. have come from successful penetration operations targeting vocal critics inside the FIFA organization,” Chalker’s company, Global Risk Advisors, said in one 2014 document describing a project whose minimum proposed budget was listed at $387 million over nine years. “The greatest achievement to date of Project MERCILESS.
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Operatives working for Chalker and the Persian Gulf sheikhdom also sought cell phone call logs of at least one top FIFA official ahead of the 2010 vote, the records show. The surveillance work included having someone pose as a photojournalist to keep tabs on a rival nation’s bid and deploying a Facebook honeypot, in which someone posed online as an attractive woman, to get close to a target, a review of the records show.
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The AP’s investigation shows Qatar left little to chance.