Brit Morin: Deel espionage was coordinated via Telegram with 'The Watchman'
Brit Morin · Can Tesla Survive? | More or Less #93 · More or Less Podcast · Apr 4, 2025 · at 47:51
Brit Morin outlines allegations from an affidavit detailing the communication channels used in the alleged Deel-Rippling corporate espionage scheme.
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“Also, they had a telegram channel where they were discussing the payments, and. Wait, who was? Okay, it's Keith, it's the spy. How much did they pay for the telegram, Brett? I know, telegram, not signal. It's the spy, it's the CEO, and then there's a third person just named The Watchman. Wait, who was? No way. And Keith doesn't even know who The Watchman is still. He, like, put it in his affidavit. He just knows that his initials in the chat were AD.”
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