TigerSwan, a private security firm notorious for its tactics during the War on Terror, was hired by Energy Transfer to spy on water protectors and create propaganda to discredit them. Energy Transfer was not pleased with the results and filed a lawsuit against TigerSwan. The company was eventually fined $175,000.

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