The hermit from the American state of New Hampshire received 100 thousand dollars from the Director General of Palantir Alexander Karp, reports CNBC.
This money is the head of the company, which is called the CIA contractor, gave just as a personal donation. In 2020, the businessman earned about $ 1.1 billion.
81-year-old David Lidstone (David Lidstone), known as the “River Dave”, was imprisoned on July 15 for accommodation in the forest without the consent of the owner of the Earth. A man lived there for 30 years.
“How can I express my gratitude for that? I’m starting to cry when I think about it,” said David Lidstone in an interview with the “Concord Monitor” newspaper about donation. – How old logger, who has always had to work to someone I gave such money, I am incredibly difficult to collect my thoughts. “
The man led a secluded life since 1994. At first, the former logger lived in a hut with his wife, providing himself with everything necessary. The couple was engaged in beekeeping, bored chickens, grown vegetables and fruits. In the hut, even electricity was obtained from solar panels on the roof. After parting, a man lived in the forest one.
The current owner of the land plot in the forest when he learned about Lidstone from the city administration in 2015, wanted uninvited tenant to leave the territory. July 15, hermit fell for refusal to evaluate him in custody. Ultimately, the judge allowed Lidstone. After the arrest of American his hut burned down her dot. Committing to freedom, the man received at least 20 proposals for moving to California.
Interest is the personality of the benefactor. Alexander Karp heads Palantir Technologies. The company specializing in Big Data analysis was founded by the American technological billionaire Peter Tilel when financing in-Q-TEL. According to the media, this venture fund is associated with the CIA.