According to the media Berlingske, the businessman Drew Horn has paid a sum of DKK 380,000 to the American state in a case of conflict of interest. Drew Horn tells Berlingske that these are false accusations.
The American businessman Drew Horn is involved in several projects in Greenland, where he has, among other things, big plans for the establishment of a data center and a hydroelectric plant in Kangerlussuaq.
Drew Horn has attracted a lot of attention to his plans, partly because he was a senior adviser at the US Department of Energy during Donald Trump’s first term as president.
The Danish media Berlingske can tell you on Monday that the employment in the administration had a legal aftermath, with Drew Horn paying $59,000 or approximately DKK 380,000. in a settlementafter the Justice Department accused him of mixing his public employment with his private business interests.
The US Department of Justice referred to the settlement back in July 2025 in a press releasewhich has not previously been featured in the media.
Horn: Competitors planted false accusations
Here, the Ministry of Justice writes that in January 2021, Horn worked on a specific case that affected the financial interests of a private company, with whom he also negotiated contract terms to act as a paid senior advisor after his upcoming dismissal from government service.
As part of the settlement, Drew Horn has agreed to pay a civil penalty, but it is emphasized that these are only allegations and Drew Horn has not accepted any liability.
Drew Horn emphasizes to Berlingske precisely that the settlement was entered into without acknowledgment of guilt:
– I think my competitors tried to plant false accusations to create a false narrative that I broke the rules on conflict of interest, says Drew Horn to Berlingske.
