X Corp. has accused crypto gambling entrepreneur Ossi Ketola and Duel.com of repeatedly bribing its employees and contractors as part of an elaborate campaign to seize valuable usernames, restore suspended accounts, and target rivals and critics.

The explosive allegations are contained in a lawsuit filed Monday (September 28) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against Immortal Snail LLC, the Nevis-registered operator of Duel.

X claims Ketola and Immortal Snail were behind a series of security breaches and bribes stretching back to 2024, culminating in an alleged attempt to offer one X employee $300,000 to restore suspended accounts associated with Duel and Ketola.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and Immortal Snail has yet to respond to X’s complaint.

Ketola, known online as “Monarch,” is the founder of Duel and skin-gambling site CSGOEmpire, according to the lawsuit.

X alleges Ketola and Immortal Snail initially compromised another user’s @duel account in March 2024, changing its email address to one associated with CSGOEmpire operator Moonrail Limited and using the account to promote the then-new Duel casino.

X suspended the account two days later after determining it had been compromised and stolen, according to the complaint. Ketola and Immortal Snail then allegedly began using intermediaries to target X employees in an effort to regain control.

On June 26, 2024, they allegedly bribed an X employee to disclose internal information about @duel. X says the employee was subsequently fired.