MEMRI recently exposed two cases of alleged Qatari involvement in illegal activities in the U.S. and France. A. Alleged Bribing Of A French Minister According to leaked government documents obtained by Project Raven, Qatari Ambassador to the U.S. Mashal bin Hamad Aal Thani, who was at that time Qatari Ambassador to France, allegedly bribed French minister Jean-Marie Le Guen.