Former CEO & Board Advisor
Served as PenLink's CEO through the Spire Capital investment era and the Cobwebs Technologies merger. Upon Peter Weber's appointment in 2024, Pope transitioned to a board advisor role driving the company's strategic vision.
Reporting documented PenLink supplying ICE and DHS with Webloc location tracking and Tangles OSINT, letting agents follow phones and social accounts without a warrant. Flatwater Free Press reported ICE signed a $2.3 million contract to use the two tools, which were described as deployed during high-profile immigration crackdowns in cities like Minneapolis.
According to the EFF, Pen-Link filed a 'reverse' public-records lawsuit in late 2024 against the San Joaquin County (CA) Sheriff's Office to block release of its contracts, claiming its product names and prices were trade secrets and citing terms that purport to bar customers from disclosing use of its technology without the company's consent. EFF intervened, and a 2025 settlement forced disclosure — records showed the Sheriff paid $180,000 for a two-year subscription to the Tangles Web Intelligence Platform.