A veteran Democratic operative with ties to the Biden administration is advising a military spyware firm accused of having helped foreign governments spy on murdered Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, according to new filings.

Bluelight Strategies President Steven Rabinowitz is being paid to provide government relations services to NSO Group, a technology company that develops tools that allow smartphones to be monitored covertly. The firm has been embroiled in controversies over the use of its Pegasus software, which foreign governments have used to target journalists, human rights activists, and government officials, including U.S. diplomats. A phone number for French President Emmanuel Macron was on a list of possible targets of NSO clients, as was a number for the Biden administration’s lead Iran negotiator, Robert Malley.