Bernard Pettingill Wiki, Age, Alex Jones Trial, Salary, Net Worth, Wife, Family, Nationality, Ethnicity
Bernard Pettingill Biography – Bernard Pettingill Wiki
Bernard Pettingill (born Bernard Francis Pettingill Jr.) is a consulting/forensic economist as well as President and CEO of Pettingill Analytics in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States. Pettingill has been a forensic economist since 1985. He has testified by deposition or trial in over 1500 cases in 29 states plus the US Virgin Islands, according to his website.
Pettingill is a former professor of economics at the Florida Institute of Technology and Palm Beach Atlantic University. He has also taught for many years at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette and as an associate professor at Louisiana State University Medical School.
The forensic economist is a member of the American Economic Association, the Health Economics Study Group, Great Britain, the DECUS – Computer User Society, the Emergency Medical Service, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, the Southern Management Association, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary International, the Gideons International, the Health and Safety Committee, Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Forensic Economists, and the National Association of Business Economists.
Bernard Pettingill Alex Jones Trial
On Friday, August 5, 2022, forensic economist Bernard Pettingill testified in relation to Alex Jones‘ financial standing as the jury continued to assess punitive damages against the Infowars host.
The forensic economist estimated Infowars revenues average $53 million annually and put Jones and his company Free Speech Systems’ net worth at $135 million to $270 million. While Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy last week, Pettingill said Jones’ $53 million debt to another company owned by Jones makes him look like he’s in deep financial trouble when he’s actually not.
Pettingill also claimed that the Infowars host was funneling $11,000 per day into a shell company he controls, with payments beginning in late September 2021. He was found liable by default in the Texas defamation cases around the same time, according to documents obtained by HuffPost on September 30, 2021.
Jones’ attorney disputed the claim and said it was a real company that matures when Jones is 74.
The jury ordered Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages and $45.2 million in punitive damages.
