Tag: Operation Underground Railroad
CharityWatch Downgrades O.U.R.’s Rating to a “Question Mark”
One of the nation’s leading nonprofit watchdog organizations downgraded Operation Underground Railroad to a “?” rating, citing criminal investigations, transparency concerns, governance issues, and unanswered…
Exposed: The Coco Berthmann Child Sex Slave Hoax
A widely promoted trafficking narrative is subjected to independent scrutiny as records, family testimony, and unanswered questions challenge claims repeated by media outlets and advocacy…
Operation Underground Railroad Stages Fake College Graduation
Operation Underground Railroad claimed seven Venezuelan women rescued from trafficking completed college degrees and celebrated with a university graduation ceremony. This investigation examines the rescue…
Criminal Investigation into O.U.R. Expands
With investigators citing a “cascade of evidence and witnesses,” the criminal investigation into Operation Underground Railroad widens as former insiders, federal authorities, and longtime associates…
Mutiny at Operation Underground Railroad
Three senior figures connected to Operation Underground Railroad—including Tim Ballard’s sister-in-law and former top executives—departed the organization and launched a new anti-trafficking nonprofit as questions…
Operation Underground Railroad: Crimes Uncovered
The Expanding Criminal Investigation into OUR Witnesses, documents, and a controversial 2019 Whiteboard Meeting have become part of an expanding investigation into Tim Ballard, Operation…
Tim Ballard’s Secret “Whiteboard Meeting” in August 2019
For years, Tim Ballard portrayed the search for missing Haitian child Gardy Mardy as a driving force behind Operation Underground Railroad. This investigation examines how…
O.U.R. Continues the Dangerous Practice of Victim & Witness Intimidation
Operation Underground Railroad Retains Kirton McConkie to Silence & Intimidate ex-Jump Team Member Where o’ where is the Utah press? You created this monster, Operation…
I Was Trained by Operation Underground Railroad to be an Undercover Operative Overseas
After passing Operation Underground Railroad’s overseas operative selection course, one volunteer began questioning the training, culture, and methods behind the organization’s celebrated rescue missions Editor’s…
The Elizabeth Smart Foundation Severed All Ties with O.U.R.
Operation Underground Railroad touted its relationship with the Elizabeth Smart Foundation as proof of its legitimacy. This investigation examines how the partnership unraveled, why Ed…
