Ballard & Operation Underground Railroad — Legal Archive
For additional articles covering OUR, please go to ACJ Investigates- Derailed: Operation Underground Railroad
This page serves as a centralized legal archive documenting litigation, sworn testimony, official complaints, and investigative materials related to Tim Ballard, Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), and associated entities, including Aerial Recovery.
Contained within are links to:
- Federal lawsuits, including claims brought under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)
- State-level complaints and legal filings
- Sworn depositions and declarations
- Police reports and criminal complaints
- Verified supporting documentation
These materials represent primary source records– including filings made under oath, formal allegations presented in court, and documented statements submitted as part of ongoing or resolved legal proceedings.
This archive is intended to provide readers with direct access to the record, allowing independent review of the underlying documents rather than reliance on secondary summaries or public narratives.
The inclusion of these materials does not constitute a finding of fact or legal conclusion. Many of the claims contained within remain allegations unless and until adjudicated in a court of law. However, taken collectively, these documents establish a substantial and expanding body of record that warrants public scrutiny.
Readers are encouraged to examine the filings, compare testimony, and evaluate the evidence within the full context of the legal and investigative landscape surrounding Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad.
Criminal Investigations:
Davis County Criminal Investigation into Tim Ballard & O.U.R.
Lindon Police Department Report: Tim Ballard
Utah County Sheriff’s Office Report: Tim Ballard
Declarations:
Depositions:
Expert Reports:
Former Special Agent Greg Rogers Declaration
Lawsuits:
- First Amended Complaint: WW, et al. v. Ballard et al.
- Second lawsuit against Tim Ballard, OUR & others
- Righter v. Ballard, O.U.R. & Matthew Cooper
- Whitehead v. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes & O.U.R.
- Kely Johana Suarez Moya v. Tim Ballard & O.U.R.
- Federal TVPRA Complaint Against Tim Ballard & O.U.R.
- Second Amended TVPRA Complaint Against Ballard, O.U.R. & Aerial Recovery
Ballard Lawsuits:
Exhibits:
Exhibit F: Text Messages Between Tim Ballard & “JJ”
Exhibit I: “Guerra Oculta” Promotional Image
Exhibit J: “Myth vs. Fact” Human Trafficking Graphic
Exhibit K: NY Times Article on Tim Ballard & O.U.R.
Exhibit S: Text Message Screenshot (“Belt” Communication)
Exhibit T: Buenos Aires Times Article Referencing Tim Ballard
Motions:
Moya v. Ballard: Motion to Dismiss Denied
Borys v. Ballard: Motion to Release Crime Lab DNA Report
Statements:
Statement of Sashleigha Hightower
Protective Orders:
Utah District Court Order: Sexual Violence Protective Order Borys v. Ballard
Separation Agreement:
Separation and Mutual Release Agreement: Timothy Ballard & O.U.R.
Original Investigative Reporting
Featured Report:
BREAKING NEWS: Anti-human trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad under criminal investigation by Davis County Attorney
Featured Articles:
- Criminal Investigation into O.U.R. Expands
- Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and Tim Ballard Become Targets of Joint Criminal Investigation
- O.U.R.- The Grand Jury Investigation
- Married Couple Launches Second Lawsuit Against Tim Ballard
- Lawsuit Against OUR and Tim Ballard Alleges Sexual Misconduct, Battery & Fraud
- Plaintiffs File Lawsuit Against Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad for Human Trafficking Violations
- Permanent Sexual Violence Protective Order Issued Against Tim Ballard
- Protective Order Granted Against Tim Ballard After Court Hears DNA Evidence Claims
- Ballard Claims Victory, as Two Sexual Violence Protective Orders are Granted Against Him
- O.U.R. Chief Legal Officer Alessandra Serano Resigns
- Las Vegas Metropolitan PD Human Trafficking Task Force calls out O.U.R.
- The Arrest of Earl Venton Buchanan
- Ballard & Angel Studios’ Motion to Dismiss Denied in Suarez Defamation Lawsuit
- UPDATE: Amy Morgan Davis Responds to Tim Ballard’s Defamation Suit
- Courtroom Audio of Ballard’s Attorney admitting Ballard’s Semen “probably did” get on victim’s skirt
- Tim Ballard’s Text Messages with Victim Expose Possessive Behavior and Cosmetic Surgery
- O.U.R. Operative and Major Donor Awaits Sentencing in $100 Million Medicare Fraud Case
Original Reporting. Court Records. Primary Evidence.
American Crime Journal has documented the rise, influence, controversies, investigations, litigation, and public claims surrounding Operation Underground Railroad for years.
This archive brings together original reporting, court records, sworn testimony, police reports, legal filings, and primary source evidence in a single location.
The purpose is not to tell readers what to think.
The purpose is to preserve the record, document the facts, and ensure that future researchers, journalists, attorneys, victims, donors, and members of the public have access to the underlying evidence.
Because history is written from records—not narratives.
