Category: ACJ Investigates
Original investigations, case files, timelines, and evidence-based reporting examining crime, justice, and accountability.
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and Operation Underground Railroad
An examination of Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ relationship with Operation Underground Railroad and the accountability questions surrounding the organization Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes…
Tim Ballard Utah’s Flim-Flam Man
Operation Toussaint presented Tim Ballard, Operation Underground Railroad, and their political allies as champions fighting corruption and child trafficking in Haiti. Investigative reporting, public records,…
Las Vegas Metropolitan PD Human Trafficking Task Force calls out O.U.R.
Just days before World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force publicly challenged O.U.R.’s claims, warning that…
Tim Ballard’s Mission
As Operation Underground Railroad grew into one of America’s most recognizable anti-trafficking organizations, questions emerged about fundraising claims, statistics, rescue narratives, and public representations Editor’s…
O.U.R. Receives $150,000 to $350,000 in PPP Funds
Despite raising millions in donations and maintaining substantial financial reserves, Operation Underground Railroad secured between $150,000 and $350,000 in taxpayer-funded PPP relief, raising serious questions…
Operation Underground Railroad’s Roots
An examination of how Operation Underground Railroad evolved from a proposed reality television concept into one of the most influential anti-trafficking organizations in America A…
Operation Underground Railroad: Sex, Women & Fundamentalism
Operation Underground Railroad presented itself as a crusade against human trafficking. This investigation asks a more difficult question: What if the real story is not…
Susan Constantine, Mainstream ‘Deception Detection Expert’ and her Anti-LGBTQ Bigotry
Susan Constantine,”World’s Leading Body Language Expert” and “Deception Detection” regular on Dr. Phil, Nancy Grace, CNN and Fox, spews hate and directs anti-LGBTQ group Last…
Operation Underground Railroad Retains Controversial Firm Kirton McConkie, Threatens Legal Action Against ACJ
The article that started it all. When American Crime Journal began asking questions about Operation Underground Railroad’s finances, leadership, and public claims, O.U.R. responded not…
Credibility: DENIED! Part 3: Origins & Vindication
As the final articles regarding the Karlie Guse Lynch Mob come to a close, remember, it is all about the facts, not opinions, reinterpretations. Nothing…












