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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…

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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,…

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Serial Rapes from 1991 & 1992 Solved by Genetic Genealogy in Maricopa County

Gary Robert Young- Courtesy: Maricopa County Jail FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from Identifinders International to ACJ: Chandler, AZ – Identifinders International, in conjunction with the Chandler…

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Lawsuit against Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh accuses priest of rape

PAULA REED WARD | Friday, August 7, 2020 1:27 p.m. This story originally appeared in Trib Live:   A man who immigrated to the United…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Second Barron County homicide victim identified by genetic genealogy

Official Press Release From DNA Doe Project to American Crime Journal Barron County, Wisconsin – 23 June 2020 – Working in conjunction with the Wisconsin…

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