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A Divorce From Hell: doTerra & Operation Underground Railroad

One of Utah’s largest multi-level marketing companies helped elevate Operation Underground Railroad’s credibility and reach. As questions surrounding O.U.R. intensified, the partnership became a growing…

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The Nazarene Fund

Glenn Beck’s Nazarene Fund raised millions by promoting dramatic rescue stories from the Middle East and claiming to save Christians and sex trafficking victims from…

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Operation Underground Railroad and “The Covenant”

Lynn Packer examines the relationship between the LDS Church and Operation Underground Railroad An apostle of the Mormon Church could get drawn into a Utah…

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Ballard, Reyes & Trump

As Operation Underground Railroad’s profile exploded nationally, Tim Ballard and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes increasingly found themselves embraced by political movements, conspiracy-driven narratives, and…

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Tim Ballard’s Answers to “Hardball” Questions

Tim Ballard promised transparency and answers to difficult questions. This investigation examines those responses, separating documented facts from unsupported claims, exaggerated narratives, and fundraising rhetoric…

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BREAKING NEWS: Anti-human trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad under criminal investigation by Davis County Attorney

After months of questions surrounding fundraising claims, law enforcement partnerships, and internal complaints, Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings confirmed his office had launched a criminal…

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Tim Ballard’s Buzzfeed Response, Distraction and LDS Biblical Fan-Fiction

Rather than confronting questions about credibility, evidence, and accountability, Tim Ballard turned to persecution narratives, LDS symbolism, and emotional appeals. This investigation examines how O.U.R.’s…

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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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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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