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‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim
Files from a joint local and federal criminal investigation released to VICE News describe video evidence of the incident, which took place in Mexico on an Operation Underground Railroad mission.
Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities
A church spokesperson tells VICE News that Ballard “betrayed his friendship” with a powerful leader, who “never authorized his name, or the name of the Church, to be used for Tim’s personal or financial interests.”
‘It’s About the Little Victories’: Government Closer to Paying $125 Million it Overcharged for Court Records
“The best part about all of this is I couldn’t even tell you what my PACER bill was during the timeframe of the class action lawsuit because PACER doesn’t allow me to go back more than two years to get old invoices. Never change, PACER.”
Police Raided Afroman Searching for a ‘Dungeon.’ His Record Label Says He Doesn’t Even Have a Basement
Motherboard reviewed a bevvy of bodycam footage and the search warrant that underpinned the raid on Afroman’s residence in August 2022.
The Florida GOP Wants to Keep DeSantis’ Taxpayer-Funded Jet Flights a Secret
The Florida Legislature is set to shield the governor’s official travel records from public records laws as his presidential campaign looms.
Texas School Performs Worst-Ever Redaction of a Public Record
The impressively bad redaction was so bad we can only show you a minor detail of it and an artist’s rendition.
NYPD Refuses to Release Records From Amazon/FedEx Undercover Operation to Catch ‘Sexual Offenders’
“It’s very hard to see how FOIL’s personal privacy exemption would justify the wholesale withholding of these incident reports.”
School That Suspended Kids for Posting COVID Photos Won’t Release Records
Paulding County School District is refusing to release records about the recent decision to suspend students who shared photos of an overcrowded school during the ongoing pandemic.
Sex Offender Outraged His City Won't Release Hidden-Camera Videos of Naked Baristas
The footage—which shows baristas stripping and licking whipped cream off each other—could normally be viewed via a public records request.
‘Mutant Rabbit’ Lost By University of Michigan Laboratory, FOIA Docs Show
The University of Michigan was home to a series of animal deaths in 2018.
Dozens of Cities Have Secretly Experimented With Predictive Policing Software
Documents obtained by Motherboard using public information requests verify previously unconfirmed police department contracts with predictive policing company PredPol.
Uber Asked LA Mayor to Vouch for the Safety of its Still-Hypothetical Flying Taxis
A confidential FAQ that Uber sent Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti contains unprovable claims about its eVTOL technology.