Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
Exposing grifters and fraudulent schemes targeting conservatives
Blockchain ledger analysis and SEC enforcement records reveal how politically themed cryptocurrencies — marketed to conservative investors as patriotic alternatives to the financial establishment — functioned as textbook pump-and-dump schemes.…
Three years after the We Build the Wall fraud convictions, TIJ News traces the full financial trail of $25 million in donor funds through a network of shell companies, personal…
FEC disbursement records from Q4 2023 reveal a familiar pattern: politically themed PACs blast urgent fundraising appeals to conservative donors in December, collect millions, and spend the vast majority on…
They have names designed to stir patriotic emotion — phrases combining “veteran,” “warrior,” “hero,” and “freedom” in arrangements calculated to open wallets. They deploy images of wounded soldiers, grieving families,…
SEC and CFTC enforcement actions reveal a systematic scheme to defraud conservative investors through deceptive gold IRA marketing, with markups reaching 130% on coins sold as safe-haven investments. An investigation…