Investigations

Every investigation we've published, newest first — each one built on primary documents and classified under our evidence standard.

Topics Corporations·Government·Institutions·Public Figures·Fraud & Deception·Media
Institutions — 20 August 2026 — 6 min read

Pawnee Nation Gaming Authority: Tribal Gaming Regulators Found Audit Irregularities and Control Failures at the Tribe's Casino Operations

The federal tribal gaming regulators found audit irregularities, inadequate separation of financial duties, and internal control failures at gaming operations conducted under the Pawnee Nation Gaming Authority's license — triggering a formal corrective action process under federal tribal gaming regulations.

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Fraud & Deception — 20 August 2026 — 6 min read

Reliable Rx Pharmacy: How a Compounding Pharmacy Dispensed Controlled Substances Without Valid Prescriptions for Years

Reliable Rx Pharmacy dispensed compounded anabolic steroids, stimulants, and other controlled substances to customers without valid prescriptions from physicians with legitimate patient relationships — a pattern that regulators characterized as drug diversion through the cover of a licensed compounding operation.

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Media — 13 August 2026 — 7 min read

American Media Inc.: The Tabloid Publisher That Paid for Stories It Buried, and the NDAs That Kept Subjects Silent

Court records, regulatory findings, and accounts from former editors and sources document how American Media Inc. used catch-and-kill payment agreements and broad nondisclosure clauses to purchase story rights it had no intention of publishing, effectively suppressing accounts that subjects wanted kept out of the press.

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Institutions — 6 August 2026 — 6 min read

Avamere Health Services: Federal Inspectors Found Immediate Jeopardy Conditions at Multiple Pacific Northwest Nursing Facilities

Federal inspectors issued immediate jeopardy citations — the highest-severity deficiency finding — at multiple Avamere Health Services nursing facilities in the Pacific Northwest, documenting staffing failures, medication errors, and care lapses that created conditions of serious risk to residents.

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Fraud & Deception — 6 August 2026 — 6 min read

Triumph Financial: How a Freight Payments Fintech Processed Millions in Transactions for Fictitious Load Brokers Before Controls Caught It

Triumph Financial's freight payment and factoring platform was exploited by fraudulent load brokers who fabricated carrier relationships and submitted false payment requests, processing millions in transactions before detection — exposing gaps in the company's transaction monitoring and counterparty verification controls.

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Institutions — 6 August 2026 — 7 min read

Western Dental Services: California Investigators Found the Dental Chain Billed Medicaid for Services Not Performed and Upcoded Routine Procedures

California's Medi-Cal program integrity investigators found Western Dental Services had billed for dental procedures that patients' records showed were not performed and had submitted claims using codes describing more complex procedures than were actually provided, generating millions in improper public health insurance payments.

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Corporations — 31 July 2026 — 6 min read

Northwest Pipeline: The Natural Gas Transmission Company That Reported Emissions Below Actual Levels for Three Consecutive Years

Northwest Pipeline underreported methane emissions from its natural gas transmission network to federal greenhouse gas regulators across three consecutive annual reporting periods — a systemic discrepancy investigators found reflected inadequate monitoring and emissions calculation methodology rather than isolated measurement errors.

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Fraud & Deception — 30 July 2026 — 7 min read

Regional Home Health Alliance: The Home Health Consortium That Inflated Therapy Visit Counts to Maximize Medicare Reimbursement

Federal investigators found Regional Home Health Alliance member agencies manipulated therapy visit documentation to push patients into higher Medicare payment tiers — inflating the number of therapy visits recorded in care plans beyond what was clinically indicated or actually provided to maximize reimbursement.

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Fraud & Deception — 29 July 2026 — 6 min read

Clearwater Compliance Associates: The Workplace Safety Consultant That Certified Hazard Assessments It Had Not Conducted

Federal investigators found Clearwater Compliance Associates billed employers for workplace safety hazard assessments and submitted certifications of inspection to employers and their liability insurers for assessments its consultants had not conducted — creating compliance documentation for workplaces that had never actually been evaluated.

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Corporations — 28 July 2026 — 7 min read

SafePoint Insurance: The Florida Homeowners Insurer Whose Post-Hurricane Claims Process Left Policyholders Fighting for Years

Florida insurance regulators found SafePoint Insurance used engineering assessments that systematically understated hurricane damage, applied appraisal and litigation processes that extended claims resolution for years, and underpaid covered losses in a pattern that regulators characterized as systematic claims mishandling rather than normal disputes.

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Fraud & Deception — 26 July 2026 — 7 min read

Voyager Aviation Holdings: The Aircraft Leasing Fund That Collected $85 Million While Misrepresenting Fleet Composition and Lease Terms

Regulators charged Voyager Aviation Holdings with raising $85 million from investors through misrepresentations about its aircraft leasing portfolio — including overstated asset values, undisclosed airline lessee defaults, and customer relationships with airlines that investigators found did not exist as described.

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