Investigations
Every investigation we've published, newest first — each one built on primary documents and classified under our evidence standard.
Institutions — 20 August 2026 — 6 min read
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 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
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 — 13 August 2026 — 7 min read
Operations at NexGen Pharmaceutical's compounding outsourcing facility were suspended after inspectors found sterility assurance failures, mislabeled drug batches, and environmental monitoring data indicating the presence of microorganisms in sterile drug production areas.
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Institutions — 6 August 2026 — 6 min read
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'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
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 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
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
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
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
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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