Evidence Gallery

The Hidden Ledger · April 18, 2026

Public Recordfinancial

Campaign Contribution Records — Fitch 2018 & 2022

Campaign finance disclosures showing $47,000 in contributions from vendors who subsequently received no-bid contracts. Eight contributions preceded contract awards by fewer than 90 days.

Source: State Campaign Finance Database — Public Records

28 pages · 890 KB

Campaign FinanceFitchCorruption

EPA Suppression Files · November 3, 2021

EPA Internal Memo — Study Hold Order

Memo from Regional Director Hammond ordering the Harlan County groundwater study held. Directs scientists to "revise methodology" and "reconsider causal framing."

3 pages · 218 KB

EPASuppressionHammond

EPA Suppression Files · October 22, 2021

Harlan County Groundwater Study — Suppressed Draft

The suppressed EPA study linking industrial runoff to cancer rates 2.3x the national average in three counties. Never published. Three chemical facilities identified by name.

EPAPublic HealthCancer Rates

156 pages · 8.7 MB

Pension Fund Investment Approval Votes — 2019–2024

Trustee voting records for 14 high-risk investment approvals. In 11 of 14 cases, at least one approving trustee received payment from the investment firm within 90 days.

The Pension Gamble · May 20, 2026

Source: State Pension Fund — FOIA Request #2026-0089

392 pages · 6.2 MB

PensionFinanceTrustees

All Evidence

The Hidden Ledger · March 14, 2026

Public Recorddocument

Meridian Infrastructure — Registered Agent Filing

State corporate filing showing Wren & Associates LLC as registered agent for Meridian Infrastructure Solutions. Address listed is a UPS Store location.

Source: State Secretary of State — Public Records

4 pages · 312 KB

Shell CompaniesProcurementCorporate Filings

Emergency Certification Log — FY2019–2024

Internal procurement log showing 847 emergency certifications issued over five years. Fitch's signature appears on 612 entries — 72% of the total.

The Hidden Ledger · April 2, 2026

Source: City Procurement Office — FOIA Request #2026-0041

203 pages · 4.1 MB

ProcurementEmergency CertificationsFitch

The Hidden Ledger · April 18, 2026

Public Recordfinancial

Campaign Contribution Records — Fitch 2018 & 2022

Campaign finance disclosures showing $47,000 in contributions from vendors who subsequently received no-bid contracts. Eight contributions preceded contract awards by fewer than 90 days.

Source: State Campaign Finance Database — Public Records

28 pages · 890 KB

Campaign FinanceFitchCorruption

Court Filingcorrespondence

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Flores Retaliation Email Chain

Internal emails showing Flores's supervisor was directed by the Deputy Administrator's office to "reassign and restrict access" within 14 days of her internal report.

The Hidden Ledger · May 5, 2026

Source: Obtained via civil litigation discovery — Flores v. City of Harlan

31 pages · 1.2 MB

WhistleblowerRetaliationFlores

EPA Suppression Files · November 3, 2021

EPA Internal Memo — Study Hold Order

Memo from Regional Director Hammond ordering the Harlan County groundwater study held. Directs scientists to "revise methodology" and "reconsider causal framing."

3 pages · 218 KB

EPASuppressionHammond

EPA Suppression Files · October 22, 2021

Harlan County Groundwater Study — Suppressed Draft

The suppressed EPA study linking industrial runoff to cancer rates 2.3x the national average in three counties. Never published. Three chemical facilities identified by name.

EPAPublic HealthCancer Rates

156 pages · 8.7 MB

GIS

Public Recordmap

Affected Counties — Industrial Facility Map

Geographic overlay of the three affected counties, the three named chemical facilities, and the groundwater contamination zones identified in the suppressed study.

EPA Suppression Files · June 10, 2026

Source: The Public Record — compiled from public GIS data and suppressed study

EPAEnvironmentGeography

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The Pension Gamble · May 20, 2026

FOIAfinancial

Pension Fund Investment Approval Votes — 2019–2024

Trustee voting records for 14 high-risk investment approvals. In 11 of 14 cases, at least one approving trustee received payment from the investment firm within 90 days.

Source: State Pension Fund — FOIA Request #2026-0089

392 pages · 6.2 MB

PensionFinanceTrustees

Displacement by Design · May 15, 2026

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Leakedfinancial

Trustee Payment Records — $1.2M Undisclosed

Financial records identifying $1.2 million in undisclosed payments to seven pension trustees from investment firms whose proposals were subsequently approved.

The Pension Gamble · June 5, 2026

Source: Confidential source — State Pension Fund

44 pages · 1.8 MB

PensionFinanceTrustees

FOIAdocument

Zoning Variance Approval Log — 2018–2024

City planning records showing 94% approval rate for top-5 developers vs. 41% for all others. 89% of approvals for top developers followed campaign contributions within 6 months.

Source: City Planning Department — FOIA Request #2026-0112

203 pages · 3.4 MB

HousingZoningCorruption

The Hidden Ledger · January 18, 2022

Public Recorddocument

Apex Civic Partners — Contract Award Notice

$3.8 million no-bid contract awarded to Apex Civic Partners — three months after a $12,500 contribution from an Apex principal to Fitch's campaign.

Source: City Procurement Office — Public Records

12 pages · 540 KB

ProcurementApex Civic PartnersNo-Bid Contracts

EPA Suppression Files · November 17, 2021

Leakedcorrespondence

EPA Scientist Refusal — Internal Correspondence

Correspondence from the study team declining to alter their conclusions. "We cannot revise causal framing that is supported by the data." Project was reassigned two months later.

8 pages · 290 KB

EPASuppressionScientists