Subjects, sources, officials, and witnesses connected to our investigations. Every profile links to the documents and cases that name them.
Deputy City Administrator who signed 72% of all emergency procurement certifications between 2019–2024. Received $47,000 in campaign contributions from vendors who subsequently received no-bid contracts.
Founding partner of Wren & Associates LLC, registered agent for three shell companies that received city contracts. Resigned from the Procurement Advisory Board one month before the largest single contract was awarded.
First identified the Meridian irregularities in February 2022. Was reassigned and stripped of database access within two weeks of filing an internal report. Now suing the city for retaliation.
Ordered the Harlan County groundwater study held within 12 days of its completion. Directed scientists to "revise methodology" and "reconsider causal framing." When the team refused, the project was reassigned.
