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Jun 12

This article looks run of the mill standard nothing out of the ordinary or spectacular about it

BUT upon further review, they left out a small detail that should be considered gravely important:

He is a DOD contractor … 😬

This is why we dig. The news wouldn’t have told you this until they absolutely had to.

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Jun 12

Update:
In April 2024, social messaging app Kik flagged videos involving child sexual abuse from an account called “joebidennnn69.” Investigators identified at least 10 such videos shared through the account and tracked it to May’s house and mobile device, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Federal investigators seized electronics from the 38-year-old last August. Two months later, a court filing confirmed that they took a Lenovo laptop, an Amazon tablet, four cellphones, four hard drives, four SD cards, two DVD-Rs and 19 thumb drives.

If charged with a felony, May faces suspension from the House pending the case’s outcome. State law requires an officeholder indicted on a felony to be suspended.

May also faces up to 20 years in prison, with a minimum of five years, as well as a fine of up to $250,000 if found guilty.

The Freedom Caucus, which suspended May’s membership last year, called for him to resign his House seat.

May previously served as vice chairman but no longer held a leadership position after the caucus’ officer elections last July. His connections in Congress helped launch the state Freedom Caucus in 2022. He acted as de facto spokesman for the group as it battled with the main Republican Caucus until the federal investigation became public.

“These crimes are heinous and we expect that they will be fully investigated,” the Freedom Caucus statement read.

scdailygazette.com/2025/06/12/sc-…

May has not been involved with Freedom Caucus activities since last August, said Rep. Jordan Pace, R-Goose Creek, the caucus’ current chairman. May attended this year’s session, he stayed quiet, not getting involved in floor debates and continuing to vote alongside the Freedom Caucus.

Originally from Virginia, May is married and has two children. He runs consulting firm Ivory Tusk Consulting.

The last legislator suspended while facing federal charges was Rep. Rick Martin in 2021. The Newberry Republican was charged with giving alcohol to a 15-year-old girl and trying to influence an investigation, which he denied at the time. 👀(strange thing to include but I’ll take it )

Martin lost a bid for reelection the following year, losing the primary election to Freedom Caucus member Rep. Joe White

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Apr 13

I’m going to keep posting about this until everyone sees it

Across dozens of U.S. states, parents are losing their children based on drug test results that courts should never have trusted. From Alaska to Georgia, California to Ohio, laboratories have been caught falsifying test results, billing for unnecessary procedures, and engaging in illegal kickback schemes, yet their services are still being used in family courts. These labs, many of which have already faced Department of Justice investigations or civil settlements, continue to supply the very tests that child protective agencies and juvenile courts rely on to justify emergency removals and terminations of parental rights. In states like Indiana and Kentucky, parents have lost custody after being falsely flagged as drug users. In Missouri and Utah, courts have relied on unconfirmed positives to delay or deny reunification. In Ohio, even antacids were misidentified as narcotics.

The legal consequences are staggering. The Fourteenth Amendment protects a parent’s right to the care and custody of their child. Supreme Court precedent in Santosky v. Kramer (1982) and Troxel v. Granville (2000) affirms that parental rights are fundamental and require rigorous due process protections. Yet in case after case, these rights are steamrolled by faulty drug tests rubber-stamped by courts without challenge or oversight. Even more alarming is the constitutional violation under the Fourth Amendment. In Ferguson v. City of Charleston (2001), the Supreme Court held that drug testing for law enforcement purposes without informed consent was unconstitutional. In the child welfare arena, the same principles apply, ]yet thousands of parents are being subjected to testing under threat of losing their children, with no safeguards in place.

The legal framework is clear, when state actors violate constitutional rights using flawed evidence, they may be held liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. But for many parents, the damage is already done. Children are uprooted. Families are fractured. And in too many cases, these removals are permanent. This isn’t just a legal crisis, it’s a human one. Child welfare systems are using unreliable drug testing as a shortcut to remove children rather than a tool to assess actual danger. Until courts demand verified, scientifically sound evidence and allow parents a real chance to defend themselves, the system will remain dangerously broken

Read the full investigation and state-by-state breakdown of lab misconduct:

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In recent years, drug testing has become a routine procedure in family court and child welfare cases. While the intent is to ensure child safety, the reality is that drug testing can sometimes lead to unwarranted family separations and violations of parental rights. Multiple drug testing laboratories across various states have been implicated in fraudulent activities, including false billing schemes, illegal kickbacks for referrals, and substandard or falsified testing practices. These issues have been documented through Department of Justice press releases, court records, and state investigations. Several of these laboratories provided services in child welfare and family court settings, causing significant concerns about the reliability of test results influencing decisions on parental rights.
Legal authorities and case law affirm that parents possess fundamental rights concerning the custody and care of their children. The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution safeguards these rights, ensuring that no state shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” In cases such as Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000), and Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745 (1982), the Supreme Court has recognized the fundamental nature of parental rights. Therefore, courts that rely on faulty or unconfirmed drug test results as a basis for removing custody violate due process requirements, particularly when procedural safeguards are insufficient.
Government mandated drug testing engages the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. The Supreme Court, in Ferguson v. City of Charleston, 532 U.S. 67 (2001), held that a state hospital’s policy of conducting involuntary drug tests on pregnant women for law enforcement purposes constituted an unreasonable search, thus violating the Fourth Amendment. This highlights the necessity for consent and reasonableness in drug testing practices, especially when such tests can significantly impact individual rights. Parents facing testing requirements should understand these risks before offering samples that could dramatically impact their family’s future. This report identifies laboratories in various states that have been investigated for fraudulent schemes or providing false results in drug testing operations.

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Apr 2

For some reason the article keeps mentioning Jeffrey Epstein

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Mar 27

For nearly two decades, Gene Evans was the top spokesperson for two Oregon agencies charged with doing right by children.

But, as OPB reported this week, two former students say he sexually abused them when he was an Oregon teacher in the 1980s, including one who said he began an intense sexual relationship with her when she was just 17 and he was 31.

oregonlive.com/education/2025…

The plot thickens

For nearly two decades, Gene Evans was the public face of state agencies responsible for protecting Oregon’s children and holding accountable people who abuse them.

As spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Education and the Department of Human Services, Evans was regularly quoted in news outlets around the region on the well-being of students and investigations into physical abuse against children, including at Oregon schools.

“Our highest priority is the safety and protection of children,” Evans, then a state spokesman, said in a 2012 column in The Oregonian.

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Mar 26

Investigations and legal proceedings throughout recent years have unveiled widespread fraudulent practices within drug testing laboratories across the United States, including kickback schemes and the issuance of medically unnecessary or unreliable test results. These activities defraud government healthcare programs and jeopardize public trust in medical and legal systems.

CAPSTONE

Capstone Diagnostics, LLC, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has become a focal point of federal scrutiny for its role in fraudulent urine drug testing. Between 2017 and 2021, the laboratory collaborated with the *Do It 4 the Hood* (D4H) program, which was meant to mentor at-risk teenagers but mandated urine drug tests for participation. Capstone paid D4H operators a percentage of Medicaid reimbursements for these tests, despite their lack of medical necessity. Capstone’s D4H program extended into the Carolinas, where co-conspirators Bree’Anna Harris and Glenn Pair laundered proceeds from fraudulent drug tests. Their prosecutions reveal interstate collaboration in Medicaid fraud. Over $1 million in fraudulent claims were submitted to Georgia Medicaid, resulting in at least $400,000 in improper payments.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Capstone exploited federal testing protocols by substituting cheaper COVID-19 tests with costly RPPs, which screen for multiple respiratory pathogens. Sales representatives forged physician signatures and falsified diagnosis codes to justify billing, netting the lab millions in illicit reimbursements. CEO Andrew Maloney and COO Rachel Sheats pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges, with Capstone agreeing to a $14.3 million settlement.

PRECISION TOXICOLOGY

Precision Toxicology, based in San Diego, settled allegations of $27 million for billing Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs for unnecessary urine drug tests over a decade. The company provided free drug test cups to physicians in exchange for referrals, violating the Anti-Kickback Statute.

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