Operation Underground Railroad

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Group.png Operation Underground Railroad  
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Operation Underground Railroad (logo).png
FormationOctober 2013
Founder Tim Ballard
HeadquartersSalt Lake City, Utah
Membership•  Tim Ballard
•  Matt Osborne
•  Simon Brewer
•  Carlos Bauer
•  Alessandra Serano
•  Jeff Carter
• David Lopez.jpeg David Lopez
•  Taylor Huckstep
•  Tauni Frampton
•  Jonathan Lines
•  Will Oborn
Anti-sex trafficking NGO

Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) is an American non-governmental organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah, with offices in Cedar City, Utah and Anaheim, California.[1] It is the subject of the 2023 movie, The Sound of Freedom.

History

Operation Underground Railroad was founded in 2013 by Tim Ballard, who had previously worked for the United States Department of Homeland Security for twelve years investigating crimes against children.[2]

In October 2020, Davis County prosecutor Troy Rawlings revealed that his office was investigating Operation Underground Railroad based on complaints that the organization was taking credit for arrests made by the Davis County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Among the potential charges under consideration were "communications fraud, witness tampering and retaliation against a witness, victim or informant." The investigation was officially closed March 28, 2023.

Organization

OUR is a sister organization to The Nazarene Fund.[3]

Staff

Funding

OUR has received funding from Together 4 Them.[15]


References

  1. Herbets, A., & Carlisle, N. (2020, October 8). Anti-human trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad under criminal investigation by Utah prosecutor. KSTU. http://archive.today/2020.10.08-164106/https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/anti-human-trafficking-group-operation-underground-railroad-under-investigation-by-utah-prosecutor
  2. Tomco, B. (2023, May 12). Davis County Attorney’s Office closes investigation into Operation Underground Railroad. Deseret News. http://archive.today/2023.05.30-071321/https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/5/12/23717081/davis-county-attorneys-office-closes-investigation-into-operation-underground-railroad
  3. FAQ’S. The Nazarene Fund. Retrieved August 31, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230831205115/https://thenazarenefund.org/faqs/
  4. Experience | Tim Ballard. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 3, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.03-022516/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-ballard-1a305ab2/details/experience/
  5. Experience | Matt Osborne. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 3, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.03-183032/https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-osborne-a411435/details/experience/
  6. Operation Underground Railroad Inc, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer. (2022, September 29). ProPublica. https://web.archive.org/web/20230831054532/https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/463614979/202202729349301610/full
  7. The Jimmy Rex Show. (2020, January 14). #182 - Dave Lopez - Former Navy Seal & Current Developer of a Resort Island in Haiti Discusses Men, Masculinity, & Finding Meaning. Spreaker. http://archive.today/2023.08.30-050222/https://www.spreaker.com/user/thejimmyrexshow/zoom0004-tr1_5
  8. Carlos Bauer. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 2, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.03-020236/https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-bauer-cpa-097b5340/
  9. Bauer, C. (2023, May 15). Operation Underground Railroad Inc, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer. ProPublica. http://archive.today/2023.09.01-054050/https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/463614979/202331359349318093/full
  10. Biography - Alessandra Serano. University of San Diego. Retrieved September 3, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230903171927/https://www.sandiego.edu/law/faculty/biography.php?profile_id=7781
  11. Jeff Carter. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 3, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.03-182049/https://www.linkedin.com/in/carter-jeffrey-layne/
  12. Experience | Taylor Huckstep. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 12, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.12-215150/https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorhuckstep/details/experience/
  13. Tauni Frampton. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 14, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.14-204625/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tauni-frampton-1389224b/
  14. Experience | Will Oborn. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 14, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.14-211510/https://www.linkedin.com/in/willoborn/details/experience/
  15. Together For Them Inc — 2021 990PF. Instrumentl. Retrieved August 31, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.08.31-024247/https://irs-efile-renderer.instrumentl.com/render?object_id=202233189349104433