Operation Underground Railroad
 Operation Underground Railroad  (NGO)      | |
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| Formation | October 2013 |
| Founder | Tim Ballard |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Membership | • Tim Ballard • Matt Osborne • Simon Brewer • Carlos Bauer • Alessandra Serano • Jeff Carter •  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
- Tim Ballard (Founder and CEO)[4] - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Matt Osborne (President and Chief Operating Officer;[5] Director of Global Operations - former)[6] - United States Department of State, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- David Lopez (Lead tactics instructor)[7] - The Wellness Company, Blackwater, WatersMark, Navy SEAL
- Simon Brewer (Chief Financial Officer) - Predictive Technology Group
- Carlos Bauer (Treasurer)[8][9] - Predictive Technology Group
- Alessandra Serano (Chief Legal Officer) - Office of Legal Policy, Offices of the United States Attorneys, San Diego County Superior Court, United States District Court for the Southern District of California[10]
- Jeff Carter (Chief E-Commerce Officer) - Predictive Biotech[11]
- Taylor Huckstep (Vice President of Information Technology)[12] - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Predictive Technology Group
- Tauni Frampton (Director of Financial Operations)[13] - Predictive Technology Group, BDO USA
- Jonathan Lines (Chief of Operations - former) - United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Office of Inspector General, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
- Will Oborn (Customer Service Manager)[14] - Predictive Biotech
Funding
OUR has received funding from Together 4 Them.[15]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ FAQ’S. The Nazarene Fund. Retrieved August 31, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230831205115/https://thenazarenefund.org/faqs/
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Carlos Bauer. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 2, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.03-020236/https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-bauer-cpa-097b5340/
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Jeff Carter. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 3, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.03-182049/https://www.linkedin.com/in/carter-jeffrey-layne/
- ↑ Experience | Taylor Huckstep. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 12, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.12-215150/https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorhuckstep/details/experience/
- ↑ Tauni Frampton. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 14, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.14-204625/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tauni-frampton-1389224b/
- ↑ Experience | Will Oborn. LinkedIn. Retrieved September 14, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.09.14-211510/https://www.linkedin.com/in/willoborn/details/experience/
- ↑ 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
