US President Donald Trump listens to Operation Underground Railroad CEO Tim Ballard (L) during a meeting on fighting human trafficking on the southern border on February 1, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
Above this list, with an arrow pointing down toward it, is written, "Take sizzle of the Rescue, lead them to the Covenant."1. Slave Stealers
2. Podcast
3. Sound of Freedom
4. OUR/TNF/CNF
A whiteboard said to be drawn by Tim Ballard in 2019.
VICE World News has further confirmed that a letter written in August 2020 by people who say they are concerned former female employees and volunteers at OUR has been circulating in influential charitable and philanthropic circles in Utah. The letter was independently shared with us by several people in different spheres connected to OUR. Among other things, it accuses Ballard and the organization's leadership of misusing donor funds and misconduct toward women, including running operations in ways that increase demand for trafficking victims—a concern echoed by former OUR operators and experts interviewed by VICE World News.Have you worked for or with Operation Underground Railroad? We would love to hear from you. Contact the reporters at anna.merlan@vice.com or tim.marchman@vice.com. For extra security, download the Signal app to a non-work device and text us there at 267-713-9832.
Tim Ballard explains. Screenshot via Operation Underground Railroad/Facebook.
