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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Terminated: St. Francis fires neurosurgery tech waiting for lung transplant insideinvestigator.org/terminated-s...

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Terminated: St. Francis fires neurosurgery tech waiting for lung transplant

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Connecticut's probate court system is unique. It is the only CT court where judges are elected, not appointed. And, as with any elected figure, members of the public can donate to a judge’s election campaigns—including attorneys who work with them. insideinvestigator.org/balance-of-j...

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Balance of Justice: Hundreds of attorneys donate to Probate Judge election campaigns

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Silent Watchers: The rise of Connecticut’s police camera network insideinvestigator.org/silent-watch...

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Silent Watchers: The rise of Connecticut's police camera network

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“Extensive Surveillance:” Fairfield BOE accused of aggressive residency determination tactics insideinvestigator.org/extensive-su...

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"Extensive Surveillance:" Fairfield BOE accused of aggressive residency determination tactics

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Imminent Risk: After nine years, is the GAL oversight committee working? While the Standing Committee has been in place since 2017, whether it has resulted in true oversight or accountability is another story. insideinvestigator.org/imminent-ris...

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Imminent Risk: After nine years, is the GAL oversight committee working?

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Extended Hold: Juveniles in detention facilities for months, and the alternatives being explored Every year, dozens of juveniles are detained for lengthy periods of time before their disposition. Officials are seeking ways to get that number closer to zero. insideinvestigator.org/extended-hol...

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Extended Hold: Juveniles in detention facilities for months, and the alternatives being explored

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 18/05/2026

Connecticut has some of the lowest FOIA fees in the country, but pending cases could allow for agencies to charge hourly fees. New from @foiakatherine.bsky.social for @insideinvestigator.bsky.social. insideinvestigator.org/priced-out-f...

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Priced Out: FOI requesters sound the alarm as hourly FOIA fees may be coming to Connecticut

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Policymakers consider prison diversion for the disabled, but costs are uncertain Modernization could help those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, skeptics are concerned this could allow repeat offenders to escape accountability. insideinvestigator.org/policymakers...

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Policymakers consider prison diversion for the disabled, but costs are uncertain

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Over 30 employees at UConn and CSCU were found to have violated sexual misconduct policies between 2018 and 2025. Just four were fired outright. Seven are still employed. Read how officials handle — and mishandle — sexual misconduct. insideinvestigator.org/patchwork-ho...

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Patchwork: How UConn and CSCU handle sexual misconduct allegations

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Leniency or Loophole? Juvenile car theft arrests surge despite reforms insideinvestigator.org/leniency-or-...

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Leniency or Loophole? Juvenile car theft arrests surge despite reforms

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Cash Money: Bridgeport special ed teacher allegedly pocketing students’ lunch money A Bridgeport special education teacher is allegedly pocketing the change when his students, some of whom are nonverbal, buy lunch during weekly outings. insideinvestigator.org/cash-money-b...

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Cash Money: Bridgeport special ed teacher allegedly pocketing students’ lunch money

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Rehabilitation over Retribution: Efforts to improve Connecticut prisons insideinvestigator.org/rehabilitati...

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Rehabilitation over Retribution: Efforts to improve Connecticut prisons

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

While the campaign’s financial returns have generated glowing headlines, this investigation offers a look at previously unpublished information on what it cost taxpayers, internal communications, and other behind-the-scenes details. insideinvestigator.org/rage-bait-th...

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Rage Bait: The costs and benefits of Connecticut’s marketing ploy

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Blue Room: Restraining and secluding the state’s most vulnerable students On 5.20.24, teachers and administrators at Hazardville Memorial School called the police on a five-year-old, one of 46,186 restraint and seclusion incidents in the 2023-2024 school year. insideinvestigator.org/blue-room-re...

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Blue Room: Restraining and secluding the state’s most vulnerable students

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

State backs $2M claim against yoga studio after man asked to leave women’s class insideinvestigator.org/state-backs-...

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State backs $2M claim against yoga studio after man asked to leave women’s class

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Accused of Neglect: Connecticut conservator faces disbarment and lawsuits insideinvestigator.org/accused-of-n...

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Accused of Neglect: Connecticut conservator faces disbarment and lawsuits

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

When asked why he believed his daughter’s story was important for people to know, Standish responded bluntly: “I think the public needs to know that if they’re expecting justice in Connecticut, they’re not going to get it.” insideinvestigator.org/dropped-char...

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Dropped Charges: A Connecticut woman is dead. Her father says officials let her killer off easy.

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Exorbitant fees could be weaponized against requesters who agency employees don’t like, be used to prevent the release of sensitive information, or limit the amount of information requesters can afford to obtain. insideinvestigator.org/priced-out-f...

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Priced Out: FOI requesters sound the alarm as hourly FOIA fees may be coming to Connecticut

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Last Resort: Court petitions for electroshock treatment increase insideinvestigator.org/last-resort-...

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Last Resort: Court petitions for electroshock treatment increase

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

These organizations, in some cases, received hundreds of thousands of dollars in allocations that are virtually untraceable through the budgetary process and are based on requests by individual lawmakers. insideinvestigator.org/the-candy-st...

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The Candy Store: Tracking down the nonprofits that prompted a press conference

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Obtaining information about overtime policies from state agencies is not easy. That means rising costs with no clear way for the public to evaluate the causes or seek solutions. insideinvestigator.org/overtime-as-...

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Overtime: As costs grow to $399 million, explanations vary

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

“Weaponized” wetlands: A neighborhood dispute in Haddam goes legal insideinvestigator.org/weaponized-w...

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“Weaponized” wetlands: A neighborhood dispute in Haddam goes legal

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Dead Equals: Bid-rigging allegedly costing towns millions There are several different ways a company or companies can engage in bid-rigging when it comes to bidding on public projects. insideinvestigator.org/dead-equals-...

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Dead Equals: Bid-rigging allegedly costing towns millions

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

If you ask Greg Gulick state officials treated his near-fatal stabbing as “not of a serious nature,” and allowed the Accelerated Rehabilitation system to be abused. insideinvestigator.org/not-of-a-ser...

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“Not of A Serious Nature:” Accelerated Rehabilitation for near fatal stabbing

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Trade Secret: Why you’re not allowed to see Hell’s Kitchen film tax credit application While the public has an interest in understanding how that loss occurs, an exemption for trade secrets in the state’s Freedom of Information Act makes that impossible. insideinvestigator.org/trade-secret...

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Trade Secret: Why you're not allowed to see Hell's Kitchen film tax credit application

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Target Investment: DOH commissioner awards extra funding to former employer insideinvestigator.org/target-inves...

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Target Investment: DOH commissioner awards extra funding to former employer

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Job Corps: controversial job training program might shutter A report published by DOL officials on April 25 found that less than half of enrollees graduate, and, on average, the program costs taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars per student every year. insideinvestigator.org/job-corps-co...

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Job Corps: controversial job training program might shutter

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Blight Fight: A foreclosure battle in Middletown Unfortunately for Smith, what used to be a rural, agrarian neighborhood has turned into a quiet suburb, and Smith hasn’t kept his property up with the times. insideinvestigator.org/blight-fight...

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Blight Fight: A foreclosure battle in Middletown

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

The work environment at the state agency in charge of helping, housing, and nursing veterans appears to have deteriorated, with repeated conduct issues, in-fighting, and allegations of an unfair administration. insideinvestigator.org/tight-ship-d...htt

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Tight Ship: Disciplinary issues at the Department of Veteran Affairs

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Contractual Exclusion: Navigating denial of “medically necessary” treatment insideinvestigator.org/contractual-...

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Contractual Exclusion: Navigating denial of "medically necessary" treatment

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 16/10/2025

As Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act celebrates its 50th anniversary, @foiakatherine.bsky.social for @insideinvestigator.bsky.social takes a look at how enforcement of the law has evolved. insideinvestigator.org/sunshine-on-...

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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50

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New England First Amendment Coalition @nefac.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

NEFAC to Honor Connecticut @insideinvestigator.bsky.social's krevellowrites.bsky.social for #OpenGov Reporting nefac.org/news/nefac-t... #journalism

Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50 Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) went into effect on October 1, 1975. In the intervening 50 years, enforcement of the law has evolved significantly. insideinvestigator.org/sunshine-on-...

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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day? The State of FOIA at 50

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Disorder in the courts: two families struggle for justice After an alleged sexual assault in 2021, the victim's family has struggled for justice in a system they say has let them down at every turn. insideinvestigator.org/disorder-in-...

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Disorder in the courts: two families struggle for justice

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The concept of “sensitive locations” where immigration enforcement is limited has existed since 1993, but guidelines were significantly expanded in 2011 under President Barack Obama. Now, ICE agents have a directive to use "common sense." insideinvestigator.org/stranger-amo...

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Stranger Among You: Faith leadership amid changing immigration policy

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

In Custody: Overdose and withdrawal deaths in police custody Questions about how these deaths happen, the circumstances surrounding them, and what actions can be taken in the future leave few easy answers. insideinvestigator.org/in-custody-o...

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In Custody: Overdose and withdrawal deaths in police custody

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Ideal Fish: The rise and fall of an experimental fish farm in Waterbury Today, the former Ideal Fish building sits empty, and allegations have been made of stolen equipment and unmet financial obligations to make taxpayers whole. insideinvestigator.org/ideal-fish-t...

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Ideal Fish: The rise and fall of an experimental fish farm in Waterbury

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

APT Observation: Issues at a New Haven methadone clinic insideinvestigator.org/apt-observat...

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APT Observation: Issues at a New Haven methadone clinic

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Charter confusion: Weston town attorney access and budget transfers stir controversy insideinvestigator.org/charter-conf...

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Charter confusion: Weston town attorney access and budget transfers stir controversy

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Passing the Buck: The path to clean drinking water can be long and expensive Efforts to get safe water would take four years as she tried to navigate a bureaucratic system that continually “passed the buck” when it came to getting the situation resolved. insideinvestigator.org/passing-the-...

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Passing the Buck: The path to clean drinking water can be long and expensive

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Long Commute: Some state employees live really far away insideinvestigator.org/long-commute...

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Long Commute: Some state employees live really far away

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Unsafe Space: Students allege two years of antisemitism at Yale University insideinvestigator.org/unsafe-space...

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Unsafe Space: Students allege two years of antisemitism at Yale University

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Acting Blue: evidence of fraudulent political donations targeting retirees insideinvestigator.org/acting-blue-...

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Acting Blue: evidence of fraudulent political donations targeting retirees

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

A Rat’s Long Tale: How a distribution facility proposal upended Middlebury insideinvestigator.org/a-rats-long-...

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A Rat’s Long Tale: How a distribution facility proposal upended Middlebury

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Newspack @newspack.com · 01/05/2025

👏 Huge shout-out to our community member Inside Investigator for winning a whopping 26 awards last month from the Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Press Club, and the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Click here to read more: insideinvestigator.org/awards/

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We don’t do it for the awards, but we do enjoy winning. Recognition means we helped tell a story that made a difference.

Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

In 2019, policy changed from one-for-one needle exchange, where users are only given clean needles in exchange for dirty ones, to "needs-based distribution." From 2011-18, 114,693 distributed needles were not returned. From 2019-23, there were 2,487,747. insideinvestigator.org/needs-based-...

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Needs-based or needless? A 2,327% spike in unreturned IV drug needles.

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

For the incarcerated, FOIA has the potential to be a powerful tool to mount a defense against a wrongful conviction. But navigating the law is not always easy for incarcerated requesters or for public agencies responding to requests sent from behind bars. insideinvestigator.org/sole-suspect...

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Sole Suspect: Using FOIA Behind Bars

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The CEO has been placed on paid leave, a for-profit start-up business they invested in was closed, and the company is now facing a whistleblower complaint with the state auditors, and a complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. insideinvestigator.org/state-contra...

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High Impact: State contractor puts CEO on leave, launches investigation

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

In Office: Time sheets show Dach in office while traveling; taking few meetings There appear to have been ten occasions between Jan 2023 and Jan 2024 when Dach may have logged work time when he was not in the office and possibly conducting personal business. insideinvestigator.org/in-office-ti...

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In Office: Time sheets show Dach in office while traveling; taking few meetings

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Insideinvestigator.org @insideinvestigator.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Family Feud: Examining a contested DDS guardianship case insideinvestigator.org/family-feud-...

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Family Feud: Examining a contested DDS guardianship case

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