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Independent investigative news from The AEGIS Alliance. This archive covers government accountability, corporate transparency, digital sovereignty, and civil liberties—evidence-based reporting that mainstream outlets often skip.
Burbank Nanny Travis Elconin Got 30 Years for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material on the Job
November 19, 2019
Burbank Nanny Travis Elconin Got 30 Years for Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material on the Job
Burbank nanny Travis Elconin produced child sexual abuse material with children in his care. A federal judge sentenced him to 30 years and lifetime supervision.
CDC Tied EVALI to Vitamin E Acetate in Illicit THC Carts. The AHA’s Quit Lying Campaign Kept Blaming Nicotine Vapes
November 17, 2019
CDC Tied EVALI to Vitamin E Acetate in Illicit THC Carts. The AHA’s Quit Lying Campaign Kept Blaming Nicotine Vapes
The CDC tied EVALI to vitamin E acetate in illicit THC carts, not nicotine vapes. The AEGIS Alliance called out the AHA's Quit Lying campaign for collapsing that distinction.
Catholic Priest Arrested After 11 Year Old Girl Recorded Herself Being Molested
November 10, 2019
Catholic Priest Arrested After 11 Year Old Girl Recorded Herself Being Molested
An 11-year-old in Trentola Ducenta secretly recorded Father Michele Mottola abusing her. The phone files did what the adults around her would not: they forced an arrest.
Baby Abuser Pedophile Commits Suicide in UK Prison
November 8, 2019
Baby Abuser Pedophile Commits Suicide in UK Prison
Jared Perry, serving 17 years for assaults on infants, was found dead at HMP Parc in Wales. Prison-death investigators treated it as a suicide in custody.
337 Arrested in 38 Countries After Bitcoin Tracing Took Down the Welcome to Video Child-Abuse Marketplace
Oktober 18, 2019
337 Arrested in 38 Countries After Bitcoin Tracing Took Down the Welcome to Video Child-Abuse Marketplace
A 38-country task force arrested 337 people tied to Welcome to Video, a Bitcoin-paywalled dark-web abuse site. The operator, Jong Woo Son, served 18 months in South Korea.
One of UK’s Worst Pedophiles „Stabbed to Death“ in Prison Cell
Oktober 14, 2019
One of UK’s Worst Pedophiles „Stabbed to Death“ in Prison Cell
Richard Huckle, one of Britain's worst child-sex offenders, was stabbed to death in his Full Sutton cell. An inquest later examined how a high-risk prisoner was left that exposed.
The Nationwide Vape Flavor Ban Never Became Law. The Panic Still Handed the Market to Big Tobacco
Oktober 6, 2019
The Nationwide Vape Flavor Ban Never Became Law. The Panic Still Handed the Market to Big Tobacco
A nationwide vape-flavor ban was never signed. State bans, PMTA paywalls, and a 2026 FDA reversal still shoved adult smokers toward cigarettes and the black market.
Vape Flavor Ban Panic Collapsed EVALI Into One Scare Word. Vitamin E Acetate Was the Actual Killer
September 14, 2019
Vape Flavor Ban Panic Collapsed EVALI Into One Scare Word. Vitamin E Acetate Was the Actual Killer
The AEGIS Alliance said the media collapsed vaping into one scare word. EVALI was later tied to vitamin E acetate in illicit THC carts. A nationwide flavor ban never passed.
Thirty-Four Cannabis Plants Grew Out of the Vermont Statehouse Flower Beds. Nobody Claimed Them
Juli 13, 2019
Thirty-Four Cannabis Plants Grew Out of the Vermont Statehouse Flower Beds. Nobody Claimed Them
A visitor spotted 34 cannabis plants in the Vermont Statehouse flower beds. Capitol Police pulled them, declined to test THC, and never found an owner.
Robert Downey Jr. Used a Las Vegas Stage to Launch the FootPrint Coalition, Then Built a Climate-Tech Fund
Juni 8, 2019
Robert Downey Jr. Used a Las Vegas Stage to Launch the FootPrint Coalition, Then Built a Climate-Tech Fund
Robert Downey Jr. used Amazon's Re:MARS stage to launch the FootPrint Coalition. The Iron Man joke became venture funds, a science engine, and a media arm.