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Investigations

Evidence-driven investigative reports exposing systemic failures in healthcare, guardianship, and elder care across Eastern Oregon.

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The Records War

A 7-part investigative series documenting Oregon DHS's systematic failure to protect vulnerable adults and its obstruction of public records requests.

The Bingaman Case

A 6-part investigation into the isolation, overmedication, and death of Russell Bingaman under guardianship in Union County, Oregon.

The Bingaman Case
Article card: a chained and padlocked care home door posted with No Access and All Visitation Suspended notices, beside filed federal court complaints and a stat panel of allegations stated in the federal filings -- lockout period July-September 2024, visitation-restriction surcharge $1,000 per month -- AI-generated editorial illustration

A Widow's Two Federal Lawsuits Say the Lockout Was Approved, Then Billed

Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon: a civil rights case against two state employees, a records manager, a care home operator, and her company, and a racketeering case against a hospice, two law firms, and the lawyer the widow once paid to help her.

Patricia Bingaman of Imbler filed two federal lawsuits in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in late July: a civil rights action alleging a sixty-seven-day lockout that state employees authorized, and a racketeering action against a hospice, two law firms, and the lawyer she once paid to help her. No defendant has answered yet, and everything the complaints say is, at this stage, allegation.

Anatomy of Isolation

A 5-part deep dive into the systematic isolation of Russell Bingaman from his wife Patricia through falsified documents, illegal medications, and a locked door.

The McSherry Case

A 3-part investigation into the guardianship and deaths of twin sisters Jean McSherry and Jayne Peters in Baker County, Oregon.

The EOCCO Investigation

How Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization denied critical diabetes care for 14 months and avoided accountability.

Institutional Investigations

Deep dives into the institutions and power structures of Eastern Oregon.

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