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Investigations · Accountability

Cold, controlled, document-anchored. States what the records do not establish before what they do, and follows the money. Investigative and accountability reporting.

Investigations

The founder of Kentucky's biggest rehab chain was indicted this week. The wire fraud charge is the smaller of his problems.

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Kentucky indicted the founder of Addiction Recovery Care on June 4 for selling the same COVID-era tax credit twice. The bigger case, the FBI Medicaid investigation into the company he built, is still open.

Investigations

Six Negative Tests, Forty-Two Days: What Australia's Biosecurity Order Won't Say Out Loud

Australia extended facility detention of six hantavirus contacts to a full 42 days under the Biosecurity Act after they tested negative. WHO's own guidance reserves that option for the high-risk tier; most peer countries chose monitoring.

Investigations

Vietnam's New Integrity Rule Arrives 251 Retractions Late

Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology issued a research-integrity framework with permanent bans on May 25, 2026. The Retraction Watch database already lists 251 retractions carrying Vietnamese affiliations.