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Sam Richards

Why Does the City Administrator of Champlin Consistently Get Big Pay Raises?

Bret Heitkamp has received pay raises even when the city budget was cut in the midst of the Great Recession. He makes more than the…

4 min readAug 21, 2022

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Why Does the City Administrator of Champlin Consistently Get Big Pay Raises?

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Sam Richards

FOIA, Public Records, Digital Security for Protesters

Come on down to George Floyd Square this Saturday, May 8th, 2021 at 1:00PM for a teach-in / workshop that should demystify some…

1 min readMay 3, 2021

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Sam Richards

RAND Corporation Can’t Tell if Spy Planes Solve Crimes

A long awaited independent analysis of the effectiveness of spy planes for criminal investigations has now been made public by the RAND…

4 min readJan 27, 2021

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RAND Corporation Can’t Tell if Spy Planes Solve Crimes

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Sam Richards

Minneapolis Police and Hennepin County Attorney’s Confusing Explanation for Project Veritas…

What started as an inquiry with the Minneapolis Police Department over their handling of personnel who may be radicalized by online…

4 min readJan 16, 2021

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Minneapolis Police and Hennepin County Attorney’s Confusing Explanation for Project Veritas…

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Sam Richards

Florida Law Enforcement Operating Aircraft Covertly Behind Front Company

[Update: August 3rd; Public Information Officer at SE FL Fusion Center, “I assure you that we don’t have aircraft.” Told me to check with…

3 min readJun 30, 2015

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Florida Law Enforcement Operating Aircraft Covertly Behind Front Company

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Sam Richards

Orange County Sheriffs Department Operating Surveillance Aircraft Illegally

Last updated 6:04pm — 29 June 2015

4 min readJun 26, 2015

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Orange County Sheriffs Department Operating Surveillance Aircraft Illegally

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Sam Richards

Fleet of Government Aircraft Flying Secret Missions over U.S. Cities

The Federal Bureau of Investigation under the United States Department of Justice is operating a fleet of at least 100 small aircraft and…

2 min readMay 26, 2015

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Sam Richards

Sam Richards

Investigative reporter for The Intercept, Vice News, Unicorn Riot, North Star Post, elsewhere. Particularly focused on government surveillance. Send news tips!

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