Edgar County Watchdogs
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Have you met these men?
If you have seen these men attend your meeting or submit a FOIA, this page is for you. Stop what you are doing, read this, send it to your attorney, and get ready for a long road ahead. If you are thinking about bringing them into the community, think it over and visit our GET HELP button.
Information
Who is Edgar County Watchdogs?
The owners. Kirk Allen and John Kraft run a website called Edgarcountywatchdogs.com. They are from Kansas and Paris, IL. We see no credentials for media on their site or registration with journalists locally, nor any awards.
What do they say they do?
Edgar county Watchdogs state they are watchdogs and media.
How do they find people to help?
One way is that people stumble on their site and think they are legitimate watchdogs that can help in a community. Another is by having "How to be a watchdog" seminars in that town. The third is to get involved with people running elections.
What do they really do?
We are alleging that they are really an antigovernmental militia covered under the RICO ACT, who keeps growing and targeting far right-wing extremists to join their cause so they can create the insurgency needed, and requests needed, for ECW to get their hands on all government documents to sue. Their acts have included interfering in interstate commerce, elections, participating in insurgency, bullying and harassment, and fake news.
They will stop at nothing to get their hands on documents, including weaponizing the FOIA laws, getting their accountant in as auditors, getting people elected who will leak info to them. and defaming elected official under secrecy of anti-SLAPP laws so that elected officials cannot protect themselves.
We believe that they use these documents to commit fraud upon the courts as vexatious litigators, rotating 3 attorneys and their group to cover their tracks as serial suers in order to profit of large taxpayer funds in both settlements and shakedowns.
•They are heavily involved in getting extremists into elected office so they can get open access to docs unredacted and confidential, which harms our government and protections of the people.
Why is it important to me and to taxpayers?
If you are an elected official, you will lose your reputation, be accused of false things, be doxed, asked to resign and pressure put on family, friends and children Most elected officials are in office to do good deeds but when it impacts their families and other jobs they will quit. ECW plans on this model.
If you are a taxpayers, realize that once your town is visited by them, it is going to cost possibly over a million in legal alone, an the damage inflicted on the local government bodies is like a grenade, destroying the ability to function as a board, excessive back end work, and more.
Has this been reported?
We have, and will continue to report this, to all official bodies possible and to the public and elected officials across the state.
What can I expect, outside of FOIAS?
Scams involving demanding audits, then their accountant and her friends put in bids. Removal of documents then a request for them (as they know you will have lost it and they can sue). They participated in zoom bombings, claiming they couldn't hear the meetings over their guys chinese music, and then sued. They have rushed podiums in anger, swinging arms at elected officials talking. They bring others there to meetings to cause issues. They are constantly trying to find reasons to stop the meetings. They are not aware of ACTUAL laws and still write stories stating laws that were broken, with no judge or jury to rule on it. (In fact none are ever accurate once in court). Their attorney Hanlon has been reported for Practicing law without a license in Florida just to harass a reporter. They drove out to Florida and stood o her sidewalk to take pictures of her house, then posted it in a doxing story about her. There is too much to share!
FAQ's
What does RICO Mean?
What does Weaponizing FOIA mean?
What does Weaponizing FOIA mean?
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. The RICO Act focuses specifically on racketeering and allows the leaders of a syndicate to be tried for the crimes they ordered others to do or assisted them in doing, closing a perceived loophole.
What does Weaponizing FOIA mean?
What does Weaponizing FOIA mean?
What does Weaponizing FOIA mean?
Since 1967, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has provided the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government. When someone requests large amounts of documents, intending to sue the government for fining a needle in a haystack, that is called "fishing". This is an abuse to the laws put in place that could jeopardize the future protections of other citizens.
Are ECW Reporters?
What does Weaponizing FOIA mean?
Are you collecting legal fund donations?
The clear answer is NO. They lack credibility, their stories are biased, they attack people. and they call themselves reporters.
They do this so that they can get access to more documents then a typical person can.
However, if you see the number of those documents ACTUALLY used in stories, it is minimal to the thousands of FOIA requests sent.
Are you collecting legal fund donations?
Are you collecting legal fund donations?
Are you collecting legal fund donations?
Yes! It takes a lot to fight against "free' attorneys. If you chose to donate that helps us!
Can i submit a tip?
Are you collecting legal fund donations?
Can i submit a tip?
Do you know of any location in need of help? Let us know!
Am I a victim?
Are you collecting legal fund donations?
Can i submit a tip?
Have they written stories about you?
Do they attend meetings or submit large quantities of FOIA's? Contact us and we can see if you qualify.