A new filing in a lawsuit against Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard alleges that Sean Reyes tried to intimidate critics of Ballard and OUR, and may have tampered with witnesses on their behalf.
A new filing in a lawsuit against Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard alleges Reyes was OUR’s “de facto general counsel.”
An amended complaint in the case, filed Thursday evening, alleges that Reyes pressured individuals not to criticize OUR for taking credit for the work their organizations had done. Some people also had contacted Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings and were subpoenaed as part of his investigation into OUR, the complaint said.
“Rawlings alleged to have written communication from AG Reyes to a witness requesting the witness not to cooperate with Rawlings in the investigation,” the summary states. “Rawlings further alleged that Ballard requested AG Reyes to send the written communication.” Rawlings declined to comment Thursday. He never pursued witness tampering charges against anyone in connection with OUR. The small number of documents from his investigation that have been made public don’t include any record of his assessment of the written communication described in the new filing.
Previously, the lawsuit had alleged that Reyes’ public endorsements of OUR and Ballard had the effect of “giving Ballard the cover of the top law enforcement officer in the State of Utah to carry out his purposes.” Another exhibit attached to the lawsuit reveals for the first time that OUR may have asked the attorney general’s office to investigate whether Rawlings had violated Ballard’s constitutional rights.
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