After being ignored by the DOJ and threatened for filing a whistleblower complaint, I documented every FBI agent leaving the Salt Lake City field office.
FBI Tried to Intimidate Me—So I Turned the Camera on Them Read Post »
April 12, 2025 – Salt Lake City, UT Standing outside the U.S. District Court in downtown Salt Lake City, investigative journalist and constitutional rights advocate Matthew Oliver Reardon called out the U.S. Department of Justice’s top watchdog today in a blistering press conference. His charge: the DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has deliberately
By Don Matthews | April 4, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY, UT — In a searing new video published to YouTube, investigative journalist and constitutional rights activist Matthew Reardon has publicly read aloud his second sworn declaration—known as Exhibit D—which alleges chilling misconduct by the FBI and paints a disturbing picture of federal retaliation against whistleblowers
Salt Lake City, UT — On March 31, 2025, journalist and constitutional rights advocate Matthew Reardon was threatened with arrest by FBI agents while attempting to report serious criminal misconduct involving an out-of-state police official. Reardon arrived at the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office to submit a sworn affidavit detailing unlawful surveillance and retaliation
On March 31, 2025, I filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, naming multiple law enforcement officials from Layton, Utah and Oxford, Mississippi. This is not just a legal battle—it’s a direct confrontation with the institutional rot festering beneath the badge. The complaint, grounded in 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C.
Journalist Sues Police for Illegal Surveillance, Doxing, and Retaliation Read Post »
What happens when a citizen stops asking politely and starts demanding accountability from the very institution sworn to protect civil liberties? What unfolds is a 22-minute, expletive-laced, emotionally charged call that exposes systemic corruption, abusive surveillance, taxpayer waste, and the psychological toll of unchecked law enforcement power. The call, placed by journalist and activist Matthew
Calling Oxford Police: A Raw, Recorded Reckoning with Injustice Read Post »
Oxford, Mississippi – What happens when a police captain turns his badge into a weapon and uses government infrastructure to stalk, conduct illegal surveillance, and defame a journalist across state lines? You get the case of Captain Hildon Sessums—a disgrace in uniform and a walking constitutional violation. On February 5, 2025, Captain Sessums, a high-ranking
Police Captain Exposed for Illegal Surveillance and Retaliation Against Journalist Read Post »
March 26, 2025 | Morgan County, Utah He wasn’t armed. He wasn’t yelling. He wasn’t trespassing. He was holding a camera on a tripod. But by the end of the hour, Joshua Grover, a seasoned real estate photographer with over a decade of professional work under his belt, was cuffed, detained, and facing charges that
On March 14th we published a nearly 5-minute audiobook preview from the beginning of Matthew Reardon’s soon-to-be released book “American Injustice- One Man’s Battle Against Corruption and Retaliation”. Below is the final conclusion chapter of this book. The book will be offered in audiobook format. Digital download of an E-Book version will be free. My
Reardon releases 2nd Teaser from Upcoming Book- “American Injustice” Read Post »
OXFORD, Miss. – A recorded conversation between journalist and self-represented litigant Matthew Reardon and Judge Little’s law clerk, Tara, has reignited concerns over the handling of a 2017 restraining order issued against Reardon. The case, involving Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill and her husband, Rhea Tannehill, raises serious questions about judicial discretion, procedural compliance, and potential
