AltaMed also has spent millions supporting de la Rocha’s self-described “obsession” with collecting art, enabling him to reach the top of the art world—attending extravagant art openings and galas, sitting on museum boards of directors, and receiving awards as an arts patron.

He and his wife also appear to benefit substantially from AltaMed’s complex, split-dollar life insurance arrangements, which have loaned the pair $17.34 million and $4.17 million, respectively, to pay the premiums on permanent life insurance policies.

In addition to de la Rocha and his wife, all five of their children and stepchildren work at the organization, some in prominent positions.

One registered diagnostic medical sonographer who has volunteered for CPCs for decades expressed worry over what she’s seen in the industry. She said many CPC nurses “have good hearts,” but “don’t know what they don’t know” and often leave ultrasound training “knowing nothing.”

The @statesnewsroom.com investigation and CfA’s letter both highlighted how many CPCs admit to not following the standard set by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, stating that a doctor should review ultrasounds within 24 hours.

When auditors in Louisiana tried to take inventory of how CPCs were spending tax dollars, their inability to find out whether doctors were involved in day-to-day operations was one of many things that confounded them.

Private equity hospitals netting $669 more per patient cannot be explained away by firms simply finding ways to reduce the cost of care: Private equity acquisition has no statistically significant effect on hospital operating costs per patient.

Still, YouTube is failing to enforce even the meager rules it said it would implement. CfA’s review identified multiple episodes featuring ads for online casino products that were viewable without logging in to an account.

Meanwhile, experts are reporting an alarming lack of gambling literacy in young people. A survey from the National Council on Problem Gambling found that young people were more than 3.5x more likely than people over 55 to agree that “Gambling is a good way to make money.”

NEW: A majority (53%) of top YouTube podcasts that regularly run host-read ads promoted at least one gambling sponsor in the past year. This comes at a time when teen boys more frequently report seeing gambling ads on YouTube than any other platform/format, including live TV.

NEW: In response to CfA's complaint requesting an investigation into FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to broadcasters, the Maryland Bar issued a letter saying it was declining to investigate -- though, it failed to address the substance of Carr's conduct.

NEW: The Virginia Bar has issued a response to a complaint CfA filed last month against Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan (who a court has since found was illegally appointed), regarding her conduct in the prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James.

Some also improperly positioned the controversy around “abortion pill reversal” as an equally-weighted disagreement between two sides of the medical community—omitting the fact that only one is backed by science.

Given the lack of evidence and the potential for harm, trusted medical entities like the American Medical Association, the American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians, Planned Parenthood, and more, all advise that “abortion pill reversal” should not be promoted.

Promoters of “reversal” claim that if a woman has taken mifepristone (the first drug involved in a medication abortion), but not misoprostol (the second), taking a high dose of progesterone may raise the odds of the pregnancy continuing. Yet, no good evidence supports this.

NEW: CfA tested 5 top AI chatbots to see how they'd advise women asking questions about options amidst a medication abortion. In 7/10 tests, the AI gave out the number to a biased anti-abortion “helpline” that promotes unproven and potentially harmful “abortion pill reversal.

NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a brief arguing that his divorce proceeding—that may reveal relevant information about his conduct and character, and which CfA filed a motion to unseal—should remain hidden from public view. In response, CfA issued the following statement:

Judge Fitzpatrick’s rundown of the timing of the second indictment, returned just minutes after the failed first one, suggests Ms. Halligan may have filed it under false pretenses.

Judge Fitzpatrick also states that Ms. Halligan “suggested to the grand jury that they did not have to rely only on the record before them to determine probable cause but could be assured the government had more evidence–perhaps better evidence–that would be presented at trial.”

Judge Fitzpatrick describes one instance where Ms. Halligan suggested to the grand jury that, rather than the government bearing the burden of proving Mr. Comey’s guilt,” it was up to Mr. Comey to prove his innocence.

NEW: In a ruling requiring the DOJ to produce all grand jury materials used to secure an indictment of James Comey, Judge Fitzpatrick found Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan made “fundamental and highly prejudicial” misstatements of the law—echoing concerns raised in CfA’s bar complaint.

Comey oversaw the FBI investigation into President Trump’s 2016 campaign, and James launched a civil fraud case against Trump and his company in 2022. Furious about both, Trump has viewed them among his top political enemies and has openly called for retaliatory investigations.

NEW: Today, CfA asked the DC and Maryland bars to investigate whether Brendan Carr’s recent threats to broadcasters violated their Rules of Professional Conduct, by which all lawyers must abide.

NEW: CfA called on the DOJ to investigate potential mortgage fraud violations by Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Texas AG Ken Paxton, citing evidence each has claimed primary residence on more than 1 home.

NEW: CfA filed to unseal the divorce records of Texas AG Ken Paxton and State Senator Angela Paxton—asserting that any embarrassment they may be seeking to prevent doesn't overcome the public’s overriding interest in knowing relevant info about their elected officials.

This week, CfA filed a bar complaint with the New York Attorney Grievance Committee asking for an investigation into John Sarcone III, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, for actions that appear to violate the bar's Rules of Professional Conduct.

CfA’s complaint outlines, in detail, how Ms. Habba’s conduct with respect to the charges brought against Mayor Baraka and Rep. McIver, and the announced investigations into Governor Murphy and Attorney General Platkin may violate multiple Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC).

NEW: CfA has asked for an investigation of Alina Habba for potential violations of New Jersey bar rules related to her ordering the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver, and announcing a criminal investigation into NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and AG Matt Platkin.

NEW: CfA is seeking comms around the FTC’s unprecedented intervention in Texas v. BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—in which Texas and twelve other states claim the three asset managers used their holdings in coal companies to pressure those companies to adopt ESG goals.

In Montana, before passing a bill that would insulate crisis pregnancy centers from most state regulations, GOP lawmakers made sure to strip the bill of an amendment that would have required centers to keep client data safe and secure.