One is now working for a sheriff’s department. The other two are out of law enforcement, according to the state DOJ.
The Badger Project won first prize in the contest in 2022 and 2023 for its investigative journalism on law enforcement.
The journalism nonprofit won gold in the contest in 2022 and 2023 for its law enforcement investigations.
Town of Dover Water Patrol Chief Josh Martinson’s name was on a leaked membership list of Oath Keepers. The chief says he “cut ties” after learning “what they stood for.”
An investigation by The Badger Project discovered the names of three Wisconsin police officers among the 38,000 on the leaked list.