Oversight Project Launches Investigation into Corrupt Police Contracting Scandal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2026
Washington, D.C. – The Oversight Project is launching an investigation into questionable contracting practices at local police departments throughout the country. Late last year, it was reported that an employee with the Atlanta, GA Police Department “duped” multiple cities into signing multimillion dollar contracts with Fusus for police surveillance equipment while the employee sat on Fusus’s board. Axon Enterprises finalized its acquisition of Fusus in 2024. An ethics investigation conducted by the City of Atlanta concluded that the employee’s action constituted at least an “appearance of impropriety” and recommended disciplinary action be taken..
The Oversight Project’s investigation intends to build upon media reporting, public documents, and the City of Atlanta’s ethics investigation to uncover the full scope of the contracting scandal. As part of our investigation, we have sent an initial round of records requests for contracting documents and communications to at least 13 cities and intend to follow up with more.
This investigation follows the Oversight Project’s work supporting local law enforcement efforts through its legal victories in Louisville, Kentucky and in Washington, D.C. In Louisville, The Oversight Project successfully persuaded the Trump Administration and a Federal Judge to dismiss a Biden Administration consent decree that would have federalized the police force of that city. In Washington D.C., the Oversight Project filed briefs in the U.S. District Court and Circuit Courts urging the dismissal of the District of Columbia’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops. In both cases, the Oversight Project called on its extensive law enforcement experience to advocate for better public safety.
Kyle Brosnan, Vice President of Legal had the following quote:
“We’re not going to sit back and watch as the inner cities continue to go to hell with corruption and graft. As Congress has just spent billions on DOJ grants to local police jurisdictions, it is critical that local police departments procure equipment and technology that keeps their cities safe in a transparent, honest manner. Law enforcement, who has to deal with inner city degeneracy and crime, should be equipped with the technology and gear they need to solve crimes and lock up gangbangers, but not from contracts their bosses were “duped” into signing based on false pretenses and corrupt sales techniques.”
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