Public Benefit Research

Investigating Fraud.
Exposing Waste.
Protecting Taxpayers.

We are a technology-driven research firm using open-source data, advanced analytics, and public records to identify and document government program fraud, corporate regulatory violations, and systemic abuse of public resources.

● Active Investigations
$1.1B
Detected Fraud Losses
139
Active Case Files
5
Data Sources Integrated

Our Mission

Greater corporate and government transparency is essential to a fairer, more prosperous and sustainable society.

We believe that open access to public data is the foundation of accountability. Our team analyzes government contracting records, business registrations, healthcare billing data, and immigration filings to detect patterns of fraud, waste, and abuse across federal and state programs.

We support investigative journalists, regulatory agencies, and anti-corruption researchers by providing data analysis, case documentation, and technical expertise — all sourced from publicly available information and open data platforms.

What We Do

Data-driven investigations targeting the most costly forms of government fraud.

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Fraud Pattern Detection

Multi-source correlation analysis identifying anomalous billing, wage suppression, shell company networks, and PPP loan abuse across federal datasets.

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Entity Resolution

Cross-referencing corporate registrations, EINs, NPIs, and DUNS numbers to map ownership networks and identify related-party transactions.

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Data Pipeline Engineering

Building scalable analysis pipelines that ingest, normalize, and enrich public data from CMS, DOL, SBA, SEC, and state business registries.

Whistleblower Support

Case documentation, evidence packaging, and False Claims Act submission preparation for qui tam relators and their legal counsel.

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Investigative Reporting

Data-driven research and analysis supporting journalists covering government fraud, corporate accountability, and regulatory failures.

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Open Data Advocacy

Promoting transparency through the use and improvement of open government data platforms including SAM.gov, USAspending, and Data.CMS.gov.

Our Approach

Rigorous methodology built on publicly available data and reproducible analysis.

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Source Public Data

Ingest data from CMS, DOL, SBA, SEC, IRS, and state business registries — all publicly available at no cost.

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Cross-Reference Entities

Link entities across datasets by EIN, NPI, DUNS, and corporate registration to build comprehensive profiles.

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Identify Anomalies

Apply statistical and rule-based detection to surface patterns consistent with fraud, waste, or abuse.

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Document & Report

Package findings into actionable case files for regulatory referral, whistleblower counsel, or public reporting.

Data Sources

We use only publicly available data sources and open APIs — no unauthorized access, ever.

SAM.gov USAspending.gov CMS Medicare Data DOL OFLC SEC EDGAR SBA PPP Data USCIS H-1B Data IRS 990 Filings State Business Registries OpenCorporates NPPES (NPI Registry) FFIEC HMDA

Contact

For referrals, research collaboration, or data access inquiries.

Research Inquiries

If you have a public-benefit project or initiative to improve the use, quality and understanding of government data — or to shine a light on fraud for the greater good — please reach out.

✉ kevin@db1k.online