Today, I received an inaccurate and threatening Demand letter from Turning Point Action General Counsel Frank Carni in response to my article containing allegations of sexual assault by Turning Point Action employee Matthew Martinez and Cover-up by COO Tyler Bowyer. You can see his letter below as images and my public response below. I have also updated the original article to add several quotes from Mr. Carni:
My Open Letter Response:
Mr. Frank Carni,
You may want to change your title from “General Counsel” to something more appropriate to your complete lack of knowledge of the Arizona Constitution, the First Amendment to US Constitution, Freedom of Speech, and Freedom of the Press. As you can clearly see publicly in the comments of the article you yourself reference; not only did I make an attempt to contact Mr. Bowyer, the COO of Turning Point Action, but also Mr. Martinez, and Mrs. Lacey Nagao, Turning Point Action Chase the Vote Director, and indeed Mr. Charlie Kirk, TPUSA Founder and CEO.
Perhaps Mr. Bowyer blocking me on X has something to do with him missing that attempt. I appreciate you begrudgingly accepting me as an Independent Journalist and your offer to set up a recorded interview with the above listed employees including additional facts you may wish to provide along with corroborating evidence. At that point I will be happy to further update the article and as always provide any needed retraction when EVIDENCE has been provided refuting any of the alleged claims which I reported on. Please share these additional omitted details of the investigation you mention along with corroborating evidence.
Again, I will point out that you are completely incorrect regarding taking steps towards objectivity as cited above. I believe the evidence indicates very clearly that Mr. Bowyer was heavily and inappropriately involved in the HR investigation. Please explain why both parties in the police report specifically mentioned “sexual assault” but in a letter from Turning Point Action Counsel Veronica Peterson dated August 9th, 2024, the term was downgraded to “harassment”? I noticed you stated you were not going to provide any additional details and then proceed to with a timeline. I am happy to add this comment and details to the article.
Regarding one final point you made: Is it proper protocol for the COO to insert himself into a HR investigation of sexual assault? Please clarify the friendship between Mr. Bowyer and Mr. Martinez which further makes it wildly inappropriate. I would be happy to confirm that no relatives or related organizations made donations to Turning Point Action or their related entities so please do make sure to provide that list of donors. I have inserted your rather hostile responses into the original article.
Sincerely,
Brian Ference
Investigative Journalist