Scott Fischler

Investigative research of alleged malfeasance and corruption in local and state government, public safety negligence, campaign finance violations of the California Fair Political Practices Commission Political Reform Act, and fraudulent misrepresentation by a nonprofit corporation.

Currently investigating Stockton-based Caltrans District 10 for suspected state highway project justification irregularities and misrepresentation.

GPS coordinates recently obtained by responsive records from California Public Records Act requests filed with the California Highway Patrol, and postmile data obtained by responsive records from California Public Records Act requests filed with the California Department of Transportation, are being used to identify and correlate suspected location-based irregularities in project justification documentation issued by Caltrans District 10 for a recently completed highway median project on State Route 4.

I am a student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, majoring in Mass Communication and Media Studies.

My Cronkite coursework was completed in May 2025 with a 4.0 GPA in my major. Remaining general studies coursework requirements are tracking for degree completion in 2026 with a 3.5 cumulative GPA.

Coursework included media law, media ethics, misinformation, political communication, interview and inquiry, podcasting, and media literacy education where I served as a social media intern for the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) to assist in promoting the organization’s annual U.S. Media Literacy Week event.

Additionally, I've completed “The Art of the Investigative Interview" component of the ASU Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Editing Program.

I consider myself an excellent and versatile interviewer, and an exceptionally perceptive issue spotter exhibiting a demonstrated aptitude for investigative research including geospatial data and forensic examination and analysis of campaign finance filings.

I possess a keen eye for identifying incriminating fact patterns of government and nonprofit misconduct and corruption, and uncovering evidence of willful government negligence and public safety failures.