Colorado’s Republican governor nominee linked to controversial anti-sex-trafficking ministry

Key Points:

• The All Things Possible ministry (ATP), founded by Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx, has funded surveillance equipment and salaries for out-of-state law enforcement agencies, raising concerns about private influence on public policing operations.
• ATP’s Protecting Children’s Innocence Taskforce (PCI-TF) partners with Florida sheriff’s offices, providing funding for detective salaries, equipment, and training, but operates outside normal public budgetary processes and maintains significant control over staffing decisions.
• Harry “Buddy” Jericho, Marx’s campaign manager and a former army intelligence analyst, plays a central role in both ATP and PCI-TF, receiving substantial payments from the ministry and related contractors, blurring lines between political, charitable, and law enforcement activities.
• ATP’s domestic model evolved from overseas paramilitary rescue missions to crowdsourced intelligence events and direct funding of law enforcement, but critics highlight a lack of transparency and accountability, questioning how private donors influence police priorities and operations.
• Legal experts warn that the involvement of a privately funded entity like ATP in criminal investigations could complicate prosecutions and defense strategies, as taskforces like PCI-TF lack formal legal status and oversight typical of government agencies.