By LeRoy Nellis
January 2026
In 2019, I entered the NCIC/TCIC law-enforcement database system.
I did not understand then that this entry would mark the beginning of a prolonged assault on my life, my livelihood, and my constitutional rights.
What followed was not due process.
It was disruption.
Since that point, my life has been characterized by persistent surveillance, unexplained interference, and cascading personal loss—online, financially, professionally, socially, and psychologically. This article reflects my lived experience and documented patterns. It is testimony.
A Life Under Constant Interference
- Online accounts altered, accessed, or disrupted without authorization
- Emails disappearing, communications failing, and content deleted or changed
- Surveillance extending beyond digital space into real-world interactions
- Knowledge of my private communications appearing where it should not exist
This was not a single breach.
It was sustained pressure.
Financial Surveillance and Employment Interference
Over time, the interference became more invasive. I experienced events consistent with financial surveillance, including circumstances where third parties appeared to know what I was spending money on, when, and with whom—information that should have remained private.
I also experienced employment interference, including communications connected to employers that resulted in termination, lost opportunities, or reputational damage—without transparency or due process.
Social Mapping and Isolation
The impact spread outward. People in my professional, personal, and family circles distanced themselves without explanation. The pattern was consistent with list-based targeting and social mapping, where isolation becomes the outcome.
Surveillance as Punishment
Surveillance has become punishment without trial. Once a person is entered into interconnected systems, the effects can persist indefinitely—without notice, appeal, or accountability.
Constitutional Injury
- First Amendment rights to speech and association
- Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable surveillance
- Due process rights under U.S. and Texas law
- Privacy and property interests, including financial and professional harm
Why I Am Speaking Now
Silence nearly destroyed me. I am speaking now because these systems rely on isolation, fear, and disbelief to survive.
Call to Action
This is a demand for accountability.
- Journalists and investigators: examine how surveillance databases are misused
- Civil-rights organizations: challenge secret surveillance and retaliation
- Lawmakers and regulators: enforce transparency and due process
- The public: reject the normalization of silent surveillance
Technology does not override the Constitution.
Databases do not nullify human rights.
Silence is not consent.
Exposure is the first step toward accountability.
LeRoy Nellis 