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Tamara Rubin is an American filmmaker and activist who served as the executive director of Lead Safe America from 2011 to 2016.




Career


In 2005, a contractor used an illegal open-flame torch method to remove lead-based paint from Tamara Rubin's home in Northeast Portland, resulting in her young son becoming ill. The Rubins received a $40,000 settlement, which they felt was insufficient considering the health consequences for their children and the costs of decontaminating their home. Rubin, then working as a computer consultant, began advocating against lead exposure. She spoke about lead hazards in schools and informed parents about the risks of lead in children's toys and jewelry through her website, mychildrenhaveleadpoisoning.com. Her efforts led to media attention, and she shared her family's experiences with lead poisoning. She also testified at legislative hearings in Salem, supporting new regulations on lead use.
In 2011, Rubin left her job to focus full-time on producing a documentary on lead poisoning, MisLead: America's Secret Epidemic. In the same year, she also founded Lead Safe America.
In 2016, Rubin was investigated by the Oregon Department of Justice for alleged theft and welfare fraud and was ousted from Lead Safe America. Investigator Kris Kalanges reviewed approximately $450,000 in transactions between Rubin and the foundation over five years. This inquiry led to additional investigations by the IRS and the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS). Following a 2016 investigation by the Oregon Department of Justice into financial mismanagement, Rubin's nonprofit, Lead Safe America Foundation, filed for dissolution with the state. On November 13, 2017, a grand jury indicted Rubin on seven theft and two welfare fraud charges. In 2019, ODHS determined that Rubin and her husband had received overpayment in public benefits.
In November 2017, Rubin was booked into Multnomah County Jail on nine felony charges, including first-degree theft, public assistance fraud, and food stamp fraud.
In 2019, Rubin filed a lawsuit alleging that Oregon state investigators violated her Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights by withholding exculpatory evidence. U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut dismissed the case in July 2022 after Rubin submitted three amended complaints. Immergut ruled that Rubin's claims were barred by the statute of limitations, as she had been aware of Kalanges's analysis for over two years before filing the lawsuit.




References

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• Linz Terbuka
• Kejuaraan Wimbledon 2019
• Tamara Rubin
• Rama Messinger
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• Joel Rubin
• The Voice (American TV series) season 19
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