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Fast and Furious: Arizona Crime Ties
When a Border Patrol agent was shot to death near the Arizona/Mexico border in Dec 2010, KNXV-TV quickly learned that guns found at the murder scene were linked to a controversial Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives case called Fast and Furious.
Tags: Border Patrol; Alcohol; Tobacco; Firearms; Fast and Furious; Arizona; Mexico
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Kidnapping in Phoneix: Uncovering the Truth
In 2008, Phoneix Police reported some startling statistics. 358 kidnappings had been recorded in 2008 alone. KNXV-TV's investigation uncovered that the statistics used were inaccurate.
Tags: Phoneix Police; Kidnapping; KNXV-TV; 2008
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What's on the Menu?
Eight stations in the E.W. Scripps Television station Group worked together to investigate claims by national restaurant chains about low-fat and low-calorie menu items. The group specifically gathered menus from restaurants who listed the fat and/or calorie content directly on their menus, and decided to have the food tested at Analytical Laboratories, Inc. in Boise, Idaho. They created an excel spreadsheet and assigned each station three foods listed on various low-fat/low-calorie menus on the same way. The stations each packed their food the exact same way and videotaped this procedure to verify protocol. The packages were then sent overnight to Analytical Laboratories, Inc. for testing. The test results showed that out of the 23 items tested, 78% were over the fat limit and almost 69% were over the calorie limit listed on the package. A producer from KNXV-TV then contacted all the restaurants involved in the test and asked for a response. No company would go on camera for the story, though the company that owns Chili's and Macaroni Grill apologized and said they would work to reinforce the menu standards.
Tags: food; nutrition; low-fat; low-calorie; Ohio; false advertising
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Lost to India
This investigation took KNXV-TV to India to uncover the outsourcing of Arizona government jobs. It was revealed that Arizona government and businesses were training people in India to get jobs in call centers. Hundreds of thousands of tax dollars were used to run job programs to train people to sound more like Americans on the phone. As a result of this investigation, Arizona closed down the call center in India.
Tags: India; jobs; tax dollars; outsourcing of jobs; Arizona
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Mexico's Dirty Little Secret
KNXV-TV found that "thousands of Mexican children are being raped and molested every year at the hands of American tourists. Very little is being done to stop it." It was "discovered that men from the United States are one of the largest groups of tourists traveling with the express purpose of engaging in sex with minors."
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; Mexico; children; sexual abuse; pedophilia; sex tourism; rape; Puerto Vallarta; international crime; Casa Alianza
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Gone in 60 seconds
KNXV-TV investigates a rumor that "Mexican authorities don't act swiftly in returning stolen American cars." The story reveals that Phoenix has the highest auto theft rate nationwide, and that many of the stolen cars are indeed sitting in Mexican impound lots.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; automobiles; car owners; insurance; Nogales; Sonora; Mexico; vehicles; police
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KNXV-TV sent a producer, carrying a hidden camera, to get a job with a telemarketing company, Challenged Workers of America. The investigation found workers using one voice with each other, and another voice on the phone. The series revealed that most of the products ordered by the victims of this scam were never really made or packaged by challenged workers, and how the real handicapped were ripped off. (July 7 & 12, 1995)
Tags: Heinbaugh Matthews Volenec Challenged workers Contest entry 11 pgs. TAPE
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KNXV-TV spent a month on-line posing as a 14 - year - old boy, simply entering the chat rooms. The investigation found many requests from individuals who wanted to talk about sex. One man arranged a meeting with the fictitious kid in a local park, and another in the South sent a round trip plane ticket to Atlanta for a weekend of sex. (Sept. 19 & 20, 1995)
Tags: TAPE; Heinbaugh Matthews CAR Cyber seduction Contest entry Cyber sex Online sex Child abuse 12 pgs.
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Thousands of medical professionals use Federally guaranteed student HEAL loans to help them ocver the high cost of Medical School. Most of these professionals go on to repay those loans, but many don't, leaving taxpayers stuck with the bill. KNXV-TV obtained a list from Federal officials listing more than 100 Arizona residents who defaulted, and tracked many of them down. (Feb. 24, 1995)
Tags: Heinbaugh Matthews Student loans Contest entry 8 pgs. TAPE