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An investigation by Mc Nelly Torres, of ConsumerAffairs.com, found consumers complaining of illegal, abusive conduct as collectors defy federal and state enforcers. “There’s no doubt that the debt collection industry […]
An investigation by Christina Jewett and Agustin Armendariz of California Watch shows that 232 nursing homes in California "either cut staff, paid lower wages or let caregiver levels slip below […]
Brian Joseph of The Orange County Register reports on how petitioners "tricked dozens of young Orange County voters into registering to vote as Republicans." Written complaints have been filed with […]
Through analysis of Clean Air Act data kept by the Environmental Protection agency, The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.) found government regulators have a list of more than 200 facilities […]
A report by Joshua Kors in The Nation explores the Army's fraudulent use of personality disorder diagnoses to discharge soldiers, thus stripping them of their disability benefits and long term […]
A collaboration by the five McClatchy newspapers in California examines how pension obligations are hurting local governments at a time of diminished resources throughout the state. "The initial logic of […]
An investigation by Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica reveals how "the hedge fund Magnetar helped create mortgage-based securities, pushed for risky things to go inside them and then […]
Hunter L. Gorinson, of The Hill Rag (Washington, D.C.), exposed how Sinclair Skinner, a politically connected subcontractor, bilked the city out hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for contract […]
James Drew of The Dallas Morning News found that a criminal investigation into alleged abuse by two workers at a state veterans home in West Texas languished for more than […]
Rick Moriarty of The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) reports on abuses of loopholes in the state's Brownfield Cleanup Program, a law meant to encourage development on contaminated property through tax credits […]