My Family’s Long and Painful Relationship With the FBI
Decades before the FBI targeted me for my journalism, its treatment of my uncle, an FBI agent, devastated our family.
Special Investigations
For Decades, Officials Knew a School Sat on a Former Dump — and Did Little to Clean Up the Toxins
In Gainesville, Florida, children are on the front lines of the hazards long ignored by local and state government officials.
The Informant at the Heart of the Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Was a Liability. So Federal Agents Shut Him Up.
Internal FBI reports and undercover recordings reveal that federal agents were concerned about entrapment claims.
Federal Judges Have Shown Leniency in Nearly All Jan. 6 Cases
Most Capitol riot defendants got lighter sentences than the government sought, invalidating a key right-wing talking point.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring
What Happened When a Star Prosecutor Was Accused of Running a Jailhouse Snitch Scheme
Kelly Siegler’s talent for solving cold cases made her a TV celebrity. Then she was confronted about her use of informants.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring
How Two Men Convicted by Kelly Siegler Uncovered the Dark Secret to Her Success
Jeffrey Prible and Hermilo Herrero always insisted on their innocence. From prison, they tracked down the man who could help them prove it.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring
Kelly Siegler Is a True-Crime Celebrity. Did She Frame an Innocent Man for Murder?
As a Houston prosecutor, Kelly Siegler won 68 murder convictions and 19 death sentences. But the case of Jeffrey Prible raises questions about her record.
Why Does the Chicago Police Department Tolerate Abusive Racists in Its Ranks?
Chicago police officer Raymond Piwnicki has 99 civilian complaints on his record, many of them involving racist invective and violence.
They Promised “Advanced Recycling” for Plastics and Delivered Toxic Waste
A North Carolina facility’s record of violations undercuts the dream of plastics recycling.
A Ukrainian Woman Protected Her Daughter From Russian Soldiers — and Was Accused of Collaborating With the Enemy
At once a victim of Russian war crimes and a suspected collaborator, Anna is caught between Ukraine’s overlapping quests for justice.