Crime

How bad is the New York Trump lawsuit for the former president? A law professor explains what’s happening.How bad is the New York Trump lawsuit for the former president? A law professor explains what’s happening.

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil suit Wednesday accusing former president Donald Trump, several Trump businesses and three of Trump’s children of sweeping financial fraud.

Maggie Severns, Domestic Policy Reporter

September 21, 2022

The hunt for Fat Leonard, the multimillionaire who scammed the Navy, gave secrets to China and escaped custodyThe hunt for Fat Leonard, the multimillionaire who scammed the Navy, gave secrets to China and escaped custody

Two weeks ago, Fat Leonard, the convict at the center of one of the worst corruption scandals in Pentagon history slipped the confines of his house arrest and fled the country.

Jason Paladino, Investigative Reporter

September 21, 2022

Why Adnan Syed’s case from Serial became a national phenomenonWhy Adnan Syed’s case from Serial became a national phenomenon

A judge's decision to vacate his murder conviction caps off nearly a decade of evolution in media, culture, and the law.

Laura McGann, Executive Editor

September 21, 2022

Why do Russian executives, including 4 connected with Gazprom, keep dying in strange ways?Russian businessmen have been dropping dead — sometimes from several floors up

Some of these Russian execs are said to have fallen out of windows. Some have died in reported murder-suicides. They have drowned or been drowned, hanged or been hanged – depending on who you believe. They have died in Russia, Western Europe and in Washington, D.C.

Matt Stiles, Senior Data Visualization Reporter, Tom Nagorski, Global Editor, and Jason Paladino, Investigative Reporter

September 16, 2022

Meet the Kremers, leaders of MAGA group Women For America First in the crosshairs of a Jan. 6 grand juryMeet the Kremers, leaders of MAGA group Women For America First in the crosshairs of a Jan. 6 grand jury

Amy and her daughter Kylie Jane were key organizers for Trump’s Jan. 6 rally. Now they’re facing inquiries from a growing number of federal probes.

Jason Paladino, Investigative Reporter

September 15, 2022