TAG / CORRUPTION

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Connecticut Agencies Caught Violating FOIA as Citizens Face Delays, Dodges and Fees

Despite a half-century-old FOIA law, citizens and journalists face months—even years—of stonewalling. Watchdogs warn government secrecy in the Nutmeg State threatens accountability and democracy itself.

DRUGS

Architect of Sinaloa Cartel Admits to Murders, Corruption and Flooding the US with Narcotics

The 75-year-old co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom—admitting to a murderous reign of trafficking, corruption and suffering that stretched across decades.

MENTAL HEALTH

Rampant Mental Health Fraud Exploits Arizona’s Indigenous Communities 

More than 250 Arizona behavioral health providers have had Medicaid payments suspended because of widespread fraud, throwing patients in the streets and costing taxpayers untold millions. 

CORRUPTION

Sentencing of Cop for Drug Trafficking Is Just the Latest Tip of an Under-Reported Iceberg

Arrests of law enforcement officers for drug-related crimes are frequent, but the dimensions are unknown because agencies refuse to study the problem in their ranks.