InvestigationBusiness Illegal Payday Loans Thrive in Cyberspace Of the 18 states with bans or restrictions on payday loans, New York’s is the toughest. But that hasn’t stopped online lenders from targeting customers in the Empire State. John SandmanCity LimitsJuly 16, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Labor The Pink Pyramid Scheme How Mary Kay cosmetics preys on desperate housewives with hollow promises of work/life balance and “executive level” salaries that almost never materialize. Virginia Sole-SmithHarper'sJuly 16, 2012
ImpactImmigration, Justice Investigative Fund Story Sparks Grand Jury Probe As a result of an Investigative Fund/PBS investigation into the death of San Diego resident Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, a grand jury is convening today to consider possible criminal charges… John Carlos FreyJuly 12, 2012
InvestigationJustice Ground Zero for Stop and Frisk No neighborhood saw more police stops in 2011 than East New York, stop-and-frisk’s epicenter, where residents living in fear of the police. Jarrett Murphy & Jeanmarie EvellyCity LimitsJune 22, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Labor, World Illegal Fishing, A Daring Escape Thailand’s fishing fleet is chronically short of fishermen, and human traffickers have stepped into the breach. Part 2 of 2. Becky Palmstrom & Shannon ServiceNational Public RadioJune 20, 2012
InvestigationBusiness, Labor, World Confined to a Thai Fishing Boat Thailand’s fishing fleet supplies a large portion of America’s seafood. It also makes use of trafficked workers who are often trapped at sea for years on end. Part 1 of 2. Becky Palmstrom & Shannon ServiceNational Public RadioJune 19, 2012
InvestigationWorld Border Raids Raise New Fears In western Ivory Coast, a flashpoint of the 2010 post-election crisis, four border raids were reported in the past 10 months. Robbie Corey-BouletThe Toronto StarJune 7, 2012
InvestigationWorld Target Cambodia In return for millions in investments, Cambodia is giving out huge land concessions to China and Vietnam, displacing tens of thousands. Laura Rena MurrayThe World Policy JournalJune 6, 2012
NewsJustice Oversight for Oakland Police The Oakland Police Department’s nine-year-long struggle with federal oversight took a significant turn last week, as a federal judge demanded an investigation into police shootings… Ali WinstonJune 5, 2012
ImpactImmigration, Justice Justice in a Brutal Slaying Last October, a reporter approached The Investigative Fund with disturbing video he had obtained… Esther KaplanMay 30, 2012