Kirsten Berg
Research Reporter at ProPublica
Research Reporter @ProPublica
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2 months ago |
propublica.org | Robin Fields |Maya Miller |Duaa Eldeib |Kirsten Berg
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The gene therapy Zolgensma helped children born with a fatal disease, spinal muscular atrophy, grow up to run and play. But the cost was stunning: $2 million per dose. While taxpayers and small charities funded the drug’s early development, executives, venture-capital backers and a pharma giant have reaped the profits.
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Aug 16, 2024 |
propublica.org | Sebastian Rotella |Garrett Yalch |Clifton Adcock |Kirsten Berg
A quadruple murder at an illegal marijuana farm in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, opened a window into a disturbing reality. Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in the U.S., stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.
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Jul 17, 2024 |
msn.com | Sebastian Rotella |Kirsten Berg |Garrett Yalch |Clifton Adcock
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Apr 3, 2024 |
propublica.org | Garrett Yalch |Clifton Adcock |Sebastian Rotella |Kirsten Berg
Fields of Green A quadruple murder in Oklahoma shows how the Chinese underworld has come to dominate the booming illicit trade, fortifying its rise as a global powerhouse with alleged ties to China’s authoritarian regime. A Marijuana Boom Led Her to Oklahoma. Then Anti-Drug Agents Seized Her Money and Raided Her Home. 黑帮、金钱与凶杀：华人有组织犯罪主宰美国地下大麻交易
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Mar 22, 2024 |
newsbreak.com | Sebastian Rotella |Kirsten Berg |Garrett Yalch |Clifton Adcock
The photos look like a routine encounter between a senior Chinese diplomat and immigrants in the American heartland: dutiful smiles, casual clothes, a teapot on a table, Chinese and U.S. flags on the wall. But behind the images, there is a potentially concerning story. During two trips to Oklahoma, Consul General Zhu Di of the Chinese embassy visited a cultural association that has been a target of investigations into Chinese mafias that dominate the state’s billion-dollar marijuana industry.
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