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2 weeks ago | 
propublica.org | Paige Pfleger |Mariam Elba |Anjeanette Damon |Mollie Simon
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WPLN/Nashville Public Radio, a 2023-2024 LRN partner. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. For half a century, through scandals, investigations, failed state inspections and even the illegal use of seclusion to punish children, Richard L. Bean remained in his perch of power as the superintendent of the juvenile detention center that bears his name.
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3 weeks ago | 
propublica.org | Paige Pfleger |Anjeanette Damon |Mollie Simon |Dana Brozost-Kelleher
This article was produced by WPLN/Nashville Public Radio, a 2023 ProPublica Local Reporting Network partner. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Richard L. Bean, the longtime superintendent of the East Tennessee juvenile detention center that bears his name, abruptly announced Friday that he will be stepping down. His decision to retire came the day after the Knox County mayor said he had lost confidence in Bean’s leadership.
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3 weeks ago | 
alternet.org | Anjeanette Damon |Mollie Simon
Federal prosecutors in Texas identified 80 victims defrauded of nearly $40 million by Charles Carrier since 2018. Though Carrier agreed to plead guilty to only one count of felony wire fraud involving one $200,000 transfer, he admitted to the broader scheme as part of the deal and agreed to pay restitution — the amount of which has yet to be determined. The charge also carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence and the possibility of millions of dollars in fines.
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4 weeks ago | 
propublica.org | Anjeanette Damon |Mollie Simon |Dana Brozost-Kelleher |Isabelle Senechal
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The former operator of one of the largest HomeVestors of America franchises has agreed to plead guilty to federal wire fraud in connection with a sprawling Ponzi scheme targeting people who believed they were investing in his real estate empire.
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4 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Anjeanette Damon |Mollie Simon
Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 MillionCharles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a …
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4 weeks ago | 
propublica.org | Emily Schwing |Tony Schick |Monica Samayoa |Mollie Simon
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KYUK. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. This story is not subject to our Creative Commons license. NEWTOK, Alaska — A jumble of shipping containers hold all that remains of the demolished public school in Newtok, Alaska, where on a recent visit, a few stray dogs and a lone ermine prowled among the ruins.
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4 weeks ago | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Derick Lee |Emily Thomas |Mollie Simon |Cassandra Garibay
A confirmation of purpose: Road to Hire’s Commitment Day 2025 by Derick Lee ‘Tis the season when high school seniors launch their countdown to graduation. Simultaneously, many students have announced and finalized their postsecondary plans.
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1 month ago | 
ednc.org | Mollie Simon |Cassandra Garibay
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When Hurricane Helene plowed over the Southeast last September, it caused more inland deaths than any hurricane in recorded history. The highest per capita death toll occurred in Yancey County, a rural expanse in the rugged Black Mountains of North Carolina devastated by flash flooding and landslides.
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1 month ago | 
propublica.org | Mollie Simon |Cassandra Garibay |Tony Schick |Monica Samayoa
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. When Hurricane Helene plowed over the Southeast last September, it caused more inland deaths than any hurricane in recorded history.
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1 month ago | 
omahadailyrecord.com | Anjeanette Damon |Mollie Simon
Reporting HighlightsLost Investments: People who invested with a Dallas HomeVestors franchise, once touted as the largest, accuse the owner of operating a scheme that cost them tens of millions of dollars. Red Flags: HomeVestors says its franchises follow best business practices. But investors say lax oversight allowed the “We Buy Ugly Houses” brand to be used to further the scheme.
