Rick Yarborough

Washington, D.C.

Senior Investigative Producer at WRC-TV (Washington, DC)

Senior Investigative Producer for NBC Washington. Husband, Carolina Boy & Dolly's #1 fan. Send tips: [email protected].

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Articles

Kristi Noem links DC purse theft to immigration crackdown

2 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Ted Oberg |Rick Yarborough

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded Wednesday about the men arrested in connection to the theft of her purse in D.C. and said the arrests fit into her immigration crackdown. Noem's purse with about $3,000 cash inside was stolen as she dined with her family on Easter.
Prince George's council says member's residency is 'valid' as residents ask questions

3 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Rick Yarborough |Jeff Piper

NBC WashingtonSix Prince George's County residents gathered on a recent weeknight with questions they had surrounding their council member, Ingrid Watson. "I don't trust the council to take care of business with Ingrid Watson," said Jacques Chevalier. The News4 I-Team reported last summer on concerns some residents had about whether Watson lived in her district as required by the county charter.
Millions in campaign style ads hit TV, but there's no campaign

3 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Ted Oberg |Rick Yarborough |Jeff Piper

The News4 I-Team found six different nonprofit groups have spent more than $7 million airing ads on D.C. television stations promoting President Donald Trump and issues important to him since Inauguration Day, according to public filings available online. Under federal regulations, the groups have no obligation to disclose their donors. Almost as soon as the campaign-style ads started airing on D.C. television stations in January, viewers reached out to News4 with questions and concerns.
The hunt for wheelchair accessible taxis in DC

1 month ago | nbcwashington.com | Ted Oberg |Rick Yarborough |Lance Ing |Jeff Piper

On the afternoon we caught up with Kelly Mack, she just needed a ride to the grocery store. "This is the part where you kind of wait and see," said Mack, watching her phone. She's used a wheelchair since she was 10 - moved to D.C. after college, she said, because our city was trying to be more accessible. When the I-Team asked if the city was keeping its promise, she responded, "Here and there."D.C. does has a few options for passengers with wheelchairs. Metro trains and buses are accessible.
Culpeper County ex-sheriff sentenced to 10 years in bribes-for-badges case

1 month ago | nbcwashington.com | Ted Oberg |Rick Yarborough

Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday after he was convicted in December of all 12 conspiracy, fraud and bribery charges against him. In federal court in Charlottesville on Friday morning, the judge said Jenkins took an oath and failed. "The jury decided you are in fact a criminal," the judge said. Jenkins also received three years of probation after his sentence. He was not taken into custody immediately, as the government requested.
Agents target immigrants with prior convictions but no pending criminal charges

1 month ago | nbcwashington.com | Rick Yarborough

It's mid-morning in Hagerstown, Maryland, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been at work for hours. They're part of President Donald Trump's ramped-up efforts to deport undocumented immigrants. After hours of surveillance, a team the News4 I-Team witnessed made its third arrests of the day. "We're with immigration. We have a warrant for your arrest," one of the agents told a 47-year-old Venezuelan man stopped as he approached his work van.
Inside overcrowded ICE detention centers

2 months ago | nbcwashington.com | Rick Yarborough

As the Trump administration works to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants in the U.S., officials are looking for more space for those detained. The administration's border czar recently said 100,000 more beds are needed. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has more than 100 facilities around the U.S., many of which are privately run. More than 43,000 immigrants are currently in ICE custody, according to TRAC, a nonpartisan data research organization at Syracuse University.
Social Security reverses decision that led to confusion over registration for newborns in several states

2 months ago | nbcwashington.com | Rick Yarborough

Getty ImagesThe Social Security Administration admits it made a mistake that caused a lot of confusion over whether parents could register their newborns after hospital births in several states, including Maryland. A process called Enumeration at Birth (EAB) allows new parents to submit applications for Social Security numbers for their newborns as part of the hospital birth registration process. EAB has been around since 1989.
Immigration courts clogged for years as Trump vows to deport millions more

2 months ago | nbcwashington.com | Ted Oberg |Rick Yarborough |Jeff Piper |Evan Carr

As ICE agents fan out across the DMV and around the country arresting people who they say are in the United States illegally, the News4 I-Team found most of those arrested are headed into an immigration court system already backlogged for years. The backlog is so severe one study suggests it would take 300 more immigration judges to manage all the cases, in addition to the 700 already on the job.
Florida congressman investigated for alleged DC assault as police probe their own handling

2 months ago | nbclosangeles.com | Ted Oberg |Mark Segraves |Paul Wagner |Rick Yarborough

D.C. police confirm they are investigating an alleged assault of a 27-year-old woman by U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, a Republican representing a district northeast of Orlando, calling it an active criminal investigation. The Metropolitan Police Department also is investigating its own handling of the incident, which did not result in an arrest.