Will Bredderman

1 month ago | jerseyvindicator.org | Will Bredderman

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer followed up his New Jersey gubernatorial campaign launch last fall with a massive digital ad buy from his congressional office — a payment to a vendor linked to his political operation that Washington watchdogs say looks like a flagrant use of public funds to advance the Democrat’s political ambitions. Days after Gottheimer kicked off his bid for Drumthwacket on Nov.

1 month ago | nypost.com | Will Bredderman

New York City Council boss and mayoral hopeful Adrienne Adams helped funnel millions of dollars to her Queens church and its affiliated non-profits — part of the powerful political machine of her close ally, ex-Rep. Floyd Flake. During her time as speaker for the past three years the Council has funneled more than $3 million in taxpayer dough to organizations affiliated with the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in Jamaica, led by Flake and his wife M. Elaine Flake.

Feb 4, 2025 | thenevadaindependent.com | Will Bredderman

If Patel is confirmed, GOP megadonor accused of “bait-and-switch” vacation rental schemes could have a close associate at the highest levels of law enforcement. In January 2016, now-retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer Tim Clark says he was in Las Vegas with his wife — also a veteran — for a wedding when a solicitor for Starpoint Resort Group approached them “at the 50-yard line of the Strip” and urged them to buy a timeshare in the Jockey Club, the building directly above their heads.

Nov 20, 2024 | nysfocus.com | Will Bredderman

BEFORE YOU GO, consider: If not for the article you just read, would the information in it be public? Or would it remain hidden — buried within the confines of New York’s sprawling criminal-legal apparatus? I started working at New York Focus in 2022, not long after the outlet launched.

Nov 13, 2024 | nysfocus.com | Will Bredderman

At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works. If you think this article succeeded, please consider supporting our mission and making more stories like this one possible. New York is an incongruous state. We’re home to fabulous wealth — if the state were a country, it would have the tenth largest economy in the world — but also the highest rate of wealth inequality. We’re among the most diverse – but also the most segregated.