Zachary Mider

New York

Reporter at Bloomberg News

Reporter at Bloomberg News @business. [email protected]. Opinions are my own, RTs not endorsements.

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Telemarketers Sell Health Insurance That Skirts Obamacare Rules

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Zachary Mider

Hi, it’s Zach in New York. On Monday, I wrote about a new kind of skimpy health plan that some customers are calling a rip-off. More on that in a moment, but first …There’s a new kind of health plan being sold by telemarketers these days. More than 100,000 US households have been enrolled already. Here’s what’s new about these plans: When you sign up for coverage, you’re also being signed up as an “employee” of the company behind the plan.
Cheap Healthcare Plans Use Obamacare Loophole, Sign People Up for Fake Jobs

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Zachary Mider |Zeke Faux

How a former TV comedy writer’s fake-job loophole could blow up Obamacare. Joe Strohmenger, a self-employed contractor in Rocky Point, New York, had never shopped for health insurance before. So last year, when he needed to, he did what a lot of people do: He Googled it. The internet search led him to a website that offered free quotes. He typed in his number, and his phone rang immediately. It rang hundreds of times over the next few days as telemarketers vied to reach him.
Loan Shark Freed by Trump Back in Jail After Series of Arrests

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Patricia Hurtado |Zeke Faux |Zachary Mider

Jonathan Braun, a loan shark freed from prison by President Donald Trump in 2021, was sent back to a federal jail after a string of arrests that prosecutors said violated the terms of his release. Braun, 41, was held without bail Friday after US District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto in Brooklyn, New York, ruled Braun was a danger to the community. He was taken into custody earlier in the day by federal marshals in nearby Nassau County.
Loan Shark Freed by Trump Said to Be Arrested by Federal Agents

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Patricia Hurtado |Zeke Faux |Zachary Mider

Jonathan Braun, a loan shark freed from prison by President Donald Trump in 2021, was arrested by US marshals over allegations that he violated the terms of his release, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the matter. Braun, 41, was arrested in Nassau County, New York, and is expected to appear in federal court in Brooklyn, Friday, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the arrest hadn’t been announced.
Predatory Lender Freed by Trump Arrested Again on New Charge

2 months ago | msn.com | Zachary Mider |Zeke Faux

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Loan Shark Jonathan Braun Freed by Trump Arrested Again on New Charge

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Zachary Mider |Zeke Faux

Jonathan Braun, the loan shark freed from prison by President Donald Trump in 2021, was arrested for a second time since his release and charged with grabbing a nanny in a sexual manner. Braun, 41, was arrested by the Nassau County police on Feb. 28 on one misdemeanor count of forcible touching, court records show. The nanny, who was employed by Braun, told a detective that he entered her bedroom on the morning of Feb. 15 and grabbed her while rubbing his genitals, the police said in a court filing.
Predatory Lender Freed by Trump Arrested Again on New Charge

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Zachary Mider |Zeke Faux

(Bloomberg) -- Jonathan Braun, the loan shark freed from prison by President Donald Trump in 2021, was arrested for a second time since his release and charged with grabbing a nanny in a sexual manner. Most Read from BloombergBraun, 41, was arrested by the Nassau County police on Feb. 28 on one misdemeanor count of forcible touching, court records show. The nanny, who was employed by Braun, told a detective that he entered her bedroom on the morning of Feb.
IRE announces winners of the 2024 Philip Meyer Journalism Award

Jan 21, 2025 | ire.org | Eric Fan |Zachary Mider |Denise Lu |Marie Patino

(Jan. 21, 2025) — The annual Philip Meyer Journalism Award from Investigative Reporters and Editors recognizes the best use of social science research methods in journalism. This year, IRE honors five investigative projects from a pool of exceptionally strong applicants. Winning projects will be recognized March 7 at the 2025 NICAR Conference in Minneapolis, during the Friday evening Philip Meyer Award Presentation.
El mundo prometió controlar el metano, pero las emisiones siguen aumentando

Nov 10, 2024 | bloomberglinea.com | Aaron Clark |Zachary Mider

Bloomberg — Desde su estrecha oficina de París, Manfredi Caltagirone reconoce que uno de los grandes esfuerzos del mundo por reducir las emisiones de metano no ha logrado hasta ahora evitar que el gas se escape y caliente la atmósfera. Dirige el Observatorio Internacional de Emisiones de Metano (IMEO, por sus siglas en inglés), un organismo policial informal que constituye la punta de lanza en la batalla global contra este poderoso gas de efecto invernadero.
The world promised to tame methane. Emissions are still rising

Nov 10, 2024 | columbian.com | Aaron Clark |Zachary Mider

Sitting in his cramped office in Paris, Manfredi Caltagirone admits that one of the world’s highest-profile efforts to cut methane emissions so far isn’t stopping the gas from escaping and warming the atmosphere. Caltagirone heads the International Methane Emissions Observatory, or IMEO, an informal police force that’s the tip of the spear in the global war against the potent greenhouse gas.