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News Articles: Investigations

Federal prosecutors allege Leo Brent Bozell IV took part in the rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The government says it identified him through his blue sweatshirt, which featured the logo for a small Christian school in Pennsylvania that witnesses say his children attended.

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  • Investigations

Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist Charged In Capitol Riot

Leo Brent Bozell IV, whose father runs the conservative Media Research Center, has been charged in federal court for allegedly joining the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach

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  • Investigations

Across The South COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Sean McMinn,
  • Shalina Chatlani,
  • and 4 more
GPB  NPR

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  • Investigations

Investigator Jack Palladino Dies From Attempted Mugging Injuries

Palladino was hurt when two men tried to steal his camera outside his San Francisco home, police say.

February 01, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones and
  • Jason Slotkin
Two members of the far-right Proud Boys were indicted in federal court Friday. Both men face a slew of charges for their participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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  • Investigations

2 Proud Boys Members Indicted In Attack On U.S. Capitol

The federal charges include obstruction of an official proceeding and destruction of government property, the Department of Justice said Friday.

February 01, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
The suspect who placed two pipe bombs outside of Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington, D.C., did so the evening before the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol, the FBI said.

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  • Investigations

Pipe Bombs Believed To Have Been Placed Night Before Attack On U.S. Capitol

The FBI releases photos of the person thought to be responsible for putting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters and says the bombs were placed on the night before the riot.

January 29, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Gen. Paul Nakasone, the National Security Agency director, told NPR ahead of the 2020 elections that the U.S. was "going to expand our insights of our adversaries. ... We're going to know our adversaries better than they know themselves."

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  • Investigations

Why Russia May Have Stepped Up Its Hacking Game

When Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, broadcast his "defend forward" strategy to protect America from hackers, did he help goad Russia into aggressive action?

January 29, 2021
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By:
  • Dina Temple-Raston
GPB  NPR

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  • Investigations

Fatal Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns

An NPR investigation found that police have shot and killed 135 unarmed Black people since 2015 — with some officers involved in more than one shooting.

January 28, 2021
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By:
  • Cheryl W. Thompson
Steven Brandenburg at the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office Monday, in Port Washington, Wis. Brandenburg agreed to plead guilty to two charges of of attempting to tamper with consumer products with reckless disregard for the risk that another person will be placed in danger of death or bodily injury, prosecutors say.

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  • Investigations

Pharmacist To Plead Guilty To Ruining Hundreds Of Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine, DOJ Says

A pharmacist in Grafton, Wisc., is accused of tampering with supplies of the Moderna vaccine in December. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each of two charges.

January 26, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Demonstrators raise their arms and chant, "Hands up, don't shoot," in August 2014 as they protest the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

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  • Investigations

Fatal Police Shootings Of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns

Since 2015, police officers have fatally shot at least 135 unarmed Black people nationwide. The majority of officers were white, and for at least 15 of them, the shootings weren't their first or last.

January 26, 2021
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By:
  • Cheryl W. Thompson
The remains of Lt. Col. Paul  Voss return home, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Voss was one of two Air Force aviators killed in a crash in Afghanistan last January.

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  • Investigations

Engine Failure And Crew Error Responsible For Fatal 2020 Crash in Afghanistan

An Air Force investigation revealed that the left engine of the aircraft failed. The two pilots onboard mistakenly shut down the right engine and were unable to glide back to base.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Riley Williams, 22, of Harrisburg, Pa., will have to wear an ankle monitor and can only leave her mother's home for work and some other court-approved reasons, as reported by the <em>Patriot-News</em>.

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  • National Security

Woman Accused Of Stealing Pelosi's Laptop Released From Jail

Riley Williams, 22, was released from jail Thursday into her mother's custody. Her lawyer told the court, "It is regrettable that Miss Williams took the president's bait and went inside the Capitol."

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Larry Rendall Brock Jr., an Air Force veteran, is seen inside the Senate Chamber wearing a military-style helmet and tactical vest during the rioting at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors have alleged that before the attack, Brock posted on Facebook about an impending "Second Civil War."

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  • Investigations

Nearly 1 In 5 Defendants In Capitol Riot Cases Served In The Military

Amid rising concern over domestic extremism, an NPR analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol when compared to the general population.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach and
  • Meg Anderson
Civil liberties advocates say they fear that the kinds of measures that could be put in place after last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol could disproportionately hurt minorities.

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  • Law

Response To Capitol Riot Could Hurt Minorities, Civil Libertarians Say

They say new police and surveillance powers could, if history is a guide, be used against Blacks and other people of color in the justice system, not the white rioters who stormed the Capitol.

January 18, 2021
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Gab was founded in 2016 as an almost anti-Twitter. The platform embraces far-right and other extremist provocateurs, including Milo Yiannopoulos and Alex Jones, who have been banned from Facebook and Twitter over incendiary posts.

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  • Technology

Social Media Site Gab Is Surging, Even As Critics Blame It For Capitol Violence

As federal investigators begin to launch criminal cases against some of the perpetrators of the violence, a growing chorus of advocates and lawmakers say tech companies bear some responsibility, too.

January 17, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
The National Rifle Association's annual meeting in 2019 in Indiana. The NRA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday, saying it aims to reincorporate as a nonprofit in Texas and leave New York, where the state has filed a fraud suit against it.

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  • National

NRA Files For Bankruptcy Amid Fraud Suit In New York

The NRA aims to relocate to Texas, away from the "corrupt political ... environment" of New York. The state's attorney general says officials diverted millions of dollars to their personal expenses.

January 15, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
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