Guardians for Profit
Their series exposed how a new breed of entrepreneur has entered the field of guardianship of the elderly, victimizing older Americans by charging them exorbitant fees, neglecting their needs and sometimes looting their assets.
The Senators’ Sons
Los Angeles Times exposed how some U.S. Senators’ abuse of special interest groups accrue hundreds of thousands of dollars for family members acting as lobbyists and consultants.
The New FDA: Partnership With Deadly Risk
Seven drugs approved since 1993 have been withdrawn after reports of deaths and severe side effects. A two-year Los Angeles Times investigation has found that the FDA approved each of those drugs while disregarding danger signs or blunt warnings from its own specialists. Then, after receiving reports of significant harm to patients, the agency was slow to seek withdrawals.
Revealing Terrorism
This team of reporters covered the trial of Ahmed Ressam, following their leads to the little-known international terrorist network to which Ressam belonged, its links to Osama Bin Laden, and the high level of terrorist threat facing the United States.
Rezulin: A Billion-Dollar Killer
An exposé of seven unsafe prescription drugs that had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and an analysis of the policy reforms that had reduced the agency’s effectiveness.
Illegal Democratic Campaign Contributions
The team of reporters from the Los Angeles Times uncovered large contributions to the Democratic party by influential Asian donors. Subsequent to the reportage, the Democrats returned nearly $1.2 million in donations and sparked a nationwide debate on campaign finance reform.
Series on Iraqgate
In a continuing series of articles, that first appeared in the Los Angeles Times, journalists Douglas Frantz and Murray Waas documented the clandestine efforts of the US government to supply money and weapons to Iraq in the 1980s in the lead-up to the Gulf War. The focus was on exposing the duplicity and hypocrisy of the Bush administration on Iraq.