Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

The city said it can’t tolerate bad actors who ‘cheat the system and undermine’ competitive bidding. 

Yosef Tahbazof’s tenure on the Assessment Appeals Board is now under scrutiny over his ties to the case against a disgraced building inspector.

The Justice Department charged a fixer, a crooked restaurateur, an international billionaire and more in this shocking scandal—so where are they now?

A bribery scandal, prison sex abuse and a sheriff’s downfall defined some of the most prominent cases in 2022.

Recology executives used the organizations to direct benefits to the disgraced head of Public Works.