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Fraud on the Job
KING 5 dedicated nearly a year to dig into the complex world of the federal minority contracting program. The program is intended to remedy past and current discrimination against minority and women-owned contracting businesses who want a shot at working on federal highway projects. But instead of fostering equal opportunity, KING found staggering fraud and abuse in the taxpayer-funded program. The investigative series titled “Fraud on the Job" was born. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is responsible for administering the program. WSDOT contracts with a small state agency, the Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE) to certify which contractors qualify as "disadvantaged business enterprises" or DBEs. They also make sure that once in, the companies aren’t cheating or becoming too big to qualify. The state’s share of billions of federal highway funds comes with some strings attached, including a requirement that a certain percentage of money spent on transportation projects be reserved for minority-owned firms. The results of the “Fraud on the Job” series were swift and extraordinary. Two days after the first story aired, the governor ordered the Washington State Patrol to conduct a criminal fraud investigation. She also ordered a top-to- bottom review of OMWBE. Two weeks later, the governor asked the director of OMWBE to resign. Another top manager quit and another was fired. Two of the companies KING exposed as defrauding the government were removed from the DBE program by the state. State and federal legislation is now being drafted to stop the cheating. And now the FBI and the Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation are investigating.
Tags: fraud; government; tax; taxpayer; fund
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Shades of Mercy: Presidential Pardons
Reporters obtained exclusive access to thousands of internal documents and conducted scores of interviews with pardon applicants, Justice Department, and top legal advisers to every president since Ronald Reagan. What the documents showed were repeated instances in which white applicants with serious criminal records received pardons, while minority applicants who committed lesser crimes were rejected.
Tags: presidential pardons; justice department; pardon; race; discrimination
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Waiting for Justice
Investigation into an EEOC complaint that languished and a defendant who not only got away, but then made money off of the federal goverment. The story focused on a religious discrimination case and a fine that was never paid.
Tags: Religious Discrimination; EEOC
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The Other Rosenburgs
An investigation into the discrimination against and dismissal of Jews who worked for the US Army Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, NJ in the wake of Julius Rosenburg's arrest.
Tags: Discrimination; US Army
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CBS News Investigates: Air Marshalls
CBS News discovered that the U.S. Air marshals are riddled with internal problems. CBS News obtained information that shows supervisors routinely discriminating and intimidating air marshals according to their race, gender and sexual orientation.
Tags: military; U.S. airplanes; discrimination; sexual discrimination; racism
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Taken for a Ride
The story sheds lights on abuse and discrimination at Denver's oldest taxi company which employs mostly immigrants.
Tags: discrimination; taxi; taxi driver; immigrant; Denver
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"The Lonely Soldier"
In her book, author Helen Benedict reveals what it is like to be a female in the military and serving overseas. She shares stories of sexual abuse and "discrimination against women and people of color." Female soldiers also suffer from health problems caused by the "lack of adequate medical care for women." Benedict also looks at the lives of women after they return home who suffer from isolation and "multiples traumas of combat and sexual assault."
Tags: Iraq war; female soldiers; National Guard; Afghanistan; Dept. of Veterans Affairs; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Military Sexual Trauma; Air Force; Marines
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"FEMA's Toxic Bureaucracy"
After nearly a year of reporting, the CBS News Investigative Unit reported a string of "discrimination, sexual harassment and cronyism in the New Orleans" FEMA office. Several staff members went on camera to share stories revealing the "toxic environment" of the FEMA office. Just a day after the story aired, an internal investigation was launched by FEMA, and the Chief of Staff was quickly transferred.
Tags: Gulf Coast Recovery; Nancy Ward; Federal Emergency Management Agency; FEMA Louisiana Transitional Recovery; Doug Whitmer; Joseph Cao; Jim Stark; Mary Landrieu
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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Black in Bellaire
Robbie Tolan dreamed of a career in Major League Baseball, until a night that changed it all. While driving home to a predominantly white and affluent neighborhood, he was stopped by the police in front of his home and was suspected of stealing his own car. As his parents stood by, the police officer shot Robbie and almost killed him. He now lives a life without his love, the game of baseball.
Tags: Bobby Tolan; Bellaire, Texas; gunpoint; crime; law enforcement; criminal; race; bias; discrimination
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Under Fire: Discrimination and Corruption in the Texas National Guard
The Texas National Guard had developed a culture of harassment, humiliation and undue punishment for young women serving in the force. Findings on the practices resulted in the discharge of three commanding Generals. KHOU fought an uphill battle to gain trust of Guard members who have been conditioned to distrust the media.
Tags: Texas; National Guard; Harassment; Women; humiliation; discrimination; KHOU; investigation; military; Air National Guard; corruption; Generals;