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New York Times: Princelings
The “Princelings” series looked at the business dealings of the relatives of China’s senior leaders, and how they were able, in some cases, to amass billions of dollars worth of shares in public and private companies. The Times gave a detailed account of the wealth accumulated by the family of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and the relatives of former Central Bank chief Dai Xianglong. The investigation found that much of the wealth was hidden behind layers of private companies, suggesting the wealth was intentionally disguised or hidden from the public. No media outlet had ever offered such a detailed account of the wealth of a family of a senior leader. The Times also found evidence that the family of the prime minister and the former Central Banker received pre-IPO shares of Ping An Insurance after those two senior officials were aggressively lobbied by executives at Ping An and their bankers. The lobbyists had sought special approval or licenses for Ping. The departments the two officials oversaw eventually gave the approval, The Times found.
Tags: Chinese politicians; China's senior leaders; business dealings
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Dateline NBC: Tricks of the Trade
In this investigation, Dateline exposed what experts call deceptive sales practices in the marketing of equity indexed annuities - especially to senior citizens. Hidden cameras captured the claims agents made and the critical disclosures they glossed over when they thought they were alone with retirees.
Tags: fraud; abusive sales tactics; equity indexed annuities; marketing; sales methods; retirement planning seminars; scare tactics; insurance licenses;
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9/11 Redux: Thousands of Aliens' in U.S. Flight School Illegally
This investigation exposed the fact that thousands of foreign national were still obtaining U.S. pilot training and U.S pilot licenses illegally without the required security background checks implemented after the 9-11 terrorists attacks. The story exposed serious flaws in the TSA and FAA system of insuring pilots had successfully done in obtaining piloting skills in the USA prior to the September 11 attacks of 2001.
Tags: September 11, 2001; terrorism; flight schools; Department of Homeland Security; DHS; Transportation Security Administration; TSA; Federal Aviation Administration; FAA; pilot licenses
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Who Deserves to Drive
This story revealed that thousands of Iowa driver’s licenses were suspended because of unpaid court fines. This story explores the impact of suspended licenses on drivers, the state and insurance companies. The story also delves into key problems that obstruct the collections process from moving forward effectively.
Tags: driving; transportation; roads; courts; state government; department of transportation
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Perilous Practices: a three-part series on the medical malpractice issue in Ohio
Political ads have been saying that so many doctors are fleeing Ohio over concerns about rising medical malpractice insurance rates that it has caused a health care crisis, in which the public is losing access to vital services. However, a closer look reveals that the doctor supply has not been dramatically diminished by doctors retiring early or moving away from the state. In fact, the number of doctors holding active Ohio medical licenses went up slightly even as insurance rates were exploding.
Tags: medical malpractice; Ohio State Medical Board; Ohio State Medical Association; Medical Liability Monitor; Ohio Supreme Court; U.S. Department of Human Services; Ohio Department of Insurance; American Medical Association; MD Anderson Cancer Center; UC Medical Center; malpractice fees; malpractice insurance; health benefits
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Why are they driving
The Sun-Times reports on the prevalence of improperly unlicensed drivers on the streets of Chicago. The series reveals that many walk out of traffic courts with suspended or revoked licenses, and drive away. According to 1999 statistics for the state of Illinois, more than 73,000 scofflaws were caught driving on suspended or revoked licenses. Still, many have been driving without a license for years and decades. The stories point out that one in five drivers in fatal crashes is improperly licensed, according to an AAA study. The investigation has taken on added importance after a deadly string of accidents involving drivers without license.
Tags: highway traffic safety; DUI; police; insurance; crashes; Cook County; police; tickets; arrests
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"Inside World Marketing Alliance"
"The World Marketing Alliance's nearly 11,000 licensed securities brokers comprise the fourth-largest broker sales force in the country, yet the company passes under the radar of most journalists ... Unlike its better-known financial peers, the company applies an Amway-like sale structure that often runs counter to investors' best interests. To support the layered compensation structure, brokers must sell high commission products. And to earn more money, brokers must recruit other brokers, a system that fosters a decentralized sales culture in which rogue brokers can operate undetected."
Tags: part-time brokers; pyramid scheme; Ponzi scheme; "compound recruiting"; investments; motgages; Internet services; scam; WMA; Morman Church; varible universal life; VUL; fraud; "selling away"; Zillionaire.com; Amway; bankruptcy; Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC; insurance; mutual funds
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Teen drivers
The terrible driving recod of teenage drivers, particularly Tennessee's 16-year-old drivers was the focus of a three-part Banner series in January. The series was followed by other articles as a special committee of the state legislature began exploring options on changing the way the state licenses teen drivers, in particular, graduated licensing programs.
Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Insurance Institute of America
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WFLA-TV investigates a problem doctor. A group of AIDS patients had complained about him to that state which failed to do anything about him. The investigation finds incomplete medical records, patients were charged for procedures they did not receive and were given medication they did not need. As a result of the story, the state obtained an emergency restriction of the doctor's license and is moving towards suspending or revoking his license, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, Dec. 8, 1994.
Tags: FL Andrews Breslow Glisson Carr Malpractice Health Insurance fraud Tape Script
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Brotherhood of silence
KMOX Radio (St. Louis) investigates how several incompetent, unethical or impaired physicians successfully evaded license revocation by the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.