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From @globespotlight.bsky.social: A Massachusetts program aimed at creating affordable housing spent millions to fix four buildings. Two developers with powerful friends took advantage.
A state official gave a grant to two young developers who sold him a house. Then came the shoddy work and fake invoices. - The Boston Globe
The state official in charge of giving out grants gave the largest share of the money to two men who had recently sold him a house.
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A Middlesex County grand jury indicted Dr. Derrick Todd on charges that he sexually assaulted 11 patients. This comes months after a Spotlight story detailing how hundreds of patients said they were abused by the renowned doctor. trib.al/JB4rcJO
Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known.
Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. - The Boston Globe
Some of Epstein’s ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.
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The Epstein files mention Harvard University more than 12,000 times. A new Boston Globe Spotlight Team report found that Jeffrey Epstein's ties to the country’s most revered academic institution ran deeper than previously known.
Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. - The Boston Globe
Some of Epstein’s ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.
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A @globespotlight.bsky.social follow-up: Century-old Mass. law shields hospitals and nonprofits from major payouts
‘They’re virtually immune’: Century-old Mass. law shields hospitals and nonprofits from major payouts - The Boston Globe
The "charitable immunity" law has long faced criticism from lawyers and abuse victims, who argue that it allows powerful institutions to shield themselves from atoning financially for their misdeeds.
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A @globespotlight.bsky.social follow-up: Governor Healey taps health care industry insider to fill seat on state medical board.
Governor Healey taps health care industry insider for state medical board - The Boston Globe
The state’s medical board has come under scrutiny for its lax approach to disciplining problem doctors.
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Our earlier investigation revealed widespread police misconduct around confidential informants in New Bedford. Now we're looking across Massachusetts. What we found: Instead of safeguarding against informant abuse, prosecutors enable it.
A ‘black box’: Mass. prosecutors rarely prevent police informant abuse. They often enable it. - The Boston Globe
Other gatekeepers also consistently fail to hold police accountable.
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A ‘black box’: Mass. prosecutors rarely prevent police informant abuse. They often enable it. From @globespotlight.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/m... @bostonglobe.com
A ‘black box’: Mass. prosecutors rarely prevent police informant abuse. They often enable it. - The Boston Globe
Other gatekeepers also consistently fail to hold police accountable.
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Across Massachusetts, nearly 9 of 10 drug raids are carried out on the word of confidential informants whose identities are known only to police. If suspicions arise about their reliability, prosecutors can be counted on to protect police, @globespotlight.bsky.social found. trib.al/h4OdHuk
What happens when a patient — who alleges harm by a doctor — files a complaint with the Mass. board of medicine? It's not always clear. Their handling of complaints is a secretive process. More and more, they're protective of doctors.
Massachusetts board of medicine slow to discipline doctors accused of medical malpractice
The Massachusetts medical board should be the ultimate protector of patients. But a Boston Globe Spotlight Team investigation found it is slow to act on physician lapses and regularly fails to protect...
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A doctor's negligence led to a woman's amputation. When discipline came, it was light — and a decade late. @globespotlight.bsky.social found this is often how the state's medical board runs. Its process is secretive. And its actions increasingly protect doctors.
Massachusetts board of medicine slow to discipline doctors accused of medical malpractice
The Massachusetts medical board should be the ultimate protector of patients. But a Boston Globe Spotlight Team investigation found it is slow to act on physician lapses and regularly fails to protect...
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A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent said the DEA made “high-level arrests” of 171 Sinaloa Cartel members across New England in August. A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.
The DEA said they arrested 171 ‘high ranking’ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found that’s not true. - The Boston Globe
A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against such groups.
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Each year, 600 kids in the state’s child welfare system go missing. Many are high-risk teenagers who sometimes don’t come back. Today's Starting Point examines how the system works (or doesn’t).
Globe reporters pieced together the tragic fate of a runaway kid in Mass. Here’s how they did it. - The Boston Globe
600 kids in the state’s child welfare system go missing each year. Many are high-risk teenagers who sometimes don’t come back.
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🧵 Nearly 250 patients have filed civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by Dr. Derrick Todd, a renowned doctor at top Boston hospitals. He also faces two criminal charges of rape. A @globespotlight.bsky.social report found he could have been stopped earlier.
Dr. Derrick Todd has been accused of abusing patients. He could have been stopped sooner.
Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.
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"My body went into freeze mode.” Allegations of sexual abuse piled up against a top Boston doctor. A Spotlight investigation found he could have been stopped much earlier, if not for a series of failures across the medical system.
Dr. Derrick Todd has been accused of abusing patients. He could have been stopped sooner.
Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.
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New: Steward Health Care accused its founder and other former top officials of plundering the hospital chain of hundreds of millions of dollars in a scheme that directly led to the collapse of the once-high flying, Boston-born company.
Steward alleges former CEO Ralph de la Torre and execs plundered the hospital chain of hundreds of millions of dollars - The Boston Globe
The filing this week in Steward's bankruptcy court accuses it's founder and top executives of defrauding the company of some $262 million.
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🧵 In our recent investigation, we found that all too often the secrecy shrouding the use of confidential informants can serve as a cover for misconduct. So we made public records requests. Some of the state's police agencies failed to comply. Now the Globe has filed lawsuits.
What do you want to know about the financial collapse of Steward Health Care? Reporters from the Globe Spotlight Team will be talking about our investigative series tomorrow in a Reddit AMA. Join us: trib.al/83ICnxq
The Boston Globe@bostonglobe.com · last yr.Have a question about Steward Health Care's downfall? A team of Globe reporters who have been investigating the saga over the last year are here to bring you answers. Join them on Reddit for a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting. Submit questions here: trib.al/83ICnxq
The @newyorker.com: "In 'Spotlight: Snitch City,' the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town," from @asarahlarson.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/podc... @bostonglobe.com @globespotlight.bsky.social
Spare a Thought for the Snitch
In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.
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"Like other outstanding podcasts that home in on local injustices, it raises our awareness of a wider systemic problem," the @newyorker.com critic wrote. If you have haven't downloaded our podcast series, you're missing out: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest...
Listen to the Snitch City podcast
Spotlight: Snitch City brings listeners inside the clandestine world of police informants through the story of one police department.
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The latest rave review for the 'Snitch City' podcast is in. @newyorker.com says memorable interviewees put a human face on @globespotlight.bsky.social’s "stunning findings." www.newyorker.com/culture/podc...
Spare a Thought for the Snitch
In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.
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Listen to our bonus episode of "Snitch City." This eight-year case first brought a Globe reporter to New Bedford, laying the groundwork for this very podcast on confidential informants. Finally, it's time to hear the outcome. link.chtbl.com/tTLbVzKf?sid...
The Globe's reporting on the crisis at Steward Health Care, with contributions from @occrp.org, has been named a @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social finalist for Public Service.
The Boston Globe recognized as Pulitzer Prize finalist in public service, editorial writing, and illustrated reporting and commentary - The Boston Globe
The Pulitzer Prize Board highlighted the Globe’s coverage of financial mismanagement at Steward Health Care and its impact on patients and their families for its public service award, one of the most ...
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Two former New Bedford informants tell shocking stories in a new episode of "Snitch City.” Spotlight reporters Dugan Arnett and Andrew Ryan try to get answers and accountability. Listen here.
Spotlight: Snitch City episode 5 | All This For Nothing - The Boston Globe
Two former New Bedford informants tell their shocking stories and the Spotlight Team searches for accountability.
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A new episode of “Snitch City,” an investigative podcast from @globespotlight.bsky.social, is out now. This is episode 5: All This For Nothing. trib.al/AUSQuaN
A new episode of "Snitch City," an investigative podcast from @globespotlight.bsky.social, tells the story of a police chief, a drug dealer, and the allegations that tie them together. Listen here. trib.al/PNGQwNA
A new episode of Snitch City, @globespotlight.bsky.social's investigative podcast on the misuse of confidential informants, is out now. It dives into one man's backstory and rise within the New Bedford Police Department: the police chief. Listen here. link.chtbl.com/tTLbVzKf?sid...
Last week, we published Snitch City, a series and podcast investigating misconduct on New Bedford's police force and its history of misuse of confidential informants. The city's mayor pushed back. And he's asked the FBI to examine the findings.
New Bedford mayor pushes back on Spotlight report on police abuses, seeks FBI review - The Boston Globe
Mayor Jon Mitchell pushed back on the Spotlight Team report, saying it painted a picture of the department that was “materially incomplete” and relied on accounts of criminals and “others of dubious c...
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In Massachusetts, thousands of informants are at work. There’s no laws, and few guidelines to protect them, experts said. This is the story of broken promises from police that left one man in fear for his life. trib.al/E7KfOoh
