John Templon
“Worried” Senators Are Investigating A Private Equity Giant’s Care For People With Disabilities
The inquiry follows a BuzzFeed News investigation that revealed alarming lapses in care — including abuse, neglect, and dire working conditions — in the group homes it owns across the country.
Kendall Taggart
To Find Out How This Private Equity Giant Runs Group Homes, BuzzFeed News Had To Do Some Serious Digital Sleuthing
BuzzFeed News built a unique database to examine how a private equity behemoth managed the care of thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
John Templon
11 Things You Need To Know About Our Investigation Into KKR, BrightSpring, And 600 Homes For People With Disabilities
BrightSpring Health Services, which KKR bought in 2019, says it helps thousands of people with disabilities “live their best lives.” But some residents suffered neglect, abuse, or death. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
Kendall Taggart
The Private Equity Giant KKR Bought Hundreds Of Homes For People With Disabilities. Some Vulnerable Residents Suffered Abuse And Neglect.
BrightSpring Health Services, which KKR bought in 2019, says it helps thousands of people with disabilities “live their best lives.” But a BuzzFeed News investigation found conditions that were often dire, and in some cases fatal.
Kendall Taggart
Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Invested At Least $1.3 Billion With US Financiers, Secret Records Show
European governments have frozen the Russian oligarch’s assets, including mansions and a soccer team. But how much he poured into the US has stayed secret.
Tom Warren
Secret Documents Show It’s Not Going To Be Easy To Seize Russian Oligarchs’ Money
As the US takes aim at Putin’s inner circle, the FinCEN Files show how easily Russian billionaires have been able to game the system of financial regulations.
Anthony Cormier
The US Just Blocked This Russian Bank. Secret Documents Show How It Moved Oligarchs’ Millions.
Promsvyazbank was a conduit in some of the biggest money laundering operations in history, including the so-called Russian Laundromat and a scheme to move stolen money into high-end Manhattan real estate.
Anthony Cormier
Secret Documents Show How Terrorist Supporters Use Bitcoin — And How The Government Is Scrambling To Stop Them
After a decade of concerns, the US government is pushing for stronger regulation.
John Templon
Here’s What Is Changing After The FinCEN Files Shook The World Of Banking
After BuzzFeed News and ICIJ published a joint investigation, officials across the globe began taking action to finally thwart illicit financial activity and the criminals who move money through Western banks.
Will Fitzgibbon
Congress Has Passed Sweeping Anti–Money Laundering Legislation. Now It’s Up To Trump.
The law would force shell companies, and criminals who may hide behind them, into view — if it survives Trump’s veto.
Paul McLeod
The 12 Best Episodes Of TV In 2020
From a wedding in Schitt's Creek to an out-of-this-world episode of Lovecraft Country, here are our picks for the best TV show episodes of 2020.
David Mack
Here’s How Mail-In Voting Changed Nonvoters’ Minds In Pennsylvania
“I used to vote in every election and then I had heart failure,” one reenergized voter told BuzzFeed News.
John Templon
How Our Obsession With Polls Could Be Messing Up Our Democracy
While news junkies debate how accurate this year’s election forecasts were, experts warn the whole enterprise could be distorting the way candidates campaign and voters vote.
Ken Bensinger
Voters Of Color Have Less Power In The Electoral College Than White Voters
This election, voters who are white wield far more power than voters of color.
John Templon
FinCEN Files: Banks Flagged Felix Sater for $100 Million In Suspicious Activity
Six financial institutions alerted the government to payments that had the hallmarks of financial crime — including millions that passed through an upstate New York mall — but Sater said they’re all legitimate.
Anthony Cormier
Michael Flynn’s Bank Raised Alarms On Transactions, But Only After Trump Fired Him
Secret government documents identified more than $500,000 in payments originating in Turkey.
Jason Leopold
8 Things You Need To Know About The Dark Side Of The World's Biggest Banks, As Revealed In The FinCEN Files
These are the major findings after BuzzFeed News worked with more than 100 news organizations to unravel the secrets inside 2,100 confidential documents filed by banks across the globe.
Jason Leopold
FinCEN Files: The Documents
These are some of the documents BuzzFeed News used for the FinCEN Files investigation.
John Templon
A Russian Billionaire With Close Ties To Putin Made Suspicious Payments To Nobu
The high-end sushi empire received $600,000 as part of a deal with Aras Agalarov, a friend of President Donald Trump's.
John Templon
How To Find A Company That Barely Even Exists
A $27.1 million shipment of fluorescent lamps. A bogus website. Elusive owners. A FinCEN Files detective story.
John Templon
