Tag: crime stories
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BRUSSELS — Hakeem al-Araibi thought he had escaped the reach of the Bahraini government when he fled to Australia years ago as a political refugee. But last year he ventured… more ›
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The man in charge of Saudi Arabia’s ruthless campaign to stifle dissent went searching for ways to spy on people he saw as threats to the kingdom. He knew where… more ›
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Much has been written about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Often described as an autocrat, a strong leader, a narcissist, a modern-day czar, a former KGB spy and a judo black… more ›
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It’s the trial of the century, right? The satisfying third act in the dramatic rise-and-fall story of a celebrated Mob boss who became one of the world’s richest men, a… more ›
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On June 14, 2016, the Washington Post reported that Russian hackers had broken into the Democratic National Committee’s files and gained access to its research on Donald Trump. A political… more ›
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Armed with a seemingly bottomless supply of cash, Jho Low staged the ultimate Las Vegas party. Who was he? An excerpt adapted from “Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled… more ›
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Recently, one of my students at Stanford told me a strange story. His parents, who live in Palo Alto, Calif., had been receiving mysterious packages at their house. The packages… more ›
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MATAMOROS, Mexico — Shortly before dawn one Sunday last August, a driver in an S.U.V. picked up Christopher Cruz at a stash house in this border city near the Gulf… more ›
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Longreads Best of 2018: Investigative Reporting We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in investigative… more ›