Investigations

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Investigations

Apr 6, 2013 Share

DA Jeff Rosen Gives Free Time Off

NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit exposes Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen giving thousands of hours of paid time off to a select group of highly paid employees. Read More

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Apr 4, 2013 Share

Inmate Tax Fraud: $100 Million Crime

NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit uncovers tax fraud in California prisons from inmates filing thousands of fraudulent returns. It’s part of a national problem that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars last year. Read More

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Apr 2, 2013 Share

DTSC Second-in-Command Now Focus of Ethics Investigation

The Fair Political Practices Commission has launched a formal investigation into DTSC’s chief deputy director Odette Madriago to determine whether she violated conflict of interest laws by investing in companies the... Read More

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Apr 1, 2013 Share

SJ Council Buys Tickets to Galas, Dance Parties

NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit shows San Jose city councilmembers spending thousands of dollars in public funds on pricey tickets to charity and community events. According to city policy, it's allowed. Read More

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Mar 25, 2013 Share

Airlines Pressured to Stop Treating Animals as Cargo

Are airlines under-reporting the number of animal tragedies in transit? Read More

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Mar 20, 2013 Share

CA Guard Leader Faces State Lawmakers

State senators put the California Military Department under a microscope, following a series of investigations into the California National Guard by NBC Bay Area and KNBC in Los Angeles. This story aired on March 20, 2013. Read More

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Mar 13, 2013 Share

Critical FAA Audit Remains Stalled

Three years after accusing the city of San Jose of illegally diverting funds, a highly critical FAA draft audit remains unfinished with no formal deadline. Chief Investigative Reporter Tony Kovaleski follows a paper trail... Read More

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Mar 12, 2013 Share

More Transparency for Silicon Valley Restaurants

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors calls for restaurant inspection report details to get posted online and considers a scoring system after an NBC Bay Area investigation Read More

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Mar 9, 2013 Share

Peregrine Falcon Shot at SFO

NBC Bay Area Investigative unit raises questions concerning the use of live ammunition at Bay Area airports after the shooting of a peregrine falcon at San Francisco International Airport. Read More

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Mar 5, 2013 Share

DTSC Leaders Have Owned Stock in Companies They Oversee

Economic Interest Forms obtained by the Investigative Unit show two top DTSC staffers held stock for the past seven years in companies such as Chevron, General Electric and Abbott Laboratories—companies the department regulates. Read More