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Governor’s Task Force Calls on New York to Bolster Funding, Oversight of Guardianships

by Jake Pearson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

13.08.2025 30

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

Impact: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report

by Jake Pearson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

30.05.2025 40

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

This Musk Adviser and DOGE Employee May Be Violating Ethics Rules, Experts Say

Christopher Young earns up to $1 million annually as he guts the agency that regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies.

14.05.2025 8

Truthout

Jake Pearson

Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X

by Jake Pearson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

14.05.2025 50

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest

by Jake Pearson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

07.05.2025 3

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts

by Jake Pearson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

29.04.2025 3

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

Fend for Yourself: Under Trump, Consumer Protection Bureau’s Probes of Big Tech and Finance Firms Freeze Up

by Jake Pearson, Joel Jacobs and Byard Duncan If you’ve ever felt scammed by a mortgage company, auto lender, credit reporting agency or other...

26.03.2025 3

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

Have You Recently Sought Help From the CFPB? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.

by Jake Pearson, Joel Jacobs and Byard Duncan If you’ve ever felt scammed by a mortgage company, auto lender, credit reporting agency or other...

26.03.2025 3

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

New York Attorney General Launches Investigation of Guardianship Providers

by Jake Pearson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

15.01.2025 30

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

Courts Appoint Special Counsel to Oversee Reform of New York’s Troubled Guardianship System

by Jake Pearson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

08.11.2024 4

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

“A Real Overhaul Is Long Overdue”: Lawmaker Calls On State Leaders to Reform New York’s Beleaguered Guardianship System

by Kavitha Surana ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

18.09.2024 3

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

Judge Orders Guardianship Firm to Return Thousands It Took From an Elderly Woman for Services It Never Provided

by Jake Pearson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

05.09.2024 9

ProPublica

Jake Pearson

This Guardian Enriched Herself Using the Finances of Vulnerable People In Her Care. Judges Let It Happen.

by Jake Pearson When a New York judge appointed Yvonne Murphy to take over the care of Martin Chorost in late 2011, the 63-year-old had diabetes,...

08.08.2024 30

ProPublica

Jake Pearson