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“Every now and then you dig up a story that feels dangerous to keep in your notebook
… this was one of those stories”
Episode 1 of Smoke Screen: Betrayal on the Bayou is now streaming
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NEW: @GOPoversight launches investigation of DEA’s fentanyl walking
“Not to intercept significant shipments is unconscionable and undoubtedly resulted in considerable harm and lives lost”
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A nurse practitioner to star athletes allegedly ran a sprawling opioid pill operation. Until an NFL player’s wife alerted the DEA. apnews.com/article/dea-opioi…
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Joan Rubinger treated some of the biggest names in sports.
Behind the scenes, the DEA alleges, the nurse practitioner prescribed tens of thousands of painkillers and coached clients on how to avoid detection.
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Among Joan Rubinger’s high profile clients was longtime Panthers LB Thomas Davis, who swore by her pain-relief miracles and promoted “The Goo”
The DEA said Rubinger prescribed Davis more than 13,000 pain pills from 2019 to 2024
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The painkiller scheme expanded from professional athletes to members of an Ohio-based street gang
Our deep dive into the rise and DEA revocation of Joan Rubinger, who treated stars like Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade
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NEW: DOJ watchdog launches probe of fentanyl "walking" in wake of @AP investigation, seeking to determine whether DEA allowed the deadly drug to hit the streets of cities other than Albuquerque w/
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NEW: DOJ watchdog launches probe of fentanyl "walking" in wake of @AP investigation, seeking to determine whether DEA allowed the deadly drug to hit the streets of cities other than Albuquerque
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Updated with response from White House:
“President Trump has totally secured the border and has taken bold actions to combat the scourge of fentanyl in American society"
“This is a stunning failure by the federal government,” @GovMLG told reporters at a news conference in the state medical examiner’s office in Albuquerque. “It’s disgusting and despicable.”
w/ @APjoshgoodman @SMBNewMexico (2/2)
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“This is a stunning failure by the federal government,” @GovMLG says in strongest response yet to AP reporting showing that the DEA allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pill to hit the streets to build bigger cases. “It’s disgusting.”
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New Mexico's governor said today officials could seek "billions" in civil damages from the federal government after the DEA repeatedly allowed fentanyl to hit the streets of her state
"I'm going to the White House" (1/2)
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“This is a stunning failure by the federal government,” @GovMLG told reporters at a news conference in the state medical examiner’s office in Albuquerque. “It’s disgusting and despicable.”
w/ @APjoshgoodman @SMBNewMexico (2/2)
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The New Mexico attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into the DEA
He is demanding agency records to determine whether agents' fentanyl walking in Albuquerque reflects a "broader pattern of reckless or unlawful behavior" nationally
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After initially denying the whistleblower's claims to @AP, DEA is now calling for an independent review from @JusticeOIG
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NEW: The DEA permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico in bid to build prosecutions
“We poisoned our community to make cases,” DEA Agent David Howell tells @AP
“We 100% got people killed”
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BREAKING: New Mexico's governor calls for criminal probe after AP report that DEA let staggering number of fentanyl pills hit street. apnews.com/article/fentanyl-…
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UPDATE: New Mexico's governor calls for a criminal probe of @DEAHQ for permitting fentanyl shipments, saying she was "appalled" by @AP's reporting
“There are no words to describe how reckless and dangerous these decisions were”
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NEW: The DEA permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico in bid to build prosecutions
“We poisoned our community to make cases,” DEA Agent David Howell tells @AP
“We 100% got people killed”
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Investigative reporter Jim Mustian joined WCCO Radio to discuss an @AP exclusive about how the DEA allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets.
🎙️: @JimMustian | @wccoradio buff.ly/mlVpPmc
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We talk a lot about accountability reporting. This is what it looks like. @JimMustian and @APjoshgoodman saw something others overlooked, followed the trail and uncovered a remarkable story with enormous public consequences. The findings are stunning. The reporting is even more impressive. Worth your time today.
NEW: The DEA permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico in bid to build prosecutions
“We poisoned our community to make cases,” DEA Agent David Howell tells @AP
“We 100% got people killed”
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How we identified @DEAHQ whistleblower David Howell. The government left a single letter of his name unredacted in this filing apnews.com/article/dea-fenta…
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Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, the DEA permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico from 2023-25, according to current and former agents and DEA records reviewed by AP.
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NEW: The DEA permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico in bid to build prosecutions
“We poisoned our community to make cases,” DEA Agent David Howell tells @AP
“We 100% got people killed”
w/ @APjoshgoodman
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