The Lion, the Polygamist, and the Biofuel Scam
How a member of a breakaway Mormon sect teamed up with a Lambo-driving, hard-partying tycoon to bilk the government for hundreds of millions of dollars.
How a member of a breakaway Mormon sect teamed up with a Lambo-driving, hard-partying tycoon to bilk the government for hundreds of millions of dollars.
Vince Beiser Wired Feb 2021 Permalink
Jared Johns found out too late that swapping messages with the pretty girl from a dating site would mean serious trouble. If only he had known who she really was.
Vince Beiser Wired Dec 2019 25min Permalink
Antonio Carrion was headed for the NFL when the voices started and he drifted away. Then his estranged mother finished her time for robbery and saved him from a system that’s unkind to the mentally ill.
Vince Beiser Los Angeles Magazine Dec 2019 20min Permalink
The work of California Task Force Two, the “Seal Team Six of disaster aid.”
Vince Beiser California Sunday Jul 2015 Permalink
Paleram Chauhan, a 52-year-old Indian farmer, was shot dead during the summer of 2013. The reason: his opposition to a gang of criminals stealing his village’s sand to sell on the black market.
Vince Beiser Wired Mar 2015 15min Permalink
The impact of the oil and gas booms taking place all over the world, and our future on fossil fuels.
Vince Beiser Pacific Standard Mar 2013 25min Permalink