One Drug Dealer, Two Corrupt Cops, and a Risky FBI Sting
Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. Then they turned on him.
Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. Then they turned on him.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee The Guardian Oct 2017 25min Permalink
A trip to Râmnicu Vâlcea, a town of 120,000 where the primary (and lucrative) industry is Internet scams.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Wired Feb 2011 10min Permalink
Ever since childhood, Brian Regan had been made to feel stupid because of his severe dyslexia. So he thought no one would suspect him of stealing secrets.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee The Guardian Oct 2016 20min Permalink
The long arm of the DEA reaches into Liberia to bust a cocaine trafficker.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee The Guardian Mar 2015 20min Permalink
A baby’s brain needs love to develop.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee National Geographic Dec 2014 15min Permalink
How a self-taught doctor from Delhi cornered the black market in kidneys, building one of the world’s most lucrative organ-trading rings, until it all came crashing down.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Discover Apr 2010 Permalink
How social psychologist Diederik Stapel committed and rationalized an audacious academic fraud, and what his lies reveal about the culture of scientific research.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee New York Times Magazine Apr 2013 20min Permalink
Police and scientists investigate an outbreak.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Wired (UK) Aug 2012 15min Permalink
The highest-ranking CIA officer to be convicted of spying passes the tricks of the trade along to his son.
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee GQ Jun 2012 25min Permalink