My reporting often focuses on prominent trials, including E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million defamation verdict against Donald J. Trump and the sex trafficking case of Ghislaine Maxwell. I’ve covered the death penalty trials of three men. But I also try to examine parts of the justice system that are hidden from public view: the lapses inside a jail that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to die in custody; the Trump administration’s attempted interference in cases before the U.S. attorney’s office; and the abuse of developmentally disabled adults in a Bronx group home. I also write longer-form journalism, often with a focus on mental illness. I chronicled the life of a homeless woman who spent years on New York’s streets, and wrote about a man who was arrested sleeping on a park bench in Los Angeles, was mistaken for an escaped drug dealer and ended up in a New York State prison for two years, despite his protests that he was the wrong man.
My Background
I joined The Times in 1997 as a member of the metro staff — my home ever since. Earlier in my career, after graduating from Brown, where I reported for the college radio station, I was a researcher for Bob Woodward on “The Brethren,” his book about the Supreme Court. I then spent 18 years at The Washington Post, first covering the Maryland and D.C. courts and then working on the investigative unit.
I’m gratified whenever my work resonates with readers and may have impact, and over the years, my reporting has also received a George Polk Award and a Livingston Award and has been a Pulitzer finalist three times (once as a member of a team.)
Journalistic Ethics
I strive to be accurate, fair and empathetic in my reporting, and I keep an open mind. I don’t make political donations or sign on to political causes. I know people take risks in speaking to reporters and I’m committed to protecting sources who provide me with sensitive information that I believe is important for the public to know. And I’m committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism Handbook.
Mr. Adams accepted free airline tickets, lavish overseas accommodations and illegal foreign campaign donations, prosecutors said. He denied the charges.
By Dana Rubinstein, William K. Rashbaum, Michael Rothfeld and Michael Wilson
Mr. Williams already had a compelling biography, but the first-ever indictment of a New York City mayor has added an astonishing new chapter to his life’s story.
The music mogul, who is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, was denied bail and ordered held at a federal detention center. His lawyers are appealing.
Ms. Ellison, Sam Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend and a top executive in his empire, is set to be sentenced on Sept. 24 for her role in the collapse of the crypto exchange.
A day after his arrest, the music mogul known as Diddy was accused of running a “criminal enterprise” that threatened and abused women. He pleaded not guilty.
The music mogul has been under mounting scrutiny since a 2023 lawsuit by his former girlfriend, Cassie, accused him of sex trafficking and years of abuse. Mr. Combs’s representatives called him an “innocent man.”
The Supreme Court has narrowed the legal definition of corruption, with political figures in New York and elsewhere having their convictions overturned as a result.
Sue Mi Terry, a North Korea expert with the Council on Foreign Relations, was charged with acting as an agent for Seoul after leaving the intelligence agency.
By Claire Fahy, Jesse McKinley and Benjamin Weiser
Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, was found guilty of bribery, conspiracy, extortion, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent.
By Benjamin Weiser, Tracey Tully, Nicholas Fandos and Maria Cramer
Senator Robert Menendez is charged in an international corruption scheme. Prosecutors portrayed him as “Scrooge McDuck swimming in gold coins,” his lawyer told the jury.
By Benjamin Weiser, Nicholas Fandos, Tracey Tully and Maria Cramer
In a closing statement, a prosecutor said the Menendez home was awash in cash and walked jurors through what the government has called a complicated web of corruption.
By Benjamin Weiser, Tracey Tully, Nicholas Fandos and Maria Cramer
Jose Uribe admitted providing a Mercedes-Benz for Senator Robert Menendez to “influence an official act.” Mr. Menendez has pleaded not guilty, as have his wife and two other co-defendants.