Sabrina Shankman

Two NOPD Officers Charged in Post-Katrina Death

A federal grand jury indicted two New Orleans police officers today for lying and obstruction of justice in connection with the shooting death of Danny Brumfield Sr., a 45-year-old …

By: Sabrina Shankman ,; ProPublica|Report

October 3, 2010

NOPD Officer Gets Three Years For Cover-Up of Danziger Bridge Shootings

Former New Orleans Police Officer Jeffrey Lehrmann was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison for his part in the cover-up of the Danziger Bridge shootings, our partners …

By: Sabrina Shankman ,; ProPublica|Report

September 24, 2010

After Katrina, New Orleans Cops Were Told They Could Shoot Looters

This story was co-published with The New Orleans Times-Picayune. In the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, an order circulated among New Orleans police authorizing officers to shoot looters, according …

By: AC Thompson ,; Sabrina Shankman ,; Tom Jennings ,; Brendan McCarthy ,; Laura Maggi ,; Frontline,TheNewOrleansTimes-Picayune,ProPublica|Report

August 25, 2010

Congress Launches Investigation into Gas Drilling Practices

Two of the largest companies involved in natural gas drilling have acknowledged pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel-based fluids into the ground in the process of hydraulic …

By: Abrahm Lustgarten &; Sabrina Shankman ,; ProPublica

February 21, 2010

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