http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/center_for_investigative_reporting center_for_investigative_reporting news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_bp_drones/new-drone-radar-reveals-border-patrol-gotaways-high-numbers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_bp_drones/new-drone-radar-reveals-border-patrol-gotaways-high-numbers/ 02:52:00Z Andrew Becker The Border Patrol has caught a fraction of the border crossers spotted by a sophisticated sensor mounted on unmanned spy aircraft and flown over remote stretches of desert, casting doubts on claims that the area is more secure than ever. 2013-04-09T02:52:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_feds_polygraph/doubts-polygraphs-dont-stop-federal-agencies-from-using-them/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_feds_polygraph/doubts-polygraphs-dont-stop-federal-agencies-from-using-them/ 02:48:00Z Andrew Becker Customs and Border Protection is one of 17 federal agencies that use polygraphs to screen prospective employees. Polygraph opponents say the exam is as reliable as flipping a coin to determine whether someone is lying. Examiners, in turn, say the polygraph is a tool used to extract all-important “admissions.” 2013-04-09T02:48:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_bp_applicant_crimes/during-polygraphs-border-agency-applicants-admit-rape-kidnapping/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_bp_applicant_crimes/during-polygraphs-border-agency-applicants-admit-rape-kidnapping/ 02:39:00Z Andrew Becker One admitted to kidnapping and ransoming hostages in the Ivory Coast. Others said they had molested children or committed rape. And one, as he prepared for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, contemplated assassinating President Obama. These are among the thousands of applicants who have sought jobs in recent years with the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection. 2013-04-09T02:39:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032813_bp_citizens/four-five-border-patrol-drug-busts-involve-us-citizens/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032813_bp_citizens/four-five-border-patrol-drug-busts-involve-us-citizens/ 17:27:00Z Andrew Becker The public’s view of a typical Mexican drug smuggler might not include U.S. Naval Academy grad Todd Britton-Harr, who was caught at a Border Patrol checkpoint in south Texas in December 2010 hauling a trailer with 1,100 pounds of marijuana. It turns out that the Border Patrol catches more American citizens with drugs than it does Mexican couriers. 2013-03-28T17:27:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052112_dems_fundraising/obama-dems-dominate-gop-april-fundraising/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052112_dems_fundraising/obama-dems-dominate-gop-april-fundraising/ 14:44:00Z John Dunbar The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee outraised Romney and the Republican National Committee by a nearly 2-1 margin in April. 2012-05-21T14:44:11+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_border_patrol_random/random-border-patrol-deployment-might-aid-enforcement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_border_patrol_random/random-border-patrol-deployment-might-aid-enforcement/ 19:34:00Z Tia Ghose A little randomness in deploying Border Patrol agents might work best to prevent illegal border crossings, according to a study from the RAND Corp. 2012-04-16T19:34:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122711_ice_kickbacks/second-former-ice-worker-pleads-guilty-kickback-scheme/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122711_ice_kickbacks/second-former-ice-worker-pleads-guilty-kickback-scheme/ 18:35:00Z Andrew Becker A former intelligence specialist with Immigration and Customs Enforcement pleaded guilty last week to embezzling more than $50,000, the second agency employee recently convicted in an unfolding travel voucher kickback scheme that stretches from Tucson to Washington. 2011-12-27T18:35:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121111_apaio_sex_crimes/new-sex-crime-arises-after-arpaio-fails-investigate-alleged-rape/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121111_apaio_sex_crimes/new-sex-crime-arises-after-arpaio-fails-investigate-alleged-rape/ 22:43:00Z Ryan Gabrielson While admitting that it mishandled more than 400 investigations into rapes and sexual assaults, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office claims its failures did not lead to additional crimes. But in the pile of ignored cases is the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl in 2006. Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s detectives largely disregarded the case. 2011-12-11T22:43:53+00:00