Do we like Jason Leopold? He's teasing a big story on major financial investigation.

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[texasleo]

1. So, in 48 business hours...

[Nevilledog]

2. Ha!

[Catherine Vincent]

3. Some people just won't let it go

I follow him on Twitter.

[FarPoint]

4. No longer are claims of mischievous deeds and investigations relevant.

They fall short on the shock level ...There are thousands of needed investigations that go well... nowhere....

[H2O Man]

5. Mixed bag.

I haven't spoken with him in years. But I will say that he has gotten better since then.

[dmr]

7. I agree.

Like you, I haven't spoken to him in years, and to be honest, I haven't followed him either, but when I have come across his work, it was good, and sometimes impressive. So, if he has something coming out this Sunday, I'm sure it will be good.

[H2O Man]

8. I saw him

on television a while back -- although I can't remember how long ago, or what he was on for -- and I only have a general idea of what he is up to any more.

I think most if not all journalists make mistakes, especially early in their career. He made a couple big ones. But it appears that he learned from them.

[dmr]

14. Yup, wholeheartedly agree

Sometimes the young are in too big of a hurry to hit the "Big Time", they end up falling flat on their face. They do it to themselves, one way or another.

That's true in many things in life, but in his case it was very public. He has/had to rebuild his credibility. Even after all these years, people remember, and are hesitant when they see his name.

I wish him nothing but the best. He is talented.

[octoberlib]

6. Leopold is the guy who does the FOIA cases.

I wonder if it's related to this:

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I'm reliably told that the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), the group that published the Panama Papers, have massive tranches of leaked financial records from FinCEN and are preparing to publish a slew of articles.



This, according to one source, led to the unusual FinCEN statement last week. https://fincen.gov/news/news-releases/statement-fincen-regarding-unlawfully-disclosed-suspicious-activity-reports


Statement by FinCEN Regarding Unlawfully Disclosed Suspicious Activity Reports
Immediate Release
September 01, 2020
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is aware that various media outlets intend to publish a series of articles based on unlawfully disclosed Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), as well as other sensitive government documents, from several years ago. As FinCEN has stated previously, the unauthorized disclosure of SARs is a crime that can impact the national security of the United States, compromise law enforcement investigations, and threaten the safety and security of the institutions and individuals who file such reports. FinCEN has referred this matter to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Inspector General.


I did an OP on it last week https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214055599

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[Nevilledog]

10. Ooooh

[octoberlib]

11. Bet you anything that's it. Tweet from ICIJ

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Mark your calendars Police cars revolving light Our next investigation has been brewing, and we’re set to reveal the findings of a major financial investigation this Sunday!

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[Nevilledog]

12. I bet you're right. I remember chanting Deutsche Deutsche Deutsche.

So much corruption it's hard to remember.

[triron]

15. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[octoberlib]

13. Yep.

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DC is abuzz with the pending FinCEN leaks. BuzzFeed, OCCRP, ICIJ, investigace . cz (in Czech Republic) are leading the publication. I'm told BBC is following that up with a video publication.

[hlthe2b]

9. I suspect he's learned alot in the intervening years since his Karl Rove debacle. I believe in

letting people learn from their mistakes.