LA LIES by Rick Phillips

THE STORY OF FBI AGENT PHIL CARSON, THE LAPD, AND THE COVER-UP OF THE MURDER OF THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

CARSON’S information will shake the foundation of the LAPD. For the first time, he will outline the vast cover-up of the murder of Hip-Hop’s biggest star, the Notorious B. I. G.

For twenty years, Phil Carson worked out of the FBI Field Office. In that time, Carson investigated three of the biggest law enforcement scandals EVER in the history of policing These cases were NATIONAL headlines; they are THE RAMPART POLICE SCANDAL, the PALOMARES INVESTIGATION, and lastly, the cover-up by the LAPD in the murder of the Carson saw first hand a CORRUPTION TRIANGLE that included the LAPD, the LA TIMES, and the UNITED STATES ATTORNEY. Phil Carson has EVIDENCE, FBI FILES, and FIRST-HAND INFORMATION in the cover-up of the murder of THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.: He is talking for the His story spans twenty years inside the underbelly of crime in the dark forces of the LAPD; they tried to ruin Carson’s FBI career and systemically used their power to hide the truth that LAPD officers killed the Notorious B. I. G.

Based on True Events and Real FBI Case Files

RAMPART, PALOMARES, and BIGGIE are connected in a story of POWER and INTRIGUE: The cabal of police and government officials tried everything to change the narrative.

The scripted series based on the cases and events of Phil Carson’s career span an era of time inside the FBI Field Office and its three investigations into corrupt LAPD officers. It is set in the mid 90s, where a volatile mix of rogue cops, partnered with Mexican drug cartels, hip-hop gangsters, and leaders of the Bloods and Crips that fed an underbelly of drugs, police corruption, and murder.Thisera of time inside Los Angeles has never been examined through the eyes of an FBI AGENT, who was tasked with investigating these police scandals. He saw first-hand the characters, the stories, and the truths. The series will pull from three, large and complex FBI files that reveal the stories of police corruption. The players will be followed according to the structure of power:

The Scripted Series Based on True Events 2

FBI (Los Angeles Field Office) LAPD (Street Cops/Command Structure) CITY HALL (Mayor’s Office/City Council) UNITED STATES ATTORNEY (LA Division) GANG SHOT CALLERS (Compton) LA TIMES (Journalists)

SERIES BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FBI INVESTIGATIONS 3

The Rampart Police Scandal

The Rampart Division of the LAPD was home to a notorious Gang Unit that bred dirty cops. Inside Rampart, three police officers set themselves apart as criminal masterminds: David Mack, Rafael Perez, and Rueben Palomares. Mack and Perez were partners, and while on duty, they became drug traffickers, stick up men, and murder-for-hire contract killers. Mack, a brazen bank robber in broad daylight, set LAPD and FBI investigators on his tail and down a sordid path. Perez, while in Rampart, was checking out loads of cocaine from the evidence locker, and replacing the real cocaine with Bisquick. This scam led LAPD investigators into a tangled web, where Perez became an informant implicating 60 other Rampart Division officers in corrupt practices. Carson took on the Rampart case with other LAPD Internal Affairs detectives. His theory was that the LAPD was making Perez the fall guy; they did not want Carson to dig deeper than Perez and one of his cohorts, Nino Durden. Carson’s potential suspects were on a list of 30, with other LAPD officers inside Rampart. The United States Attorney and LAPD wanted to stop Carson from following leads. Another major target of Carson was Rueben Palomares.

“Palomares ran a rip crew that stormed drug, stash houses. Dressed in LAPD SWAT gear, they robbed rival, drug cartels.

On the radar inside the Rampart Investigation was a young Mexican cop named Reuben Palomares. He was born in Boyle Heights and had direct connections to Mexican, drug cartels. Palmoares should have been included in the large, sweeping Rampart indictment, but the brass of the LAPD knew that the crimes of Palomares were disturbing and would have shaken the LAPD to its core. Palomares ran a rip crew that stormed drug, stash houses. Dressed in LAPD SWAT gear, they robbed rival, drug cartels. Palomares used LAPD vehicles and engaged in at least two murders. Carson knew that there was a direct connection between Palomares and Perez; however, the United States Attorney and LAPD investigators could not have another scandal on their hands. This story managed to stay out of the LA Times, which had covered Rampart’s and Perez’s stories very thoroughly. Carson’s investigation included Long Beach Police Officers and Mickey Barajas, a Sinaloa Cartel fixer, who was a ruthless female killer. During the Palomares investigation, Carson wired LAPD officers, Jesse Moya, so that he could dig deeper into the corruption of the LAPD. It was at this time that Deputy Chief, Mike Berkow, stepped in and had many problems with Carson and the FBI investigation. Berkow was the first and only outside sworn Deputy Chief in the department’s history, reporting to Chief Bill Bratton. The adjudication of Carson’s Palomares cases resulted in seventeen people going to federal prisons; some with life sentences.

The Palomares Investigation

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and the LAPD and LA Times After working the Rampart and Palomares cases, Carson noticed a pattern of behavior at the street level inside the LAPD and also at higher levels in the department. After watching the VH1 Special on the murder of Biggie, Carson went to his bosses at the FBI. It was rumored that LAPD cops were involved, and Carson saw similar patterns. He also knew that David Mack and Rafael Perez had ties to Death Row Records and Marion Suge Knight. Carson initiated his case by asking LAPD’s Robbery/Homicide for a copy of the Murder Book that is created when a homicide investigation is ongoing. Carson was not allowed to make copies of the files, and was only allowed to review the Murder Book in the presence of LAPD Homicide Detective, Steven Katz. In various visits to view the Murder Book, Carson noticed that key files, photographs, and information were either hidden from him or removed. It was at this time that Carson suspected there was a cover-up going on inside the CarsonLAPD. continued his investigation by meeting with Perry Sanders and Rob Frank, attorneys representing Violetta Wallace in the wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles for her son’s murder. Carson interviewed key eyewitnesses, informants, and one FBI career snitch named Psycho Mike Robinson. Robinson was a member of the Black Guerilla Family and was used by the FBI in 80 drug and murder investigations. He was considered a high-level and trustworthy informant. As Carson got further into the investigation, he realized that Deputy Chief, Mike Berkow, resurfaced and began working in tandem with a LA Times journalist, Chuck Phillips. Phillips was a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, who was receiving leaks from Berkow at the LAPD. Phillips was sent by Berkow to get information on Carson’s investigation. There was a plan in place by Berkow and Phillips to discredit Carson. They wanted to ruin his career and derail the information Carson was uncovering.

The Biggie Smalls Murder Cover Up

Carsonunsolved.has the documentary proof of the cover-up that includes the LAPD, LA Times, City Attorney, Paul Pacquette and Don Vincent, Chuck Phillips, and the United States Attorney in Los Angeles. Carson has kept this confidential evidence for ten years: He is ready to reveal this information now. 5

Carson prepared a prosecutive report revealing a systemic cover-up by the LAPD in the murder of Biggie. This report was brought to FBI bosses, and they signed off on the contents. Then, Carson took the report to the highest level of the United States Attorney office. David Vaughn and Thomas O’Brien killed the case. The FBI and the LAPD investigators told Carson that if he testified in the civil rights trial for Violetta Wallace against the City of Los Angeles, she would win 500 million dollars. Unfortunately, Miss Wallace’s son’s murder remains

It was obvious that the brass of the LAPD did not want Carson to uncover the involvement of David Mack and Rafael Perez in the murder of Biggie Smalls.

Phil is the main character of the scripted series; he is a tough, young investigator inside the FBI Field Division. Carson specialized in looking at public corruption cases. His first big break was the Rampart Police Scandal and dirty LAPD cops.

FBI Case Files turned into Scripted Television Series

FBI LA Field Division

Phil Carson \ 40 \ FBI Investigator

The scripted series will be based on the following true stories and characters.

James DeSarno \ 50 \ Assistant Director FBI LA Field Division DeSarno was Phil Carson’s boss and confidante. He signed off on all of Carson’s investigations and watched his back in the upper echelons of the department.

PHIL CARSON

Nino Durden \ 31 \ Rampart Police Officer

Rampart Division LAPD David Mack \ 38 \ Rampart Police Officer

Sammy was the third wheel of the Mack and Perez partnership. Sammy spent most of his time with Perez Mack who preferred to work solo. There is as infamous photograph of Mack, Perez, and Sammy Martin in Las Vegas celebrating the cash gains of the bank robbery Mack orchestrated. Sammy wasn’t the cold-blooded killer that Mack and Perez were, but he was always along for the ride as a trusted confidante.

A hesitant participant in Rampart crimes, Durden was the first one to becomean informant in the investigation. Durden gave Carson a first-hand look intothe crimes of Perez and Mack. Although Durden was involved in corruptpractices, he was scared and intimated by the corrupt pair. Durden spentmany hours and days debriefing about the Rampart crimes.

David is a cold, calculating, and dangerous police officer that used his power with a badge to rob drug dealers and banks. He also extorted drug dealers to pay protection taxes. Mack was the alpha dog of the Rampart Crash Division. He was a lone wolf; his only comrade was a charismatic and handsome Latino cop, Rafael Perez.

Perez, a cold-blooded killer, was partnered with David Mack. Perez was a psychopath; however, his charming demeanor led everyone to believe he was a superstar inside the LAPD. While Mack was unapproachable, Perez was a ladies’ man who relished and used his good looks to seduce women to do his bidding. Perez had many Mexican girlfriends with cartel ties; he used them for Intel to make arrests and steal money.

Sonia Flores \ 19 \ Girlfriend of Rafael PerezFlores was one of Perez’s most trusted girlfriends. She also was aco-conspirator selling kilos of cocaine in Los Angele and to cartelconnections. Flores had ties to gangsters all over East LA and was known as ahoney trap. She was quick with information on drug stash houses and drugloads coming in from Mexico.

Sammy Martin \ 33 \ Rampart Police Officer

Rafael Perez \ 34 \ Rampart Police Officer

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Andrews was the lead attorney on the Rampart Investigation. Andrews had political motivations and inspirations; her handling of the Rampart case was fused with missteps and errors in judgment. Andrews vigorously fought Phil Carson to close up the Rampart Investigation. She just wanted Perez, Mack, and Nino Durden to be charged. Carson wanted to work his way inside the Rampart scandal and indict more officers. Andrews made a huge, calculated error on the Rampart investigation that was covered up on a national level. Thomas O’Brien \

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Assistant United States Attorney Thomas O’Brien was a major ally of Phil Carson in almost every investigation. O’Brien, a hard charging lawyer, wanted to become the lead United States Attorney, and O’Brien saw Carson as the FBI agent who could make career-changing busts. O’Brien and Carson were able to force Mary Andrews off the Palomares case. They made it one of the biggest police corruption cases in Los Angeles history. O’Brien’s political aspirations, however, would come back to haunt Carson on the Biggie Smalls’ case.

United States Attorney Office \ Los Angeles Mary Andrews Assistant United States Attorney

THE PALOMARES CREW Reuben Palomares \ 29 \ Rampart Police Division

Bill and Joe Ferguson \ 27 \ Long Beach Police Department

The two twin brothers were the main crewmembers in the rip crew that Palomares established. The Ferguson brothers were Long Beach cops and off the radar of the LAPD. The two brothers were no strangers to violence or secrets. Working with Palomares, they were always the first two through any door when they went after drug loads.

A former, golden glove and pro boxer, Palomares grew up tough in Boyle Heights. Through his family connections, Palomares had close ties to Mexican gangs and cartel soldiers. Palomares joined the LAPD and headed to the Rampart Division. He worked the Gang Unit and busted some of the same gang members who had been his friends. At some point, Palomares, with a crew of fellow officers, some say number 20, started to do drug rips of cartel stash houses and drug dealers inside Compton. Additionally, Palomares started to work with the Sinaloa Cartel by selling drugs in Los Angeles and Mexico. Palomares stole LAPD Swat gear, vehicles, and radio equipment. He made the rips look like real search warrants. Palomares pulled off close to 100 known rip jobs, and made five million dollars by himself.

Donna Davis \ 30 \ LAPD -Wife of Palomares

Fellow LAPD officer, Donna Davis, worked the same precincts as her husband. Davis also was rumored to be involved in hiding money and evidence, but FBI and LAPD investigators could never pin anything on her. Davis supported Palomares all the way to his sentencing; then, she had an affair with another LAPD cop. 9

Reuben Palomares

THE PALOMARES CREW

Jesse Moya \ 29 \ Palomares InformantMoya was the first to flip on the Palomares crew. He also was the first to wear a wire for Phil Carson and the FBI. Moya was an excellent informant, and he put his life at risk many times to get himself out of trouble. After he wired up inside the LAPD, Moya did the least amount of time within the Palomares’ crew. Moya started a long-standing feud between Mike Berkow and Phil Carson as his investigation in the Palomares case ended, and the cover-up of Biggie Smalls began.

Mickey Barajas \ 25 \ Sinaloa Cartel Mickey was a stunning, Mexican goddess, who used her Santa Muerte religion to guide her criminality. She played both side of the fence on the War on Drugs. Barajas was the main connect between Palomares and the Sinaloa Cartel. Her family had deep roots inside Mexico and connections to the Mexican Mafia. If Palomares was the muscle in any operation, Barajas was the brains; she also used her good looks to seduce criminals. Phil Carson would initiate a separate investigation into Barajas and her cartel connections after the Palomares case was completed,

The former Chief of Police of the NYPD, Bratton, is one of the most successful and well-known police chiefs in the world. Bratton has made a career out of being politically savvy and a smart, calculating businessman. As the owner of his own security firm, Bratton has enriched himself and his cronies that he infused into departments in Boston, New York City, and Los Angeles. Bratton took over the LAPD at the height of the scandal, and under a federal, consent decree. Bratton has become savvy operating in and around scandal. His team of advisors have followed him from each police departments in various cities.

Jim McDonald \ 49 \ Assistant Chief of Police McDonald, another high-level, Bratton advisor, was the first, command-level staff that allowed Carson to see the Biggie Smalls’ Murder Book. McDonald was also sophisticated when it came to maneuvering police scandal and working City Hall, the City Attorney, and the press inside Los Angeles. McDonald and Carson had a good relationship, but many have speculated that McDonald had a direct connection to covering up the involvement of LAPD officers in the murder of Biggie.

Berkow was the first Deputy Chief of the LAPD, who was not named from within the ranks of the department. Berkow also became the hatchet man for Bratton; he dealt with issues with the City Attorney and the FBI. He was the main source of false leaks to the LA Times. Berkow developed a salacious and illegal relationship with journalist, Chuck Phillip. Phillips printed false and damaging information in the LA Times in regards to Rampart and the Biggie Smalls’ murder. Berkow was heard on confidential recordings trying to ruin the career of Phil Carson. He also discredited a high-level FBI informant in the Biggie case. Berkow reported directly to Bratton and managed any information coming out of LAPD’s Robbery Homicide Division.

Mike Berkow \ 53 \ Deputy Chief of Police

LAPD Command Structure Bill Bratton \ 57 \ Chief of Police

Bernard Parks \ 63 \ Former Chief of Police

There is no doubt that the Rampart Police Scandal happened on the watch of Bernard Parks, a power player inside Los Angeles He was a great police officer with tremendous ambition and a growing power base inside the African-American community, who placed him there after the Rodney King Riots. From 1997 to 2002, Parks was a part of arguably two of the biggest, police scandals in the history of America. It is rumored that he personally recruited David Mack and Rafael Perez. It was evident that Parks prevented elite, Detective Russell Poole from investigating the killing of Biggie Smalls. Parks and his command staff used detectives within Robbery Homicide to hid evidence and blackballed Poole out of the LAPD. Parks was never held accountable for the crimes and corruption inside Rampart. He insulated himself from any direct connection.

Fred Miller \ 49 \ LAPD Homicide Investigator Fred, Poole’s partner, warned him that the brass did not like that Poole was overstepping himself in the Biggie case. Miller was a savvy veteran working many high-profile cases within the LAPD that included Bill Cosby’s son, OJ Simpson, and the Black Dahlia. Miller was a company man, and as much as he supported Poole, he was not going to do anything to ruffle the higher ups of the LAPD. 12

Russell Poole \ 47 \ LAPD Homicide Detective Poole was a decorated veteran of the LAPD. He worked at South Bureau Homicide, and inside the LAPD, he was considered a methodical, honest, and forthright investigator. While working in the famed Robbery/Homicide Division, Poole answered a call that involved the shooting of two LAPD officers, Kevin Gaines and Frank Lyga. The incident that resulted in Lyga killing Gaines would spurn Poole into a criminal odyssey that led him to the Rampart investigation of Rafael Perez, the murder of Biggie Smalls, and the connection to David Mack. Poole was convinced that rogue LAPD cops, including Mack and Perez, had orchestrated the murder of Biggie. Poole started his investigation; however, he was blackballed and detoured at every opportunity. Poole was taken off the homicide case, his career was in ruins, and many questions were left unanswered.

LAPD Robbery Homicide Division

Steven Katz \ 43 \ LAPD Homicide Investigator

After Poole was blackballed from the case, Steven Katz was the lead detective on the Biggie Smalls’ case. Carson met Katz on four occasions to find out case information and to look at the Murder Book. After a federal judge ordered a search warrant of Robbery Homicide, Katz would ultimately be pulled from the case. They found a secret compartment inside Katz’s desk where files relating to the cover up of the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. were discovered.

Bryan Tyndall \ 45 \ LAPD Homicide Investigator Tyndall headed the Biggie Smalls’ investigation. It is rumored that Tyndall was part of the Rampart Division corruption, and that many people looked the other way. It is also rumored that Tyndall was the chosen one by Bernard Parks after Parks got him out of a series of troubling incidents. Tyndall was caught with cloned, cell phones, and the charge was dismissed with a slap on the wrist. Tyndall was heavily involved in the investigation of crooked cop, David Mack, who many speculated that he reported directly to Parks. It was Tyndall and Detective Greg Kading that took the Biggie case at a certain point.

The Gangsters and Gangs

Michael Harry O. Harris \ 60 \ LA Drug Kingpin

Baby Wash \ 39 \ LA Drug Kingpin

When Harry O went to jail, Baby Wash took over the drug trade in South LA. As an astute businessman, Baby Wash owned almost every corner. Wash came on the FBI radar during a wiretap when the FBI realized that Palomares’ rip crew, was hitting his house in South Central. Baby Wash was a key witness in the Palomares case. 13

Harris lorded over a drug empire that supplied cocaine to many states across the U.S., including Los Angeles, Texas, and New York. He was so adept at moving the product that Columbian suppliers were encouraged to deal with him directly. At age 26, Michael “Harry-O” Harris was a millionaire. At this point, Harris decided it was time to leave the drug business behind and pursue more legitimate goals. He began to invest in real estate and various businesses. He owned a 20 fleet limousine service, hair salons, an exotic car dealership, and a construction company. Harris also had an affinity for the entertainment industry. He produced a play called Stepping into Tomorrow that featured the daughters of slain black leaders, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, as well as the daughters of Harry Bellafonte and Sidney Poitier. He also produced a Broadway play called Checkmates, which featured Ruby Dee, Paul Winnfield, and an up-and-coming star named Denzel Washington. Harry O through lawyer David Kenner was the seed money for Death Row Records and Suge Knight. While imprisoned, Harris became a vital source of street information.

Robinson was a high-level snitch for the FBI and the LA County Sheriff’s Office. Robinson was also a member of the Black Guerilla Family and became the main FBI informant in the Biggie Smalls’ cover up investigation. Robinson’s brother was a known contract killer with a twenty body count notched in his belt. It is Robinson who implicated another contract killer, Amir Muhammad, in the killing of Biggie. Muhammad went to college with David Mack, and many believe he was also a contract killer who was part of the Nation of Islam. Shabazz \ 49 \ FBI Informant Shabazz is a former enforcer for famed, drug kingpin, Felix Mitchell. Shabazz was also a member of the Black Guerilla Family, until he risked his life and debriefed out of the gang. It was at that time that Shabazz became an agent provocateur inside the Hip-Hop music industry and Death Row. It was Shabazz who protected Suge Knight while Suge was serving a five-year prison term.

Amir is a self-professed mortgage broker who was implicated by eyewitnesses and connected to the murder of Biggie through his relationship to David Mack. Rumor has it that he is a member of the Nation of Islam and a hired gun who was given the contract to kill biggie by David Mack. He also had a relationship with Psycho Mike Robinson.

Amir Muhammad \ 48 \ Contract Killer or Mortgage Broker

Big U \ 48 \ Leader Rolling 60s Crips

The Gangsters and Gangs Psycho Mike Robinson \ 39 \ FBI Informant

A man who moves in the shadows, Big U is the leader of the very powerful Rolling 60s Crips. Standing at 6 ‘7” and 270 pounds, Big U at one time protected Suge Knight. It is rumored that he was really running Death Row Records while Suge Knight was in jail. There was nothing that happened in South Central that Big U was not privy to or had a hand in. His base of power and economics has always been in the Hip-Hop music industry and extorting professional athletes in the NFL and NBA. 14

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Pacquette was the right-hand man and younger operative inside the City Attorney’s office. It was Pacquette who was tasked with working with Phil Carson. He blocked him from any new investigative leads or information that implicated David Mack and Rafael Perez in the murder of Biggie. Pacquette also handled anyone wanting to question David Mack, while he was serving time inside federal prison.

Paul Pacquette \ 43 \ City Attorney

Los Angeles City Attorney Don Vincent \ 60 \ Lead City Attorney

As the lead City Attorney, Vincent was tasked with protecting the interests of City Hall and the LAPD. With Rampart and the Biggie Smalls’ cover-up, the City of Los Angeles had potential payouts in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Vincent was the hatchet man on the legal side, intimidating witnesses, and covering up any leads that could result in massive damages.

Richard Valdemar \ 63 \ Retired LA County Gang Investigator Valdemar is the handler of Psycho Mike Robinson. Valdemar worked over 100 cases with Mike and was his handler in many drug, gun, and gang operations. It was Valdemar who vouched for Psycho Mike and his information on the killing of Biggie.

Kenneth Boagni \ 55 \ Prison InformantBoagni was cellmates with Rafael Perez. Boagni states Perez gavehim secrets about the Rampart Investigation and the murder ofBiggie. He was cellmates with Perez for 8 months and on manyoccasions tried to give LAPD and FBI investigators informationabout Perez, Mack, and Amir Muhammad.

Perry Sanders \ 55 \ Lawyer Wallace Family EstateA bombastic lawyer from the South, Perry Sanders took on suingthe LAPD and City of Los Angeles for the cover-up of the murder ofBiggie. It was his civil suit that almost brought the LAPD to itsknees. Phil Carson was put on the witness list for the civil trial.Collectively, the FBI, LAPD, City Attorney, and United States Attorneytried to find a way to shut down the case Carson was building.

IN THE SHADOWS Sergio Robletto \ 60 \ Private InvestigatoR Sergio started his career at the LAPD in South Bureau Homicide. Additionally, he served stints with Internal Affairs, and worked for the security company, Kroll, before he went on to start his own high-powered firm. Now, Sergio does high-level, financial investigations around the world. He knows the secrets, and where the bodies are buried inside the LAPD. It was Robletto who led the investigation into the finances of Death Row, when Harry O sued Suge Knight for 100 million dollars. It was also Robletto who was hired by Violetta Wallace and lawyer, Perry Sanders, to dig up information for the estate in the civil trial against the LAPD and City of Los Angeles. Cunning, secretive, and strategic, Robletto has a dossier of information on LAPD corruption, and the connection to the LAPD consent decree that was brought down on the LAPD by the Department of Justice. It is Robletto who found Psycho Mike Robinson and groomed him for the deposition in the civil trial.

The paper of record for the City of Los Angeles has documented proof by Phil Carson that the LA Times was working in concert with the LAPD to discredit Carson’s FBI investigation into the cover-up of the murder of Biggie Smalls. They also printed confidential information in regards to Psycho Mike Robinson and his work with the FBI. The main journalist who was leaking information and writing articles was Chuck Phillips.

Phillips worked directly with Mike Berkow to ruin Phil Carson’s career and to discredit any investigation that had to do with the public corruption and civil rights violations of the LAPD. There are recorded phone calls between Berkow and Phillips, which have been heard by Carson, that plainly state that Phillips should find any and all dirt on Carson, and write disparaging articles on the investigation. Phillips was ultimately let go, but not before the paper of record had written at least five articles that were falsely reported.