How did the Miami Herald break the 2018 story? Timeline of reporting

Julie K. Brown's "Perversion of Justice" series was the catalyst for the 2019 arrest. Here's how it unfolded: **Nov 2018:** First part published **Dec 2018:** Series continues, national attention grows **Feb 2019:** DOJ opens review of 2008 agreement **July 2019:** SDNY arrests JE at Teterboro Brown spent 18 months investigating before publication. She found over 60 victims. What's remarkable is how much of this information was technically public. The Miami Herald connected dots that had been sitting in court files for years. The series won a Pulitzer. Well deserved. Archived articles: [link]