The perilous job of telling the truth
In 2022, investigative journalist Jeff German had just begun picking at the threads of a story about a Ponzi scheme that targeted members of the Mormon church. But he was murdered before he got the chance to write it. After his death, another reporter, Lizzie Johnson, took up his mantle and finished the story for him. Fraud Magazine recounts Johnson’s and German’s investigation, and talks to Johnson about honoring German’s legacy and the perils that journalists can face on the job.
Read Time: 17 mins
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
