Investigative reporter | sammybsussman2(at)gmail(dot)com | sammysussman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mlbhpk7ods26NEW (my first solo byline for @nyc.streetsblog.org) The MTA's Inspector General caught a superintendent using two fake DOT placards he made on his home computer. The MTA demoted the superintendent following the report. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/07/mta-superintendent-busted-for-diy-placard07 May 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbhpk7ods26https://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mlbhhvfrrk26NEW, for @nysfocus.com: Last month, we obtained hours of body-cam from Oswego County. It showed sheriff's deputies pulling over drivers — and if the drivers didn't speak English, the deputies called Border Patrol. Some drivers were held for 30+ min while BP responded. https://nysfocus.com/2026/05/07/oswego-body-cam-video-border-patrol-traffic-stops07 May 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbhhvfrrk26https://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mkxswh3b2k2nVery excited to begin reporting on law enforcement for @nyc.streetsblog.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxswh3b2k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3miluua2a2s2yThe Quizlet flaschards containing the door/gate codes was made private around 25 minutes after I texted a number seemingly affiliated with their creator. But many of the other sets described in this piece — including numerous about ICE Spanish-language training — remain public. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miluua2a2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3milqcl4sss2qNEW, for @wired.com: In Feb, a seeming CBP (DHS) employee created a public Quizlet set containing door/gate codes for their Kingsville, TX facility, along with other security information. They are not the only DHS employee that studied internal policies via Quizlet. https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-facility-codes-sure-seem-to-have-leaked-via-online-flashcards/03 Apr 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3milqcl4sss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mijpndiww22mWorth noting that I've since seen this language in other agreements with departments in other states. I've spoken to experts who think it would be quickly overruled in a state court, but this adds time and expense to disclosure [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijpndiww22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mi2t3quaqk2wI had a nice time speaking with @nhpr.org about my reporting earlier this week on the Carroll Police Department's agreement(s) with ICE: https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-03-27/carroll-police-department-receives-funds-from-ice-following-agreement27 Mar 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2t3quaqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mhtcsgoar22kNEW, for @wired.com: The police department in Carroll, N.H., population 800, reached a collaboration agreement with ICE. In return, the town received over $122,000, and the salaries of their three police officers and chief may be covered by ICE. https://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-paying-the-salaries-of-this-towns-entire-police-force/24 Mar 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtcsgoar22khttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mhdzlbjgck27I'm excited to return to @umichsmtd.bsky.social next month to speak with Cara Kizer and antonio c. cuyler about reporting on the NY Phil, institutional responses to public reporting about allegations of abuse and the state of classical music in this post-#MeToo era. https://smtd.umich.edu/event/06-april-2026-6/18 Mar 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdzlbjgck27https://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3meyxibnyds2sImpressive reporting, let alone student reporting, from @michigandaily.bsky.social: UM's 2nd-highest paid employee failed to note his board post at Eli Lilly — and his multi-millionaire dollar payments from them — in at least 12 of his journal publications. https://www.michigandaily.com/news/focal-point/former-michigan-medicine-dean-omitted-multimillion-dollar-pharma-ties-in-multiple-publications-daily-investigation-finds/16 Feb 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyxibnyds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mdiiqkwpzc2xHere's what I've been working on the past two and a half years: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/how-we-tracked-down-thousands-of-police-misconduct-files.html28 Jan 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdiiqkwpzc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3mdiikbkysc2xNEW, by me: Loose Rules Let State Police Hand Out Lax Penalties for Serious Misconduct The agency's disciplinary system is weaker than other large departments in NY. Troopers who committed serious misconduct have been allowed to remain on the job. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/new-york-state-police-discipline.html28 Jan 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdiikbkysc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3m6acqkthcc2hNew: Former @umichsmtd.bsky.social professor Stephen Shipps was release from prison yesterday, according to the Bureau of Prisons website. Back in 2023, right before I graduated from from U of M, I wrote about his sentencing for @michigandaily.bsky.social: https://michigandaily.com/news/former-smtd-professor-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison%EF%BF%BC/22 Nov 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6acqkthcc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3m5tfvd2uek2tNEW: A teen said she was being sexually abused by her adoptive father. An officer didn't believe the teen and didn't take steps to investigate. The teen was returned to the home, where she continued to face sexual abuse. The officer was given just a reprimand. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/teen-rape-case-yates-county-officer https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/teen-rape-case-yates-county-officer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.108.jjcE.4sdpQmc95BB2&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare17 Nov 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tfvd2uek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3m4b646o7ec2fFascinating reporting from a fellow local investigations fellow: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/us/los-alamos-nuclear-program.html28 Oct 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4b646o7ec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3lzyg5rbyn227Fascinating reporting based on disciplinary files: https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/tulsa-police-disciplined-six-officers-suspected-of-driving-drunk-some-werent-criminally-charged/29 Sep 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyg5rbyn227https://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3lyfozwypfc2iMy first article as part of The Times' Local Investigations Fellowship: In New York, Some Police Officers Can Drink, Drive and Avoid Charges https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/new-york-state-police-drunk-driving.html09 Sep 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfozwypfc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3lvvhynqdnc2uNew, for @nymag.com: ‘A Persistent Pattern of Sexual Harassment’ New court filings offer the fullest picture yet of alleged misconduct at the New York Philharmonic. https://www.vulture.com/article/new-york-philharmonic-scandal-court-filings-pattern-of-abuse.html https://www.vulture.com/article/new-york-philharmonic-scandal-court-filings-pattern-of-abuse.html?_gl=1*1c1ln0*FPAU*MTM1NTcxNTk0NC4xNzU0NjYzNjI4*_ga*MTI5MDE1NDMwMC4xNzU0NjYzNjI4*_ga_DNE38RK1HX*czE3NTQ2NjM2MjgkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTQ2NjM2MjgkajYwJGwwJGgyMDk4ODQzNDg4*_fplc*UyUyRjNtRXVJUVU4NXdzVEhHa2FRT1BwNU44Z0o1aiUyQktpMW96bVpkNUh6alh2S1BRMDF2UGpWWjdWSlRCWVFoUmRKejZTYTFoU3ZPODdjQkNzc2hiaWhvbkx3MExzYXVQYW8lMkJWWFg0S1k0bnhlbnZGZ01vUnBHYllSYm1tM1NRJTNEJTNE08 Aug 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvhynqdnc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3luqe5lxtrs25I'm so excited to continue writing for New York Focus while also working under the amazing stewardship of The Times' Local Investigations team! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqe5lxtrs25https://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3lnv5nhqwtk2wNew, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social: In Oct. and Nov. ‘23, as human rights groups worked to gather evidence of mass detentions in the West Bank, the IDF was releasing daily updates on these detentions — and targeted killings, airstrikes, etc. — on the just Hebrew version of a little-known press page. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnv5nhqwtk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sammysussman.bsky.social/post/3llcfldase22lImpressive student journalism: One of Ann Arbor’s major prop. owners is also a big local pol. donor. These reporters found 3 previous felony convictions under different surnames — now a local councilwoman alleges she attempted bribery and an FBI investigation https://www.michigandaily.com/news/focal-point/a-local-developer-an-fbi-inquiry-and-money-in-ann-arbor-politics/26 Mar 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:ksjs2wl7jpuvv6u45eefensd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcfldase22l