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Barbara Laker

Barbara Laker

Investigative Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer

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  • English
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  • Investigative Reporting

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Recent Articles

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From Cinderella prom to prison cell —How a New Jersey mom fell from grace

The U.S. Attorney's Office said Harris falsely claimed that her childcare business had more employees and a higher payroll than it actually had to receive a Paycheck Protection Program loan.
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Carpet cleaning, cash, and bar tabs: FOP bills taxpayers for questi...

An Inquirer investigation found that the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has billed the city for an array of expenses that are far outside the scope of funeral home and cemetery costs.
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Members-only Philly cop bar has been linked to two DUIs — and a thi...

Members-only Philly cop bar has been linked to two DUIs — and a third crash kept secret, until now
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Survivor smelled gas leak hours before explosion at Bristol Townshi...

Nursing home staffers told Robert Flesch that Peco had fixed the leak and the building was safe, he recalls, despite the lingering gas smell.
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Prosecutors hid evidence in 1988 murder case that sent Michael Gayn...

Lawyers filed a petition seeking the release of Michael Gaynor, saying he was wrongfully convicted of killing a 5-year-old in 1988. The petition cited the work of a 2024 Inquirer investigation.
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Poplar wins as city’s police union president after a combative camp...

Roosevelt Poplar, who has led the Philly FOP since 2023, was elected to a three-year term on Tuesday, along with his entire slate.
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Police union to vote on new president after contentious campaign fi...

The campaign has been marked by caustic social media attacks, fake accounts, AI-generated images, contentious union meetings, and even threats of violence.
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John Berkery, an infamous Philadelphia underworld leader, has died ...

John Berkery, who used luck, wit and smarts to repeatedly escape the grips of law enforcement, has died at 91.
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An FOP official was accused of swindling a police widow. Here’s wha...

A former FOP official was accused of swindling a police widow out of thousands of dollars. The widow's daughter filed a complaint more than two years ago. What happened as a result is a mystery.
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Philly FOP faces intense scrutiny — this time by its own members

A gifted Chevy Tahoe and murky bookkeeping have put John McNesby and current president Roosevelt Poplar under fire — this time from the union's own members.
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Philly DA is investigating the 1988 murder of Marcus Yates — subjec...

DA Larry Krasner is reviewing the murder conviction of Michael Gaynor, who witnesses said wasn’t in the tiny Philly corner store when the 5-year-old boy was gunned down in crossfire between two men.