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Sam Tabachnik

Sam Tabachnik is an investigative reporter for The Denver Post. His projects have included deep-dives into the world of illicit antiquities, abuses of migrant workers and unconstitutional practices of Colorado municipal courts. Before joining The Post, Sam helped produce shows for NBC News, launched digital projects for The Washington Post and covered sports and arts for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

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An agricultural worker from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, who came to work in Colorado through the Temporary Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers Act, uses a ladder to pick peaches high in the trees of an orchard on July 21, 2023 in Palisade, Colorado. According to Bruce Talbot, the manager of Talbot Farms, roughly 90% of the workers at the Palisade-based farm come from the H-2A program, and are widely seen as critical to the survival of Colorado growers. Talbott Farms has not had a violation of federal labor laws since 2011, which Talbott attributed to then-recent rule changes that he was not aware of at the time. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Unenforced Labor: An investigation into unsafe working conditions in Colorado agriculture

September 3, 2024 at 9:37 a.m.

In this three-part special report, The Denver Post uncovers chronic abuses in Colorado鈥檚 agricultural supply chain 鈥� and the lack of action from state and federal regulators.

Gilbert Thomas sits outside his girlfriend鈥檚 apartment, where he is staying after recently being released from jail in Pueblo, Colorado, on June 3, 2024. Thomas is working to turn his life around after receiving a 660-day jail sentence for petty crimes he committed. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

How Pueblo weaponizes contempt of court to inflate jail time for minor crimes

January 21, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

Pueblo city judges have sent people to jail for months on charges that in other Colorado courts are punished by one or two days in jail. Experts call it "draconian"...

The seven鈥憈iered pyramid of Prasat Thom, Koh Ker, Cambodia, is pictured on Aug. 10, 2022. The complex was one of the most targeted by looters. (Photo by Thomas Cristofoletti/Special to The Denver Post)

Looted: Stolen relics, laundered art and a Colorado scholar’s role in the illicit antiquities trade

March 17, 2023 at 10:01 a.m.

In this three-part report, The Denver Post investigates the role of Emma Bunker, as "The Scholar," in an illicit antiquities smuggling operation that left Cambodian temples plundered for big money.

Colorado’s coronavirus death count falls slightly as state removes duplicates from database

April 26, 2020 at 9:33 a.m.

Colorado health officials on Saturday revised the state's coronavirus fatality numbers, decreasing by two the number of people who have died from complications of the COVID-19 respiratory disease.

Amber alert issued for 9-year-old girl last seen in metro Denver

April 25, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

Sloan Lipnick is believed to be with non-custodial parent Carly Lipnick in a 2012 white Audi Q5 with Colorado license plates OWO236, the alert stated.

Woman found shot on side of I-70 in Denver dies in hospital

April 25, 2020 at 1:29 p.m.

A woman who was found shot on the side of Interstate 70 in Denver on Monday morning has died and police are investigating it as homicide.

Woman held on first-degree murder in shooting near Green Valley Ranch in Denver

April 25, 2020 at 8:59 p.m.

Denver police have arrested a 22-year-old woman on suspicion of murder following a fatal shooting early Saturday near Green Valley Ranch.

1 killed in Lone Tree shooting and 2 detained, Douglas County sheriff says

April 25, 2020 at 10:13 a.m.

Two people of interest were detained at Lincoln Boulevard and Park Meadows Drive and are cooperating with investigators, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. No formal...

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock listens to ...

From caution to defiance, Colorado counties differ on whether to accept shift to “safer at home”

April 25, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

With Gov. Jared Polis' stay-at-home mandate set to shift to "safer at home" on Monday, counties across Colorado are grappling with how much leeway they should give to reopening businesses,...

Colorado reports 674 coronavirus deaths as state continues to add older fatalities to tally

April 24, 2020 at 4:39 p.m.

Colorado reported as many as 674 deaths from the new coronavirus Friday as state health officials continue to tally older deaths attributed to the respiratory illness.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a ...

Polis vows “whatever steps necessary” to protect health as Weld County says it will allow all businesses to reopen

April 24, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.

Gov. Jared Polis fired back at Weld County's plan to allow any businesses to reopen next week in defiance of the new statewide safer-at-home guidelines.

David Storey is processing the samples ...

Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder and Jefferson counties join Denver in extending stay-at-home orders to May 8

April 28, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder and Jefferson counties are extending their stay-at-home orders through May 8, following Denver's lead as the statewide mandate ends this weekend.

Weld County says it will allow any business to reopen next week after Colorado’s stay-at-home order ends

April 24, 2020 at 2:05 p.m.

Contravening Gov. Jared Polis's plan for a phased reopening, Weld County will allow any businesses that follow social distancing guidelines to begin opening their doors to the public Monday, the...