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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.

Flowers that were part of a memorial a student Luis Garcia, who was fatally shot on Feb. 13, 2023, in his car near East High School, have dried on a large E outside East High in Denver, seen on March 23, 2023. More than a month after Garcia's shooting, a student at East High School shot two administrators at the school. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

What are student safety plans and who has them? School behavioral measures in focus after East High shooting.

March 24, 2023 at 1:47 p.m.

Denver Public Schools can't say how many students are on safety plans or require daily pat-downs.

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 27: Crime tape closes off access to Inca street near Sixth avenue east of Santa Fe which is closed due to of an officer-involved shooting on the edge of Denver's Lincoln Park neighborhood on January 27, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Denver police responded to a shooting in the 600 block of Inca Street and engaged in an hours-long standoff with a "possibly barricaded" suspect. The standoff also included the use of chemical agents and a house fire until taking the suspect into custody around 6 p.m. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Denver police arrest man, 32, in connection with homicide at gas station

March 20, 2023 at 7:38 p.m.

Uriel Rios-Avila was arrested on investigation of first-degree murder, according to an arrest affidavit.

This stone effigy is among 40 cultural items in Bonham's upcoming auction that have been flagged by the Association of American Indian Affairs as being potentially sensitive. The association has called for Bonham's to remove them from the auction. (Screenshot via bonhams.com)

A Denver collector’s Native American artifacts are up for sale. A tribal group says these cultural objects need to be returned.

March 20, 2023 at 12:29 p.m.

A national Native American advocacy organization says dozens of these pieces represent tribes' cultural heritage and it has called for Bonhams to remove them from the block.

Balfour at Cherrywood Village, located at 282 McCaslin Blvd. in Louisville, is seen in this Google Maps screenshot. (Screenshot via Google Maps)

A senior living resident in Louisville was arrested for domestic violence. Police say it never happened, and now staffers face criminal charges.

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

Joshua Merrill, a staff member at Balfour at Cherrywood Village, and Kara Roberts, a contractor, face charges of attempt to influence a public servant -- a felony -- as well...

Woman killed, sheriff’s deputy injured after fire erupts at mobile home park in Strasburg

March 13, 2023 at 1:23 p.m.

One woman was killed and a sheriff's deputy sustained minor injuries after a fire broke out at a mobile home park near Strasburg.

Denver judge rejects plea deal for disbarred attorney Steve Bachar, calls it “a miscarriage of justice”

March 10, 2023 at 4:25 p.m.

The unusual plea rejection came after testimony from Jamie Lindsay, who says Steve Bachar, 57, swindled him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Bunker Gallery section of the Denver Art Museum's Southeast Asian art galleries at the Martin Building is pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Emma C. Bunker's name was removed from the gallery in the wake of an investigation by The Denver Post. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver Art Museum removes Emma Bunker’s name from gallery, returns $185,000 in donations following Denver Post investigation

March 10, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

All told, the removal of Emma Bunker鈥檚 name and monetary return represents the most significant action taken by the Denver Art Museum since a Denver Post investigation outlined the scholar鈥檚...