Investigative reporter
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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Unenforced Labor: An investigation into unsafe working conditions in Colorado agriculture
In this three-part special report, The Denver Post uncovers chronic abuses in Colorado’s agricultural supply chain – and the lack of action from state and federal regulators.

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

Looted: Stolen relics, laundered art and a Colorado scholar’s role in the illicit antiquities trade
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.
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Weld County DA won’t prosecute cases involving Fort Lupton officer acquitted in manslaughter case
The Weld County district attorney is refusing to prosecute cases involving a Fort Lupton police officer who was acquitted last year in the killing of an unarmed 46-year-old man, calling...

Inside rock climbing’s rancorous debate over offensive route names
As protests this summer over the police killings of Black men and women thundered through cities across the country, a simmering debate in the climbing community spilled out into the...

Coroner IDs two men killed in Weld County
The Weld County coroner on Saturday identified a pedestrian and construction worker killed in separate instances this week.

Denver police seek help identifying hit-and-run suspect involved in pedestrian death
The suspect vehicle -- a dark-colored SUV believed to be a Ford or Chevrolet -- was last seen driving northbound on South Federal Boulevard.

Arrest made in connection with two Aurora explosions
Scott Alan Campbell was arrested on investigation of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree arson and possession of a weapon by a previous offender, Aurora police said in a Saturday morning news...

Denver weather: More wind and snow comes to the mountains
Saturday will bring more gusty weather through much of the Front Range and Colorado's High Country, with light snow expected in the mountains.

Trial for STEM School shooting suspect delayed until May
The trial for the older student charged in connection with the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting has been delayed again as courts contend with doing business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Man killed by Lakewood police fired on law enforcement, police say
Lakewood police on Wednesday identified the 32-year-old shot and killed by officers Tuesday afternoon, alleging that the suspect shot at law enforcement before they returned fire.

Klete Keller, Olympian with ties to Colorado, charged in connection with deadly Capitol riot
Klete Keller, an Olympic gold medalist swimmer with ties to Colorado Springs, was charged Wednesday for his alleged participation in last week's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, court records...

Three people shot in Denver overnight Friday
All three individuals sustained injuries not believed to be life-threatening.