Josh Kaplan

@js_kaplan

Reporter @propublica | Email me at joshua.kaplan@propublica.org

New York, NY propublica.org/people/joshua-… Joined February 2017

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Josh Kaplan @js_kaplan Sep 22

Blockbuster story about Susan Collins — a shocking, detailed window into the dark side of money in politics.

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New: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes. propub.li/4yLLwaF
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Josh Kaplan @js_kaplan Sep 14

NEW: Don Trump Jr’s luxurious wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin.

A saga involving private islands, the Olympics, and a Russian government-backed biker gang: propublica.org/article/donald…

www.propublica.org Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a...

Josh Kaplan @js_kaplan Jun 18

NEW: We got a private SpaceX investor list, from way before the IPO.

It's a rare window into a delicate issue for Musk: which investors in countries like China got stakes in SpaceX, and how.

One investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
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www.propublica.org Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it.

Josh Kaplan @js_kaplan Jun 9

NEW: Earlier this year, an obscure startup in Texas announced that it had received at least $100 mil from one of the richest men in Asia.

We dug into the backstory. We discovered a saga involving Donald Trump Jr., Russian oil, and an Indian billionaire family’s private zoo.

Josh Kaplan @js_kaplan Jun 9

NEW: An Indian billionaire was in Trump’s crosshairs. Then he poured millions into an obscure startup secretly backed by Donald Trump Jr. propublica.org/article/trump-…

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www.propublica.org An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by... An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major...