Dave Boucher
@daveboucher.bsky.social
Investigative reporter, Detroit Free Press. Contact me: dboucher@freepress.com
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Dave Boucher
@daveboucher.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged 'cover-up' may cripple Detroit's Irish epicenter
An audit warns the longtime Corktown establishment could lose tax-exempt status and face other problems if it doesn't shore up financial practices.
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For my latest @freep.com investigation, we take a deep dive into the finances and people at the heart of a beloved Corktown institution: the Gaelic League of Detroit.
Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged 'cover-up' may cripple Detroit's Irish epicenter www.freep.com/story/news/i...
Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged 'cover-up' may cripple Detroit's Irish epicenter www.freep.com/story/news/i...
Big news for us at the Detroit Free Press: Union ratifies 2-year deal w/Gannett.
In addition to across-the-board raises in both years of the contract (our 1st in years) we secured 10 weeks paid parental leave, AI protections + no cuts to health care or pension freep.com/story/news/l...
In addition to across-the-board raises in both years of the contract (our 1st in years) we secured 10 weeks paid parental leave, AI protections + no cuts to health care or pension freep.com/story/news/l...
May 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Big news for us at the Detroit Free Press: Union ratifies 2-year deal w/Gannett.
In addition to across-the-board raises in both years of the contract (our 1st in years) we secured 10 weeks paid parental leave, AI protections + no cuts to health care or pension freep.com/story/news/l...
In addition to across-the-board raises in both years of the contract (our 1st in years) we secured 10 weeks paid parental leave, AI protections + no cuts to health care or pension freep.com/story/news/l...
Please spend time today w/this ambitious @freep.com project!
We asked 100 Michiganders about Trump’s first 100 days: Here’s what they said.
A Trump-leaning independent/contractor in Brighton told me he's "screwed" by tariffs. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
We asked 100 Michiganders about Trump’s first 100 days: Here’s what they said.
A Trump-leaning independent/contractor in Brighton told me he's "screwed" by tariffs. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
We asked 100 Michiganders about Trump’s first 100 days: Here’s what they said
Residents across Michigan’s cities, suburbs, and small towns reflect on the impact of President Donald Trump’s early days in office.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Please spend time today w/this ambitious @freep.com project!
We asked 100 Michiganders about Trump’s first 100 days: Here’s what they said.
A Trump-leaning independent/contractor in Brighton told me he's "screwed" by tariffs. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
We asked 100 Michiganders about Trump’s first 100 days: Here’s what they said.
A Trump-leaning independent/contractor in Brighton told me he's "screwed" by tariffs. www.freep.com/story/news/p...
New, w/Christine MacDonald: A former Detroit non-profit leader must repay ~$40 million he stole. But in reality, it's unlikely he delivers most of what he owes.
He's in good company: many others owe taxpayers millions — and some refuse to pay it back freep.com/story/news/i... via @freep.com
He's in good company: many others owe taxpayers millions — and some refuse to pay it back freep.com/story/news/i... via @freep.com
These metro Detroiters owe taxpayers millions — but some refuse to pay it back
A Free Press investigation found millions owed in restitution to public entities, despite convictions years in the past. Some are paying, others not.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New, w/Christine MacDonald: A former Detroit non-profit leader must repay ~$40 million he stole. But in reality, it's unlikely he delivers most of what he owes.
He's in good company: many others owe taxpayers millions — and some refuse to pay it back freep.com/story/news/i... via @freep.com
He's in good company: many others owe taxpayers millions — and some refuse to pay it back freep.com/story/news/i... via @freep.com
Plain-clothed ICE officers swarmed the car of a 49-yr-old mother of two. They broke her window before pulling the 4-ft-10 native of Mexico from the vehicle so quickly she didn't put it in park.
How'd they find her? She'd told local cops a colleague beat her up at work www.freep.com/story/news/l...
How'd they find her? She'd told local cops a colleague beat her up at work www.freep.com/story/news/l...
She told Michigan cops she was attacked. Now she faces deportation by the feds
A woman told Van Buren Township police a co-worker attacked her. But federal immigration officials also learned about her; they plan to deport her.
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March 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Plain-clothed ICE officers swarmed the car of a 49-yr-old mother of two. They broke her window before pulling the 4-ft-10 native of Mexico from the vehicle so quickly she didn't put it in park.
How'd they find her? She'd told local cops a colleague beat her up at work www.freep.com/story/news/l...
How'd they find her? She'd told local cops a colleague beat her up at work www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Reposted by Dave Boucher
Local law enforcement worries that if immigrants fear being reported to ICE, they won't report crime, raising public safety risks. Here's how that played out in Michigan, via
@freepress.bsky.social @daveboucher.bsky.social
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She told Michigan cops she was attacked. Now she faces deportation by the feds
A woman told Van Buren Township police a co-worker attacked her. But federal immigration officials also learned about her; they plan to deport her.
www.freep.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Local law enforcement worries that if immigrants fear being reported to ICE, they won't report crime, raising public safety risks. Here's how that played out in Michigan, via
@freepress.bsky.social @daveboucher.bsky.social
@freepress.bsky.social @daveboucher.bsky.social
Reposted by Dave Boucher
This is bad. @daveboucher.bsky.social reporting
March 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is bad. @daveboucher.bsky.social reporting
For my latest @freep.com investigation, we take a deep dive into the finances and people at the heart of a beloved Corktown institution: the Gaelic League of Detroit.
Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged 'cover-up' may cripple Detroit's Irish epicenter www.freep.com/story/news/i...
Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged 'cover-up' may cripple Detroit's Irish epicenter www.freep.com/story/news/i...
Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged 'cover-up' may cripple Detroit's Irish epicenter
An audit warns the longtime Corktown establishment could lose tax-exempt status and face other problems if it doesn't shore up financial practices.
www.freep.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
For my latest @freep.com investigation, we take a deep dive into the finances and people at the heart of a beloved Corktown institution: the Gaelic League of Detroit.
Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged 'cover-up' may cripple Detroit's Irish epicenter www.freep.com/story/news/i...
Threats, money problems and cops: Alleged 'cover-up' may cripple Detroit's Irish epicenter www.freep.com/story/news/i...
New, from @freep.com: Dan Gilbert's Rocket Companies to buy real estate brokerage firm Redfin in $1.75B deal www.freep.com/story/money/...
Dan Gilbert's Rocket Companies to buy real estate brokerage firm Redfin in $1.75B deal
The acquisition is one of the biggest for Rocket Companies since it went public nearly five years ago.
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March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New, from @freep.com: Dan Gilbert's Rocket Companies to buy real estate brokerage firm Redfin in $1.75B deal www.freep.com/story/money/...
Critical community story from @freep.com: Detroit sees surge in missing person reports in 2024 www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Detroit sees surge in missing person reports in 2024
More than 3,100 reports of missing people have been made to the Detroit Police Department so far this year — an 18% increase over 2023, as of Dec. 13.
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December 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Critical community story from @freep.com: Detroit sees surge in missing person reports in 2024 www.freep.com/story/news/l...
New: A Michigan health dept suicide prevention website prominently featured a broken link -- instead of a path to a tool to help those in crisis.
The state quickly fixed the issue after @detroit-free-press.bsky.social notified them, but couldn't say how long it was up www.freep.com/story/news/h...
The state quickly fixed the issue after @detroit-free-press.bsky.social notified them, but couldn't say how long it was up www.freep.com/story/news/h...
Michigan health department website included broken link for suicide prevention tool
A hyperlink on a Michigan health department site intended to take users to a website designed to aide those in crisis instead led to an error page.
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December 11, 2024 at 8:56 PM
New: A Michigan health dept suicide prevention website prominently featured a broken link -- instead of a path to a tool to help those in crisis.
The state quickly fixed the issue after @detroit-free-press.bsky.social notified them, but couldn't say how long it was up www.freep.com/story/news/h...
The state quickly fixed the issue after @detroit-free-press.bsky.social notified them, but couldn't say how long it was up www.freep.com/story/news/h...
Big news from @danaafana.bsky.social and @detroit-free-press.bsky.social: Mayor Mike Duggan to leave Detroit after term, run for Michigan governor in 2026 election.
Not unexpected, but huge for Dem primary, state politics ahead of a race for an open seat www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Not unexpected, but huge for Dem primary, state politics ahead of a race for an open seat www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Mayor Mike Duggan to leave Detroit after term, run for Michigan governor in 2026 election
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is pursuing a run for governor in the 2026 election as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer heads out the door.
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December 4, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Big news from @danaafana.bsky.social and @detroit-free-press.bsky.social: Mayor Mike Duggan to leave Detroit after term, run for Michigan governor in 2026 election.
Not unexpected, but huge for Dem primary, state politics ahead of a race for an open seat www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Not unexpected, but huge for Dem primary, state politics ahead of a race for an open seat www.freep.com/story/news/l...
New, from @detroit-free-press.bsky.social: Gov. Whitmer signs bills restricting firearms at Michigan polling places, vote counting centers www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Whitmer signs bills restricting firearms at Michigan polling places, vote counting centers
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation restricting guns at election locations in Michigan. Republican lawmakers uniformly opposed the bills.
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December 3, 2024 at 6:34 PM
New, from @detroit-free-press.bsky.social: Gov. Whitmer signs bills restricting firearms at Michigan polling places, vote counting centers www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Hi everyone! Sharing a recent piece for my first post on Bluesky: www.freep.com/story/news/p...
What could Gov. Whitmer do if President-elect Trump wants to use the Michigan National Guard to effectuate a mass deportation plan? Little.
What, if anything, will Gov. Whitmer do to prepare? Unknown.
What could Gov. Whitmer do if President-elect Trump wants to use the Michigan National Guard to effectuate a mass deportation plan? Little.
What, if anything, will Gov. Whitmer do to prepare? Unknown.
www.freep.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Hi everyone! Sharing a recent piece for my first post on Bluesky: www.freep.com/story/news/p...
What could Gov. Whitmer do if President-elect Trump wants to use the Michigan National Guard to effectuate a mass deportation plan? Little.
What, if anything, will Gov. Whitmer do to prepare? Unknown.
What could Gov. Whitmer do if President-elect Trump wants to use the Michigan National Guard to effectuate a mass deportation plan? Little.
What, if anything, will Gov. Whitmer do to prepare? Unknown.
Reposted by Dave Boucher
A former Shen Yun Performing Arts dancer, who was recruited at age 13, filed a lawsuit on Monday that accuses the group’s leaders of trafficking vulnerable children to work for little to no pay, describing Shen Yun as a “forced labor enterprise.”
Ex-Dancer Accuses Shen Yun of Forced Labor and Trafficking in Lawsuit
The former performer, who was recruited to join Shen Yun at age 13, said the prominent dance group coerced children into making money for it.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:10 PM
A former Shen Yun Performing Arts dancer, who was recruited at age 13, filed a lawsuit on Monday that accuses the group’s leaders of trafficking vulnerable children to work for little to no pay, describing Shen Yun as a “forced labor enterprise.”