About the reporters

Robert Anglen investigates consumer issues. His award-winning stories have exposed fraud, crime and corruption, leading to arrests and reform. He has written extensively about a Mafia soldier in the Federal Witness Protection Program who orchestrated the failure of country-themed restaurants around the country. He has also written about food safety, abuses in the probate court and questionable charities tied to a worldwide ministry. He was the first reporter to document deaths tied to Taser stun guns. He has worked at The Republic since 2003.

Lauren Castle covers Arizona’s legal system and correctional facilities. She has closely followed Juan Martinez’s disciplinary issues and termination at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. She has also written numerous articles about the access to adequate health care inside Arizona’s prisons. She was a member of the 2019 fellowship class of the Journalist Law School at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She has been a Republic reporter since 2018.

Anne Ryman is an investigative reporter at The Republic. Most recently, she has covered the COVID-19 outbreak in Arizona’s nursing homes. She was part of The Republic’s 2018 Pulitzer-Prize winning team in explanatory reporting for “The Wall: Unknown stories, Unintended consequences” about the planned 2,000 mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Her coverage of off-campus crimes near Arizona State University also won awards. She has worked at The Republic since 2000.

Thanks to longtime Republic reporter Michael Kiefer, who retired in 2019, for his previous reporting on this topic.