THE ENTERPRISE REPORT 2010: EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

By Eric Longabardi

As the year 2010 comes to an end we wanted to let TER readers take the chance to re-read our best stories from this past year. Stories that The Enterprise Report reported first as exclusive original news.

The stories range from our series of exclusive reports on accused Russian arms deal Viktor Bout and his organization of pilot associates using U.S. issued pilot's licenses for decades unchecked, to a long list of family members of Osama Bin Laden on the U.S. no-fly list. We tackled and were first to reveal the strange case of a former NFL quarterback accusations of police brutality that didn't seem to quite pan out. We uncovered crucial missteps by police in trying to keep track of and identify a registered sex offender who would later confess to murdering two young girls near San Diego, CA. We would expose a secret that the USTA, the governing body of tennis in the USA was doing little to stop sexual predators from preying on the sport's youngest players. We exposed Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck (and LA's Mayor) for taking free tickets to pricey events and much more.

TER reports on and cover the news just like any other new organization and media outlet. What we do best and strive to do better than anyone is break original investigative stories. That is what serious quality accurate investigative reporting is all about.

Below is a listing and the direct links to some of our best exclusive investigative reports from this past year. There are a few more that are not included, so please click around our site via our beat sections and see all of our stories. After reading some our top stories of 2010, we think you'll see what we're talking about when it comes original investigative reporting.

Happy New Year from TER.

OCTOBER 21, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: SAUDI ROYAL LOS ANGELES SUMMER HOUSE RENTAL SPURS FEDERAL INVESTIGATION

OCTOBER 4, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: FAA INVESTIGATES FOIA REQUESTER OF ALLEGED RUSSIAN ARMS DEALER VIKTOR BOUT

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: THE GURU OF PONZI ARTHUR FERDIG: AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY TO TAX EVASION FROM TRADEX OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FRAUD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: MERCHANT OF WAR AIRLINES: VIKTOR BOUT CADRE OF FAA LICENSED PILOTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: MERCHANT OF WAR AIRLINES: VIKTOR BOUT FAA LICENSED PILOT? 7 KEY ASSOCIATES HOLD FAA PILOT LICENSES

AUGUST 20, 2010
EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: JOSH BOOTY ALLEGED ABUSE LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT: READ IT

AUGUST 14, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: NEW SYLVESTER STALLONE ACTION MOVIE THE EXPENDABLES USED SEAPLANE PILOT WITH SAFETY QUESTIONS

AUGUST 13, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: JAIL LIES AND VIDEOTAPE: JOSH BOOTY POLICE ABUSE CLAIMS: TRUTH OR LEGAL FUMBLE?

AUGUST 11, 2010
EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: FORMER NFL QB AND MLB PLAYER JOSH BOOTY SETTLES ALLEGED OC JAIL ABUSE LAWSUIT

AUGUST 3, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: THE GURU OF PONZI: INDICTED AND ARRESTED BY THE FEDS: HE TALKED TO GOD AND ANGELS, BUT NOT THE I.R.S.

JULY 10, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: IRONY AIR: RUSSIAN SPIES FLOWN HOME ON JET OWNED BY US GOVT BAILOUT DARLING AIG: JET ALSO PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY RUSSIAN AIRLINE