Log inSign up
Sam Tabachnik
5,822 posts
Sam Tabachnik profile banner
@sam_tabachnik

Sam Tabachnik

@sam_tabachnik
Investigative reporter @Denverpost | formerly @NBCNews @washingtonpost and @NOLAnews | Send me your nicest comments: stabachnik(at)denverpost.com
Denver, CO
Denverpost.com
Joined November 2013
1,474
Following
2,137
Followers
RepliesRepliesRepostsRepostsMediaMedia

Log in or sign up for X

See what’s happening and join the conversation

Continue with phone
or
Log in with username or email
Terms·Privacy·Cookies·Accessibility·Ads Info·© 2026 X Corp.
  • Pinned
    @sam_tabachnik
    Sam Tabachnik
    @sam_tabachnik
    Sep 3, 2024
    For the past year, I've been investigating worker abuses in Colorado agriculture. In this 3-part special report, The Post found federal and state regulators have failed to keep seasonal migrant workers safe or ensure they’re paid correctly and on time.
    denverpost.com
    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.
    3
  • @sam_tabachnik
    Sam Tabachnik
    @sam_tabachnik
    Nov 6, 2025
    NEW - The Trump admin has disbanded its federal cultural property investigations team and reassigned the agents to immigration enforcement, according to multiple ppl familiar with the changes. U.S. has long been viewed as a global leader in this space.
    Plai Bat II temple, located in Buriram Province, Thailand, near the Cambodian border, is pictured on Nov. 5, 2022. Local archeologists have marked some of the nearby stone for their own research. (Photo by Athikhom Saengchai/Special to The Denver Post)
    The U.S. was a leader in cultural heritage investigations. Now those agents are working immigration...
    From denverpost.com
  • @sam_tabachnik
    Sam Tabachnik
    @sam_tabachnik
    May 15, 2025
    7-year-old Isaiah Stark died in 2020, likely from drinking too much olive brine. This is the story about how Grand County tried to make the case disappear.
    denverpost.com
    A Colorado boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. Grand County tried to make the...
    Isaiah Stark died from ingesting too much sodium, the coroner found, likely due to drinking olive brine.
    3
  • @sam_tabachnik
    Sam Tabachnik
    @sam_tabachnik
    May 4, 2025
    I reviewed public health inspection records for the 5 most-fined apartment buildings in Denver, as well as several of the city’s most frequently cited properties. All but one received licenses, despite mountains of allegations from residents and serious habitability infractions.
    @denverpost
    The Denver Post
    @denverpost
    May 4, 2025
    These landlords accrued years of complaints and serious health violations. Denver handed them rental licenses anyway. trib.al/AsOoKYz
  • @sam_tabachnik
    Sam Tabachnik
    @sam_tabachnik
    Mar 14, 2025
    A Denver jury on Thursday awarded millions of dollars to former tenants of an apartment complex over systematic neglect and habitability concerns. Owners of Mint Urban Infinity will pay out between $13-15 million
    denverpost.com
    Denver jury awards tenants more than $10 million in lawsuit over neglected apartment complex
    “I am completely overjoyed,” said Brandon Smith, one of the plaintiffs and tenant organizers. “I feel really proud. This is one of the happiest moments of my life.”