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Jake Halpern

Crime

Bank of the Underworld

On the global money laundering conspiracy Liberty Reserve.

Jake Halpern The Atlantic Apr 2015 30min Permalink

Crime

The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist

A profile of the climber and thief Vjeran Tomic, dubbed Spider-Man by the French press, who describes robbery as an act of imagination.

Jake Halpern New Yorker Jan 2019 30min Permalink

The Nazi Underground

Treasure hunters still scour Lower Silesia in search of legendary wartime riches.

Jake Halpern New Yorker May 2016 30min Permalink

Paper Boys

Inside the dark, lucrative world of consumer debt collection.

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Excerpted from Bad Paper.

Jake Halpern New York Times Magazine Aug 2014 30min Permalink

The Freegan Establishment

Squatters in Buffalo, NY enjoy a life of “decadent poverty” fixing up palatial mansions.

Jake Halpern New York Times Magazine May 2010 Permalink