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Red Cross General Counsel David Meltzer Resigns Over Handling of Sexual Assault and Harassment Allegations

by Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin

February 1, 2018, 11:35 am EST

40 stories published since 2012

The Red Cross Helped an Executive Get a Job at Save the Children After Forcing Him Out for Sexual Harassment

by Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin

January 25, 2018, 5:00 am EST
Texas Official After Harvey: The ‘Red Cross Was Not There’

by Justin Elliott, Jessica Huseman and Decca Muldowney

October 3, 2017, 8:00 am EDT
Red Cross ‘Failed for 12 Days’ After Historic Louisiana Floods

by Derek Kravitz

October 3, 2016, 10:18 am EDT
Apple and Others Help Customers Donate to the Red Cross, And Only the Red Cross

by Derek Kravitz

September 1, 2016, 5:47 am EDT
I Spent My Summer Tracking Down Government Records About the Red Cross

by ProPublica

August 11, 2016, 8:00 am EDT
After Louisiana Flooding, the Red Cross Draws a Deluge of Complaints

by Sarah Smith

August 3, 2016, 8:00 am EDT
Senate Bill Would Force Red Cross to Open Books to Outside Oversight

by Justin Elliott

July 6, 2016, 12:16 pm EDT
We Want You to Help Report on the Red Cross

by Justin Elliott and Eric Umansky

June 21, 2016, 12:30 pm EDT
Senator: Red Cross Misled Congress, Refused To ‘Level With the People’ on Haiti Money

by Justin Elliott

June 16, 2016, 5:00 am EDT
Congressman to Red Cross: ‘How Do You Get Lost Going to a Disaster Area?’

by Sarah Smith

May 26, 2016, 7:59 am EDT
After Mississippi Flooding, Red Cross Stumbles Again

by Sarah Smith

May 19, 2016, 8:10 am EDT
Red Cross Donations Plummet and Deficit Spikes

by Justin Elliott

February 9, 2016, 4:46 pm EST
Red Cross CEO Dodges Congressional Questions About Cuts Around the Country

by Justin Elliott

February 8, 2016, 2:14 pm EST
Congressman Presses Red Cross CEO For Answers On Impact of Downsizing

by Justin Elliott

December 24, 2015, 11:00 am EST
Senator Wants Names of Red Cross Officials Who Didn’t Cooperate With Government Inquiry

by Justin Elliott

September 28, 2015, 4:35 pm EDT
‘American Red Cross Sunshine Act’ Would Open Charity to Outside Scrutiny

by Justin Elliott

September 16, 2015, 5:00 am EDT
Red Cross CEO Tried to Kill Government Investigation

by Justin Elliott

August 17, 2015, 5:00 am EDT
Senator to Red Cross: Where’s the Transparency on Haiti?

by Justin Elliott

July 23, 2015, 9:04 pm EDT
La Croix-Rouge ignorerait comment ont été dépensés des millions en Haïti

by Justin Elliott

July 22, 2015, 2:21 pm EDT
Confidential Documents: Red Cross Itself May Not Know How Millions Donated for Haiti Were Spent

by Justin Elliott

July 21, 2015, 11:01 am EDT
Sen. Grassley Demands Red Cross Disclose Haiti Spending — And Gives Them a Deadline

by Justin Elliott

July 9, 2015, 2:28 pm EDT
5 Tips for Donating After Disasters

by ProPublica

June 19, 2015, 8:00 am EDT
Red Cross Holds a Press Conference In Haiti. It Doesn’t Go Well.

by Justin Elliott

June 12, 2015, 10:00 am EDT
How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes (French)

Justin Elliott

June 3, 2015, 7:57 am EDT
How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes

Justin Elliott

June 3, 2015, 7:56 am EDT
Podcast: When Those We Report On Complain

by Nicole Collins Bronzan

February 23, 2015, 1:10 pm EST
Red Cross Demands Corrections to Our ‘Misleading’ Coverage. Here’s Our Response

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger

February 18, 2015, 7:17 pm EST
Senator Demands Answers on Red Cross’ Finances

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger

January 9, 2015, 12:51 pm EST
How Fear Of Occupy Wall Street Undermined the Red Cross’ Sandy Relief Effort

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger

December 11, 2014, 2:51 pm EST
Red Cross’ Latest Claim Includes ‘Donations of Blood’

by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott

December 4, 2014, 7:18 pm EST
The Red Cross CEO Has Been Serially Misleading About Where Donors’ Dollars Are Going

by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott

December 4, 2014, 9:23 am EST
Internal Survey Shows the Red Cross’ Own Employees Doubt the Charity’s Ethics

by Justin Elliott

November 13, 2014, 11:00 am EST
‘How Did You Start Investigating the Red Cross’: A Q & A With ProPublica Reporters

by Hanqing Chen

November 6, 2014, 11:53 am EST
The Red Cross’ Secret Disaster

Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger

October 29, 2014, 12:00 am EDT
Red Cross Reverses Stance on Sandy Spending “Trade Secrets”

by Justin Elliott

August 15, 2014, 11:00 am EDT
Red Cross: How We Spent Sandy Money Is a ‘Trade Secret’

by Justin Elliott

June 26, 2014, 11:38 am EDT
N.Y. Attorney General Pressed Red Cross on Post-Sandy Spending, Then Retreated

by Justin Elliott

May 27, 2014, 11:40 am EDT
Long After Sandy, Red Cross Post-Storm Spending Still a Black Box

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger

April 11, 2014, 10:46 am EDT
$10 Million Fine on Red Cross Highlights Its Troubled History of Blood Services

by Lena V. Groeger

February 2, 2012, 8:27 am EST