Author Trevor Aaronson

Trevor Aaronson

Executive Director

Trevor Aaronson is the executive director of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and a 2020 ASU Future Security Fellow at New America. He is also a contributing writer at The Intercept and author of The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism. His 2015 TED Talk, “How this FBI strategy is actually creating U.S.-based terrorists,” has been viewed more than 1 million times and translated into 22 languages.

Federal Judge Dismisses Injured Postal Worker’s Claim

February 27, 2015

A federal judge in New York threw out a lawsuit on Feb. 26 filed by an injured U.S. Postal Service worker from Orlando who became seriously ill after handling a package that was leaking a noxious chemical.

ACLU Releases Florida StingRay Documents

February 23, 2015

The document reveals the scope of secret surveillance in Florida using secret StingRay technology.

FBI Informant Cops to Sex, Fraud Charges

February 14, 2015

Robert Childs said he moved to the Florida Keys for fresh start.

Palm Beach County Town Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Martin O’Boyle, Citizens Awareness Foundation

February 13, 2015

The Town of Gulf Stream filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of state municipalities, municipal agencies and their contractors.

Salacious New Chapter in Florida Billionaire’s Sex Scandal

January 2, 2015

In a court filing, a woman identified as Jane Doe #3 alleges that well-known criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s international sex ring.

FBI Informant Faces Criminal Trial in Key West

December 26, 2014

After being convicted of child molestation and rape, Robert Childs became an FBI informant. His trail ended in America’s southernmost city.