Sydney P. Freedberg is ICIJ's chief reporter, based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
She has worked on investigations that have been honored with four Pulitzer Prizes: a series about voter fraud in a Miami mayoral election that was subsequently overturned; a series profiling a politically influential sect leader, his followers and their ties to 14 homicides; Hurricane Andrew’s impact on South Florida; and stories about the peacetime deaths of sailors that led to Pentagon reforms.
Sydney majored in History and Literature at Harvard and was a Knight Fellow at Stanford, where she took courses in African-American History and mechanical engineering. She is the author of Brother Love: Murder, Money and a Messiah, chronicling the rise and fall of Yahweh Ben Yahweh (God the Son of God) and his Nation of Yahweh.
- Investigations
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The Uber Files
2022
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The Ericsson List
2022
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Pandora Papers
2021
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Luanda Leaks
2020
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Implant Files
2018
- Stories by Sydney P. Freedberg
Court documents filed as part of the Swedish company's $206 million plea agreement reveal how Ericsson lawyers and employees withheld information from U.S. prosecutors, including details about its operations in ISIS-held areas of Iraq.
Mar 16, 2023
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An ICIJ analysis finds a surge in closed-door non-prosecution agreements, with more governments allowing companies to pay to settle cases. But deep-pocketed firms keep breaking the law.
Dec 13, 2022
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A new lawsuit alleges the company routed funds through partners to terrorists while Americans were risking their lives in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.
Aug 05, 2022
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When the ride-hailing giant called, powerful politicians answered, leaked text messages and emails reveal.
Jul 10, 2022
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The telecom giant’s board and CEO are left exposed by an extraordinary vote that could allow them to be held liable for misconduct.
Mar 29, 2022
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Börje Ekholm faces a critical shareholder vote after ISIS revelations sent the company’s stock tumbling.
Mar 28, 2022
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America’s largest law firm advised sanctioned Russian companies, including a military weapons maker, banks and an energy giant, a Pandora Papers investigation revealed.
Mar 15, 2022
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The embattled Swedish telecom giant concealed years of bribery and fraud in the war-torn nation and grappled with undisclosed corruption allegations in more than a dozen other countries.
Feb 27, 2022
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