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Pension investigation earns reporter Pulitzer
By BILL GLAUBER
Posted: April 7, 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dave Umhoefer's six-month investigation into the Milwaukee County pension system won journalism's top award Monday - a Pulitzer Prize.
Umhoefer received the award for local reporting, marking the first time a Pulitzer was won by a staff member of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and sixth Pulitzer Prize overall in the newspaper company's long history. The Milwaukee Journal was awarded five Pulitzers.
Umhoefer's story detailed pension deals for Milwaukee County workers. During his investigation, he created a database to show how hundreds of county workers boosted their pensions - violating county ordinances and IRS rules in the process.
The lucrative county pension deal allowed select workers to "buy back" service time for seasonal and part-time jobs held decades ago. The program was marked by cronyism, conflicts of interest and backroom deals.
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