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Covers:  business, long-form features, environment, state government, local government, human trafficking, housing, nonprofits
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I am an investigative reporter for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, where I have also covered the environment and city hall since 2010. I just completed a multimedia/longform investigation about child sex trafficking, “The Stolen Ones.” It’s a good example of the storytelling and technical skills I have, and it shows the determination and leadership I bring to my newsroom.

An honors graduate of Colorado State University, I am a recipient of such awards as the Peabody, an IRE certificate and other …

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Francesca D'Annunzio

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By Francesca D'Annunzio Verified, J. David McSwane Verified
| Ohio Capital Journal
Immigration scams surged as Trump’s sweeps lured desperate people to eager defrauders This story was originally published by ProPublica. As an asylum-seeker living in the U.S., Jasmir Urbina worried as she watched violence break out amid the military-style immigration sweeps across the country. Then she read about legal residents being arrested at immigration court and wondered when federal agents would set their sights on her city. Urbina […]
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Immigration scams surged as Trump’s sweeps lured desperate people to eager defrauders

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By Naisha Roy, Francesca D'Annunzio Verified, J. David McSwane Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Mariela said she was cheated out of more than $18,000 over three months after being pulled into a sophisticated immigration scheme. (Photo by Desiree Rios/ProPublica) This story was originally published by ProPublica. As an asylum-seeker living in the U.S., Jasmir Urbina worried as she watched violence break out amid the military-style immigration sweeps across the country.
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Immigration scams surge as Trump’s sweeps lure desperate people to eager defrauders

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By Naisha Roy, Francesca D'Annunzio Verified, J. David McSwane Verified
| Salon Verified
Con artists posing as ICE agents use WhatsApp, fake court hearings to bilk vulnerable people out of their savings By Naisha Roy - Francesca D'Annunzio - J. David McSwane In this handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York City Fugitive Operations Team conducted targeted enforcement operations resulting in the arrest of a Dominican national on January 28, 2025 in New York City.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My high school newspaper. Some wouldn't consider it a job, but while there I broke my first national story. That got me other jobs.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. When I was a child. Also, thinking about getting one. I wonder if the tool's requisite for deliberate writing is a burden or a gift.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Al Pacino's rendition of Lowell Bergman in "The Insider." So I guess that's half fictional.

Awards

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Peabody Award

2005
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Investigative Reporters and Editors Award

2005 - Student
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Robert Novak Collegiate Journalism Award

2009 - Investigative Journalism

From the Institute on Political Journalism. Awarded for a series of stories about questionable financial practices and impropriety that triggered the resignations of the university president and police chief.

Betty Gage Holland Award

2009 - Collegiate Journalism

From the University of Georgia for outstanding student work.

Special Award for Investigative Reporting

2009 - Academic

Given by Colorado State University upon graduation.