It wasn’t the biggest story I broke in Miami. But it left its mark. In the fall of 1998, I was the first reporter to write about a federal investigation targeting Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Tony Martin. The DEA was looking into him on allegations of laundering the money of a convicted Miami drug trafficker and neighborhood pal. I was a few months into a new job at the Miami New Times, the Magic City’s alt-weekly, and wrote the story after a source tipped me off. I confirmed the investigation with the feds, lawyers, and folks on the street months before Martin was formally indicted—and then, ultimately, acquitted.
About a week after the story came out, a sportswriter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution called me up. Congrats, good stuff, would love to do a follow-up. Any chance you can share your sourcing? I shared what I could, looking forward to the New Times getting a little recognition. Except we didn’t.
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