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Scott Friedman

@scottnbc5

Senior Investigative Reporter @ NBC5 Dallas-Fort Worth. duPont-Columbia & Peabody Award winning investigative journalist. Opinions mine. RT's not endorsements

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Thank you Scott Friedman and Eva for keeping a spotlight on this important issue. Texans would be safer, and insurance cheaper, without paper tags! nbcdfw.com/investigations…

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First we exposed how millions of Texas cars may have fake state inspections. Now a team of investigators tells us they believe dozens of those vehicles were involved in fatal crashes. NBC DFW nbcdfw.com/investigations…

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The TX DPS director director is pledging to help fix the gaps we uncovered in the state's vehicle inspection system. As we revealed the state's computer system does not prevent cars with fake safety and emissions inspections from getting plates. NBC DFW nbcdfw.com/investigations…

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Texas DPS announces a crack down on vehicle inspection stations conducting fake inspections - one week after an NBC5 Investigation revealed major gaps in a state system allowing cars with fake inspections to get real license plates. NBC DFW nbcdfw.com/investigations…

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State records suggest hundreds of fake vehicle inspections were happening right under the nose of an auditor from the state agency in charge of enforcing the inspection rules -- raising questions about TX DPS efforts to combat the problem. NBC DFW on.nbcdfw.com/u3lKVzQ

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Texas Legislature on the verge of eliminating vehicle safety inspections — but the state would still collect fees we pay for inspections. And in the big DFW counties cars would still need an annual emissions inspection. NBC DFW on.nbcdfw.com/oj1TGUN

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Records indicate the Allen outlet mall gunman signed his TX driver's license & other docs with a Nazi logo. A reminder law enforcement experts say that mass shooters often leak small clues about ideology or intentions months or years in advance. NBC DFW nbcdfw.com/investigations…

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Texas will no longer allow continuing ed. credit for law enforcement classes from a group teaching county sheriffs they outrank the FBI. This comes after a state investigation stemming from questions raised in our reporting of "Against All Enemies".NBC DFW nbcdfw.com/investigations…

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Great to be in DC with the team to accept a USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism for our documentary project “Against All Enemies”. Powerful to hear the stories of journalists across the country working to counter disinformation. NBC DFW

Great to be in DC with the team to accept a <a href="/USCAnnenberg/">USC Annenberg</a> Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism for our documentary project “Against All Enemies”. Powerful to hear the stories of journalists across the country working to counter disinformation. <a href="/NBCDFW/">NBC DFW</a>
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2023 duPont winners Scott Friedman Eva NBC DFW pushed lawmakers to close a scary Texas loophole: paper license plates used to create untraceable "ghost cars." Think you've got a winning project? The deadline to submit is only two days away dupont.org/news-and-updat…

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Texas DPS reveals a third employee has been suspended in the widening fake inspection scandal inside the agency. Arrest warrant paperwork obtained by NBC5 Investigates details $110,000+ in alleged illicit payments to another DPS staffer. NBC DFW nbcdfw.app.link/Co2f1FWbSCb

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Exciting news to share! Thank you to the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards jurors for this nomination. I could not be more proud of the NBC DFW team that worked so hard on this documentary. NBC DFW NBCUniversal

Exciting news to share! Thank you to the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards jurors for this nomination. I could not be more proud of the NBC DFW team that worked so hard on this documentary. <a href="/NBCDFW/">NBC DFW</a> <a href="/NBCUniversal/">NBCUniversal</a>
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Thank you David Zipper for taking time to walk and drive some of Dallas’ most dangerous roads with us - and for sharing your thoughts on how we might begin to make our neighborhoods safer. NBC DFW #DFWDrivenToDeath

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Thanks to our partners at NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas for featuring our reporting on how high speeds are claiming too many lives on our roads - and what might be done to change that. NBC DFW

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Thank you to the Peabody Awards for this incredible recognition - and congratulations to my NBC DFW teammates on "Against All Enemies". linkedin.com/posts/nbcunive…

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Receiving a 2024 duPont Silver Baton meant a lot - because it highlights the impact local reporting can have to hold those in power to account. Have a story that does that? Enter for #duPont2025 at dupont.org. Deadline July 1. #passingthebaton Columbia Journalism School