![A lawsuit against American Airlines alleges the company failed to properly supervise Joseph Freeman, who is suspected of gleaning passenger information from its database. A lawsuit against American Airlines alleges the company failed to properly supervise Joseph Freeman, who is suspected of gleaning passenger information from its database.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Freeman-mug-16x9-1.jpg?w=140)
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Scott Schwebke
Scott Schwebke is an investigative reporter for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he was previously a breaking news and multimedia reporter for the Ogden, Utah, Standard-Examiner. Scott has also worked at newspapers in Utah, Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia covering everything from methamphetamine trafficking cops to hurricanes. He has also accompanied police on undercover drug buys and also provided an award winning, eyewitness account of the execution of a North Carolina death row inmate. Scott was part of the OC Register’s investigative team that in 2017 produced the year-long, award winning Rehab Riviera series, examining problems in Southern California’s drug rehabilitation industry. He also teamed up with reporter Joe Nelson in 2019 on Bad Apples, an award winning investigation that exposed years of sex abuse cover up in the Redlands Unified School District. Having spent two years living in England including Liverpool, he is an avid Beatles fan and memorabilia collector.
Location: Orange County, California, USA
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![A lawsuit against American Airlines alleges the company failed to properly supervise Joseph Freeman, who is suspected of gleaning passenger information from its database. A lawsuit against American Airlines alleges the company failed to properly supervise Joseph Freeman, who is suspected of gleaning passenger information from its database.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Freeman-mug-16x9-1.jpg?w=140)
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![Grounds supervisor Martin Robles alleges employees plotted to get him fired, triggering a federal investigation and a suspension. Grounds supervisor Martin Robles alleges employees plotted to get him fired, triggering a federal investigation and a suspension.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sperry-pic-vertical-16x9-1-1.jpg?w=140)
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![Sharon Sperry alleges her son, a Marine Corps veteran, endured years of harassment and retaliation that exasperated his PTSD. Sharon Sperry alleges her son, a Marine Corps veteran, endured years of harassment and retaliation that exasperated his PTSD.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sperry-pic-vertical-16x9-1.jpg?w=140)
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![Dr. Louis Kwong's discharge notice reveals he did not voluntarily leave his post earlier this year, but rather was terminated for abusing his power and ethical lapses. Dr. Louis Kwong's discharge notice reveals he did not voluntarily leave his post earlier this year, but rather was terminated for abusing his power and ethical lapses.](https://www.sbsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kwong-gun-edited-16x9.jpg-new-edit.jpg?w=140)
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