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Phillip Swarts

Phillip Swarts was an investigative reporter for The Washington Times. 

Articles by Phillip Swarts

Yahya Jammeh is living in exile in Equatorial Guinea after his presidential election upset, but his dark legacy still haunts the people of Gambia. (Associated Press/File)

Gambia gambit: Two Americans face charges for failed African coup

When most Americans think about changing the government, voting and joining political campaigns are most likely to come to mind. But last week, two U.S. citizens took things a step further, and traveled to Africa to participate in an armed coup. Published January 5, 2015

Alan Gross stands with his wife Judy and gives remarks to the media after being released from a Cuban prison where he was held for five years, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Gross was arrested while in Cuba while working as a U.S. government subcontractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Alan Gross, just released from Cuba prison: ‘Good to be home’

Alan Gross' first taste of freedom was popcorn. After commenting that it was something he missed while being held captive in Cuba, U.S. officials had a big bowl waiting for him on the plane that would bring him back to the United States. Published December 17, 2014

D.C. Department of Health Director Joxel Garcia speaks at a news conference to provide an update on Ebola preparedness in the District of Columbia at the D.C. Department of Health, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Justice Department targets Ebola-based descrimination

The Justice Department is working to stem what it describes as an increase in discrimination tied to the Ebola outbreak, issuing guidelines Monday prohibiting any bullying or harassment based on a perception that certain people or groups might carry the virus. Published December 15, 2014

Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir, a 12-year-old boy fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer, speaks during a news conference Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in Cleveland. Surveillance video released by police shows Tamir Rice being shot within 2 seconds of a patrol car stopping within a few feet of him at a park on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Tamir Rice shooting ruled a homicide

The fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy by Cleveland police has been ruled a homicide, sparking anew discussions about police brutality. Published December 12, 2014

University of Virginia students walk to campus past the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. Rolling Stone is casting doubt on the account it published of a young woman who says she was gang-raped at a Phi Kappa Psi fraternity party at the school, saying there now appear to be discrepancies in the student's account. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) **FILE**

Rapes on college campuses ‘underreported’

Female college students are less likely to report instances of rape than women the same age who are not in college, says a new Justice Department report released Thursday on the heels of a crumbling sexual-assault claim at the University of Virginia. Published December 11, 2014

FBI Director James Comey speaks during a news conference at the FBI Albany Field Office on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

FBI director: U.S. vulnerable to major cyberattack

The U.S. government, its infrastructure and private businesses are vulnerable to potentially major disruptive cybersecurity attacks, despite better preparation at the federal level, the director of the FBI said Tuesday. Published December 9, 2014

Demonstrators clash with police, in front of a man who injured his leg during the protest in Berkeley, California on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Two officers were injured Saturday night as a California protest over police killings turned violent with protesters smashing windows and throwing rocks and bricks at police, who responded by firing tear gas, authorities said. Demonstrators were responding to the grand jury verdicts in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York City by local police officers in their communities. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Sam Wolson)

Justice Dept. announces new limits on racial profiling

The Justice Department announced Monday "stricter policies" in the use of profiling by law enforcement in the wake of controversial rulings in the deaths of two black men during confrontations with police. Published December 8, 2014