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Red Cross General Counsel David Meltzer Resigns Over Handling of Sexual Assault and Harassment Allegations

The charity’s CEO, Gail McGovern, announced Meltzer’s resignation this morning following a ProPublica story last week.

by Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin,

Red Cross

‘American Red Cross Sunshine Act’ Would Open Charity to Outside Scrutiny

A House bill is being released today along with a government report citing a lack of oversight about how the charity spends the millions of dollars donated by Americans.

by Justin Elliott,

Red Cross

Sen. Grassley Demands Red Cross Disclose Haiti Spending — And Gives Them a Deadline

The “disappointed” Judiciary Committee chairman wants a detailed breakdown of spending on projects, overhead and other issues.

by Justin Elliott,

Red Cross

Senator Demands Answers on Red Cross' Finances

Prompted by an investigation by ProPublica and NPR, Sen. Charles Grassley asks the charity to explain how it has used donations from the public.

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger,

The Red Cross Helped an Executive Get a Job at Save the Children After Forcing Him Out for Sexual Harassment

by Justin Elliott and Ariana Tobin,

Texas Official After Harvey: The ‘Red Cross Was Not There’

by Justin Elliott, Jessica Huseman and Decca Muldowney,

Red Cross ‘Failed for 12 Days’ After Historic Louisiana Floods

by Derek Kravitz,

Apple and Others Help Customers Donate to the Red Cross, And Only the Red Cross

by Derek Kravitz,

I Spent My Summer Tracking Down Government Records About the Red Cross

by ProPublica,

After Louisiana Flooding, the Red Cross Draws a Deluge of Complaints

by Sarah Smith,

Senate Bill Would Force Red Cross to Open Books to Outside Oversight

by Justin Elliott,

We Want You to Help Report on the Red Cross

by Justin Elliott and Eric Umansky,

Senator: Red Cross Misled Congress, Refused To ‘Level With the People’ on Haiti Money

by Justin Elliott,

Congressman to Red Cross: ‘How Do You Get Lost Going to a Disaster Area?’

by Sarah Smith,

After Mississippi Flooding, Red Cross Stumbles Again

by Sarah Smith,

Red Cross Donations Plummet and Deficit Spikes

by Justin Elliott,

Red Cross CEO Dodges Congressional Questions About Cuts Around the Country

by Justin Elliott,

Congressman Presses Red Cross CEO For Answers On Impact of Downsizing

by Justin Elliott,

Senator Wants Names of Red Cross Officials Who Didn’t Cooperate With Government Inquiry

by Justin Elliott,

Red Cross CEO Tried to Kill Government Investigation

by Justin Elliott,

Senator to Red Cross: Where’s the Transparency on Haiti?

by Justin Elliott,

La Croix-Rouge ignorerait comment ont été dépensés des millions en Haïti

by Justin Elliott,

Confidential Documents: Red Cross Itself May Not Know How Millions Donated for Haiti Were Spent

by Justin Elliott,

5 Tips for Donating After Disasters

by ProPublica,

Red Cross Holds a Press Conference In Haiti. It Doesn’t Go Well.

by Justin Elliott,

How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti ­and Built Six Homes (French)

Justin Elliott,

How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti ­and Built Six Homes

Justin Elliott,

Podcast: When Those We Report On Complain

by Nicole Collins Bronzan,

Red Cross Demands Corrections to Our 'Misleading' Coverage. Here's Our Response

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger,

How Fear Of Occupy Wall Street Undermined the Red Cross' Sandy Relief Effort

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger,

Red Cross’ Latest Claim Includes ‘Donations of Blood’

by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott,

The Red Cross CEO Has Been Serially Misleading About Where Donors’ Dollars Are Going

by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott,

Internal Survey Shows the Red Cross' Own Employees Doubt the Charity's Ethics

by Justin Elliott,

‘How Did You Start Investigating the Red Cross’: A Q & A With ProPublica Reporters

by Hanqing Chen,

The Red Cross’ Secret Disaster

Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger,

Red Cross Reverses Stance on Sandy Spending “Trade Secrets”

by Justin Elliott,

Red Cross: How We Spent Sandy Money Is a 'Trade Secret'

by Justin Elliott,

N.Y. Attorney General Pressed Red Cross on Post-Sandy Spending, Then Retreated

by Justin Elliott,

Long After Sandy, Red Cross Post-Storm Spending Still a Black Box

by Justin Elliott and Jesse Eisinger,

$10 Million Fine on Red Cross Highlights Its Troubled History of Blood Services

by Lena V. Groeger,