At The Devil''s Table: The Man Who Took Down the World''s Biggest Crime Syndicate

About William C. Rempel

William Rempel spent 36 years as an investigative reporter and editor at the Los Angeles Times. While at the paper he produced ground-breaking reports on subjects ranging from oil tanker safety to the al Qaeda threat prior to September 11 2001. His investigative work on the corrupt regime of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos led him to disclosure of the Marcos diaries and resulted in Delusions of a Dictator. His international stories include exclusive reports detailing secret US arms deals with Iran tracking tons of explosives smuggled to terrorist camps in Libya tracing embargoed nuclear technology shipped out of South Africa and documenting the use of Ukrainian cargo planes by Colombian drug lords. His domestic stories have inspired consumer protection legislation exposed dishonest public officials and disclosed controversial government actions from city halls to the White House. Rempel has been recognized with numerous journalism honors including an Overseas Press Club award the Loeb Award and was a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.