Casey Tolan - Senior Writer, CNN Investigates
Casey Tolan
Senior Writer, CNN Investigates
Casey Tolan is a senior writer for CNN's investigative unit, where he's worked since March 2020.
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Major US bridges could be vulnerable to ship collisions, including one just downstream from Key Bridge
Apr 3, 2024
Major US bridges could be vulnerable to ship collisions – including one just downstream from Baltimore’s Key bridge
‘Absolutely a wake-up call’: Key Bridge tragedy has markings of 1980 Baltimore crash, but worse
Mar 27, 2024
‘Absolutely a wake-up call’: Key Bridge tragedy has markings of 1980 Baltimore crash, but worse
Navy Federal says external review finds ‘non-race factors’ explained mortgage approval disparities
Mar 23, 2024
Navy Federal says external review finds ‘non-race factors’ explained mortgage approval disparities
One of the top donors to a pro-Biden dark-money group is a non-profit run by an early AI investor
Mar 10, 2024
One of the top donors to a pro-Biden dark-money group is a nonprofit run by a little-known AI investor
How the family fortune behind a major American pharma company has quietly funded conservative causes
Mar 3, 2024
How the fortune of one of America’s biggest pharmaceutical families has quietly funded conservative causes
How a magician who has never voted found himself at the center of an AI political scandal
Feb 23, 2024
A New Orleans street magician who has no fixed address, has never voted and claims to hold a world record in fork bending might seem like an unlikely candidate to be involved in a high-tech political scandal.
Members of Congress say they’re still concerned over racial disparities after meeting with Navy Federal Credit Union CEO
Feb 16, 2024
Members of Congress say they’re still concerned over racial disparities after meeting with Navy Federal Credit Union CEO
How a Biden AI robocall in New Hampshire allegedly links back to a Texas strip mall
Feb 8, 2024
The mystery of an AI-generated robocall imitating President Biden’s voice – which election security officials fear signals a new frontier in the disinformation battle ahead of the 2024 presidential election – has been traced back by authorities to a nondescript strip mall in the Dallas suburbs.
Lawmakers call on federal regulators to review Navy Federal over mortgage approval disparities, citing CNN investigation
Jan 12, 2024
Senators call on federal regulators to review Navy Federal mortgage disparities, citing CNN investigation
Class action lawsuit alleging discrimination filed against Navy Federal after CNN exclusive report
Dec 19, 2023
Class action lawsuit alleging discrimination filed against Navy Federal after CNN exclusive report
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
Dec 14, 2023
A major credit union serving military members and veterans rejected more than half of its Black conventional mortgage applicants
Conservative think tank laying groundwork for a second Trump term raised millions from a single anonymous donor
Dec 6, 2023
A nonprofit that employs numerous Trump administration officials and is laying the groundwork for the former president’s potential second term raised more than $23 million last year – nearly a third of which came from a single anonymous donor, previously unreported tax documents show.
Here’s what we know about the suspect in the Maine mass shooting
Oct 26, 2023
The suspect in the Maine mass shooting started making statements about hearing voices and wanting to hurt fellow soldiers while serving at a military base this summer, and spent a few weeks in a hospital, law enforcement officials told CNN.
How volunteer guards foiled a carefully planned Hamas attack on one kibbutz
Oct 18, 2023
When Hamas militants broke through the Gaza fence in this month’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the kibbutz of Mefalsim – less than two miles from the border – was on the front lines. Toting AK-47 rifles and grenade launchers, one group of militants headed straight for the community’s gates, while another group moved to destroy its generator, according to security videos and local residents.
Arkansas hospital sued thousands of patients over medical bills during the pandemic, including hundreds of its own employees
Sep 8, 2023
As Covid cases spread in 2020, visitors to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences were greeted by a colorful sign put up by grateful neighbors outside the university’s medical center: “Heroes Work Here.”
How a devastating combination of conditions triggered America’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century
Aug 14, 2023
While the cause of the fire has not been determined, observers have pointed to downed power lines, sputtering fire hydrants, and emergency alarms that sat silent as factors that hampered the response to the deadly blaze.
About
Casey Tolan is a senior writer for CNN’s investigative unit, where he’s worked since March 2020. He specializes in using data to find and report stories on issues such as money in politics, criminal justice and climate. He’s written about workers injured on the job, hospitals suing their patients and Covid-19 outbreaks in prisons.
Previously, Tolan worked as the political reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and the East Bay Times, where he covered California politics and the state’s relationship with the Trump administration. Before that, he was a national reporter for Fusion, where he covered immigration and criminal justice. He’s also written for Slate, The Daily Beast, VICE, and The Texas Observer, among other outlets.
Tolan’s past investigative reporting has been cited in a death row inmate’s final appeal, a federal criminal complaint charging political scammers with defrauding donors, and a Harvard Law Review article on criminal justice written by President Obama.
Tolan grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from Columbia University.
