St. Petersburg Times’ journalists win top investigative reporting honors

BY TIMES STAFF

Three St. Petersburg Times journalists have won a 2010 Investigative Reporters and Editors award for “Under the Radar,” their investigation into a bogus Navy veterans charity and its elusive founder.

Recently retired reporter Jeff Testerman, news researcher John Martin and former editor Richard Bockman are sharing the IRE award in the category for newspapers with circulations from 250,000 to 500,000 with the Seattle Times, which was honored for its stories about abuse and neglect in homes for the elderly.

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