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Aaron Mehta

Staff Writer  The Center for Public Integrity

Aaron Mehta joined the Center in the summer of 2008. He primarily covers Money and Politics and National Security, but has also done stories touching on finance and the environment. A Boston area native, Mehta graduated from Tufts University in 2007. His stories have been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, POLITICO, ABC News and other publications. He is currently a Paul Miller Reporting Fellow. 

Finance chairman Max Baucus brings moderate views to Super Congress

John Kerry, backer of infrastructure projects, gets big donations from transportation

S&P and other credit rating firms wield as much political clout as financial

Mortgage servicers pony up $8 million in political donations as housing crisis festers

Texas homebuilder is already making a mark on 2012 cycle with half-million dollar contributions

Bundler lobbyists line up to bundle money from other lobbyists

Under fire for hacking, Murdoch properties have spent $1.5 million to lobby on privacy and other issues

Obama team raises stakes for its bundlers, seeking $700,000 over two years

FDA needs more power to police recalls of imported foods

Obama, first lady and vice president use perks of presidency to enhance fundraising

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