William Bender
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William Bender

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Reporter @PhillyInquirer/@PhillyDailyNews, investigations team. Public corruption, gov't accountability, fraudsters, grifters. Tennis. 🎾🎾🎾

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Sheriff touts efforts to reduce deed delays

Rochelle Bilal announced a major restructuring, including the hiring of an unnamed undersheriff.

View Front PagePhiladelphia InquirerJUN 9, 2026

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Sheriff’s new hires know the process all too well

Rochelle Bilal said she tapped officials to remedy the office’s problems. Her picks have had financial issues of their own.

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Philadelphia InquirerJUN 18, 2026
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Sheriff touts efforts to reduce deed delays

Rochelle Bilal announced a major restructuring, including the hiring of an unnamed undersheriff.

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Philadelphia InquirerJUN 9, 2026Lead Story
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N.J. garage closed weeks after Philly collapse

The Toms River facility, deemed “unsafe” in April, used concrete slabs from a vendor on the CHOP garage project.

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Philadelphia InquirerJUN 2, 2026Lead Story
The story connects a local structural failure in Philadelphia to a precautionary closure in New Jersey, focusing on shared supply chains and public safety inspections.
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Sheriff is told: Speed up handling of deeds

Philadelphia judges warned Rochelle Bilal that they could name a “special master” to oversee property sales.

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Philadelphia InquirerMAY 14, 2026
Reports objectively on judicial pressure being applied to a local elected official over administrative delays in property sales.
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Dancing Philly sheriff ad was part of $8M in new ‘slush fund’ spending

The Philadelphia Police Department spent less on recruitment marketing and got more bang for its buck.

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Philadelphia InquirerMAY 8, 2026Lead Story
The paper highlights a discrepancy in local government spending, contrasting the sheriff's expensive recruitment campaign with the police department's more cost-effective efforts. The use of the quoted term 'slush fund' indicates an investigative focus on financial accountability without resorting to overt dramatisation.
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Foreclosures on suspicious sales near Temple are affecting residents

Dozen of buildings were purchased for far more than valued. A pool of buyers worked with one real estate agent.

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Philadelphia InquirerAPR 3, 2026
An investigative piece detailing the local impact of suspicious real estate transactions on renters and long-term community members.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to William Bender in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.