
William Bender
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.
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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.

Sheriff touts efforts to reduce deed delays
Rochelle Bilal announced a major restructuring, including the hiring of an unnamed undersheriff.

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.

Sheriff is told: Speed up handling of deeds
Philadelphia judges warned Rochelle Bilal that they could name a “special master” to oversee property sales.

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.

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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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.
