Lucinda Franks

Parents of teen suicides have fought to put strict anti-bullying laws in 41 states. But they’re only effective, Lucinda Franks says, if teachers and schools end the conspiracy of silence.

As nine Massachusetts teens face landmark charges for harassing 15-year-old Phoebe Prince so brutally she killed herself, The Daily Beast’s Lucinda Franks reports on the startling trend of bullying in a three-part investigation.

Why have five students in a small Ohio town killed themselves? Lucinda Franks on how bullying is taking lives.

As a group of teens in Massachusetts face landmark charges for harassing 15-year-old Phoebe Prince so brutally she committed suicide, Lucinda Franks speaks to teen bullies and a pioneering teacher about why kids torment peers.

Two people close to the Bernie Madoff investigation tell Lucinda Franks prosecutors will issue more indictments after Labor Day, and new evidence is pointing toward family members.

Sheryl Weinstein wasn't the only woman the Ponzi monster was fooling around with, writes Lucinda Franks—he had more than one extra-marital affair, as well as encounters with "masseuses."

Bernie's wife isn't in the clear after all. The U.S. bankruptcy trustee is suing the Ponzi King's wife, claiming he's found nearly $45 million in hidden monies. Are criminal charges next?

Watching my husband—Sonia Sotomayor’s former boss—testify for the Supreme Court nominee turned out to be a great way to spend a birthday in Washington.

Bernie Madoff quietly slipped $2 million into a foundation created by his son Mark as the walls started closing in. Was this part of a scheme to divert cash? Lucinda Franks investigates.

New evidence suggests Bernie had powerful accomplices in his scheme—philanthropist Norman Levy and a second accountant. Lucinda Franks reports on the international investigation.