Todd Bensman
GlobalPostTodd Bensman has worked as a newspaper, television and magazine journalist for more than 20 years, domestically and overseas. He serves as an investigative projects reporter for Hearst Corporation’s The San Antonio Express-News, where he has earned national and regional recognition for work ranging from government corruption to border security.
A Mexican cop in search of sanctuary
A Juarez cop fled to Texas after drug cartels attacked him. Will a judge send him back?
Stanford scam bilked Jews out of millions
Attorneys speak out on Mexican deportations
Interview: A drug lord's lawyer
A lawyer who represented a drug lord seeks asylum in the US, after being tortured in Mexico.
Mexican cartels go global
Drug organizations have been moving operations to countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Obama's other surge
Agents are headed to the border to combat smuggling — but they likely won't be able to the touch the retailers selling the guns.
Interview with a hitman
Todd Bensman interviews a former Mexican soldier who changed sides, joining a drug cartel.
Record number of guns in Mexico traced to the US
The number of confiscated weapons that originated in the US is on the rise.
Iran reaches out to Mexico
After strengthening ties with other Latin American countries, Iran pushes for closer ties with Mexico.
Investigation: US retailers fuel Mexico's drug wars
US officials visit Texas in hopes of clamping down on the cross-border weapons pipeline.