ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, hiː ænd tˈuː ˈʌðɚ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pˈoʊst ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə sˈɛldən ɹˈɪŋ ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ ɪnvˌɛstᵻɡˈeɪɾɪv ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ ænd ðə wˈɜːθ bˈɪŋæm pɹˈaɪz fɔːɹ ɪnvˌɛstᵻɡˈeɪɾɪv ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɪŋ.
In 2006, he and two other Washington Post reporters received the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting and the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Reporting.