Exclusive: Nearly eight months after the FBI raided an ABC News producer's home, sources say the government is preparing an indictment, unrelated to his work as a journalist.
But personal details about the divorced father of two girls remain elusive, with some exceptions, like Meek telling colleagues that he was inspired to cover terrorism cases after his cousin perished in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Reporter Janon Fisher, who worked with Meek at both APB and thethat his former colleague was an intense man who appeared to be part of the so-called straight-edge subculture whose adherents eschew alcohol and drugs and was a fan of the D.C. band Fugazi.
Meanwhile, Meek’s trajectory from investigative star reporter to a headline-grabbing enigma has become a hot topic in Hollywood. In the months leading up to the raid, Meek was finishing up work on a book for Simon & Schuster titled , which he co-authored with Lt. Col. Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret. Several top-tier production companies, including Brad Pitt’s Plan B and producers like Dana Brunetti , had been vying for the rights to, which was quietly acquired by Basil Iwanyk . Sources say Meek had been running point on negotiations but then abruptly cut off communications. “He was texting and doing Zoom calls every day, and then he just stopped,” says one person involved with film rights negotiations.
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