2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Multimedia Journalism
Steven Robinson won the 2025 Best Multimedia Reporting Dao Prize with Graham Pollard for their series and documentary titled “High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover of Rural America” for The Maine Wire. They received $10,000 for their reporting.
Steven Robinson is the Editor-in-Chief of the Maine Wire. A native of Dexter and graduate of Bowdoin College, Robinson has previously worked as an Executive Producer for the Howie Carr Show and Barstool Sports’ Kirk Minihane Show. Robinson also produced The Case, Minihane’s cold case podcast investigation into the 1989 disappearance of Jennifer Fay. He can be contacted at Robinson@themainewire.com.
Here is a link to Pollard’s documentary on the Tucker Carlson Network:
High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover of Rural America
Here are Robinson’s reports on The Maine Wire:
Asian Biz Owners with Illegal Cannabis Ties Targeted in Complex Home Invasion Spree Across Maine, Steve Robinson, September 18, 2024
BREAKING: Sheriffs Raid Multiple Triad Weed Properties Throughout Central, Northern Maine – Guilford, Mercer, Corinna & Sangerville, Steve Robinson, February 9, 2024
BREAKING: Somerset County Sheriff, DEA Bust Major Triad Weed Hub in Harmony, Maine, Steve Robinson, April 16, 2024
How the U.S. Treasury Department Helps Chinese Organized Crime Transform American Homes Into Drug Dens, Steve Robinson, February 1, 2024
Hunter Biden Pal with Chinese Communist Ties Paid Maine Woman $100k to Start Massive Cannabis Operation in Rural Maine, Steve Robinson, July 25, 2025
Illegal Chinese Neurotoxins Are Coming to Maine’s Blackmarket Cannabis Grows: Maine Threat Brief, Steve Robinson, September 3, 2024
Illegal Chinese Marijuana in Maine: Cannabis Office Docs, Police Records Highlight Maine’s Failure to Combat Chinese Criminal Gangs (Part I), Steve Robinson, November 27, 2024
Illegal Chinese Marijuana in Maine: The Shadowy Network of Johnny Wu and Green Future LLC (PART II), Steve Robinson, November 27, 2024
The Organ Harvester: The Shadowy Network of Green Future LLC (PART III), Steve Robinson, January 30, 2025
Man Who Pleaded Guilty for Role in Chinese Drug Trafficking Scheme Tied to Transnational Criminal Network, Steve Robinson, January 21, 2025
The Restaurateur: Bangor Business Owner Linked to Illicit Marijuana Grows, Steve Robinson, May 16, 2024
The Triad’s Electrician: Meet the 87-Year-Old “Frontman” for Chinese Marijuana Grows in Maine, Steve Robinson, April 16, 2024
Triad Weed: Two Weeks After $1M Western Maine Marijuana Raid, Wilton Still Abuzz With Illicit Drug Activity, Steve Robinson, December 17, 2023
Triad Weed: U.S. Justice Department Moves to Seize Properties in Maine Linked to Large-Scale Marijuana Operations, Steve Robinson, May 10, 2024
Triad Weed: Valentine’s Day Bust Breaks Heart of New York Man Illegally Growing 1,310 Pot Plants in Norridgewock, Maine, Steve Robinson, February 14, 2024
Triad Weed: One NYC Bank Financed More Than 50 Illicit Chinese Marijuana Grow Houses in Rural Maine, Steve Robinson, November 14, 2023