Claim: Portia Li was investigated about a series of fires in San Francisco in 2001,  and according to the Wall Street Journal that is published six days a week,  Li's interview with one of the owners and her subsequent reports identifying gang links to the arson had led to the Federal Bureau of Investigation arresting of several suspects on charges of extortion.
Evidence: Among the stories she has investigated was a series of fires in San Francisco in 2001 that destroyed restaurants owned by ethnic-Chinese businessmen.