Claim: Among the stories that Portia Li has investigated was a series of fires in San Francisco in 2001, and according to the Wall Street Journal, Li's interview with one of the owners and her subsequent reports identifying gang links to the arson had generated tips that lead to the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrest 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. According to the Wall Street Journal, Li's interview with one of the owners who informed her that gang members had demanded protection money and her subsequent reports identifying gang links to the arson generated tips leading to the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrest of several suspects on charges of extortion.