Rachel DePompa
Consumer Investigative Reporter
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Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years’ experience. She works for both InvestigateTV and WWBT 12 On Your Side in Richmond, VA. She’s been named best reporter in the Virginias by the AP for Broadcasters and has won numerous Murrow and Emmy awards over the years.
Her stories have exposed complicated Ponzi schemes, police corruption and misuse of tax dollars, leading to several federal investigations with convictions. She also loves telling consumer investigative stories. You can catch her series Watching Your Wallet on most of our TV stations across Gray Television. She resides in Richmond, is a twin mom, Maryland native and huge sports fan. She graduated from the University of Maryland.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2024 at 2:04 PM CDT
|By Rachel DePompa
When you hear the word investing your mind likely goes right to the stock market. But Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa talks to “The Responsible Homegirl” to find there's more than one way to invest.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 1:14 PM CDT
|By Rachel DePompa
The average person has around $187 dollars’ worth of unused gift cards just laying around. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa finds out how much money is going unspent and talks to an expert from Bankrate about how this could help you combat inflation.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2023 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By Rachel DePompa
Electricity prices for the average consumer rose by nearly 6% in the past 12 months. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa shares ways to cut your costs this summer.