60 Minutes
Operation Car Wash | Snitches | Space Archeaology
Season 49, Episode 36 · Aired 2017-05-21
Synopsis
Operation Car Wash - Brazil's massive corruption scandal -- called "Operation Car Wash" -- involves billions in bribes and scores of politicians. Snitches - The California DA under scrutiny for use of jailhouse snitches disputes allegations by his own informant. Space Archeaology - Locating archaeological sites for excavation can be a time-consuming and sometimes futile endeavor. But archaeologist Sarah Parcak uses a new method that utilizes satellite imagery to find ancient sites.
In the series
This episode is part of 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS.
Tick-tick-tick — Sunday night investigative theater that outrated sitcoms.
Key cast
- Mike Wallace as Correspondent
- Morley Safer as Correspondent
- Harry Reasoner as Correspondent
- Ed Bradley as Correspondent
- Diane Sawyer as Correspondent
Also in season 49
- S49E01 The King | The New Cold War | The Picasso Portfolio
- S49E02 The Artic Frontier | Don't Mess with Mary Quin | Nate Parker
- S49E03 Breaking Good | Artificial Intelligence | Gorilla Doctors
- S49E04 Finding Refuge | The Brothers Rosenberg
- S49E05 Ask Ohio | Thrown for a Loss | The Influncers
- S49E06 In God's Name | The Pot Vote | The Music of Zomba Prison