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probe stories: 19 news summaries

Gonzales Changes Tune on 'Legitimate' CIA Probe

Ex-AG compares torture to speeding (really)

Sep 3, 09 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales did not mean to endorse Eric Holder’s probe of alleged CIA torture during the Bush administration by calling it “legitimate,” the former AG tells the Washington Times, which broke the story. “I don't support the investigation by the department because this is a... More »

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Bush administration • torture • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Attorney General • probe • Eric Holder • enhanced interrogation techniques • Central Intelligence Agency • CIA memos

(Newser) - Australia is looking into allegations that a group of sailors ran a sex betting ring on the high seas, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Female members of the HMAS Success crew told officials that a group of sailors kept a betting book—known as "The Ledger"—to see... More »

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investigation • Australia • sailor • probe • sex crime • sex discrimination

 Berlusconi Faces  
 Prostitution Probe 

Showgirl: I was paid to go to PM's party

Jun 18, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Already in hot water for connections to an 18-year-old model, a “mock marriage,” and a party with topless women, Silvio Berlusconi is now facing a probe into allegations over whether he paid showgirls to attend parties at the Italian PM's residences, the Times of London reports. An inquiry... More »

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prostitution • investigation • Italy • probe • Silvio Berlusconi • showgirls

(Newser) - Three families of victims in the Air France crash have signed on as plaintiffs in a manslaughter probe into the Air France crash, reports the BBC. Under French law, they'll now have access to investigative files. The Paris prosecutor launched the probe last week, which is routine in such cases.... More »

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investigation • prosecutor • crash • plane crash • manslaughter • probe • records • airplane • Air France • Air France Flight 447 • plaintiff

 Israel Finds 
 No War Crimes 
 in Gaza Attacks 

Officials say civilian deaths isolated, unintentional

Apr 22, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Israel Defense Forces probe has found that no Gaza civilians were intentionally harmed in Israel’s recent incursion into the region, Haaretz reports. IDF colonels who weren’t involved in the fighting found that the IDF “adhered to international law and maintained a high level of professionalism and... More »

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Israel • investigation • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • war crimes • civilian casualties • Palestinians • probe • Arab Israeli conflict • report

Rove Will Cooperate in
US Attorney Firings Inquiry

Had refused to take part in earlier investigation

Feb 3, 09 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - In a reversal, Karl Rove will cooperate with a federal investigation into the firings of nine US attorneys, Talking Points Memo reports. Rove had refused to cooperate in an earlier inquiry on the firings, which Justice Department officials said severely “hindered” the inquiry. A lawyer for Rove says the... More »

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Bush administration • Department of Justice • Karl Rove • investigation • US attorneys scandal • US attorney firings • probe

OPINION

 Investigate Bush: Conyers 

Congress must review his abuses to prevent a repeat

Jan 16, 09 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - As the country moves forward, we can’t afford to repeat the mistakes of the past: it’s time to review the abuses of the Bush administration, writes Michigan congressman John Conyers, Jr. in the Washington Post. Congress must keep pushing for “stonewalled” Bush documents; it should create an... More »

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Congress • executive privilege • John Conyers • probe • interrogation techniques • domestic wiretapping • Iraq war • George W. Bush • criminal investigation

(Newser) - Prosecutors are fuming after Bernard Madoff mailed more than $1 million in jewelry to his sons on Christmas Eve, the New York Post reports. The Ponzi schemer was dragged into court today but left under house arrest pending written arguments. Madoff's bail agreement allows such a gift, but an... More »

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fraud • SEC • bail • probe • Ponzi scheme • jewelry • prosecutors • Bernard Madoff

Lawsuits Allege Minn.'s Coleman Diverted Funds

FBI investigating claims a friend steered cash toward senator

Dec 10, 08 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The FBI is looking into a pair of lawsuits that claim a friend of Norm Coleman tried to channel funds to the Minnesota senator, the Pioneer Press of St. Paul reports. A Houston suit says financier Nasser Kazeminy aimed to divert money to Coleman through Coleman's wife’s employer; another... More »

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FBI • corruption • funding • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • probe • political scandal

 India Smashes Probe Into Moon 

Landmark trip gathered data on lunar surface

Nov 15, 08 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - India’s Moon Impact Probe, decorated with the country’s colors, was a smashing success for India's space program when it rammed into the moon’s surface today, Bloomberg reports. The green, white, and orange probe hurtled downward for half an hour, gathering data on the moon’s surface before... More »

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India • space • moon • probe • lunar exploration

 IMF Won't 
 Punish Boss 
 Over Affair 

But 'serious error in judgment' sidetracked fund

Oct 26, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The IMF’s governing board unanimously cleared its managing director of using his position to pursue an affair with a subordinate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dominique Strauss-Kahn didn’t engage in “harassment, favoritism, or any other abuse of authority,” but his actions were “regrettable and reflected... More »

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investigation • International Monetary Fund • abuse • IMF • harassment • affair • probe • Dominique Strauss Kahn

Amid Scandal, IMF Exec Wins Praise for Nimble Work

Strauss-Kahn's 'activist' economics suit crisis

Oct 20, 08 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as he faces a probe for misconduct, the head of the International Monetary Fund is being praised for a decisive response to the world financial crisis, Bloomberg reports. Europe’s chief banker says he’s “convinced the investigation will prove that Dominique Strauss-Kahn didn’t abuse power.”... More »

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investigation • Paul Wolfowitz • International Monetary Fund • IMF • Iceland • probe • Dominique Strauss Kahn • scandal • financial crisis • Bretton Woods • Piroska Nagy

 Salmonella Outbreak
 Likely Over: CDC

Peppers indeed carrier, agency finds, with Mexico farm a key player

Aug 28, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over. A joint investigation by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration found strong evidence that jalapeno peppers were a major carrier of the bacteria, and that... More »

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FDA • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • probe • outbreak • peppers

 Salmonella at Mexico Farm: FDA 

Safety official calls finding 'smoking gun'

Jul 30, 08 3:07 PM CDT
(AP) - The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said today. The FDA's food safety chief called the finding a key breakthrough in the case, as did another health official. "We have a... More »

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Mexico • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • probe

Fidelity Pays $8M in SEC Gift Scandal

Investor giant Peter Lynch fined $20K
for procuring tickets to concerts, games

Mar 5, 08 10:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Investment guru Peter Lynch and Fidelity Investment settled SEC charges brought against them alleging that Lynch used Fidelity traders to procure tickets to high-profile concerts and sporting events. Lynch, vice chairman of Fidelity's parent company, agreed to pay $15,948 for the tickets, plus $4,183 in interest. Fidelity will... More »

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ethics • Wall Street • SEC • Fidelity • investment bankers • probe • gift • Peter Lynch

Merck Will Pay $650M to End Discount Probes

Drug company alleged to have kept Medicaid in dark on lowest prices

Feb 7, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Drug company Merck will dish out $650 million to resolve lawsuits and probes into marketing schemes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Central to the investigations is the company’s “nominal pricing,” which slashed some drug prices by 90% for hospitals but hid the discounts from Medicaid, even though... More »

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drugs • Merck • hospitals • pharmaceutical companies • Vioxx • lawsuit • probe • Zocor

FCC to Test 'Net Neutrality' in Comcast Case

Service provider faces investigation over claims of traffic-blocking

Jan 9, 08 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The Federal Communications Commission will investigate allegations Comcast hinders file sharing by blocking internet traffic for some users, the AP reports. Reports last year showed Comcast interfered with popular BitTorrent file-transfer protocol. Comcast has denied blocking data, rather claiming it delays such transfers to maximize network efficiency for all users.... More »

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Internet • investigation • Comcast • FCC • file sharing • BitTorrent • ISP • probe

Chirac Faces Pilfering Probe

Ex-prez grilled for 3 hours about funds for friends, allies during years as mayor

Nov 22, 07 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - A French magistrate launched a probe yesterday into claims that former President Jacques Chirac skimmed funds while in office, the Independent reports. Chirac, who turns 76 next week, is accused of using tax money to back friends and allies during his reign as mayor from 1977 to 1995. More accusations... More »

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Jacques Chirac • France • embezzlement • probe

US Agencies Aided German Terror Probe

Capture of suspects in bomb plot a joint effort with the CIA

Sep 11, 07 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CIA and NSA played a marquee role in last week’s capture of three men suspected of planning major terror attacks in Germany. For several months, Angela Merkel’s chief of staff held a weekly meeting about the plotters, Der Spiegel reports, and the cooperation was so significant that... More »

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CIA • terrorism • Pakistan • Angela Merkel • Germany • NSA • probe • Operation Alberich • George W. Bush

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