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NEWS ABOUT: Inspector General

Inspector General stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - The SEC's inspector general says the agency had plenty of chances to take down Bernie Madoff and whiffed on every one, Bloomberg reports. In a report released today, H. David Kotz writes that the SEC received "detailed and substantive complaints over the years to warrant a thorough and comprehensive... More »

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SEC • Christopher Cox • Ponzi scheme • Inspector General • Bernard Madoff • Mary Schapiro • Harry Markopolos • Securities and Exchange Commission • regulatory body • H. David Kotz

Insider Trading Probe Targets 2 SEC Officials

Lawyers at regulator alleged to have traded financial stocks

May 15, 09 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two lawyers with the SEC are under federal investigation for alleged insider trading, Reuters reports. The SEC's internal watchdog claims that they traded stock in a large financial services company, despite warnings from other employees that the company was under investigation. One of the two works in the SEC's Office... More »

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insider trading • SEC • financial sector • financial stocks • Inspector General • Securities and Exchange Commission

20 Crime Probes Launched Into Bailout Fraud

Inspector calls TARP
'inherently vulnerable' to insider trading, abuse

Apr 21, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal authorities have begun 20 separate investigations into possible fraud, tax violations, insider trading, and other criminal activities surrounding Henry Paulson's $750 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, reports the Los Angeles Times. It's only the first round of probes, according to the bailout program's inspector general, who called TARP "... More »

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fraud • insider trading • Henry Paulson • bailout • Inspector General • Troubled Asset Relief Program • Wall Street bailout • TARP • toxic assets

Sex, Ethics Scandal Rocks Interior Dept. Oil Agency

Probes reveal sex, drugs, improper dealings in 'culture of ethical failure'

Sep 10, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's not quite the Interior Department Gone Wild, but it's not that far off, either. A dozen current and former employees of the departmental agency that deals with oil and gas royalties have been accused of having sex with reps of the energy industry, illegally accepting gifts, using cocaine in... More »

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ethics • Department of the Interior • drug use • government contracts • corruption charges • Inspector General

 Gonzales Mishandled 
 Secret Docs, Regrets Lapse 

Government report expected to examine DoJ management

Sep 1, 08 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for Alberto Gonzales admit in a memo released today that he mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterrorism program, but say it was unintentional and didn't result in leaks, the AP reports. A government report due out tomorrow is expected to criticize Gonzales's handling of the notes, which... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • counterterrorism • Inspector General

FBI Swamped
 With Checking
on Immigrants

'Inefficient' process has legal aliens waiting 3 years; criminals slip in

Jun 10, 08 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI’s system of background checks has forced many legal immigrants to wait years before getting into the US or gaining citizenship, the Justice Department finds. The program, deluged by more names and wider checks after 9/11, has struggled with old technology, poor training, and swamped supervisors, the Los ... More »

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immigration • War on Terror • Department of Justice • FBI • illegal immigrant • homeland security • background check • Inspector General

NASA Was Muzzled on Climate Change

Bush appointees in press office withheld information, probe finds

Jun 3, 08 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Political appointees at NASA withheld scientific results on global warming, NASA's inspector general has determined after an internal probe. Investigators found that the public affairs office, run by Bush appointees, suffered from political spinning that was "inconsistent" with the agency's responsibility to pass full information on to the public,... More »

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climate change • NASA • politics • global warming • science • NASA administrator • Inspector General • political appointee

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