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Father of Terror Suspect Zazi Indicted

Mohammed Zazi, 53, charged with lying to federal investigators

Oct 8, 09 8:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of indicted terror suspect Najibullah Zazi was himself indicted today in Denver, on charges he made false statements to authorities about terrorism. Among the specific allegations: Mohammed Zazi, 53, lied to the FBI when asked if he’d contacted someone about his 24-year-old son’s troubles. The charges... More »

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FBI • terror plots • federal investigation • federal indictment • Najibullah Zazi • Mohammed Zazi

Feds Head Off Bombing Plots in Dallas, Illinois

Cases unrelated to each other; no link to Denver, NY terror arrests

Sep 25, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Jordanian citizen arrested in an elaborate FBI sting is to be arraigned today on charges of attempting to blow up a Dallas skyscraper. The court appearance comes a day after an Illinois man was charged with plotting to detonate a bomb near a Springfield courthouse, only to learn that... More »

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terrorism • FBI • Dallas • federal investigation • skyscraper • sting operations • al-Qaeda • undercover • criminal charges • Timothy McVeigh • bomb plot • Hosam Maher Husein Smadi • Michael Finton

'Cop Tipster' Imam May Have Alerted Terror Ring

Imam recorded on phone warning alleged ringleader of terror probe

Sep 23, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Queens imam was secretly recorded in a phone conversation warning a Denver terror suspect that law enforcement authorities were moving in, reports AP. Authorities are now investigating if imam Ahmad Wais Afzali may have used his role as a presumably reliable New York police department tipster to glean information... More »

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terrorism • New York City • terror plots • federal investigation • terror cell • al-Qaeda • Najibullah Zazi

Feds Have Up to 12 Suspects in NYC Bomb Plot

Qaeda link could lead to material support charges for Zazi

Sep 22, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Investigators have linked up to 12 others to the alleged bomb plot that led to the arrest of Najibullah Zazi, his father, and an informant Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reports. While details of the investigation and the plot are sketchy—an assistant AG says “no specific information... More »

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terrorism • New York City • terror plots • federal investigation • bombing • al-Qaeda • Najibullah Zazi • Ahmad Wais Afzali • Ronald Kuby • material support

Madoff on Fooling SEC: 'Just Be Casual'

Ponzi schemer taped giving associates tips to dodge regulators

Sep 10, 09 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The most important thing to remember if you want to fool the SEC is to act casual, Bernie Madoff told executives at Fairfield Greenwich Group. “You don't want them to think you're concerned about anything,” the Ponzi scheme mastermind said in a phone call taped in 2005, CNN ... More »

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fraud • Massachusetts • federal investigation • finance • SEC • federal prison • SEC commissioners • Bernard Madoff • Fairfield Greenwich Group • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • regulator • Securities and Exchange Commission

(Newser) - The White House was busily waging a do-or-die battle to pass health reform when it was suddenly handed exactly what it wanted to avoid: a polarizing battle about Bush-era tactics that President Obama has already condemned. Obama is attempting to remain above the fray as the administration insists that AG... More »

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Barack Obama • CIA • torture • Department of Justice • federal investigation • Eric Holder • Obama administration • enhanced interrogation techniques • special prosecutor

(Newser) - A dastardly online organization has taken prank-calling to nefarious highs and is being investigated by the FBI, Fox News reports. PrankNET and its leader, “Dex,” have used untraceable Internet phone calls to:
  • impersonate a corporate honcho and make KFC employees spray down their entire restaurant with fire
... More »

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social networking • Internet • FBI • federal investigation • restaurant • hotel • property damage • prank call • PrankNET

OPINION

Monopoly Cops May Find Google Too Popular to Bust

Google Has Good Product, But It's Also a Monopoly


May 7, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The government is finally getting wise to the fact that Google holds a monopoly on Internet advertising, and has launched two antitrust investigations, Therese Poletti writes for MarketWatch. Google is “becoming almost a privatized version of the dreaded Big Brother from George Orwell's 1984,” Poletti writes, worse even... More »

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Google • Internet • Microsoft • advertising • antitrust • federal investigation • search engine • monopoly

Edwards Admits Feds Probing Hush Cash

Candidate may have paid off mistress with campaign donations

May 3, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Edwards is being investigated by feds looking to see if he illegally used 2008 campaign funds to hush up mistress Rielle Hunter, the former candidate told the Charlotte Observer, confirming an earlier report in the Edwards-happy National Enquirer. Hunter, hired to film the candidate, was paid $114,000 by... More »

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John Edwards • campaign finance • federal investigation • affair • political action committees • Rielle Hunter • campaign donors

(Newser) - A couple that revealed their thieving ways to TV psychologist Dr. Phil appear to have received a federal investigation in return, the North County Times reports. The California couple appeared on Dr. Phil’s show in November and were shown on a 3-day shoplifting road trip with their children.... More »

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television • California • federal investigation • shoplifting • psychologist • stealing • Dr. Phil McGraw

Lawyer Bolted From Stanford, Sparking $8B SEC Action 

Attorney 'disaffirmed' earlier statements

Feb 18, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A Washington attorney who represented R. Allen Stanford’s Antigua-based bank quit his post and recanted testimony to investigators last week, sparking the SEC’s public accusations of “massive, ongoing fraud,” Bloomberg reports. Stanford is suspected of misrepresenting the safety of $8 billion invested with his various financial... More »

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fraud • federal investigation • SEC • Antigua • Ponzi scheme • attorney • Stanford Financial Group • Robert Allen Stanford • regulator

(Newser) - Comcast, the cable company whose Super Bowl broadcast exposed thousands of Arizona viewers to 30 seconds of pay-per-view porn, has partnered with the FBI to investigate the incident, the Arizona Daily Star reports. The company has denied responsibility for the “malicious act,” which included the display of... More »

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television • Comcast • FBI • crime • cable TV • pornography • federal investigation • Super Bowl XLIII

Mutant Anthrax Cells Led, Slowly, to Ivins

FBI probe required inventing new type
of forensic science

Oct 27, 08 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The anthrax poisoning case against Bruce Ivins won't be made in court, but it is compelling, the FBI says. Although the late Army scientist's lawyer dismisses the case as “heaps of innuendo,” federal records reveal a far-reaching, exhaustive investigation that required newly invented technology and depended on mutant... More »

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FBI • federal investigation • forensic science • anthrax • Bruce Ivins • bioterrorism

FBI's Methods Questioned in Anthrax Search

Used intimidation to home in on 'weakest link,' some argue

Aug 5, 08 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pressure is mounting for the FBI to publicly explain why its 2001 anthrax investigation focused on scientist Bruce Ivins, reports the New York Times, as some question the bureau's methods. Ivins simply “looked the most susceptible to pressure,” insisted one scientist. Bureau officials say they will make details... More »

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FBI • federal investigation • anthrax • intimidation • Bruce Ivins

 Olsen Demands
 Immunity in
 Ledger Probe 

Olsen twin last to be interviewed in fed investigation

Aug 4, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mary-Kate Olsen, the first person phoned after a masseuse found Heath Ledger’s body, won't agree to be interviewed by federal investigators without a guarantee of immunity from prosecution, the New York Post reports. The feds have interviewed everyone else they consider connected to the case, including a “nice... More »

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federal investigation • celebrity • overdose • Drug Enforcement Administration • Heath Ledger • immunity • Michelle Williams

 Feds Nail Down
 Case Against
 Spitzer 

Feds are confident about the case against the former NY guv

Jun 10, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The case against Eliot Spitzer is so strong that prosecutors have decided not to strike a deal with the head of the disgraced ex-governor's preferred call girl ring, the New York Post reports. Rather than making a plea agreement, the Emperors Club VIP honcho will plead guilty Thursday. Meanwhile, the... More »

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New York City • federal investigation • Federal Court • Eliot Spitzer • political scandal • prostitution ring • Emperors Club

Scientific Journals Battle Doctored Images

Publications see fraud in submissions; screening on the rise

May 30, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientific journals' status as bastions of objectivity and truth has come under fire in the past 10 years because of "image fraud," the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Researchers alter representations of scientific data for inclusion in journal articles for various reasons, and not all have evil intentions.... More »

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federal investigation • scientific discoveries • doctored photo • scientific research • false statement • scientific journal

 Feds Probe Al for
 $1.5M in Back Taxes 

Sharpton dismissed move as a 'try to intimidate us'

May 9, 08 8:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington is investigating Al Sharpton and his companies for nearly $1.5 million in back taxes and penalties, the AP reports. Sharpton, who has been negotiating the size of his federal debt, brushed off the government's latest move today. “Whatever retaliation they do on me, we never stop,"... More »

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US attorney • presidential campaign • Al Sharpton • federal investigation • federal income tax • tax records • National Action Network • Election 2004

 New Gal: Spitz Likes Sex Toys 

Second prostitute-informant has confirmed to feds what others have already suggested

Apr 24, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second hooker has confirmed to federal investigators Eliot Spitzer's proclivity for prostitutes and unprotected sex but has also revealed another embarrassing detail: the disgraced New York governor's fondness for sex toys, the New York Post reports. More »

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New York City • sex scandal • federal investigation • Eliot Spitzer • sex toys • prostitute • hooker • Kristen • Ashley Dupre

After 20 Years, Feds Crack
Hate Mail Case

Clarence Thomas among targets
of racist threats

Apr 11, 08 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Ohio man who authorities believe sent threatening communications to black and mixed-race recipients over the course of 20 years was indicted this week, the Plain Dealer reports. David Tuason, 46, threatened to blow up the US Supreme Court and kill Clarence Thomas in 2003 but eluded capture from the... More »

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race • FBI • hate crime • federal investigation • racism • Clarence Thomas • US Supreme Court • hate mail • David Tuason

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