"Anonymous" hacker: We can shut your website
Commander X asked to have his identity concealed before talking with CBS. He says as a member of the Anonymous hacking site, he can shut down web sites with a snap of his fingers.
(Credit: CBS)Dozens of FBI agents targeted alleged members of the loose-knit hacking group in simultaneous raids driven by the U.S. attorney's office in San Jose, Calif.
Armed with search warrants, agents hit six homes in New York, along with locations in California, New Jersey and Florida, and seized hard drives and computer accessories.
ATF director tells Congress of "smoking gun"
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Bogus phone charges racking up big bucks
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Gunwalker probe points to DOJ
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US troops cheated out of money at carnival
FORT HOOD, Texas - At the annual Fourth of July Freedom Fest last week at Fort Hood, one of the largest military bases in the U.S., soldiers just back from war or ready to deploy were spending the day with their families.
There was no chance they would win at some of these games. The games are run by a Texas company called Century 21 Shows.
Read the full report.ATF requests info about gun sales
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U.S. contractor ArmorGroup pays feds $7.5 million to resolve false payment allegations
There is new fallout from the turmoil surrounding the U.S. State Department's contract with a company providing guards for its Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan --- a story exposed by CBS News in 2009.
Federal investigators: Korean company abused stimulus funds
A blower manufactured by Kturbo Inc. in Korea.
Written by CBS Investigates Intern Rahul Sinha and Producer Laura Strickler
A Korean company, Kturbo, Inc., is under federal investigation for allegedly duping four U.S. municipalities into spending $2 million in stimulus funds on products the company said were assembled in the United States when they were actually made and assembled in Korea.
The Buy American provision of the 2009 Recovery Act requires that stimulus funds can only be used for products that were manufactured or assembled in the U.S.
In statement late today HeonSeok Lee, CEO of Kturbo, Inc., told CBS News his company "made a few mistakes but [they were] not intentional." In his statement, Lee also alleged the U.S. government is overpaying for inefficient blowers offered by Kturbo's competitors.
Continue »ATF head talks "gunwalking" to investigators
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ATF's acting director has told Congressional investigators his agency made mistakes in its "Fast and Furious" operation which allowed thousands of American guns to be delivered across the Mexican border into the hands of the drug cartels according to two members of Congress who have investigated the matter.
Continue »President Obama on Gunwalker: 'We've got to Find Out How That Happened'
WASHINGTON - Today at his news conference, President Obama was asked about the unfolding gunwalker scandal, and whether ATF leadership will be replaced.
Mr. Obama answered, "My attorney general has made clear that he certainly would not have ordered gun running to be able to pass through into Mexico. ... I'm not going to comment on -- a on a current investigation. I've made very clear my views that that would not be an appropriate step by the ATF, and we've got to find out how that happened."
Project Gunrunner scandal uncovered at ATF
Mr. Obama added, "As soon as the investigation is completed, I think appropriate actions will be taken."
This week, the Senate confirmed three Obama-nominated Justice Department officials in a deal that will give Congressional investigators access to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms documents that have been withheld for months. The bigger part of the deal, however, is that ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson will provide a "transcribed interview" to Republican and Democratic investigators in mid-July.
Melson is the highest-ranking official involved in the so-called gunwalker scandal to agree to be interviewed. For more than a week, Melson has resisted calls to resign from Republican members of Congress and critics. That after testimony and documents revealed he was fully briefed and engaged in the controversial plan to allow thousands of assault rifles and other weapons to be sold to suspected traffickers for Mexican drug cartels. Investigators have been trying to figure out who knew what, when at the Justice Department, which oversees ATF. They believe Melson may be able to provide some of that information.
Agent: I was ordered to let guns into Mexico
The president has said neither he nor Attorney General Eric Holder approved the operation known as "Fast and Furious." The Inspector General, the House Oversight Committee under Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are investigating.
