All Blog Posts from Investigative Round-Up
Ex-Convicts From U.S. Said to Join Yemen Radicals
NY Times:
Some American former convicts who converted to Islam in prison have moved to Yemen and a few may have joined extremist groups there, according to a new Senate report. (read the article)
Some American former convicts who converted to Islam in prison have moved to Yemen and a few may have joined extremist groups there, according to a new Senate report. (read the article)
Justice Dept. Opens Preliminary Investigation Into Ensign's Conduct
Washington Post:
The Justice Department has begun a preliminary investigation into actions by Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), who arranged to provide money and career assistance to the husband of his mistress, sources familiar with the case said Tuesday. (read the article>)
FBI Broke Law to Search Phone Records
Washington Post:
The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and interviews. FBI officials issued approvals after the fact to justify their actions. (read the article>)
Probe of Fort Hood Killings Says Officers Erred In Supervising Suspect
USA Today:
A Defense Department investigation of the Fort Hood shootings finds that some U.S. Army officers used poor judgment in supervising and promoting the major charged in the killings and should be held accountable. (read the article>)
A Defense Department investigation of the Fort Hood shootings finds that some U.S. Army officers used poor judgment in supervising and promoting the major charged in the killings and should be held accountable. (read the article>)
Investigators Say Slain Guatemalan Lawyer Rosenberg Orchestrated His Own Death
Washington Post:
U.N. investigators reported Tuesday that a prominent lawyer who had accused Guatemala's president of killing him, in a videotape made before his assassination, had hired the hit men himself. (read the article>)
Contractor Jailed in Cuba Was Aiding Religious Groups, U.S. Says
NY Times:
The United States contractor detained in Cuba last month and accused of being a spy is a 60-year-old social worker from the Washington suburbs who had gone to Cuba to provide communications equipment to Jewish nonprofit organizations, according to American officials. (read the article>)
Yemen Says It Killed a Qaeda Leader
NY Times:
Yemeni security forces killed a man suspected of leading a Qaeda cell and captured four other militants Wednesday morning, hours after two soldiers were killed by Qaeda members in a neighboring district, Yemeni officials said. (read the article>)
Yemeni security forces killed a man suspected of leading a Qaeda cell and captured four other militants Wednesday morning, hours after two soldiers were killed by Qaeda members in a neighboring district, Yemeni officials said. (read the article>)
U.S. Probes Afghan Reconstruction Abuses
AP:
The U.S. agency overseeing the multibillion dollar Afghanistan reconstruction effort is investigating 38 criminal cases ranging from contract fraud to theft - most involving non-Afghans, officials said Tuesday. (read the article>)
Feds Probe Detroit's Pensions
Detroit Free Press:
Federal authorities are investigating several deals connected with Detroit's two public pensions, including some investments chronicled by the Free Press during the past year. (read the article>)
Use Of Potentially Harmful Chemicals Kept Secret Under Law
The Washington Post:
Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States -- from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners -- nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision.
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