Read more federal investigation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3204/federal-investigation.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:54:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71283/father-of-terror-suspect-zazi-indicted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 could land...http://www.newser.com/story/71283/father-of-terror-suspect-zazi-indicted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 20:27:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70323/feds-head-off-bombing-plots-in-dallas-illinois.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/70323/feds-head-off-bombing-plots-in-dallas-illinois.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 12:01:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70066/cop-tipster-imam-may-have-alerted-terror-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/70066/cop-tipster-imam-may-have-alerted-terror-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 3:01:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69997/feds-have-up-to-12-suspects-in-nyc-bomb-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestigators 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 regarding the...http://www.newser.com/story/69997/feds-have-up-to-12-suspects-in-nyc-bomb-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 10:05:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69095/madoff-on-fooling-sec-just-be-casual.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 reports. Most...http://www.newser.com/story/69095/madoff-on-fooling-sec-just-be-casual.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 17:11:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67694/just-what-obama-didnt-need-a-cia-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/67694/just-what-obama-didnt-need-a-cia-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 4:51:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64283/pranksters-get-guests-to-trash-hotels-like-rock-stars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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 suppressants, evacuate, and...http://www.newser.com/story/64283/pranksters-get-guests-to-trash-hotels-like-rock-stars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Jul 2009 16:17:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58357/monopoly-cops-may-find-google-too-popular-to-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 than the...http://www.newser.com/story/58357/monopoly-cops-may-find-google-too-popular-to-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 13:48:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57930/edwards-admits-feds-probing-hush-cash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn 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...http://www.newser.com/story/57930/edwards-admits-feds-probing-hush-cash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 May 2009 15:15:19 CDT