Arson Task Force Probes Early Morning Jersey City Blaze that Displaced 33 People
Arson Task Force Probes Jersey City Blaze **Jersey City, NJ** - A fire that occurred Wednesday at a residential building on Monticello Avenue is under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson…
Morgan Stanley in talks to resolve probes into block trading practices – filing
(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley is looking to resolve more than a year long investigation by U.S. regulators into its block trading practices, the Wall Street bank said in a filing on Tuesday.…
Malaysia probes cases of migrant workers left jobless, without passports
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has launched an investigation to uncover how hundreds of migrant workers arrived from South Asia without jobs, despite having paid steep…
U.S. to offer additional help to Ukraine for Russian war crimes probes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Monday the Justice Department intends to appoint a prosecutor and a legal adviser to assist Ukraine with its…
House Committee Probes Commerce Inspector General Over Alleged Whistleblower Retaliation, False Statements To Congress
House Committee Probes Commerce Inspector General Over Alleged Whistleblower Retaliation, False Statements To Congress John Hugh DeMastri on April 6, 2023 The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Thursday launched a…
China probes ex-chairman of Everbright for ‘disciplinary violations’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday it is investigating Li Xiaopeng, the ex-chairman of state-owned financial conglomerate China Everbright Group, for serious “disciplinary violations”. The one-line statement was posted…
Fed’s Powell says he welcomes probes into banking problems
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he expects and welcomes outside investigations into the banking woes that kicked off with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. “It’s…
EU competition chief flags fresh probes into multinationals’ tax deals
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU regulators are likely to open investigations into tax deals between EU countries and multinationals after reviewing their arrangements in the previous decade, the bloc’s…
Brazilian securities watchdog launches new probes into Americanas accounting fiasco
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian securities watchdog CVM said on Friday it has launched two new probes into retailer Americanas SA’s accounting scandal and the firm’s reorganization process. CVM said it launched…
Explainer-The probes into Lebanese central bank chief Salameh
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese authorities charged longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh, his brother Raja and one of his assistants on Thursday with money laundering, embezzlement and illicit enrichment after months of…
U.S. House Republicans step up probes of Biden, White House sees partisan attack
By David Morgan and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans on Thursday stepped up their probes of Democratic President Joe Biden’s family and what they allege is partisan bias in…
Adani spotlight shifts to regulatory probes, response to allegations
By Kane Wu and Davide Barbuscia HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – India’s Adani Group may have passed a key test by raising $2.5 billion in the face of a short-seller attack, but…
FBI Probes Snapchat Over Teen Fentanyl Deaths
FBI Probes Snapchat Over Teen Fentanyl Deaths Nino Cambria on January 25, 2023 The FBI is investigating Snapchat’s role in illegal fentanyl sales through its platform that have led to many teen…
Brazil’s Eletrobras probes collapse of transmission towers – sources
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian energy company Eletrobras is investigating whether the collapse of two transmission towers were related to anti-government riots in Brazil on Sunday, according to two sources familiar with…
Senate Dems Try To Beef Up Staff For Potential Probes Of Energy Companies
Senate Dems Try To Beef Up Staff For Potential Probes Of Energy Companies Jack McEvoy on January 5, 2023 Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee are attempting to employ a “climate policy…
‘Fearless’ Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives in Washington to lead Trump probes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jack Smith, the U.S. special counsel named to investigate Republican former President Donald Trump, has a reputation for winning tough cases against war criminals, mobsters…
Sam Bankman-Fried Hires Lawyer Who Represented Ghislaine Maxwell As Fed Probes Ramp Up
Sam Bankman-Fried Hires Lawyer Who Represented Ghislaine Maxwell As Fed Probes Ramp Up John Hugh DeMastri on December 6, 2022 Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has hired a…
G7 justice ministers agree to coordinate Ukraine war crime probes
(Reuters) – The Group of Seven wealthy democracies (G7) agreed on Tuesday to set up a network to coordinate investigations into war crimes, as part of a push to prosecute suspected atrocities…
Special counsel in U.S. Justice Department’s Trump probes: I will be independent
(Reuters) – Jack Smith, named on Friday as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigations into former U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of sensitive documents and the 2020 election aftermath, said…
Dem Dark Money Groups Plan Spin Campaign To Undermine GOP Congressional Probes
Dem Dark Money Groups Plan Spin Campaign To Undermine GOP Congressional Probes Jack McEvoy on November 17, 2022 Democratic-linked nonprofits are planning to spend millions attacking Republican Congressional oversight investigations that will…
Nasdaq halts IPOs of small Chinese companies as it probes stock rallies
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq Inc has put the brakes on initial public offering (IPO) preparations of at least four small Chinese companies while it investigates short-lived stock rallies…
Shimao hires firms to conduct independent probes amid restructuring push
(Reuters) – Shimao Group said on Monday it appointed two firms to conduct independent investigations into issues raised by its previous auditor and its internal control systems, as the developer looks to…
U.S. taps NTSB to head future probes of any fatal space accidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With more private companies launching people into space, the U.S. government said Friday that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will take the lead in investigating future…
U.S. Coast Guard probes natgas pipeline explosion at Lake Lery, Louisiana
(Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it was responding to a natural gas pipeline explosion at Lake Lery, Louisiana, and there have been no reports of injuries, casualties or…
Analysis: U.S. and Iran finesse issue of IAEA’s nuclear probes, for now
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Iran have found a way to address the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s investigations of Tehran’s atomic program that allows both to claim victory…
Peru’s Castillo reshuffles Cabinet yet again as prosecutors ramp up probes
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Castillo reshuffled his Cabinet for the second time in less than three weeks on Wednesday, as prosecutors continue investigations into his close allies and family members.…
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