Senate to launch Facebook IPO review
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel is reviewing Facebook’s high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided select clients with a negative assessment of...
View ArticleJustice seeks review from COA to stop investigation
Disappointed with an Appellate Division decision dismissing his petition to stop an investigation by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, a town justice in Onondaga County plans to seek a review...
View ArticleFAA investigating report of drone spotted near JFK
NEW YORK — The FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating a pilot’s report that he spotted a small unmanned aircraft at New York’s Kennedy Airport. The Alitalia pilot told air...
View ArticleJPMorgan faces probe over mortgage bonds
NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating JPMorgan Chase over mortgage-backed investments the bank sold in the run-up to the financial crisis. The New York-based bank said in a regulatory...
View ArticleRiga Dems want GOP fundraiser investigated
Town of Riga Democrats have called for an investigation into fundraising at a dinner in September hosted by the Riga Republican Committee. A raffle was held that Democrats allege violates New York...
View ArticleCommon Cause urges ethics probe of Grimm
A citizen’s lobby group is calling for an investigation into the conduct of Rep. Michael Grimm, R-NY, who was caught on camera threatening a reporter on Tuesday night. According to a release from...
View ArticleArkansas judge’s online comments investigated
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas judge has admitted that he posted a series of anonymous online comments that critics say are racist, sexist and otherwise inappropriate, including one in which he...
View ArticleSchumer seeks review of electric bill increases
ALBANY (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for an investigation into soaring electricity prices. The Democrat said Wednesday that he’s urging the Federal Trade Commission to look at whether utility...
View ArticleState: Bank didn’t lend to blacks in Buffalo
BUFFALO — A bank purposely avoided giving mortgages to African-Americans by locating all of its branches outside black neighborhoods and directing advertising and loan products toward largely white...
View ArticleCommentary: The value of an effective investigation
We have all heard the phrase “the best defense is a good offense.” Military theorist Carl von Clausewitz is often credited with coining this expression, but today we most often hear it used in the...
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