Articles tagged with investigating

Sat, May 05, 2012

FBI investigating Arizona Neo-Nazi before shooting

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - The neo-Nazi founder of an anti-immigrant border militia was already the subject of an FBI domestic terrorism probe before ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Boss of UK's Sky News reprimanded over email hacking

By Kate Holton

LONDON (Reuters) - The judge presiding over an inquiry into British press standards on Monday rebuked the head of Sky News, the ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Green Bay police investigating 2 home invasions, cash, wallets, cellphones stolen

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay police are investigating two cases of home invasion involving a gun on the city’s eastside that left ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Milwaukee police investigating if medical issue led to fatal crash

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police are checking to see if a 57-year-old woman suffered a medical problem right before her van slammed into a parked ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

UPDATE: DOJ won't get involved in investigating John Doe probe by Milwaukee Co. DA's office

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - The State Justice Department says it will not get involved in the John Doe probe into Governor Scott Walker’s former aides ...

Fri, March 30, 2012

Florida panel investigating hazing will meet publicly

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida college under pressure to fix its culture of brutal hazing zig-zagged over the past week on ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

Police investigating Shivers 'restraining order breach'

The NCIS star has a restraining order in place against her former partner, actor/musician Shivers, and she reportedly called cops last Tuesday night ...

Tue, March 27, 2012

Police investigating Shivers 'restraining order breach'

The NCIS star has a restraining order in place against her former partner, actor/musician Shivers, and she reportedly called cops last Tuesday night ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Police investigating Shivers 'restraining order breach'

The NCIS star has a restraining order in place against her former partner, actor/musician Shivers, and she reportedly called cops last Tuesday night ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Green Bay police investigating possible hit-and-run

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are investigating a possible hit-and-run Friday.

Officers get the call to the corner of Eastman Avenue ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

LAPD investigating allegations against former UW-Madison AD Chadima

LOS ANGELES (WTAQ) - Los Angeles police are apparently taking a closer look at former UW-Madison associate athletic director John Chadima and allegations of sexual ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Police chief in "Stand Your Ground" killing steps down

By Daniel Trotta and Barbara Liston

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A local police chief and a Florida state prosecutor overseeing the case of an unarmed ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

Green Bay School District investigating potential spread of Eisenhower practice tests

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Officials with the Green Bay Area Public School District are not quite finished with investigating testing irregularities in their own ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Wisconsin Dells police investigating body found at hydroelectric dam

WISCONSIN DELLS, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Wisconsin Dells are trying to identify a body found at a hydroelectric dam on the Wisconsin River.

Alliant ...

Tue, February 28, 2012

Pulaski police investigating death of 11-year-old

PULASKI, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Pulaski are investigating the death of an 11-year-old who was found by her mother late Monday afternoon.  Chief of ...

Wed, February 22, 2012

Green Bay police investigating shooting on Doty Street

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are on the scene of a shooting that took place Wednesday afternoon near downtown.

Cops were ...

Mon, February 20, 2012

DNR investigating snowmobile death in Langlade County

LANGLADE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - The state DNR is investigating the death of a suburban Milwaukee woman in a snowmobile crash in Langlade County.

Authorities ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Neenah police investigating grocery store robbery

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Neenah are expected to release more information Wednesday about a robbery at an area grocery storey.

Cops were called ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Exclusive: Senate investigating HSBC for money laundering

By Carrick Mollenkamp, Brian Grow and Brett Wolf

(Reuters)- HSBC Holdings PLC is under investigation by a U.S. Senate panel in a money-laundering ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

China investigating dairy firm after baby's death: Xinhua

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's commerce regulators are investigating dairy company Synutra International, after a baby died from allegedly drinking its milk formula, the official ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Fond du Lac police are investigating 30 reports of vandalism

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) -  Fond do Lac police are investigating a string of about 30 reports of vandalism in the city. Police say ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Police investigating 8 incidents of counterfeit money in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Counterfeit money is being spent in Green Bay.  Police are investigating eight incidents that have targeted a variety of local ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

Police investigating armed robbery of cab driver in Fox Valley

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - Police say a cab driver is okay following an armed robbery early Friday.

Authorities say the driver, who works at Atlas ...

Fri, December 02, 2011

Police investigating disturbance that injuried 2 with knives

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Knives come out during an argument and two people are injured.   Green Bay investigating a disturbance and sent 29-year-old Chicago ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

Prosecutors investigating complaints about unlicensed bankruptcy preparers

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - About one of every eight people do not use a lawyer when they file for bankruptcy in Milwaukee's federal court.

Instead ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Capital Police investigating Facebook death threat on Gov. Walker

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - An investigation has begun concerning a online death threat against Republican Governor Scott Walker.  Capital Police Chief Charles Tubbs says “Capitol ...

Wed, October 26, 2011

Milwaukee prosecutors investigating voter fraud complaint

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Prosecutors in Milwaukee are investigating a complaint that out of state election volunteers voted in the Badger State, and listed a suburban ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Appleton PD investigating alleged assault

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton are investigating an alleged assault in a wooded area of the city.

Authorities say a person, who is ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Outagamie Co. authorities investigating inmate death

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Outagamie County authorities are investigating the apparent suicide of a jail inmate. 

Sheriff’s officials say 35 year old Allen ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Family of fallen Appleton soldier says Army investigating death

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - U.S. Army Police have reportedly launched an investigation into the death of an Appleton soldier in Afghanistan.

Three sisters of ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Green Bay police investigating overnight robbery

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are searching for a robbery suspect.

Cops say a man stole cash from the Grand Central ...

Sat, September 03, 2011

Congressman Upton Investigating California Company Solyndra on 535-Million-Dollar Federal Stimulus Loan Guarentee

WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) --  Rep. Fred Upton is investigating a California Company called Solyndra, that received a 535-million dollar loan guarantee in federal stimulus ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Cops investigating 'threatening calls' to Lohan's brother

The 15 year old alleges a mystery caller is repeatedly ringing his cell phone and threatening to ""harm him"".

Officers from the Nassau County ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Police investigating Ferguson threats

The Scottish comedian, who presents CBS' The Late Late Show, was sent a letter containing a mystery ""white powder"" on Tuesday (23Aug11), and TV ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Police investigating Ferguson threats

The Scottish comedian, who presents CBS' The Late Late Show, was sent a letter containing a mystery ""white powder"" on Tuesday (23Aug11), and TV ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Illinois DOT investigating death of Kenosha man hit by car

WOODSTOCK, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities are still investigating a mishap in which a Kenosha man was struck-and-killed by a car while he was working for ...

Wed, August 17, 2011

U.S. probes S&P, Moody's over financial crisis: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the rating agency Standard & Poor's over its actions on mortgages leading up to the financial crisis, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

The investigation -- which the source said relates to what S&P analysts wanted to do and what they were told to do instead -- began before the ratings firm, downgraded the long-term U.S. debt to AA-plus from a AAA rating this month.

The probe is being led by the Justice Department's civil division, the source said, declining to be further identified because the investigation is ongoing and not public.

The Justice Department has also been investigating the rating firm Moody's in connection with the ratings of structured products during the financial crisis, a source familiar with that matter told Reuters.

Michael Adler, a spokesman for Moody's, did not immediately return a phone call and email message seeking comment.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has also been probing S&P, a unit of McGraw-Hill, over its role in the crisis, the first source said.

Representatives for the Justice Department and SEC declined to comment.

Confirmation of the probes come after the New York Times reported that the S&P investigation centers on whether the company improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years before the financial crisis that unfolded in 2008.

The department has been asking about instances in which S&P analysts wanted to assign lower ratings to mortgage bonds but may have been overruled by S&P business managers, the newspaper reported.

Ed Sweeney, a spokesman for S&P, said that its core principles had included "analytic independence and objectivity" and that since 2008 the firm had taken steps to enhance those policies.

"S&P has received several requests from different government agencies over the last few years regarding U.S. mortgage-related securities. We have cooperated and will continue to cooperate with these requests," he said.

It was unclear whether the Justice Department investigation involves another ratings agency, Fimalac SA's Fitch. Neither Fitch nor Moody's have downgraded U.S. debt.

The Times said that despite the outcry over the ratings agencies' failures in the financial crisis, investors still rely heavily on ratings from the three main agencies for their purchases of sovereign and corporate debt, as well as other complex financial products.

The Senate's permanent subcommittee on investigations, headed by Democratic Senator Carl Levin, issued a report in April that included scathing criticisms of S&P after holding hearings on the financial crisis.

"The hearings held by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and our subsequent report documented reckless actions and significant conflicts of interest on the part of the credit rating agencies that contributed to the financial crisis," Levin told Reuters in a statement.

"It is totally appropriate for U.S. law enforcement agencies to review that sad record," he said.

Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, said he hoped the investigation would focus fresh attention on the inherent conflict of interest in the industry, which is paid by potential borrowers to rate their credit-worthiness.

"Maybe a Justice Department investigation will force action on the conflicts of interest problem and accomplish what should have been done a long time ago," Grassley said in a statement.

Additionally, S&P has been under fire from lawmakers, market players and the U.S. Treasury Department since its decision to cut the U.S. credit rating earlier this month. Key committees in Congress may also hold hearings about the downgrade and reforms of the ratings industry.

(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky, Sarah Lynch and Andrea Shalal-Esa, in Washington and Moira Herbst and David Henry in New York; Editing by Sandra Maler and Christopher Wilson)

Thu, August 11, 2011

SEC investigating S&P's downgrade of U.S. debt: report

(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) to disclose which employees knew of its decision to downgrade U.S. debt before it was announced last week, the Financial Times said, citing people familiar with the matter.

SEC's move is part of a preliminary examination into potential insider trading, the FT said.

The inquiry was made by the SEC's examination staff, which has oversight of credit rating firms, one person familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

However, the securities regulator is not aware of a leak from an S&P insider, nor was it aware of an aberrational trade, the paper said.

S&P and SEC could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters.

The U.S. Senate Banking committee has begun looking into last week's decision by S&P's to downgrade the U.S. credit rating, a committee aide told Reuters on Monday.

(Reporting by Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore; Editing by David Cowell)

Wed, August 03, 2011

MLB investigating A-Rod over poker playing allegations

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Wednesday it has launched an investigation into Alex Rodriguez following reports that the New York ...

Sat, July 16, 2011

UWGB police investigating sexual assault

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Police at UW-Green Bay need your help finding a suspect involved in an alleged sexual assault.

A teenager told police ...

Mon, July 04, 2011

U.S. investigating Exxon pipeline, prior problems found

By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. pipeline safety regulator said on Monday it is investigating the leak at Exxon Mobil's Silvertip ...

Thu, June 23, 2011

Appleton police investigating traffic deaths involving elderly woman, bicyclist

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities are investigating a pair of traffic deaths in the Appleton area.

An 87-year-old woman from Hortonville was killed, when a ...

Sun, June 12, 2011

FBI investigating IMF computer hack, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has joined an investigation of a cyber attack on the International Monetary Fund's computer systems, a U.S. Defense ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Texas authorities find no bodies after psychic tip

By Heather Nolan

HARDIN, Texas (Reuters) - A false tip from a psychic prompted Texas authorities to swarm a rural home searching for a nonexistent ...

Sat, May 21, 2011

Senator Grassley investigating SAC Capital trades

By Ann Saphir and Matthew Goldstein

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A powerful Republican lawmaker is investigating possible insider trading at SAC Capital Advisors LLP ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

Green Bay Police Investigating 'Recall Hansen' Office Burglary

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are looking into a burglary at an office used by a group seeking to recall Democratic ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Let The Counting, Investigating Begin

MADISON (WSAU) Robert Kraig with Citizen Action of Wisconsin says the U.S. Attorney’s Office should step in to review what happened in ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

Oshkosh PD Investigating Dead Dog

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Oshkosh are investigating a dog's death. It was found Thursday morning in the 500 block of Oak Street ...

Sat, March 05, 2011

SEC investigating Kraft for corruption in India

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Kraft Foods Inc for possible corruption at an Indian facility of its Cadbury unit, the ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

UW Health investigating doctors notes given to Madison protesters

MADISON (WSAU) U-W Health says it’s investigating a report that some of its doctors wrote medical excuses for public employees who skipped work ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

UW Health Investigating Docs Handing Out Sick Notes

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - UW Health says it’s investigating a report that some of its doctors wrote medical excuses for public employees who skipped ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

SEC investigating ETFs in connection with insider trading

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether exchange-traded funds are being used to hide insider trading, according to the Financial ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

Iran says Stuxnet claims need investigating

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran should investigate claims that the Stuxnet computer virus has caused major harm to its first nuclear power station, a senior official ...

Sat, January 22, 2011

Coast Guard investigating diesel spill in Boston harbor

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Coast Guard is investigating a diesel spill in Boston Harbor after a sheen on the water was reported earlier on Saturday ...

Mon, December 20, 2010

SEC investigating Hurd's exit from HP: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Regulators are looking into the events surrounding Mark Hurd's abrupt exit as chief executive of Hewlett Packard Co, a source ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

EPA Investigating 15 Wisconsin Power Plants

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The EPA is investigating 15 power plants at Wisconsin state government facilities, to see if they’re violating the federal ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

DNR Investigating Headless Bucks in Oconto, Marinette Co's

LITTLE SUAMICO, Wis. (WTAQ) - State game wardens are trying to find out why a half-dozen headless bucks turned up in northeast Wisconsin in the ...

Mon, November 15, 2010

DNR Investigating Deer Shot Illegally

TOWN OF LEDGEVIEW, Wis. (WTAQ) - State and local authorities are investigating the illegal shooting of a deer near Green Bay.

An 8-point buck was ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

NFL Investigating Alleged Sexting by Brett Favre

FLORHAM PARK, NJ (WTAQ) - The NFL Friday says they're investigating sexting allegations involving Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Brett Favre. 

Deadspin.com first revealed the ...

Fri, October 08, 2010

Milwaukee Cops Investigating Possible Special Treatment for Driver in Fatal Crash

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police are trying to find out whether a driver charged in a hit and run death got special treatment because ...

Tue, September 28, 2010

Prosecutors investigating California city contract

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles County prosecutors have opened an investigation into potential wrongdoing by public officials in the industrial city of Vernon, the ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

U.S. investigating Karzai brother: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in New York have opened a corruption investigation into a brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Wall Street ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

Carradine's ex-wife still investigating Kill Bill star's bizarre death

Marina Anderson, who was married to Carradine from 1998 to 2001, refuses to believe her ex died alone, performing a solo sexual act with ...

Thu, September 02, 2010

Oshkosh Police Investigating Break-Ins

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Oshkosh are investigating a rash of garage break-ins on the city's west and south sides.

Authorities say Saturday ...

Tue, August 10, 2010

Appleton Cops Investigating Girl Left at Park

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton are trying to figure out how a 2-year-old girl got left behind at a public park after her ...

Wed, June 16, 2010

Milwaukee School Officials Investigating Slade Drowning

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee school officials are conducting an internal investigation into a field trip on Monday in which a 12-year-old boy drowned while ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

Authorities Investigating 5 Vehicle Fatal Crash

BELOIT, Wis. (WTAQ) - The State Patrol is trying to determine how 5 vehicles crashed Monday on Interstate-39-90 just north of Beloit. 2 people from ...

Tue, May 18, 2010

FBI investigating four packages sent to Toyota

DETROIT (Reuters) - Authorities are investigating after four suspicious packages were sent to Toyota Motor Corp U.S. facilities in the past week that were ...

Mon, May 17, 2010

Dalai Lama part of Opening of UW Center for Investigating Healthy Minds

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Dalai Lama says a healthy mind has kindness, compassion, an ability to forgive, and a sense of community. The spiritual ...

Thu, May 13, 2010

Lawmakers investigating home healthcare companies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee is investigating four for-profit home healthcare agencies over billing practices lawmakers say raise questions about reimbursement from the ...

Thu, May 13, 2010

NY attorney general investigating eight banks: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New York attorney general has begun an investigation into eight banks to determine whether they provided misleading information to agencies that ...

Thu, April 15, 2010

Microsoft says investigating China factory report

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it was investigating charges that young workers at a factory in China making its mice, cameras and ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Green Bay PD, State Investigating Zellner

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Five local law enforcement agencies and the state Department of Justice are looking into the case of the former Kiel ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

Doyle gets threatening letter, FBI investigating

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Governor Jim Doyle received a letter Wednesday from an extremist group calling for him to step down from power in three ...

Sun, March 14, 2010

UPDATE: GB Police Investigating Shots Fired

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay police are investigating reports of shots being fired at an apartment early Saturday. They got the calls to ...

Mon, March 01, 2010

Milwaukee Police Investigating 4 Homicides

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn says his department is investigating four homicides that are connected. At a press conference Sunday, Flynn ...

Sun, February 14, 2010

India says investigating blast, Pakistan talks on

By Rituparna Bhowmik

PUNE, India (Reuters) - Security officials were investigating the possible involvement of Pakistan-based militants in a bomb blast in western India that ...

Sat, February 13, 2010

India says investigating local, foreign leads to blast

By Rituparna Bhowmik

PUNE, India (Reuters) - India's government said it had little idea who was behind a bomb in a tourist eatery in ...

Mon, December 28, 2009

DNR Investigating Fatal Snowmobile Crash

TOMAHAWK (WRN) - The state DNR is investigating a snowmobile crash in north central Wisconsin that killed an Oxford man. 22-year-old William Titschler died at ...

Sun, December 27, 2009

Feds investigating Stanford ties to lawmakers: report

MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. federal authorities are investigating millions of dollars contributed by fraud suspect Allen Stanford and his staff to U.S. lawmakers ...

Sat, November 28, 2009

Beloit Police Investigating Three Unrealated Shootings in One Week

BELOIT, Wis. (WRN) - Beloit police say this isn't normal for their town. Cops are investigating three unrelated shootings that happened during a three-day ...

Sun, November 15, 2009

Police Investigating Fox Valley Stabbing

NEENAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Three 18-year-olds from Menasha and Omro are recovering after a knife attack. The teens were admitted to Theda Clark Medical Center ...

Tue, October 27, 2009

U.S. investigating optical disc drive industry