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Gunmen Kill Army General in Damascus - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Feb 11, 2012
Syria's state-run news agency says gunmen have assassinated an army general in the capital Damascus.

Four jailed for alcohol-smuggling VAT and tax fraud | UK news | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 10, 2012
Fraud worth £50m a year in unpaid duty and VAT afforded gang members a luxury lifestyle, investigators say

Probe reveals scale of Libor abuse - FT.com
www.ft.com | Feb 9, 2012
When the news first broke in March 2011 that big US and European banks were being investigated over whether they manipulated a crucial global lending rate, regulators appeared to be focusing on one of the most persistent rumours of the financial

Newsvine - Hard economic times sharpen Spaniards' sneaky side
www.newsvine.com | Feb 9, 2012
Leather seats are disappearing from cars. Precious jewels are vanishing from drawers. TVs are spirited out of homes in the dead of night.

Forensic failure: 'Miscarriages of justice will occur'
www.newscientist.com | Feb 8, 2012
Our survey of UK forensic scientists reveals that many are concerned that closure of the Forensic Science Service will lead to miscarriages of justice

Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNQR) Investor Investigation over Executive Compensation Practice
www.prlog.org | Feb 8, 2012
Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNQR) Investor Investigation over Executive Compensation Practice. An investigation for shareholders of Concur Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNQR) over possible securities laws violations was announced and NASDAQ:CNQR stockholders should contact the Shareholders

Surrey Police officer cleared of leaking Milly Dowler information to media - mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk | Feb 6, 2012
A Surrey Police officer did not leak information to the media during the investigation into the disappearance of Milly Dowler in 2002, the Independent Police Commission has found.

Griffiths Energy cancels ambitious IPO plan - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com | Feb 5, 2012
Plans to focus on oil contracts in Chad, even as that project faces internal investigation

12 banks under Swiss investigation - bobsguide.com
www.bobsguide.com | Feb 3, 2012
Numerous banks from around the world are being investigated by the Swiss authorities under suspicion of a conspiracy to manipulate lending rates.

Top Justice officials linked to mortgage banks - Business - US business - msnbc.com
www.msnbc.msn.com | Jan 20, 2012
Top Justice Department officials were partners for years at a Washington law firm that represented a Who's Who of big banks and other companies at the center of alleged foreclosure fraud.