July 2011 Archive
Revealed: Man Sought in Plot to Influence U.S. Politics Is Prominent Figure in Pakistan
Investigators say Pakistani-American doctor helped launder money sent by Pakistani intelligence to U.S. politicians
Government Anthrax Flip-Flop Could Boost Victims’ Lawsuit
Conflicting court filings and a retraction could undermine the Department of Justice’s credibility in a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of photographer Robert Stevens, first victim to die in the 2001 anthrax letter attacks.
Will Innovative New Financial Regulator Be Hobbled Before It Even Starts?
The Consumer Financial Bureau is web-savvy and willing to experiment. But will Congress strip it of crucial powers?
In An Unusual Criminal Case, the U.S. Points the Finger at Pakistan's Top Spy Agency Again
In an indictment unsealed Tuesday, the FBI accused two men of funneling millions of dollars from the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, or ISI, into political campaign donations and other activities meant to influence American policy on Kashmir.
Justice Department Retracts Court Filings That Undercut FBI's Anthrax Case
The unusual seven-page correction, hurriedly filed in federal court in Florida, does not erase testimony from government scientists who challenged the FBI's finding that Bruce Ivins mailed anthrax-filled letters that killed five people in 2001.
The Phone Hacking Scandal By The Numbers
A breakdown of some important stats in the scandal so far.
Justice Department Filing Casts Doubt on Guilt of Bruce Ivins, Accused in Anthrax Case
The Justice Department has called into question a key pillar of the FBI's case against Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of mailing the anthrax-laced letters that killed five people and terrorized Congress a decade ago.
Latest BP Spill in Alaska Was Foreshadowed in Risk Assessment Last Year
A section of the BP pipeline that leaked thousands of gallons of methanol and oily wastewater into the Alaskan tundra on Saturday was flagged by the company more than a year ago as so corroded it presented an imminent threat of rupture.
Q & A: A Prominent Advocate Presses for Better Investigations of Child Deaths
Dr. Carole Jenny argues for putting federal resources toward tracking pediatric maltreatment and for medical societies to crackdown on irresponsible testimony by forensic experts.
Spillionaires Revisited: Gov't Official's Associates Got Big Contracts After the BP Oil Spill
Craig Taffaro, president of Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish, has denied allegations in an earlier ProPublica story, but new reporting shows that longtime associates got lucrative spill-related work—and then they helped raise money for his re-election.
A Discreet Nonprofit Brings Together Politicians and Corporations to Write 'Model Bills'
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a 35-year-old conservative powerhouse, is under scrutiny for allegedly being a conduit for industry to influence legislation.
This Week's Top MuckReads: CIA Secret Sites, Costly Stadiums, and Legislators Grabbing Subsidies
We pulled together this week’s top 10 must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica’s ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.
