Nov 17 Obama Unveils Financial Fraud Task Force By Online DA President Obama issued an executive order Tuesday establishing a multi-agency task force to crack down on financial fraud. Continue reading
Nov 13 Madoff’s ‘Prisoner Watch’ Among Items Set for Auction Block A trove of Bernard Madoff's belongings seized by U.S. Marshals from the Ponzi schemer's Manhattan penthouse and New York beach home are to set to go on sale Saturday in a government-run auction for victims of his fraud. Continue reading
Nov 13 Holder: 9/11 Suspects ‘Must Face Ultimate Justice’ The five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, including the alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will stand trial in a civilian federal court in New York City, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Among Detainees to Face Trial in N.Y. The Justice Department on Friday announced plans to try suspected 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees, in federal court. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Holder: 9/11 Trials Will Weigh ‘Crime of the Century’ In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Attorney General Eric Holder discusses the decision to prosecute the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in civilian federal court in New York, calling the stakes "enormous."… Continue watching
Nov 12 Hasan Charged With 13 Counts of Murder The U.S. Army has charged an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at the Fort Hood with premeditated murder, an Army spokesman said Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Fort Hood Suspect Charged With 13 Counts of Murder Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan has been charged with premeditated murder in last week's shooting at Fort Hood. Jeffrey Brown talks to a reporter for an update. Continue watching
Nov 10 Obama: ‘We are a Nation That Endures’ Prayers and tears filled the scene of Tuesday's memorial service at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas, where 13 soldiers were killed in Thursday's shooting rampage. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Suspect’s ‘Radical’ Views Examined in Fort Hood Investigation Gwen Ifill speaks with two reporters about the ongoing investigation into last week's attack at Fort Hood, including new revelations that the alleged shooter had ties to a radical cleric in Yemen known for his anti-American teachings. Continue watching
Nov 09 Fort Hood Suspect’s Web History Investigated By Online DA As the investigation continues into last week's shootings at the Fort Hood military base, officials are beginning to look deeper into the suspected gunman's background, including possible ties to a radical cleric. Continue reading