Investigation

130 Groups Call For Investigation Of EPA In Methane Scandal

June 24, 2016 Jim Warren, www.ncwarn.org Resist! EPA, Investigation, Methane

By Jim Warren for NC Warn - Durham, NC – Today NC WARN sent the Inspector General of the US EPA a statement signed by 130 diverse organizations calling for an investigation into ourJune 8 complaint that scientific fraud and cover-up by agency officials has already wasted crucial years in slowing the climate crisis and has enhanced hazards for gas facility workers and neighbors. Today’s joint statement coincides with the release of data by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showing the hottest May on record for average global temperature.

Chicago Releasing Recordings From 100 Ongoing Police Violence Investigations

May 30, 2016 Hannah Gold, www.gawker.com Resist! Chicago, Investigation, Police

By Hannah Gold for Gawker - Local governments and police departments are known to be worse than shady about making records of police violence public, but releasing an overwhelming amount of information all at once can also be an obfuscating tactic. According to a memo obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority plans to release recordings that document about 100 incidents of police violence...

Alabama & Texas Take Side Of ExxonMobil In Climate Investigation

May 18, 2016 David Hasemyer, www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! Alabama, Climate Change, Exxon, Investigation, Texas

By David Hasemyer for Inside Climate News - The top law enforcement officials of Texas and Alabama are jumping in on the side of ExxonMobil, objecting to a racketeering investigation of the oil giant by the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The attorneys general of Texas and Alabama filed notice that they intend to intervene in the case, contending that Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Walker is abusing his authority. According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, Walker overstepped his bounds in opening the investigation that has no legal basis.

Federal Gov Seeks To Keep Criminal Investigation Of Wikileaks Secret

May 10, 2016 Kit O'Connell, www.mintpressnews.com Resist! Government, Investigation, Wikileaks

By Kit O'Connell for Mint Press News - WASHINGTON — The FBI and Justice Department filed a massive court document earlier this year that defends their refusal to release files from their WikiLeaks investigations. The 113-page filing, dated March 15, contains dozens of pages of court cases which support their argument that they can’t be forced to release any details about their investigations of WikiLeaks, U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning

West Point Investigating Photo Of Cadets With Fists Raised

May 9, 2016 Jennifer Peltz, www.AP.org Educate! #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Investigation, US military, West Point

By Jennifer Peltz for AP - NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Military Academy has launched an inquiry into a photo showing 16 black, female cadets in uniform with their fists raised, an image that has spurred questions about whether the gesture violates military restrictions on political activity. West Point is looking into whether the photo broke any rules, Spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher Kasker said Saturday. It's unclear how long the inquiry will take and too soon to say what consequences it could have for the cadets, who are poised to graduate May 21.

Investigation Of Exxon Draws Attention Of 18 Attorneys General

March 31, 2016 David Hasemyer And Sabrina Shankman, www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! Exxon, Fraud, Investigation

By David Hasemyer And Sabrina Shankman for Inside Climate News - A new coalition of state attorneys general gave vocal notice to fossil fuel companies on Tuesday that obfuscating the realities of climate change has put ExxonMobil and its peers under the searchlight of a broadening multistate investigation. Announcing an alliance of top state law enforcement officers to press for urgent climate action on multiple legal fronts, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was joined by six of his counterparts, their ranks bolstered by aides from 10 additional states and the District of Columbia.

Justice Department Refers Exxon InvestigationTo FBI

March 4, 2016 David Hasemyer, www.insideclimatenews.org Resist! Department of Justice, Exxon, FBI, Investigation

By David Hasemyer for Inside Climate News - The U.S. Justice Department has forwarded a request from two congressmen seeking a federal probe of ExxonMobil to the FBI's criminal division. U.S. Representatives Ted Lieu and Mark DeSaulnier sought the probe last year to determine whether the oil giant violated federal laws by "failing to disclose truthful information" about climate change. In response, the Justice Department deferred to the FBI, saying it is that agency's responsibility to conduct an initial assessment of facts that prompted the congressmen's request.

Ex-Chesapeake Energy CEO First To Be Indicted In Federal Investigation

March 2, 2016 Candy Woodall, www.tedglick.com Educate! CEO, Investigation, Oil and Gas

By Candy Woodall for Penn Live - Aubrey McClendon, the former CEO of Chesapeake Energy, was indicted Tuesday for rigging bids to buy oil and gas leases. The scheme occurred in northwest Oklahoma from December 2007 to March 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The Justice Department said McClendon's indictment is "the first case resulting from an ongoing federal antitrust investigation into price fixing, bid rigging and other anticompetitive conduct in the oil and natural gas industry."

Art: Equipment Seized By FBI Returned 14 Years Later

December 3, 2015 Orin Langelle, www.photolangelle.org Educate! Art, FBI, Investigation

By Orin Langelle for Langelle Photography - At the ¡Buen Vivir! Gallery, the exhibits we choose illustrate and demonstrate the intersection of the realms of art and politics regarding the times in which we live. Sometimes art should creatively communicate the reality hidden behind the propaganda we encounter in or our daily lives, where most communication is designed to sell something you probably do not need or that makes you feel good about yourself–from McMansions to reality shows, to drugs and/or belief systems with no mental challenge. In this exhibit, we demonstrate how art and Free Speech are intrinsically tied together.

Overview Of FBI Documents On SOAW

November 13, 2015 Staff, www.soaw.org Resist! FBI, Investigation

By Staff of SOAW - What was requested: At our request, Washington DC justice lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard made written demand on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), for copies of all FBI records on the School of the Americas Watch organization (SOAW). What was produced: Over 420 pages of documents were produced by the FBI covering the period from 2000 to 2010. Over 75 pages of documents were withheld by the FBI.

Exxon Mobil To Be Investigated In New York For Climate Statements

November 6, 2015 Justin Gillis and Clifford Krauss, www.huffingtonpost.com Resist! Climate Change, Exxon, Investigation

By Justin Gillis and Clifford Krauss for New York Times - The New York attorney general has begun an investigation of Exxon Mobil to determine whether the company lied to the public about the risks of climate change or to investors about how such risks might hurt the oil business. According to people with knowledge of the investigation, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued a subpoena Wednesday evening to Exxon Mobil, demanding extensive financial records, emails and other documents. The investigation focuses on whether statements the company made to investors about climate risks as recently as this year were consistent with the company’s own long-running scientific research.

As Chicago Police Kill Youth, Vast Misconduct Allegations Purged

April 4, 2015 Sarah Macaraeg, www.truth-out.org Educate! Chicago, Children, Investigation, police brutality

On July 4, 2014, as the final explosions of Chicago's lakefront fireworks extravaganza trailed into the water and began fading in the night sky, 14-year-old Pedro Rios Jr. crossed Cicero Avenue in front of an approaching police car, on the northwest side of town. A brown-skinned boy just over 110 pounds, sporting a low fade haircut and the faint beginnings of a mustache, Rios walked in blue-and-white sneakers, shorts and a blue T-shirt - which soon bore the marks of two gunshots, fired into his back by a police officer. The young Chicagoan technically saw the end of his eighth grade year; school had ended for the summer two and a half weeks prior. But given a spell of missed days and poor grades, Rios did not graduate from the neighborhood elementary school he attended with two younger brothers. Pronounced dead on the scene of his encounter with police, he never will.

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