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FBI Investigating Failed, Bailed, Financial Firms

The FBI has launched a fraud probe into Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers and AIG. Sounds kinda like a move to placate the masses. "We're on it." No doubt in response to the seething outrage sweeping the nation over the size and audacity of the bailouts, however needed they might be. Sounds like an easy job. Sorta like dipping your hand in a barrel of ink and trying to pull up black stuff.

FBI probing bailout firms [CNNMoney]

8:51 PM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Ben Popken
1,574 views, 20 comments

Most discussed MrGutts: So what if all of them are found out they have all been naughty. So when Congress gives them more »
Google now helps catch criminals. The FBI identified a Citibank PIN thief by cross-referencing security camera footage with an ICQ handle and personal photos on ham radio enthusiasts sites. [Information Week]

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citibank
Here's What The World Of ATM Hacking Looks Like

Wired has been covering the ongoing investigation into recurring ATM pin thefts from Citibank accounts, and their latest article tracks how Ukrainian immigrants, a ringleader back in Russia, a hacked company named Fiserv that runs Citibank-branded ATMs in 7-Elevens, and an online payment service that also offers money laundering for a small fee all come together to steal your money. It's an amazing look at how the U.S. tries to combat the threat of ATM-related theft.

[The] undercover operation... at one point had Eastern European hackers chasing a female FBI agent through the streets of New York, trying to mug her for ATM-card-programming gear.

"Stakeouts, Lucky Breaks Snare Six More in Citibank ATM Heist" [Wired Threat Level] (Thanks to Robbie!)
(Photo: Getty)

8:30 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Chris Walters
11,695 views, 22 comments

Latest by sgtdawg: I stopped using ATMs a while back. I have never looked back. There are always going to be ways around more »
subprime fallout
FBI Said To Be Investigating Countrywide
The FBI has opened an investigation into Countrywide for suspected securities fraud, reports the New York Times. The Justice Department and FBI "are looking at whether officials at Countrywide, the nation's largest mortgage lender, misrepresented its financial condition and the soundness of its loans in security filings." So far everything is unofficial because nobody has been authorized to discuss the case, and a Countrywide spokeswoman says, ""We are not aware of any such investigation." More »

9:39 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Chris Walters
1,670 views, 18 comments

Latest by Mr. Gunn: greensmurf: Easy now, no one is saying they're not. This isn't about who to blame. The issue is that the more »
travel
LAX Terminal Evacuated Due To "Suspicious Comment"
20 Southwest Airlines and 2 U.S. Airways flights were delayed after a LAX terminal was evacuated for two hours due to a "suspicious comment" made by a passenger on SWA Flight 1182 from El Paso. We were unable to find out what exactly the "suspicious comment" was, but UPI suggests that it had something to do with explosives in his luggage. The LAPD bomb squad was called, but no explosives were found. More »

1:54 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Meg Marco
3,172 views, 42 comments

Latest by strathmeyer: The amount of time it takes us to find out what the comment was is probably inversely proportional to its more »
crime
FBI Starts Investigating The Entire Mortgage Industry
The New York Times says that the FBI has begun an investigation that includes almost the entire mortgage industry—from the lenders to the brokers to the Wall Street banks who packaged the loans as securities. They're cooperating with the SEC and wouldn't name which firms they're targeting, but the Times said that it includes 14 companies. More »

1:28 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Meg Marco
2,831 views, 25 comments

Latest by rhombopteryx: @futaihikage: Investigating the last thing that exploded (Enron, WTC) because the people in charge didn't recognize the powder keg they were more »

crime
HSBC Tells You To Cash An Obviously Fake Check
Over at InfoWorld they have a story from a guy who was trying to sell something on Craigslist, and because he is savvy in the ways of the internet, did not fall for an obvious "overpayment scheme." More »

12:59 PM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Meg Marco
10,417 views, 30 comments
crime
Family Tries To Pull Off $7 Million Black Friday Heist
A young man, his girlfriend, and his mother were arrested on Saturday for stealing $7.4 million from an armored car company last Monday in Cleveland, Ohio. They timed the robbery to occur after Black Friday and the ensuing weekend because they knew the company would be chock full of retailers' profits. Then they loaded a newly bought getaway van with the cash and hid away in Pipestem, West Virginia. The FBI tracked them down using old shopping receipts found in the girlfriend's abandoned pickup truck. More »

3:44 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Chris Walters
5,307 views, 18 comments

Latest by eighth_note: These are some of the dumbest robbers on the planet. This heist was all over local news for like more »
leaks
2 More Former Employees Claim Geek Squad Stole Customers' Personal Files
Two more individuals identifying themselves as former Geek Squad employees have stepped forward with allegations about the repair company's employees unauthorized copying of personal information from customer's hard-drives. More »

10:20 AM on Mon Jul 9 2007
By Ben Popken
7,514 views, 38 comments
attack of the botnets
FBI: 1 Million US Computers Have Been Taken Over By Botnets
The FBI has tells us that they've found 1 million US computers that have been compromised and are being controlled and used for evil. More »

3:10 PM on Thu Jun 14 2007
By Meg Marco
2,890 views, 25 comments

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