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OneUnited bank was weakest to receive TARP support

A report on  Bank Tracker, a project of the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, shows that OneUnited Bank, the bank at the center of the allegations against Rep. Maxine […]
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Insurers profit on policies of fallen soldiers

An investigation by David Evans of Bloomberg found that Prudential Insurance has been profiting on life insurance policies of deceased veterans.  The funds are held in "Prudential’s general corporate account, […]
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Board members profit from part-time work

An accountant, a lawyer and two retired executives each collected more than $475,000 last year - and one topped $600,000 - doing part-time work for multiple Wisconsin companies, according to […]
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Schools profit off of student credit card debt

An investigation by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund found "some of the nation’s largest and most elite universities stand to gain millions of dollars from selling the names and addresses […]
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Feds investigate possible billing fraud at Texas medical school, hospital

The Dallas Morning News’ Reese Dunklin and Miles Moffeit reported that a Dallas medical school and its teaching hospital are under federal investigation in possible Medicare and Medicaid fraud, billing […]
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BP chose riskier option to seal Deepwater Horizon well

Ian Urbina, of The New York Times, reports that a BP document provide to the paper by a Congressional investigator reveals that BP officials chose "to use a type of […]
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RV park investment leaves seniors penniless

A News-Press (Fort Meyers, Fla.) investigation found hundreds of senior citizens who invested more than $7 million with a Florida RV park and campground owner. The securities were unregistered and […]
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Censured doctors among Pfizer's paid experts

An investigation by Peter Aldhous and Jim Giles of NewScientist found that some of the experts used by Pfizer to lead educational forums have been "disciplined for deficiencies in patient […]
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Hedge fund fueled housing bubble, financial crisis

An investigation by Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica reveals how "the hedge fund Magnetar helped create mortgage-based securities, pushed for risky things to go inside them and then […]
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Some Massachusetts companies abused job creation tax breaks

Todd Wallack of The Boston Globe reports on the misuse of the Massachusetts' Economic Development Incentive Program which provides tax incentives to companies that invest and create jobs in the […]
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