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Indian police investigate $158M Reebok fraud
Germany's Adidas Group said Wednesday that Indian police are investigating two former executives from its Reebok India unit for an alleged fraud that ...
London police investigate corruption allegations
London's Metropolitan Police say they are investigating allegations that police officers accepted illegal payments from a private investigation agency ...
Ex-campaign aide to DC mayor pleads guilty
In a case that revealed underhanded tactics used to get Vincent Gray elected mayor of Washington, a former Gray campaign aide pleaded guilty Tuesday ...
Prosecutor launches new Strauss-Kahn rape probe
A French prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington hotel by former IMF chief and one-time French ...
Former appraiser in LA County is charged
Corruption charges were filed Monday against a former Los Angeles County appraiser as part of an investigation into influence peddling claims ...
3 charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans
Three young men were arraigned Sunday in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans. The office of ...
Evidence mixed for Zimmerman's self-defense claim
When George Zimmerman tries to convince a judge or jury that he shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense, the evidence he'll be able to call on appears to ...
Peru's famed hostage raid investigated
Peruvians traumatized by years of guerrilla violence cheered in 1997 when government troops raided the Japanese ambassador's residence to rescue ...
Ex-Syracuse hoops coach's wife: Life is ruined
The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine claimed Wednesday that ESPN maliciously trampled her reputation by ...
Mueller confirms preliminary probe of JPMorgan
FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday the bureau has launched a preliminary investigation of JPMorgan Chase & Co. following a $2 billion trading ...
Police confirm missing Tucson girl was abducted
Police investigating the abduction of 6-year-old Isabel Mercedes Celis have scoured her Tucson, Ariz., home, interviewed more than 500 sex offenders ...
Wash. jury takes its time in Powell voyeurism case
A jury handling the voyeurism case against a missing Utah woman's father-in-law struggled to reach a verdict Tuesday, breaking for the day without a ...
NCIS: $2M in stolen military property recovered
Military authorities recovered about $1.8 million in stolen property as part of an ongoing investigation that so far involves almost 70 civilians and ...
Ex-tabloid boss Brooks faces phone hacking charges
Former U.K. tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four close aides were charged Tuesday over alleged attempts to conceal evidence in ...
Vatican mystery intensifies, bones found in grave
Forensic police swarmed the crypt of a Roman basilica on Monday to exhume the body of a reputed mobster as part of an investigation into one of the ...
Rescued girl tells sister: 'Now we can go home'
Days of searching for two young girls and the kidnapper who killed their mother and sister led to the kind of terrain that favors the hunted — high ...
Lawyer: 'Birdman' allegations involve spurned fan
An attorney for Chris "Birdman" Andersen says he believes the allegations that led to a search of the Denver Nuggets player's home this week involve ...
Again? Wal-Mart's rep takes another beating
In business, you're only as good as your last good deed. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, in recent years has tried to repair a reputation ...
Judge tosses defamation suit v. Syracuse, Boeheim
A judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit brought against Syracuse University and men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim by two men who said the ...
AP Exclusive: Vatican eyes Legion priests on abuse
The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors — evidence that the ...
Kidnap-slaying suspect kills himself; 2 girls OK
A man wanted by the FBI for killing a mother and daughter and kidnapping two other girls shot himself to death as officers closed in, but the two ...
Lobster hostilities lead to boat sinkings in US
The sinking of two lobster boats is rekindling memories of hostilities among U.S. lobstermen two years ago that led to a near-fatal shooting, boats ...
Nuggets' Andersen target of investigation
Denver Nuggets reserve center Chris "Birdman" Andersen was excused indefinitely from all team-related activities after sheriff's deputies searched his ...
AP source: Feds investigate leak in terrorism case
Federal investigators are conducting a probe into who leaked information about an al-Qaida plot in which an explosive device was to have been ...
UK's Cameron braces for Rebekah Brooks' testimony
Prime Minister David Cameron's friendships with two suspects at the heart of Britain's phone hacking scandal will come under spotlight this week in ...