Insurance Fraud By N. Korea Outlined; U.S. Power Grid Scanned for Spies; DOJ Corruption Unit in Disarray

POSTED: 09:42 AM ET, 06/18/2009 by Sarah Fitzpatrick

TAGS: Justice Department, North Korea, corruption, fraud, spies

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Insurance Fraud By North Korea Outlined Washington Post
The North Korean government has collected hundreds of millions of dollars from some of the world's largest insurance companies on large and suspicious claims.

Justice Department Corruption Unit in Disarray Washington Post
The Justice Department unit that polices public corruption remains in chaos, coping with newly discovered evidence that threatens to undermine cases while department leaders struggle to reshuffle the ranks.

Interrogation Probe Report 'Weeks' Away Washington Post
A Justice Department report focusing on possible ethics violations by Bush administration lawyers who approved waterboarding of terrorism suspects is still "a matter of weeks" from release, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said yesterday.

Electricity Industry to Scan Grid for Spies Wall Street Journal ($)
The electric-utility industry is planning a pilot initiative to see whether Chinese spies have infiltrated computer networks running the U.S. power grid.

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White House Defends IG's Firing NYT
Obama to Replace Bush's Bioethics Panel NYT