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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

President of CPMI states that Senate Police will investigate possible entry of camera into vault room housing Vorcaro's data

The president of the Mixed Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI) confirmed an investigation into a potential security breach involving a camera in a secure room containing sensitive data related to Daniel Vorcaro.

Mar 17 • 14:50 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Senate Republican expands childcare fraud crackdown to more blue states

A Senate Republican is expanding his investigation into childcare fraud from Minnesota to include New York, Michigan, and Oregon, citing concerns over improper payments in state-administered programs.

Mar 17 • 12:29 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Data brokers accused of hiding opt-out pages from Google

A U.S. Senate investigation revealed that major data brokers have obstructed access to their opt-out pages by using code that prevents search engines from indexing these pages.

Mar 14 • 17:30 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

CPI approves breaking of confidentiality of Vorcaro's brother-in-law and summons dismissed BC servers

The Brazilian Senate's CPI approved the summons of dismissed Central Bank employees and the breaking of confidentiality for Fabiano Zettel, linked to a financial fraud investigation.

Mar 11 • 15:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mansur, former owner of Reag, says that management was not a front and was penalized for being independent

João Carlos Mansur, former owner of the Reag management company under investigation, asserts that the company was legitimate and penalized for its independence during a Senate inquiry.

Mar 11 • 13:21 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Hawley launches Google investigation after 'shocking' child trafficking testimony at Senate hearing

Senator Josh Hawley is launching an investigation into Google following a Senate hearing that revealed alarming testimonies about child sex trafficking and a significant increase in online abusive material.

Mar 4 • 22:18 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Zapatero, on whether he facilitated the rescue of the airline Plus Ultra: 'No, absolutely not'

Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero denied any involvement in the rescue of Plus Ultra airline during a Senate investigation led by the opposition PP party.

Mar 2 • 08:21 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Zapatero Appears in the Senate to Explain His Business with the 'Fixer' of Plus Ultra

Former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will appear in the Senate to explain his business dealings with Julio Martínez Martínez amid a corruption investigation.

Mar 2 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP summons Deputy Prime Minister Montero to the Senate investigation committee of SEPI

The People's Party in Spain has summoned Deputy Prime Minister María Jesús Montero to testify before a Senate committee investigating alleged corruption related to the State Industrial Participation Society (SEPI).

Feb 27 • 11:30 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Texas-based ABC affiliates file equal time notices as FCC cracks down on ‘The View’ over Talarico segment

Texas ABC affiliates are complying with FCC regulations by filing equal-time notices, prompted by the investigation into an episode of 'The View' featuring Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.

Feb 25 • 21:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Vorcaro will be heard in Senate committee next Tuesday and in person, says Renan Calheiros

Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, will testify in person before the Senate's Economic Affairs Committee next Tuesday as part of a significant investigation into financial fraud.

Feb 24 • 16:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Senate Commission will decide on Tuesday regarding Vorcaro's testimony, says Renan

The Senate's Economic Affairs Committee in Brazil will decide on Tuesday about the testimony request from Daniel Vorcaro, head of Banco Master, amid a significant financial fraud investigation.

Feb 23 • 19:19 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Senate bypasses Alcolumbre and investigates Master case even without its own CPI

The Brazilian Senate is circumventing its president Davi Alcolumbre's refusal to establish a Commission of Inquiry (CPI) into Banco Master by pursuing the case through multiple fronts.

Feb 23 • 15:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

André Mendonça returns to CPI data on the breaking of banking secrets from Master and Vorcaro

Minister André Mendonça of Brazil's Supreme Court has mandated the Senate to hand over investigation materials from the Sem Desconto Operation to the Federal Police, which include data from the banking secrecy breaches.

Feb 20 • 15:50 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

The federal justice will investigate the disorder during the Senate session on labor reform

The federal judiciary in Argentina is set to investigate disorder that occurred during a Senate session regarding labor reform, with a specific focus on a protestor accused of throwing Molotov cocktails.

Feb 18 • 20:31 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The Senate will vote on the appointment of Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Fed amid the investigation into Powell

The Senate is set to vote on Kevin Warsh's nomination as chairman of the Federal Reserve, despite ongoing investigations into current chairman Jerome Powell.

Feb 13 • 14:33 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Master Case: Senate committee approves meetings with the Federal Police, Central Bank, TCU, CVM, and former president of BRB

The Brazilian Senate's Committee on Economic Affairs approved invitations for various authorities to provide information regarding the Master Bank case.

Feb 10 • 14:23 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Probe Senate over Electoral Act, tax laws, SERAP urges CCB

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called for an investigation into the Senate regarding the controversial amendments made to the Electoral Act and Tax Reform Laws.

Feb 8 • 11:13 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

Salazar denies sexual harassment of his colleagues and says he retired from politics for his family

Francisco Salazar denies allegations of sexual harassment and claims his political retirement was due to family reasons, while the PSOE distances itself from him amidst a Senate investigation.

Feb 5 • 11:33 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Francisco Salazar states that his lunch with Pilar Alegría was the result of the ex-minister's "humanist feeling"

Francisco Salazar claimed that his lunch with Pilar Alegría stemmed from her "humanist feeling" amidst ongoing investigations and lack of support from socialist senators during a Senate commission.

Feb 5 • 10:09 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Francisco Salazar appears before the Senate commission of the 'Koldo case'

Former high official Francisco Salazar testified before the Senate investigation into the 'Koldo case', indicating he has no knowledge of a vehicle associated with Pedro Sánchez, amidst claims he possesses critical information about alleged misconduct by the PSOE.

Feb 5 • 08:54 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Renan mentions violations of secrecy, Lula, and Galpolo in Senate commission about the Master

Senator Renan Calheiros announced a working group to investigate the Master Bank scandal, promising thorough oversight including document analyses and public hearings.

Feb 5 • 00:59 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
Crime & Justice

Bank Credit Suisse: Evidence of Hundreds of Accounts with Nazi Connections

A US Senate hearing has revealed allegations against Credit Suisse concerning nearly 900 accounts linked to Nazi connections as part of an ongoing investigation led by Senator Chuck Grassley.

Feb 3 • 15:53 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Close ties between Nazis and Credit Suisse: 890 accounts of the regime brought to light

A recent investigation revealed at least 890 previously unknown accounts linked to the Nazi regime at Credit Suisse, as disclosed by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on banks' roles in facilitating the Holocaust.

Feb 3 • 11:16 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP forces another investigation committee in the Senate about the SEPI still under judicial secrecy

The Popular Party (PP) has instigated another investigation committee in the Senate concerning the SEPI, which remains under judicial secrecy, amid ongoing political tensions regarding corruption between the government and opposition.

Jan 15 • 16:41 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP besieges Montero by opening an investigation in the Senate about the Sepi for the investigation of her former strongman in it

The investigation led by the Civil Guard into Vicente Fernández, former president of Sepi, has prompted the PP to hold the government accountable despite María Jesús Montero's claims of no political responsibility.

Jan 15 • 13:03 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Thune warns DOJ's probe of Fed Chair Powell 'better be real' and 'serious' amid political backlash

Senate Majority Leader John Thune cautioned that the allegations against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell must be serious and legitimate, reflecting bipartisan concerns about the Department of Justice's investigation.

Jan 13 • 14:23 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Federal Reserve Chairman announces that the Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal investigation against him

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has confirmed that the U.S. Prosecutor's Office is investigating whether he lied during his Senate testimony regarding the Fed's headquarters reform in Washington.

Jan 12 • 01:43 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The PP wants to investigate the bailout for Plus Ultra in the Senate and summon Zapatero

The Popular Party in the Senate plans to expand its investigation into the bailout of Plus Ultra and intends to call former President Zapatero to testify.

Jan 9 • 19:43 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Grassley presses FBI over Trump Arctic Frost probe name, calls change ‘anything but random’

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is demanding clarity from the FBI regarding the naming process of investigations after changes were made to the Arctic Frost probe associated with President Trump.

Jan 9 • 18:51 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

The Prosecutor's Office opposes the charge against Cerdán for false testimony in the Senate: "There is not even an appearance of a crime"

The Prosecutor's Office has opposed the charge against Santos Cerdán for alleged false testimony before the Senate investigation commission, arguing that the facts described do not constitute a crime even if true.

Jan 9 • 18:26 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
World

The US Senate heats up Trump’s summit with oil giants: opens an investigation against the big oil companies for the military operation in Venezuela

The US Senate has launched an investigation into major oil companies concerning their involvement in the military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, coinciding with President Trump's upcoming summit with oil executives.

Jan 9 • 13:44 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

A judge in Madrid summons Cerdán to testify on February 5 for false testimony in the Senate

A judge in Madrid has scheduled Santos Cerdán to testify on February 5 regarding alleged false testimony given during a Senate investigation.

Jan 9 • 10:09 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

A judge summons Santos Cerdán to testify for lying in the Senate investigative committee

Santos Cerdán, the former Secretary of Organization of the PSOE, has been called to testify in Madrid regarding allegations of lying under oath in a Senate investigation related to corruption.

Jan 9 • 08:43 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court doctrine hinders Ábalos from attending the Senate at the doors of the trial

The Supreme Court magistrate Leopoldo Puente indicated that the court's own doctrine makes it difficult to grant former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos permission to attend a Senate investigation into the Koldo case, as he is currently in provisional detention without bail.

Jan 8 • 00:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court denies authorization for Ábalos to appear in the Senate tomorrow

The judge Leopoldo Puente has ruled against granting a request for prison inmate José Luis Ábalos to attend a Senate committee meeting regarding government contracts and public sector operations.

Jan 7 • 10:17 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The Supreme Court denies Ábalos attendance at the Senate commission on the ‘Koldo case’

The Supreme Court judge Leopoldo Puente has denied former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos the opportunity to testify at the Senate investigation regarding the Koldo case, stating the urgency of the matter.

Jan 7 • 10:03 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The PP creates a new investigative commission in the Senate, this time about the SEPI

The Popular Party has announced the establishment of a new investigative commission in the Senate to look into the economic activities of the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI), separating it from the ongoing 'Koldo case'.

Jan 5 • 15:29 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
National & Local

The PP will create an investigation committee in the Senate about the 'black box of SEPI'

The Popular Party (PP) plans to establish a Senate investigation committee to look into the financial dealings of SEPI and its connections to the Maduro regime.

Jan 5 • 11:19 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

The PP creates an investigation commission in the Senate about 'the black box of SEPI' to 'pay favors to Maduro'

The PP has announced the creation of a Senate investigation committee regarding SEPI, claiming it may have been used to pay favors to the Maduro regime through company rescues.

Jan 5 • 11:12 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The Senate will investigate the Government's connection with the Maduro regime: the PP promotes another commission on Plus Ultra and the 'Hydrocarbons case'

The Spanish Senate will initiate an investigation into whether the government misused public funds to support the Maduro regime, led by the PP's absolute majority.

Jan 5 • 11:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

The Senate requests permission to interrogate Ábalos this Thursday in his first appearance 42 days later

The Spanish Senate is seeking authorization from the Supreme Court to allow José Luis Ábalos to be transferred from prison to testify on January 8 regarding the Koldo investigation.

Jan 2 • 22:55 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

The PP summons Ábalos to appear in the Senate on January 8

The Senate's investigation committee for the Koldo case has scheduled the appearance of former minister José Luis Ábalos for January 8, following the PP's majority authority in the committee.

Dec 30 • 12:23 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

The PP summons Ábalos on January 8 in the Senate to answer for everything he knows about Pedro Sánchez

The Popular Party has summoned former minister José Luis Ábalos to the Senate investigation committee on January 8 to address allegations related to Pedro Sánchez, while Ábalos remains in preventive detention due to corruption charges.

Dec 30 • 11:50 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

The PP summons Ábalos on January 8 in the 'Koldo case' commission in the Senate

The Popular Party will use its absolute majority in the Senate to summon former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, currently imprisoned, to testify in the investigation of the Koldo case on January 8.

Dec 30 • 11:23 UTC

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