ABC News: Investigative Unit

Investigators Question Terror Suspects' Attraction to Boston Suburb

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:53:37 GMT

Among the many unanswered questions about the two Tsarnaev brothers accused of the Boston Marathon bombing is why, days after the attack, they were heading to the suburb of Watertown and its manicured lawns and tulips when police picked up their trail and began a chase.

Chechen in Boston Investigation Denies Link to Bombing

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:00 GMT

The former Chechen rebel who said his home was searched by the FBI in connection to the Boston Marathon bombing investigation said in a letter today he has "nothing to do with the terrible act in Boston."

SEAL Auctions Bin Laden Raid Knife for Fallen Friend

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:06:19 GMT

Mark Owen donates knife, $35K goes to family of SEAL Brett "Shady" Shadle.

Gold Shipment Vanishes in Airport Heist

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:05:50 GMT

JAMES GORDON MEEK reports: WASHINGTON – A $625,000 gold shipment vanished early Tuesday in a brazen heist at Miami International Airport after it arrived aboard a jet from Ecuador, police said. As the FBI confirmed it was leading the hunt for the crooks, the pool...

Boston Bombing: FBI Questions Former Chechen Rebel in US

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:31:42 GMT

The FBI has carried out a search warrant at the Manchester, New Hampshire home of a former Chechen militant who admits he met with dead bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev less than a month before the Boston Marathon bombing.

Boston Bomb Suspect Cursed America on Boat: Officials

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:44:37 GMT

As police searched for him, and as he lay bleeding in his boat hideout, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote "F*** America" on the side panel of the boat, police in Massachusetts told ABC News.

Wal-Mart Fires Supplier After Bangladesh Revelation

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:17:21 GMT

For the second time in a year, Wal-Mart has announced it would be firing a clothing supplier after a deadly incident revealed garments bound for their stores were being produced under substandard conditions in Bangladesh.

GOP Donors Question IRS Audits

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:43:21 GMT

There is a widening circle of prominent Republican donors and activists stepping forward this week to declare that they were audited by the IRS, and many now are questioning if they were targeted for their political views.

Russia Claims It Caught CIA Spy

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:08:16 GMT

Russian counter-intelligence claimed today it caught an undercover CIA agent in the act of trying to recruit a Russian agent.

Dear ABC News Fixer: Delta SkyMile Woes

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:28:12 GMT

Dear Fixer: Delta Air Lines advertises their Gold Delta SkyMiles American Express card heavily with ads claiming "first bag free on every flight."

Gov't Subpoenas AP Phone Records

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:59:50 GMT

Government uses subpoena to gain wide swath of Associated Press telephone records

Major Retailers Sign Worker Safety Agreement After Bangladesh Horror

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:14:18 GMT

Two of the largest global clothing retailers have signed onto an agreement to make major safety improvements to garment factories in Bangladesh, decisions that come on the heels of a deadly building collapse that killed more than 1,100 workers.

Marine Captain to Face Court Martial Over Urination Video

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:06:46 GMT

2011 video showed Marines apparently urinating on Taliban corpses.

CIA 'Sisterhood' Tracked Bin Laden

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:42:32 GMT

Years before Osama bin Laden became a household name, a group of female analysts at the CIA was so determined to find and stop the terror leader that one said she was once counseled by an Agency superior that she was spending “too much time”...

'Mounting Evidence' Boston Bombers Involved in 2011 Triple Murder

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:25:56 GMT

Massachusetts investigators have developed what they call "mounting evidence," bolstered by "forensic hits," that point to the possible involvement of both Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother Dzhokhar in a gruesome, unsolved triple homicide in 2011, law enforcement officials told ABC News.

ABC News Fixer Reader Gets Results: DISH Has Change of Heart

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:51:04 GMT

Josefa Price kept getting refund checks in deceased husband's name.

FBI Under Fire, Didn't Tell Boston PD About Bombing Suspects

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:59:30 GMT

The FBI never told the Boston police or the Massachusetts State Police about possible Russian terror connections of the suspected Marathon bombers until three and half days after the attack, law enforcement officials testified today before the House Homeland Security Committee.

Union Protests to Target Gap over Bangladesh Worker Safety

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:57:48 GMT

A leading American labor union is throwing its weight behind public protests against Gap Inc. planned for this weekend in what the union's leader said is an "opening salvo" in the battle against dangerous working conditions in Bangladesh.

New Terrorist Magazine Targets Obama

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:01:26 GMT

Azan, like Its al Qaeda-kin Inspire, encourages jihad in English.

Dear ABC News Fixer: Not-So-Unlimited Data From Verizon

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:24:32 GMT

Dear ABC News Fixer: We signed a two-year contract with Verizon Wireless in July 2011 when we got two iPhones. We got an unlimited data plan...

Dem Blames 'Political Correctness' for Fort Hood 'Workplace Violence' Controversy

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:11:55 GMT

Rep. Chaka Fattah says attack should be called terrorism.

Domestic Terror Attack Thwarted in Minnesota: FBI

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:23:23 GMT

Authorities thwarted what could have been a deadly domestic terror attack last week when they raided the home of a militia-linked Minnesota man, law enforcement sources told ABC News today.

Government Takes Precautions Over Expected 'OpUSA' Cyber Attack

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:30:59 GMT

Homeland Security, FBI warn over "nuisance-level attacks."

Boston Bomb Suspect's Friend Released on Bond

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:32:16 GMT

Robel Phillipos, a friend of one of the accused Boston Marathon bombers, has been released on bond following a court appearance today.

FBI: Raid of Minn. Home Disrupted 'Terror Attack'

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:20:23 GMT

FBI: Raid of Minn. home that netted suspected pipe bombs, firearms disrupted 'terror attack'