investigation

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A criminal investigation has reportedly been opened against a former official who had been in charge of safety checks of the bar, making him the third person charged, after the bar's owners, a French couple.

From Barron's

French authorities launched an investigation into the deaths in December and January of two babies who were thought to have drunk possibly contaminated powdered milk.

From Barron's

Scotland's independent prosecution and deaths investigation service is now investigating seven deaths for potential links to the hospital environment at Glasgow's largest hospital.

From BBC

In recent days, the Justice Department has resisted launching civil rights investigations into two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents.

From Los Angeles Times

Court records and a Times investigation show grand juries in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles have repeatedly rejected criminal filings from prosecutors in similar cases.

From Los Angeles Times