(Bloomberg) -- A Democratic senator is asking Attorney General William Barr whether “political pressure” is limiting a probe into the hacking of environmental groups in light of Barr’s ouster of the chief U.S. prosecutor in Manhattan.“The risk is obvious that the investigation will be slow-walked or curtailed” because of President Donald Trump’s donors and allies in the oil and gas industries, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island said in a letter to Barr.The Rhode Island lawmaker, a former U.S. attorney, said hacking was directed at “environmental groups and others active in efforts to hold oil and gas companies accountable for having lied about climate science and obstructed government action to limit the carbon pollution causing climate change.”The Southern District of New York, where Barr removed Geoffrey Berman from his role as U.S. attorney last month, has been investigating the case as well as others that touch on people close to Trump. Berman...
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We I looked at Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX)'s historical hedge fund sentiment chart I noticed that AKRX was an extremely popular stock among hedge funds 4-5 years ago. It was trading at $40 per share back then, vs. only $0.09 today. I see that activist hedge fund manager Tom Sandell bought AKRX 5 years ago. This […]...
