Feb 25th, 2010 · Depending on whom you ask, The Art of the Steal is either a searing expose about the biggest art heist of the young century, or two hours of half-baked conspiracy theories. The new documentary explores controversial plans to move the Barnes Foundation's $25-billion art collection to downtown Philadelphia — against the wishes of its founder.
Feb 22nd, 2010 · The Colorado shuttle driver accused of training with al-Qaida and plotting to bomb transportation targets in New York pleaded guilty Monday guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. The FBI arrested Najibullah Zazi last fall and said he was planning an attack on the New York subway.
Jan 30th, 2010 · For almost every major world event — from the Apollo moon landing to Hurricane Katrina — there's a conspiracy theory to undermine the conventional view of the way things took place. Voodoo Histories, a new book by David Aaronovitch, takes aim at some of the most notorious.
Dec 7th, 2009 · Court documents unsealed Monday allege that David Coleman Headley conducted extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years before the 2008 attacks, which killed 166 people. He has been charged with conspiracy to murder and maim in a foreign country and material support of terrorism.
Nov 20th, 2009 · Narseal Batiste, who faced a maximum of 70 years in prison, was convicted in May of conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaida, plotting to blow up buildings and conspiracy to wage war against the U.S. Officials acknowledged the plot never got past the discussion stage and the group never acquired the means to carry it out.
Nov 11th, 2009 · Two former Bear Stearns executives were found not guilty Tuesday on fraud and conspiracy charges. Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tanin were the first Wall Street executives to face criminal charges arising from the collapse of the subprime mortgage market.
Nov 10th, 2009 · Two former Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers have been acquitted of lying to investors about the implosion of the subprime mortgage market. A Brooklyn jury found Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin not guilty on all counts of conspiracy and fraud.
Nov 10th, 2009 · The trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers has gone to the jury. Matthew Tannin and Ralph Cioffi are charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. Investors lost more than $1.6 billion when the two funds managed by Cioffi and Tannin collapsed in the subprime mortgage debacle.