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Soros non-profit news group hacked site, violated federal law

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The Center for Public Integrity (CPI), a George Soros-funded nonprofit news organization based in Washington, D.C., violated federal law despite warnings from its legal counsel, according to documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

CPI’s international arm, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, published the first part of its two-year project Looting the Seas in November 2010.

The report on international regulatory guidelines for fishing the Eastern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, a commodity in the global sushi market, included more than 200 interviews, and featured information obtained through the illegal access of a government website.

Full Story: iHACK NEWS: CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY KNOWINGLY VIOLATED LAW IN PURSUIT OF BIG TUNA STORY