Today we got the first (if indirect) confirmation that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney General’s Office for the Southern District of New York have launched a formal investigation into media-buying practices.

The confirmation didn’t come from the feds — they rarely comment on ongoing probes. In fact, a spokesperson for the NY Southern District AG’s office confirmed Tuesday there would be no confirmation forthcoming from that office on the investigation. And that’s about all the spokesperson had to say on the matter.

Read the full MediaPost Mediapsssst article here.