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"This country is going so far to the right you're not going to recognize it." Those memorable words were uttered by Richard Nixon's Attorney General, John Mitchell , who proved to be off by almost 50 years.
Category Archives: US Federal Bureau of Investigation
One year later, motive of St. Cloud mall attacker remains unclear
Bystanders were outside Crossroads Center in St. Cloud on Sept. 17, 2016, after Dahir Adan stabbed 10 people with kitchen knives and then was killed.
Inside FBI bomb investigation training
FBI Special Agent Leo McFarland grew up in New York City in the shadow of 9/11 -- a backdrop that inspired him to enter the high-stakes, high-risk world of criminal investigations. Just a few months into his role at the FBI, he had his first experience with a bomb investigation when he responded to the September 2016 bombing in the New York's Chelsea neighborhood.
‘Hello, Clarice:’ Man who sent Hannibal Lecter photo to judge to go on trial
A Pennsylvania man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he threatened a judge by sending her a letter including a picture of movie cannibal Hannibal Lecter. Gregg Tchirkow, of Monessen, claimed at Thursday's preliminary hearing that the picture was a "cry for help" and a way to tell the court he needed psychiatric help when transitioning from prison to freedom.
The Latest: Manafort spokesman appears before grand jury
Jason Maloni, a president of a public relations firm, appeared Friday in front of a federal grand jury that special counsel Robert Mueller is using to investigate potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. Maloni said in a statement afterward that he was required to appear as a witness before the grand jury and that he had answered questions and complied with the obligation.
Key Senate panel eyes new bills to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller
The Republican-led Senate judiciary committee now plans to take the first steps on legislation that would make it harder for President Donald Trump to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the latest sign that Trump could face a backlash from Capitol Hill if he sought to dismiss the special counsel. At the same time, the Senate panel is weighing whether to compel the appearance of Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, along with two senior FBI officials, all of whom have yet to agree to be interviewed despite the demands of committee leaders.
Q & A: US Warrantless Surveillance Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Section 702 of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act , a warrantless surveillance law that underpins two massive internet and telephone monitoring programs, will expire on December 31, 2017, unless Congress renews it. The law enables the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other US bodies to gather and/or search private communications without a warrant.
Clinton lawyers to be investigated over possible destruction of evidence
Well, maybe not her but somebody close to her. It's the story that absolutely refuses to die, and possibly with good reason.
Hackers target Schuyler Co. 911 center, system temporarily disrupted
Roughly two weeks ago, Schuyler County officials say hackers were able to gain access to the communications system for the whole county. The mode of access is now being investigated on a state and federal level.
Training exercise in the District will involve police, Secret Service, FBI
A training exercise will be conducted Tuesday morning in the Washington metropolitan area by a variety of law enforcement agencies under the supervision of the FBI. Among the agencies participating will be the U.S. Secret Service and the D.C. police.
DNA lab techniques now under fire
Two techniques for analyzing DNA evidence that were once considered cutting edge are now under fire amid questions about their reliability, and criminal defense attorneys in New York have asked a state agency to investigate the renowned lab that once used both methods. The New York City medical examiner's lab developed one of the techniques and became a leader in sophisticated DNA examinations partly because of its work identifying the remains of 9/11 victims.
Should Congress Force Social Media To Investigate Foreign Propaganda Trolls?
"I fought foreign propaganda for the FBI," writes a former special agent from its Counterintelligence Division. Now an associate dean at Yale Law School, he's warning that "the tools we had won't work anymore."
Who in the hell is Felix Sater?! Everything you were afraid to ask…
OTHER NAMES USED: Felix Satter, Felix Slater, Felix Sader, Haim F. Sater, Hai Ying Sater, Sater Felix, Felix T. Catter, Felix W. Unger, Cole Lusion WHY WE CARE: Sater was the intermediary who brought Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and representatives of Vladimir Putin a plan in late 2015 to discuss building a Trump Tower in Moscow in exchange for sanctions against Russia eventually being lifted if Trump won the election. The Moscow tower plan fell through and was replaced by a more modest project: annexing six acres along the Ukranian border for a bank of video poker machines.
DNA lab techniques pioneered in New York now under fire
The New York City medical examiner's lab developed one of the techniques and became a leader in sophisticated DNA examinations partly because of its work identifying the remains of 9/11 victims. Both techniques have been phased out in favor of new technology.
‘I smell a rat here’: Lindsey Graham wants James Comey to…
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina raised alarms on Thursday by saying he wanted former FBI Director James Comey to give another testimony on Hillary Clinton's email case. Last week, Graham and fellow Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said they reviewed interview transcripts revealing that Comey may have started to draft an "exoneration statement" for Clinton before the FBI could conduct an interview for Clinton and her associates.
Explosion injures 1 at Indiana post office; FBI investigates
The FBI is leading an investigation Thursday into an explosion at a post office in northwestern Indiana that injured a postal worker. The Times reports that FBI Special Agent Bob Ramsey said the woman was taken to a hospital after the explosion about 6 p.m. on Wednesday in East Chicago.
Nunes vents anger at Sessions over subpoena, threatens to hold AG, FBI chief in contempt
House committee subpoenas FBI, Justice over Trump dossier - In the most significant escalation yet in the wrangling between Congress and the FBI over the Trump dossier, the House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed the bureau and the Justice Department for documents relating to the dossier
Accused mobster tied to Boston art heist to be sentenced on gun charge
Robert Gentile, a reputed Connecticut mobster, is wheeled into the federal courthouse in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
House committee subpoenas FBI, Justice over Trump dossier
In the most significant escalation yet in the wrangling between Congress and the FBI over the Trump dossier, the House Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed the bureau and the Justice Department for documents relating to the dossier, the FBI's relationship with dossier author Christopher Steele, and the bureau's possible role in supporting what began as an opposition research project against candidate Donald Trump in the final months of last year's presidential campaign. The subpoenas are an indication of growing frustration inside the committee over the FBI and Justice Department's lack of cooperation in the Trump-Russia investigation.
Russian online bots step up influence bid
After the 2016 U.S. presidential race was subject to Russian cyber meddling, analysts say the ferocity of more recent assaults is a preview of what could be coming in the 2018 elections, when Republicans will be defending their control of both chambers of Congress. "They haven't stood still since 2016," said Ben Nimmo, a senior fellow in information defense at the Digital Forensic Research Lab at the Atlantic Council in Washington, which tracked the activity.