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DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON, DC 20511 December 29, 2016 Joint DHS, ODNI, FBI Statement on Russian Malicious Cyber Activity On October 7, 2016, Secretary Johnson and Director Clapper issued a joint statement that the intelligence community is confident the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from U.S. persons and institutions, including from U.S. political organizations, and that the disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks are consistent with the Russian-directed efforts. The statement also noted that the Russians have used similar tactics and techniques across Europe and Eurasia to influence public opinion there.
Supporters say a new South Dakota concealed carry permit would speed up gun shopping for permit holders if it receives federal approval. Instead, shoppers would simply be able to present the permit, which requires completing an FBI fingerprint background check on top of the standard obligations necessary to get a concealed carry permit.
On Fox's MediaBuzz today, Howard Kurtz observed that there may not be as great an "in-depth examination of why the Democrats really lost" as opposed to when, say, Republicans were in the midst of "civil war." Washington Examiner chief congressional correspondent Susan Ferrechio said that while Democrats make noise about everything from Russia to the FBI, "what's being drowned out" is why they didn't connect with the rust belt.
Robert "RJ" Cipriani, a professional gambler, was the FBI informant instrumental in the drug and gambling investigation against Owen Hanson and others. Robert "RJ" Cipriani, a professional gambler, was the FBI informant instrumental in the drug and gambling investigation against Owen Hanson and others.
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US federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of Islamic State have been calling for their sympathisers to attack holiday gatherings in the United States, including churches, a law enforcement official said. The notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security was issued out of an abundance of caution after a publicly available list of US churches was published on pro-Islamic State websites.
This December 2016 photo provided by the Pasco Sheriff's Office shows Sherif Elganainy. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, it's assisting a Tampa Bay area law enforcement agency in the potential terrorism activity of Elganainy, who was arrested after his father was taken to a hospital due to suspicious fumes in the family home.
"A White House council has declared junk science all too common in the criminal justice system, but the Department of Justice is refusing to implement recommendations that would increase safeguards against scientifically invalid testimony and require greater disclosure of misconduct and shoddy work. In September the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology released a report finding 'a dismaying frequency of instances of use of forensic evidence' - such as analyses of hair, bite marks, and shoe prints - 'that do not pass an objective test of scientific validity.'
In this June 19, 2015 file photo, police tape surrounds the parking lot behind the AME Emanuel Church as FBI forensic experts work the crime scene, in Charleston, S.C. CREDIT: AP/Stephen B. Morton Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who shot nine African Americans at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston last June, was found guilty of 33 separate federal charges last week. He faces the death penalty.
Netflix has released a new trailer for its latest sci-fi series, Travelers , which hits the streaming service this Friday. The series stars Eric McCormack and focuses on a group of FBI agents who send their consciousnesses back in time in order to save humanity.
The FBI was trying to get a look at thousands of Hillary Clinton's emails on disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner's computer partly to see if anyone had hacked in to steal classified information, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Investigating possible hacking appeared to be a secondary rationale for the email search, which FBI Director James Comey launched in the waning days of the presidential election.
The NIA, which named Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar and three others as accused, submitted scientific, oral and technical evidences before the special court. Six protected persons, a jailed terrorist and officials of Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Department of Justice figure as witnesses in the charge sheet filed by NIA in the January 2 Pathankot air base attack.
Director/creator David Lynch returns as FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole and eats a donut - and that's all - in a new teaser for the Showtime reboot of Twin Peaks coming this year. The most recent teaser featured a bunch of returning cast members talking about their excitement at being involved with the show again.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch is defending the FBI against allegations that the bureau mishandled investigations of email hacks of Democrats and focused too much attention on Hillary Clinton's private email server. "I can tell you that this investigation was taken seriously from the beginning," Lynch said in an interview with CNN that airs Sunday.
As President Obama pointed his finger directly at the Russians over election year hacking of Democratic Party aides, intelligence officials are now presenting a united front about Russian involvement in the 2016 race for President, as Mr. Obama defended the conclusions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. "The intelligence that I've seen gives me great confidence in their assessment that the Russians carried out this hack," the President said, blaming Russia for getting emails both from the Democratic National Committee and top Hillary Clinton aide John Podesta.
US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday again rejected the CIA's conclusion that Russia manipulated the US election, as the hacking scandal expanded into a hefty foreign policy challenge just five weeks before he takes office. Even as NBC News reported that US intelligence has concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a direct hand in the hacking plot, Trump took to Twitter to dismiss the issue, which has been roiling since before he defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton on November 8. "If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House waite [sic] so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?" he tweeted.
A Nigerian man is facing U.S. charges that he participated in scams targeting thousands of victims globally in which company executives or vendors were impersonated in emails directing employees to make large wire transfers. David Chukwuneke Adindu, 29, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday to charges including wire fraud, prosecutors said, more than three weeks after the FBI said he was arrested at a Houston airport.
Well, here's another "people have said" update regarding Russia's allegedly hacking our election to help Trump. There's still a lot of rumor, speculation, and unsubstantiated reports about Russia's role in the 2016 election because no one has gone on the record.
A federal court has granted permission to a progressive telecommunications company - one at the center of a years-long battle over the constitutionality of national security letters - to talk about the ongoing lawsuit it's involved in. In 2013, Credo Mobile, a phone company headquartered in San Francisco that raises money for progressive groups, received two national security letters from an FBI special agent in San Antonio, Texas, demanding the names, addresses and billing records associated with three accounts.