Category: US Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI: Suspect in airport shooting wenta

Booking photo shows suspect Esteban Santiago, 26, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Relatives of the man who police say opened fire killing several people and wounding others at Fort Lauderdale airport report that he had a history of mental health issues.

Alleged airport shooter planned the Ft. Lauderdale attack, FBI says

The alleged gunman in the Fort Lauderdale airport fatal shooting went to Florida specifically to launch the attack that killed five and seriously wounded six, FBI officials said Saturday. After spending hours interrogating the suspect, Esteban Santiago, 26, investigators believe he went to Florida with a plan to carry out the attack, which FBI officials said can’t be ruled out as an act of terrorism.

Iraq war veteran accused of killing five at Fort Lauderdale airport

An Iraq war veteran took a gun out of his checked luggage and opened fire in a crowded baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale’s airport on Friday, killing five people, months after he showed up at an FBI office behaving erratically, according to authorities. Esteban Santiago, 26, who was taken into custody immediately after the shooting and questioned at length, was expected to face federal charges in the shooting rampage, said George Piro, special agent in charge of the FBI’s office in Miami.

FBI deletes details about hacking effort in document release

The FBI has released 100 pages of heavily censored documents related to its agreement with an unidentified vendor to hack into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters, but it did not identify whom it paid to perform the work or how much it cost. The records were provided Friday in response to a federal lawsuit filed against the FBI by The Associated Press, Vice Media and Gannett, the parent company of USA Today.

Iraq war veteran accused of killing five at Ft. Lauderdale airport

News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector An Iraq war veteran took a gun out of his checked luggage and opened fire in a crowded baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale’s airport on Friday, killing five people, months after he showed up at an FBI office behaving erratically, Reuters reported. Esteban Santiago, 26, who was taken into custody immediately following the shooting and questioned at length, was expected to face federal charges in the shooting rampage, said George Piro, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s office in Miami.

Suspect in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting had visited FBI office in Alaska last year

People hide behind a column at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International after a gunman opened fire in the baggage claim area at the airport, killing several people and wounding others before being taken into custody. An Iraq War veteran who had complained that the government was forcing him to watch Islamic State videos pulled a gun from his checked bag and opened fire Friday afternoon at Fort Lauderdale’s international airport, killing five people and injuring eight, authorities said.

Veteran Allegedly Kills 5 at…

A military veteran opened fire in a baggage claim at the Fort LauderdaleHollywood International Airport in Florida Friday, killing five and wounding eight others, in a horrific scene that sent people running for their lives, officials and witnesses said. The motive for the shooting, just before 1 p.m. in the baggage claim area at Terminal 2, remained unclear and the alleged gunman appears to have acted alone.

Even Dylann Roof’s Shoes Are RacistBy Jason Ryan

The Emanuel A.M.E. Church killer put white supremacist symbols on footwear throughout the trials to determine whether he lives or dies, the FBI said. CHARLESTON, South Carolina-Even as a jury considers sentencing Dylann Roof to death for the killing of nine black worshipers, the 22 year old has worn shoes adorned with racist symbols to court these past two months.

Hunt for Prison Escapee Pivots to Bank Robbery Attempt

The FBI says a man who generally fits the description of an escaped inmate attempted to rob a bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Thursday morning. The suspect is described as a husky 5’10” man with a mustache and a tattoo on his neck, matching the description of James Walker Morales, who escaped from the high-security Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, Rhode Island on New Year’s Eve.

The FBI Never Asked For AccessTo Hacked Computer Servers

The FBI did not examine the servers of the Democratic National Committee before issuing a report attributing the sweeping cyberintrusion to Russia-backed hackers, BuzzFeed News has learned. Six months after the FBI first said it was investigating the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s computer network, the bureau has still not requested access to the hacked servers, a DNC spokesman said.

Federal Hold Up For Gold Card Gun Permits Ina

Issues with the federal government are affecting a new gun permit that went into effect New Year’s Day. It’s called the gold card and it allows South Dakotans who carry it to buy a gun, without having to go through the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS.

UPDATE 1-FBI analysis fingers Russian spy agencies for U.S. election hacks

Dec 29 The FBI squarely blamed Russian intelligence services on Thursday for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, releasing the most definitive report yet on the issue, including samples of malicious computer code said to have been used in a broad hacking campaign. Starting in mid-2015, Russia’s foreign intelligence agency, the FSB, emailed a malicious link to more than 1,000 recipients, including U.S. government targets, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a 13-page report co-authored with the Department of Homeland Security.

Fox’s Kurtz: Media Obsessed Over ‘GOP Civil War,’ Not So Much the Current Democratic One

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.

FBI warns of possible Islamic State-inspired attacks in US: CNN

An image grab taken from a propaganda video, uploaded on June 11, 2014 by jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , allegedly shows ISIL militants gathering at an undisclosed location in Iraq’s Nineveh province U.S. federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of Islamic State have been calling for their sympathizers to attack holiday gatherings in the United States, including churches, CNN reported. The warning, issued in a bulletin to local law enforcement, said there were no known specific, credible threats, CNN said.

FBI ‘singling out Chinese-Americans with insider threat program’ to …

Since the 2015 hack of millions of government files, insiders claim agents have been more determined to identify potential internal threats Among ways to determine threats is to find if an employee has tried to beat a polygraph test by changing their body language to thwart the result The bureau has apparently stepped up its interrogation of employees, specifically those with Chinese backgrounds, after last year’s hack of millions of government personnel files that was traced back to Chinese hackers. Employees must submit to routine polygraphs every five years.

Suspicious fumes at Florida home leads to FBI-assisted probe

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it’s assisting a Tampa Bay area law enforcement agency in the potential terrorism activity of a 21-year-old man who was arrested after his father was taken to a hospital due to suspicious fumes in the family home. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said Thursday there is no indication that Sherif Eleganainy has terrorist ties.

FBI: Michigan gymnastics doctor had thousands of child porn images, videos on computer

The Federal Bureau of Investigation found tens of thousands of images and video of child pornography on hard drives belonging to a former doctor for Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, prosecutors revealed in court on Wednesday. Dr. Larry Nassar was arraigned in federal court Wednesday, where he entered guilty pleas to charges connected to thousands of images and videos of child pornography.

12/20/2016

The warrant connected to the FBI search that Hillary Clinton says cost her the election shouldn’t have been granted, three legal experts who reviewed the document released on Tuesday told The Huffington Post. FBI Director James Comey shook up the presidential race 11 days before the election by telling Congress the agency had discovered new evidence in its previously closed investigation into the email habits of Clinton, who was significantly ahead in the polls at the time.

Perrin man pleads guilty to scamming cattle marketing agency

Tony Eugene Lyon, 52, of Perrin, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of wire fraud after being arrested in July 2015 for scamming a Nebraska based cattle marketing agency. Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger John Bradshaw led the investigation along with TSCRA Special Ranger Wayne Goodman and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Frank Super.

Seek Solace on Home Video

Get ready to enter the mind of a madman! And it doesn’t hurt that Sir Anthony Hopkins is along for the ride you’re about to take. If you missed Solace in theatres, don’t fret! You’ll soon be able to catch it in the comfort of your own home.