UFO enthusiasts hail FBI’s official release of Roswell memos
As a treat to history buffs, the FBI has launched a blog called The Vault, displaying old memos and documents that might interest the public. The documents garnering the most attention, however, are...
View ArticleFBI disables ‘Coreflood’ botnet, seizes servers
WASHINGTON – The US authorities have disabled a vast network of virus-infected computers used by cyber criminals to steal passwords and financial information, the Justice Department and FBI announced...
View ArticleEx-Illinois governor Blagojevich faces second corruption trial
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich goes on trial on Wednesday for a second time on charges he sold his office, including attempts to sell President Barack Obama’s...
View ArticleFBI using surveillance software to track suspects online
Documents recently obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveal detailed information about the FBI’s electronic surveillance capabilities. The Electronic Frontier Foundation...
View ArticleMan jailed for smuggling Chinese anti-aircraft missiles into US
LOS ANGELES — A US man was jailed for 25 years on Monday for smuggling goods including surface-to-air missiles from China in the first conviction under a 2004 anti-terrorism law, officials said. Yi...
View ArticleObama seeks two more years for FBI chief Mueller
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed extending the decade-long term of FBI Director Robert Mueller by two years, saying continuity was critical to tackling terror threats. FBI...
View ArticleFBI seeks DNA samples from ‘Unabomber’ for 1982 Tylenol case
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago office of the FBI is asking for DNA samples from “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski in connection with an investigation into an unsolved 1982 crime in which seven people died...
View ArticleObama extends Patriot Act’s emergency powers four more years
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a four-year extension of controversial counter-terrorism search and surveillance powers at the heart of the Patriot Act. The...
View ArticleLulzSec hackers steal passwords from FBI affiliate
A group that tracks cyber crime on behalf of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) was attacked last week and all of its members’ login information was published online after hackers with the...
View ArticleReport: New FBI rules permit agents to snoop without firm evidence
WASHINGTON – The Federal Bureau of Investigation intends to start allowing agents to track subjects without firm evidence of wrongdoing, several keyed-in officials tell the New York Times. Existing...
View ArticleMan arrested in Essex over Lulz hacking attacks
LONDON — Police working with the FBI have arrested a 19-year-old man over attacks by the Lulz Security hacking group on the websites of the CIA, US Senate, Sony and others, Scotland Yard said on...
View ArticleAccused Boston crime boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger arrested
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the run for 17 years, the accused Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his longtime girlfriend were finally caught in California by the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: FBI and Justice officials discuss the capture of Whitey Bulger
Watch below as officials from the United States Attorney’s Office and the Bulger Fugitive Task Force in Boston address reporters about the capture of former mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger and Catherine...
View ArticleCaptured mobster Whitey Bulger appears in Boston court
BOSTON, Massachusetts (AFP) – Fugitive mobster James “Whitey” Bulger Friday appeared before a Boston court handcuffed and under tight security two days after he was captured after 16 years on the run....
View ArticleTwo bombs found at Denver area shopping mall, FBI says
DENVER (Reuters) – Two bombs were found inside a Borders Bookstore in a suburban Denver shopping mall overnight, the FBI said on Saturday. Police were summoned to the Colorado Mills Mall in Lakewood...
View ArticleFBI looking to restock its ’10 Most Wanted’ list
With the death of the world’s most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden, and the arrest of Boston crime figure James “Whitey” Bulger on Wednesday, the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted” list has a couple of...
View ArticleExclusive: Hackers unearth FBI report on ‘KopBusters’ filmmaker Barry Cooper
Computer hackers with the group “Lulz Security” have unearthed a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) intelligence assessment of Barry Cooper, the former Texas narcotics officer who turned against...
View ArticleFBI looks into possible fraud at Arlington Cemetery
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating a range of problems at the top US military cemetery, including possible criminal contracting fraud and false records, The Washington Post reported....
View ArticleTSA says NY-LA flight stowaway cleared security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man charged with stowing away on a flight from New York to Los Angeles last Friday cleared airport security screening, the Transportation Security Administration confirmed on...
View ArticleNY mobster asks for leniency after FBI traumatizes his puppy in raid
Frank “Frankie Steel” Pontillo is accused of “buying less than $10,000 worth of stolen TVs and other electronic equipment from a mob snitch in a sting operation,” but he has his own accusation to make,...
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