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Courthouses across NH, Maine evacuated Thursday due to threats
Government buildings in several states were evacuated Thursday following bomb threats, causing brief disruptions for the second day in a row in some places. The Mississippi Capitol and courthouses in Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine, Montana and New Hampshire were evacuated or searched, but no explosives were immediately found, and the buildings were reopened to the public. The latest round of evacuations…
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Teenager arrested, charged with armed carjacking of FBI agent in DC
A 17-year-old was arrested and charged with the armed carjacking of an FBI agent in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 29, police said.
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FBI head cites ‘potential conflict of interest' in selection process for new Maryland headquarters
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s unusually sharp criticism came in an internal email to agency employees.
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Biden admin picks Maryland for new FBI headquarters
The decision follows years of discussions over the fate of the dilapidated J. Edgar Hoover Building in downtown D.C.
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Heart candy-shaped pills seized in massive New England drug bust
More than 220 lbs. of suspected drugs were recently seized by a gang task force in Massachusetts in what’s believed to be among the biggest-ever drug busts in a single location in New England, federal authorities said Monday. The drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and fake Adderall were allegedly seized last week from a house on Western Avenue in Lynn where…
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Witnesses accuse FBI of digging up Civil War gold in the middle of the night, hiding found riches
New eyewitness accounts are raising questions about the FBI’s secretive 2018 dig for a legendary cache of Civil War-era gold. Two men who were near the excavation site in rural Pennsylvania have told The Associated Press they heard loud noises early in the morning and later saw an armored truck that appeared to be weighed down with something. A treasure...
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Woman pleads guilty to making hoax bomb threat against Boston Children's
A Massachusetts woman pled guilty Thursday to calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 37-year-old Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, pled guilty to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information. The charges stem from a threat phoned on...
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Inside the online romance scam that cost a Massachusetts woman her life savings
She thought she was finding love, but a woman from Massachusetts ended up losing her life savings in an apparent online dating scam. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous and will be referred to in this story as Alice, met her online partner back in October on Facebook’s dating feature. She was under the impression that she was...
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Ex-T police sergeant charged with lying about officer assaulting man
A former MBTA Transit Police sergeant was arrested by FBI agents Thursday for allegedly filing false reports over an officer’s assault of a man at a Red Line station in Boston in 2018, federal prosecutors said. The arrest renews the prosecution of David Finnerty, 47, who was previously charged in state court for allegedly making a false report as a…
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FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime
U.S. officials say the FBI and its partners in Europe infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network that was used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.
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Jodi Cohen becomes first woman to lead FBI's Boston field office
For the first time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has chosen a woman as the leader of its Boston field office. Jodi Cohen, who previously headed the field office in Louisville, Kentucky, was named special agent in charge in Boston, the FBI said Monday. Director Christopher Wray selected Cohen to succeed Joe Bonavolonta, who retired in June. The bureau says…
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Sexual misconduct allegations at CIA finally coming out of shadows, and into court
A CIA officer trainee has been convicted in Virginia of attacking a female colleague with a scarf and kissing her inside a stairwell at the agency’s headquarters in Langley.
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California police officers charged with civil rights violations in FBI corruption probe
Several current and former California police officers are accused of committing civil rights violations and fraud in an effort to get a pay raise and lying on reports to cover up the use of excessive force.
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Trump has been indicted in a fourth case. Here's where all the investigations stand
Donald Trump has now been indicted in a fourth case, with the former president being charged Monday in Georgia over his efforts to overturn his 2020 general election defeat in the state.
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Georgia grand jury indicts Trump in election probe
There were 19 total defendants, including Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
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FAA seeks possible criminal charges against unruly passengers
Federal officials say they’re asking the FBI to consider criminal prosecution of nearly two dozen airline passengers accused of causing disturbances on flights since 2021.
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Global sex abuse probe launched after murder of 2 FBI agents leads to 100 arrests
The Australian Federal Police announced on Tuesday that at least 13 children were rescued from further harm as a result of a joint operation with the FBI, dubbed “Operation Bakis.”
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FBI agents help Australian police to rescue 13 children and charge 19 men with child sex abuse
Police have charged 19 men in Australia with child sex abuse offenses and rescued 13 children from further harm following FBI tips last year about an international online criminal network.
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FBI finds 200 sex trafficking victims, 59 missing children in two-week sweep
The FBI found 200 sex trafficking victims and more than 125 suspects during a two-week child exploitation operation in July, federal officials said Tuesday.
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Judge orders release of 3 of ‘Newburgh Four' and decries FBI's role in post-9/11 terror sting
“The real lead conspirator was the United States,” the judge wrote in granting the men’s request for compassionate release.