Brooklyn state Sen. John Sampson may surrender as soon as this week to face federal charges, including obstruction of justice, in a widening corruption scandal involving Albany legislators, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. The case against Sampson, a Democrat, is based in part on the cooperation of two of his associates, including [...]
Dennis Rodman Questioned on N. Korea by FBI
April 17, 2013 | Posted by
The U.S. government has apparently changed its tune toward Dennis Rodman. Rodman, who visited North Korea and leader Kim Jong Un in February, says he subsequently met with the FBI and was asked to help the agency with information amid rising international tensions surrounding the communist nation’s nuclear intentions. “They wanted to know what went [...]
President Obama: FBI Investigating Boston Bombing as Terrorist Attack
April 16, 2013 | Posted by
President Barack Obama speaks at a White House news conference on the investigation into Monday’s Boston Marathon bombing.
3 Marines Dead in Quantico Base Shooting
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
A U.S. marine committed suicide after fatally shooting two workers at a Virginia base Thursday night. Officials believe that the shooting was the result of relationship dispute, with the assailant killing a man and a woman before shooting himself. The names of the victims and the shooter are being withheld until the military can notify [...]
Judge Rules FBI Surveillance Practice is Unconstitutional
March 16, 2013 | Posted by
In a decision that may severely hamper the Obama administration’s surveillance practices, a federal judge yesterday ruled that the FBI’s use of national security letters is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment. The ruling would prohibit the FBI using from national security letters to force banks, phone companies and other businesses to release customer information, allowing it to spy [...]
Unidentified Drone Spotted Over New York City
March 5, 2013 | Posted by
An unmanned aircraft came within 200 feet of a commercial plane in the skies above New York City, leaving federal authorities questioning its origin. Alitalia Flight 608 landed without being forced to make evasive maneuvers, shortly after it encountered the drone Monday afternoon. The FBI and Federal Aviation Administration are unsure how the drone came [...]
FBI Arrest 4 Men in U.S. After Learning of Their Terrorist Plans on Facebook
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
Four Los Angeles area men learned the hard way that if you use Facebook to plan your terrorist training and murderous plots, federal authorities will find you and shut you down in a hurry. Federal officials arrested the four men who officials allege were on their way to Afghanistan to train with the Taliban and [...]
Family Of Slain Detroit Mosque Leader Files Suit Against The FBI
October 31, 2012 | Posted by
The family of a Detroit mosque leader shot dead by federal agents in 2009 has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was unarmed and never fired at the agents as the FBI has alleged. Filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, the lawsuit offers a different scenario from what government officials said happened inside [...]
Portrait of Skinhead Musician Emerges in Milwaukee Attacks
August 7, 2012 | Posted by
The FBI investigation into the past of Wade Michael Page, the killer in the Milwaukee Sikh temple shooting, has unearthed the visage of a bitter man who drifted from place to place, playing white supremacist music and exhorting other white supremacists to take a stand and fight back. Page, 40, was active on the Internet, [...]
Report: Paterno, Top Penn State Officials Protected Sandusky
July 12, 2012 | Posted by
A team led by former federal judge and FBI director Louis Freeh released a report today concluding that leaders at Penn State, including the late legendary football coach Joe Paterno, displayed “total disregard” for the children victimized by assistant coach Sandusky in order to prevent bad publicity in Happy Valley. “Our most saddening and sobering [...]
