Federal Bureau of Investigation News
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Two Drug Enforcement Agency employees allegedly lied to the government about not having outside work, even though they owned a sleazy New Jersey strip club that employed illegal immigrant dancers from Russia and Brazil.
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Jacksonville -
Three prison guards arrested in Florida Thursday are members of the Ku Klux Klan and it's alleged that they used Klan meetings to plan the murder of a black inmate upon his release.
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The news is, on the last day of public hearings, Google charged that expanded FBI cyber-search warrant power gives the Bureau free reign to violate search and seizure protections and privacy rights through the "practice of covert entry warrants."
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Google is warning that a US government plan to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation's hacking powers is a "monumental" constitutional threat.
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Sedalia -
Every day for over 20 years, Jeff Mizanskey, a nonviolent offender, has been staring at the same prison walls, a victim of Missouri's stringent three strikes' law that has since been repealed.
Last month, Governor Jay Nixon declined to pardon Mizanskey.
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday formally accused the North Korean government of the computer hack against Sony Pictures Entertainment that led the company to cancel the release of the film "The Interview."
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Washington -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has proposed a rule change that would grant the agency broad new powers to hack into and carry out surveillance of computers in the United States and around the world.
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Civil right and privacy advocates are concerned over the FBI's recent announcement that a flawed facial recognition software program is now fully operational.
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Boise -
Hannah Anderson, the 16 year-old California teen who was abducted and the subject of a massive manhunt was rescued by the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team who gunned down her abductor at a remote campsite in Idaho.
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Quantico -
The FBI is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Hostage Rescue Team. Always ready to respond to a crisis situation, this specialized entity is America's premier SWAT team and a world renowned counter-terrorism force.
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Virginia Beach -
Two FBI special agents who were members of the prestigious Hostage Rescue Team were killed during a maritime-based counter-terrorism training exercise gone awry aboard a military freighter off the coast of Virginia Beach.
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The case of Landen Gambill has sparked outrage by sexual assault victims and advocates alike. It has also led to some questioning the validity of Gambill's claims.
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Detroit -
The FBI has issued alerts to Jewish and civil rights leaders in the Metro Detroit area after the arrest of an alleged white supremacist in an Ohio suburb uncovered what is believe to be a “hit list” as well as an arsenal of high-powered weapons.
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In recent years law enforcement agents of the U.S. government have traveled to nations in conflict in support of the military and nation rebuilding and stabilization efforts. This new mission has proven extremely dangerous and even deadly.
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New York -
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have arrested a man after he allegedly attempted to detonate a bomb outside the Federal Reserve Bank in the lower Manhattan’s financial district of New York City.
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Los Angeles -
Officials with the Los Angeles Police Dept. and the FBI are currently investigating a suspicious package and possible death threat made against Bristol Palin.
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Washington -
A fatal shooting this past August at a Sikh temple by a skinhead in a 'hatecore' rock band shocked the nation. 'Hate music' is little known to those outside of that dark world. What is 'hate music' and is there a link between it and actual violence?
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Portland -
A federal grand jury in Portland indicted a militant white supremacist couple on murder charges this past Thursday after the pair allegedly unleashed a wave of terror across the Pacific Northwest region that left four dead last fall.
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New York -
The FBI busted eight NYPD cops this past Tuesday on charges of running a million dollar weapons trafficking operation that involved the transport of high-powered assault rifles and other contraband across state lines from New Jersey into New York City.
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Staten Island -
An NYPD officer was arrested by FBI agents last week on Staten Island on civil rights violations after arresting a black man this past April on trumped up charges. The officer later used a racial epithet in describing the innocent man to a friend.
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Brooklyn -
A New York City police officer was arrested this past Wednesday morning by FBI agents on charges of civil rights violations after he allegedly pepper-sprayed two patrons without cause at a bar in Brooklyn.
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London -
The Metropolitan Police have announced the arrest of a 19-year-old man, known online as Topiary, who has been identified by Scotland Yard as the spokesman for the hacktivist group's Lulzsec and Anonymous.
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Washington -
The FBI announced today that they had conducted a series of raids in 10 states this morning resulting in the arrest of 16 individuals associated with the hacking group Anonymous. The investigation was related to the cyber-attack on PayPal's website.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Hostage Rescue Team executing a mock assault on a building during counter-terrorism training. HRT was created to provide an effective civilian response capability to terrorism. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
An Federal Bureau of Investigation Enhanced Special Weapons And Tactics team moves in to surround a C-130 during an exercise Keesler Air Force Base. The FBI's Enhanced SWAT teams are not as highly trained or equipped to take on the missions that are often assigned to the Hostage Rescue Team but they have more advanced training and equipement than the regular FBI SWAT teams. Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Hostage Rescue Team during urban warfare training. Because of HRT's training and experience abroad with fighting insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is the only civilian law enforcement tactical team in the U.S. capable of actually fighting an insurgency and one of the few in the entire world. HRT has a very high level of capability which allows it to perform low to moderate level tactical operations in non-permissible environments (i.e., war zones) overseas. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Hostage Rescue Team (FBI HRT) patch and emblem. The eagle on the patch represents the HRT operative while the chain in its talons represent the bondage of fear, anxiety, emotional distress and psychological oppression and paralysis that terrorism causes to society. Note that the chain is severed with one section of it in each of the eagle's talons. At the bottom of the patch reads:"Servare Vitas" which when translated from Latin to English means "To Save Lives Screengrab
Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) holding a tactical briefing. FBI HRT is a specialized counterterrorism tactical unit created to rescue American citizens and allies who are being held by terrorists and other hostile forces. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI HRT members practicing air assault skills. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Los Angeles Field Office Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team conducting hostage rescue training on the rooftop of a skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles. The LA Field Office SWAT team is an "Enhanced" team. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Special Agent in Charge George Venizelos speaking on the Gambino Arrests. Behind, from left, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Special Agents Paul Harris and Gerard Conrad.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Callahan, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
A special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) New York Field Office Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team standing on the rooftop of a skyscraper in Downtown Manhattan Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Prepared for virtually anything, this Federal Bureau of Investigation Hostage Rescue Team (FBI HRT) tactical operator stands ready to respond. A full equipped FBI HRT operator is a formidable adversary for any opponent. According to the FBI, HRT was created to "provide an effective civilian response capability and a substantial deterrent to terrorism." Youtube Screen Capture
The FBI Hostage Rescue Team, created in 1983, trains at Quantico. The team has been involved in many high-profile cases and deployed on more than 200 missions in the U.S. and abroad. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation's Hostage Rescue Team (FBI HRT). Members of this elite law enforcement counter-terrorism team are commonly referred to as "operators," "operatives," or "assaulters." Youtube Screen Capture
FBI HRT operator as seen through night vision goggles after the "arrest" of a emotionally disturbed man during a training exercise in Virginia. The exercise involved an emotionally disturbed and disgruntled man who was overheard by a co-worker discussing five explosive devices he had secretly placed around the nation’s capital. The subject in this training exercise was “arrested” without incident and the bombs located and safely defused. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
A Picture of FBI SWAT officers. PD-USGOV-FBI
Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) fast-rope (or repel) onto a roof before storming a building to confront terrorists and free a hostage during a training exercise. Youtube Screen Capture
Federal Bureau of Investigation's Hostage Rescue Team (FBI HRT) conducting hostage rescue and tactical counter-terrorism training. Screengrab - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI Hostage Rescue Team during urban warfare training. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI HRT operators storm a large sea vessel during a maritime-based counter-terrorism exercise. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) during a training exercise in the mid-1990's. In a 80's study on the world's best military and tactical law enforcement counter-terrorism teams HRT was ranked eighth out of over 100 other teams. Youtube Screen Capture
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