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Justice Department issues flurry of subpoenas in fresh inquiry into Trump-Russia probe: AP sources

Read full article: Justice Department issues flurry of subpoenas in fresh inquiry into Trump-Russia probe: AP sources

The Justice Department has embarked on a fresh investigation into one of President Donald Trumpโ€™s chief grievances, issuing a flurry of subpoenas related to the U.S. governmentโ€™s inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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18 hours ago

2 more men charged in FBI investigation related to alleged Halloween plot in Michigan

Read full article: 2 more men charged in FBI investigation related to alleged Halloween plot in Michigan

Authorities have charged two more young men in a sprawling federal investigation of an alleged terrorism-style attack planned for suburban Detroit.

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1 day ago

Maryland sues Trump administration over location of FBI headquarters

Read full article: Maryland sues Trump administration over location of FBI headquarters

Maryland officials have announced a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for blocking the construction of a new FBI headquarters in the state just outside the nation's capital.

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FBI names third man accused of planning Halloween terror attack in Michigan

Read full article: FBI names third man accused of planning Halloween terror attack in Michigan

The FBI has announced Wednesday a third man has been arrested and accused of planning a Halloween terror attack in Michigan.

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2 days ago

Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe

Read full article: Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe

A federal judge has ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce materials from the investigation, saying heโ€™s concerned the Justice Departmentโ€™s position had been to โ€œindict first" and investigate second.

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3 days ago

FBI fires additional agents who participated in investigating Trump, AP sources say

Read full article: FBI fires additional agents who participated in investigating Trump, AP sources say

The FBI has continued its personnel purge, forcing out additional agents and supervisors tied to the federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election despite efforts by Washingtonโ€™s top federal prosecutor to try to stop at least some of the terminations.

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Justice Department defends Trump's post as it urges judge to reject Comey's effort to dismiss case

Read full article: Justice Department defends Trump's post as it urges judge to reject Comey's effort to dismiss case

The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to reject James Comeyโ€™s claim that his prosecution amounts to political retribution.

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Two men accused of plotting terror attacks at LGBTQ+ bars in the Detroit area

Read full article: Two men accused of plotting terror attacks at LGBTQ+ bars in the Detroit area

Two men have been charged with terrorism-related crimes in the Detroit area after federal authorities made arrests and seized a cache of weapons last week in a storage unit and elsewhere.

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Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed

Read full article: Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed

A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four others planned a terror attack on Halloween weekend.

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FBI raid at Idaho horse track shows how immigration is a top focus across law enforcement

Read full article: FBI raid at Idaho horse track shows how immigration is a top focus across law enforcement

A recent FBI-led raid at an Idaho race track shows how immigration is driving federal law enforcement under the Trump administration.

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FBI says shooter in deadly Michigan church attack was motivated by hatred toward the Mormon faith

Read full article: FBI says shooter in deadly Michigan church attack was motivated by hatred toward the Mormon faith

The FBI has confirmed that the man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze was motivated by โ€œanti-religious beliefsโ€ against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Alabama man charged with threatening rabbis, imam and others in multiple Southern states

Read full article: Alabama man charged with threatening rabbis, imam and others in multiple Southern states

Federals prosecutors have charged an Alabama man with making threatening calls and texts to multiple rabbis, an imam and others in the South, including telling one that โ€œI want you to die.โ€.

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Multiple people have been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot, FBI director says

Read full article: Multiple people have been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot, FBI director says

FBI Director Kash Patel says federal officials have arrested multiple people in Michigan who had allegedly been plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend.

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Shots fired, driver hurt and held after truck rams into Coast Guard base in California

Read full article: Shots fired, driver hurt and held after truck rams into Coast Guard base in California

Law enforcement officers have fired shots at a vehicle that backed into a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area that had been the site of protests against federal immigration agents.

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Trump says he's owed a 'lot of money' over federal probes. Here's how the government could pay him

Read full article: Trump says he's owed a 'lot of money' over federal probes. Here's how the government could pay him

President Donald Trump has suggested heโ€™s entitled to compensation from the federal government over investigations he faced that he claims were politically motivated.

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9 people have now been arrested in connection with the mass shooting in Mississippi, FBI says

Read full article: 9 people have now been arrested in connection with the mass shooting in Mississippi, FBI says

Authorities have now arrested nine people in connection with a mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, where six people died.

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5th arrest made in connection with shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says

Read full article: 5th arrest made in connection with shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says

The FBI said a fifth person has been arrested in a weekend shooting in Mississippi that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured.

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4 arrests made in connection with mass shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says

Read full article: 4 arrests made in connection with mass shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says

The FBI says four people have been arrested, three of them on murder charges, in a weekend shooting that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town.

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FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say

Read full article: FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say

The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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โ€˜Violent gang membersโ€™ part of over 100 local arrests made during FBIโ€™s โ€˜Summer Heatโ€™ nationwide crackdown

Read full article: โ€˜Violent gang membersโ€™ part of over 100 local arrests made during FBIโ€™s โ€˜Summer Heatโ€™ nationwide crackdown

FBI Jacksonville said the agency and its partners made over one hundred local arrests, including dozens of โ€œviolent gang members,โ€ during a three-month operation dubbed โ€œSummer Heat.โ€

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FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints

Read full article: FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints

FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from some conservatives and prominent allies of President Donald Trump.

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How a Florida man, 21, went from โ€˜citizen heroโ€™ to โ€˜hackerโ€™ who stole $13M in cryptocurrency

Read full article: How a Florida man, 21, went from โ€˜citizen heroโ€™ to โ€˜hackerโ€™ who stole $13M in cryptocurrency

Noah Urban, who was first arrested on federal charges in Florida in January 2024, and later charged in a case out of California that November, pleaded guilty in April to charges including conspiracy and wire fraud.

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FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws

Read full article: FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws

On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the countryโ€™s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed.

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Minnesota man pleads guilty to attempting to join Islamic State group

Read full article: Minnesota man pleads guilty to attempting to join Islamic State group

A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to attempting to join the Islamic State group.

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Gunman opens fire at Michigan church and sets it ablaze, killing at least 4 and wounding 8

Read full article: Gunman opens fire at Michigan church and sets it ablaze, killing at least 4 and wounding 8

An ex-Marine smashed a pickup into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, opened fire and set the building ablaze during a crowded Sunday service and then was fatally shot by police.

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FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

Read full article: FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

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A conviction may be beside the point for the Justice Department as it pursues case against Comey

Read full article: A conviction may be beside the point for the Justice Department as it pursues case against Comey

Now that itโ€™s secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, the Justice Department faces the significantly tougher task of building a case it can prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

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The Latest: Former FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of making a false statement, obstruction

Read full article: The Latest: Former FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of making a false statement, obstruction

Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute him and other perceived political enemies.

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A look at the Trump-Comey relationship and the indictment against the former FBI director

Read full article: A look at the Trump-Comey relationship and the indictment against the former FBI director

The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey represents the first criminal case against a perceived adversary of President Donald Trump so far in this administration.

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What we know about the indictment filed against ex-FBI chief James Comey

Read full article: What we know about the indictment filed against ex-FBI chief James Comey

Former FBI Director James Comey might not be the only critic of President Donald Trump to face charges.

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Federal prosecutors subpoena first responders in controversial Duval jail death: The Tributary

Read full article: Federal prosecutors subpoena first responders in controversial Duval jail death: The Tributary

Federal prosecutors have elicited witness testimony since the summer about the controversial death of a 31-year-old father at the Duval County jail, according to copies of nearly a dozen grand jury subpoenas The Tributary obtained through a public-records request.

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Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged with making false statement, obstruction, AP source says

Read full article: Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged with making false statement, obstruction, AP source says

James Comeyย was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.

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Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say

Read full article: Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say

The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents.

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Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources say

Read full article: Justice Department to try to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, AP sources say

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment as soon as Thursday against former FBI Director James Comey on allegations that he lied to Congress as prosecutors approach a legal deadline for bringing charges.

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US Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones

Read full article: US Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agentโ€™s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jonesโ€™ conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

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A centuries-old map is returned to Mexico after it was recovered in Santa Fe

Read full article: A centuries-old map is returned to Mexico after it was recovered in Santa Fe

The FBI has handed over a centuries-old map to Mexican officials after it was discovered by a librarian in New Mexico.

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1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says

Read full article: 1 detainee killed and 2 others critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says

Authorities say a shooter with a rifle opened fire from a roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas.

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Trump nominates White House aide to be top US prosecutor for office probing Letitia James

Read full article: Trump nominates White House aide to be top US prosecutor for office probing Letitia James

President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Lindsey Halligan as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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FBI taking lead on investigation into Duval jail death of Charles Faggart: SAO

Read full article: FBI taking lead on investigation into Duval jail death of Charles Faggart: SAO

The State Attorneyโ€™s Office said on Thursday that the FBI has taken over the investigation into the death of Charles Faggart, 31, who died three days after an โ€œincidentโ€ at the Duval County jail left him in critical condition in April.

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Democrats press FBI director on Epstein files and other takeaways from his testimony to Congress

Read full article: Democrats press FBI director on Epstein files and other takeaways from his testimony to Congress

FBI Director Kash Patel has defended the Trump administrationโ€™s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files as he returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to face intense questioning from Democrats over his promises of transparency surrounding the convicted wealthy financierโ€™s case.

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Man charged with ramming car into FBI gate in Pittsburgh later used Latin phrase about tyrants

Read full article: Man charged with ramming car into FBI gate in Pittsburgh later used Latin phrase about tyrants

Officials say a man who rammed a car into an FBI security gate in Pittsburgh and covered it in an American flag Wednesday said he was making a statement.

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Patel faces Senate amid questions over probe into Charlie Kirkโ€™s killing and internal FBI upheaval

Read full article: Patel faces Senate amid questions over probe into Charlie Kirkโ€™s killing and internal FBI upheaval

FBI Director Kash Patel is defending his record and pushing back on criticism that he has politicized law enforcement.

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Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a 'replica' of his crackdown on Washington

Read full article: Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a 'replica' of his crackdown on Washington

President Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime, testing the limits of presidential power by using military force in cities.

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Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump's TV comments

Read full article: Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump's TV comments

The Memphis mayor says President Donald Trumpโ€™s TV announcement was the first hard confirmation he received that Trump would send in the National Guard to address crime.

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Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI

Read full article: Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI

FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings.

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Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter

Read full article: Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter

Workers at a Montana animal shelter were evacuated and sent to the hospital after smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine incinerated by FBI agents started to fill the building.

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Judge releases redacted document used to justify search of John Bolton's home

Read full article: Judge releases redacted document used to justify search of John Bolton's home

A judge has released a heavily redacted document used to justify a recent search of the Maryland home of John Bolton.

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Historically Black colleges issue lockdown orders, cancel classes after receiving threats

Read full article: Historically Black colleges issue lockdown orders, cancel classes after receiving threats

At least six historically Black colleges and universities received threats or โ€œpotentialโ€ threats Thursday, prompting lockdowns and class cancellations.

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2 initially detained in Charlie Kirk shooting threatened even after police cleared them

Read full article: 2 initially detained in Charlie Kirk shooting threatened even after police cleared them

Two people detained and released after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk have faced threats and scrutiny even after police said they were not suspects.

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The Latest: Officials ask for publicโ€™s help in finding Charlie Kirk shooter

Read full article: The Latest: Officials ask for publicโ€™s help in finding Charlie Kirk shooter

Officials have released a new video of a person of interest in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a college event in Orem, Utah.

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Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirkโ€™s killer but provide little about motive

Read full article: Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirkโ€™s killer but provide little about motive

The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods is still at large more than 24 hours later.

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3 fired FBI officials sue Patel, saying he bowed to Trump administration's 'campaign of retribution'

Read full article: 3 fired FBI officials sue Patel, saying he bowed to Trump administration's 'campaign of retribution'

Three fired FBI officials have sued to get their jobs back, calling their terminations part of a โ€œcampaign of retributionโ€ carried out by a director who caved to political pressure from the Trump administration.

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Man pleads guilty to charges that he meant to blow up a Nashville power site with a bomb-laden drone

Read full article: Man pleads guilty to charges that he meant to blow up a Nashville power site with a bomb-laden drone

Prosecutors say a 24-year-old man with ties to white nationalist groups has pleaded guilty to charges that he attempted to use a drone to bomb a Nashville electricity substation.

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FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton's home, records show

Read full article: FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton's home, records show

The FBI seized phones, computer equipment and typed documents from the home of John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trump's first-term national security adviser mishandled government secrets.

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Feds announce โ€˜largest law enforcement bust of precursor chemicalsโ€™ in Texas

Read full article: Feds announce โ€˜largest law enforcement bust of precursor chemicalsโ€™ in Texas

Federal authorities are announcing what theyโ€™re calling โ€œthe largest law enforcement bust of precursor chemicals bound for a foreign terrorist organizationโ€ during a news conference in Pasadena on Wednesday morning.

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Owner, manager of troubled Jacksonville exotic car dealership arrested on fraud-related charges amid FBI investigation

Read full article: Owner, manager of troubled Jacksonville exotic car dealership arrested on fraud-related charges amid FBI investigation

The owner and sales manager of a Jacksonville exotic car dealership were arrested on Wednesday and accused of fraud-related charges, according to the Jacksonville Sheriffโ€™s Office inmate portal.

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Jacksonville sex offender sentenced to 50 years for producing child sexual abuse material

Read full article: Jacksonville sex offender sentenced to 50 years for producing child sexual abuse material

A man was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorneyโ€™s Office.

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FBI agents who had accused bureau of politicization during Biden administration reach settlements

Read full article: FBI agents who had accused bureau of politicization during Biden administration reach settlements

The Justice Department has reached settlements with a group of current and former FBI agents who have said they were disciplined for invoking their political beliefs or clashing with supervisors about approaches to investigations.

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FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton

Read full article: FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton

The FBI has searched the Maryland home and Washington office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified information.

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FBI warns scammers are impersonating agents in ongoing fraud scheme

Read full article: FBI warns scammers are impersonating agents in ongoing fraud scheme

The FBI is sharing a warning about an ongoing fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate members of the bureau to con you out of money.

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FBI Jacksonville warns of sharp increase in sextortion cases, online predators targeting children

Read full article: FBI Jacksonville warns of sharp increase in sextortion cases, online predators targeting children

FBI Jacksonville officials will hold a news conference on Tuesday morning to alert parents, guardians and school leaders about a sharp increase in sextortion cases and online predators targeting children in Northeast Florida.

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Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101

Read full article: Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101

William H.

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Trump's redistricting fight mushrooms with Vance in Indiana and Florida joining the fray

Read full article: Trump's redistricting fight mushrooms with Vance in Indiana and Florida joining the fray

President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on Republican-led states to redraw congressional boundaries.

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FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China's sway, provoking Beijing's ire

Read full article: FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China's sway, provoking Beijing's ire

FBI Director Kash Patel has provoked diplomatic discomfort in New Zealand by saying the opening of a new office in Wellington aims to counter China's influence.

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Chile hands luxury watches stolen from Keanu Reeves over to the FBI

Read full article: Chile hands luxury watches stolen from Keanu Reeves over to the FBI

Chilean authorities say they have turned six valuable watches stolen from Canadian actor Keanu Reeves over to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Former VP of Duval teachers union expected to plead guilty to conspiring to steal more than $1.2M from union

Read full article: Former VP of Duval teachers union expected to plead guilty to conspiring to steal more than $1.2M from union

The former executive vice president of Duval Teachers United, a union for Duval County education employees, is expected to plead guilty to conspiring to steal more than $1.2 million over nearly 10 years.

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Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK's assassination

Read full article: Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK's assassination

Federal records related to the investigation into the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been released.

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The Latest: Trump administration releases records on FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Read full article: The Latest: Trump administration releases records on FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Trump administration has released records of the FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureateโ€™s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.

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Last of 4 detainees recaptured after escape from New Jersey immigration detention center

Read full article: Last of 4 detainees recaptured after escape from New Jersey immigration detention center

The final detainee who escaped in June from a New Jersey federal immigration detention center has been found in California.

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'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues

Read full article: 'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues

Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan worked on cases against Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, has told colleagues in a note that โ€œfear is the tool of a tyrantโ€ and that her firing without reason should fuel โ€œa fire of righteous indignation at abuses of power.โ€.

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Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

Read full article: Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

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Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

Read full article: Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Tuesday about investigate files related to Jeffrey Epstein and her clash with a top FBI official.

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Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council

Read full article: Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council

A former Washington, D.

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Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

Read full article: Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trumpโ€™s base.

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Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny from Trump administration

Read full article: Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny from Trump administration

The Justice Department appeared to acknowledge in an unusual statement this week the existence of investigations into former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan.

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Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

Read full article: Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using AI-driven technology.

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Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

Read full article: Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

A military veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers.

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โ€˜Operation Mongolian Beefโ€™ results in dozens of arrests of biker gang accused in connection with Bike Week shooting

Read full article: โ€˜Operation Mongolian Beefโ€™ results in dozens of arrests of biker gang accused in connection with Bike Week shooting

The operation involved the arrests of more than two dozen members of a motorcycle gang, according to our sister station WKMG.

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FBI says it plans to move headquarters to different location in Washington

Read full article: FBI says it plans to move headquarters to different location in Washington

The FBI has announced that it planned to move its Washington headquarters several blocks away from its current five-decade-old home.

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Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

Read full article: Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

Attorney General Pam Bondiโ€™s comments about evidence the Justice Department is reviewing from its Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation have fueled anticipation about the expected release of more files related to the New York financier.

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As US cities heighten security, Iran's history of reprisal points to murder-for-hire plots

Read full article: As US cities heighten security, Iran's history of reprisal points to murder-for-hire plots

The Department of Homeland Security is warning of a heightened threat environment following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

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FBI reports 43% surge in elder fraud; Tips to protect loved ones on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Read full article: FBI reports 43% surge in elder fraud; Tips to protect loved ones on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Financial losses from elder fraud schemes skyrocketed by43% in 2024, with Americans over 60 losing nearly $5 billion to scammers, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI

Read full article: Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI

The Supreme Court is giving an Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI a new day in court.

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Connecticut child sex offender sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempted child enticement

Read full article: Connecticut child sex offender sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempted child enticement

The Department of Justice said a child sex offender was sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempted child enticement.

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DC prepares for Trump's military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

Read full article: DC prepares for Trump's military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

As Washington, D.

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US reports the arrest of another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

Read full article: US reports the arrest of another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

A Chinese scientist has been arrested while arriving in the U.S. in Detroit.

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Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

Read full article: Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities.

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Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Read full article: Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. โ€” files that the civil rights leaderโ€™s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives.

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US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China

Read full article: US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China

Two scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S. Investigators say the pathogen can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people.

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FBI and law enforcement respond to โ€˜terror attackโ€™ in Boulder, Colorado

Read full article: FBI and law enforcement respond to โ€˜terror attackโ€™ in Boulder, Colorado

The FBI says a man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled โ€œFree Palestineโ€ and hurled an incendiary device into a crowd that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

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Trump has long warned of a government 'deep state.' Now in power, he's under pressure to expose it

Read full article: Trump has long warned of a government 'deep state.' Now in power, he's under pressure to expose it

President Donald Trump has built a coalition by promising to demolish a so-called deep state that he claims is behind dark government conspiracies.

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Police respond to shooting outside CIA headquarters

Read full article: Police respond to shooting outside CIA headquarters

Authorities say a security incident outside CIA headquarters has led to a shooting.

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Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'

Read full article: Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'

Former FBI director James Comey says that heโ€™s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the presidentโ€™s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."

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Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

Read full article: Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

Investigators are combing through the writings of a 25-year-old man believed responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic over the weekend.

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Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam

Read full article: Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam

Officials have increased the reward for the capture of seven escaped New Orleans inmates.

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Search continues for 6 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail, reward for info increases

Read full article: Search continues for 6 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail, reward for info increases

Days after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail by slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, six of them remain on the run.

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Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

Read full article: Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

Former FBI Director James Comey has been interviewed by the Secret Service about a social media post that Republicans suggested was a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

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FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit

Read full article: FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit

Federal authorities say they arrested a 19-year-old man who is accused of planning an attack on a U.S. Army site in Michigan on behalf of Islamic State.

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A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different note to Congress on budget plan

Read full article: A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different note to Congress on budget plan

FBI Director Kash Patel is pledging to make the bureauโ€™s mission โ€œwork on whatever budget weโ€™re given."

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FBI Jacksonville announces 3 arrests in nationwide operation targeting child sex predators

Read full article: FBI Jacksonville announces 3 arrests in nationwide operation targeting child sex predators

Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel will announce the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated effort across 55 FBI field officers to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators.

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