Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation

  • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (L) talks with Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Robert Mueller prior to a Senate Judiciary Hearing focusing on the attempted bombing incident on Northwest Flight 253 January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee's goal is to improve the effectiveness of anti-terrorism tools and inter-agency communication in an attempt to increase airline safety after the attempted Christmas bombing of the flight.

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  • US terror suspects in Pakistan allege FBI torture

    ...and allegations of mistreatment by police are common.Prosecutor Nadeem Akram said the police are seeking permission from the federal Interior Ministry to press specific charges against the men, such as "trying to declare war against a country that is not at... |more

  • Brooks' Canadian racing operations suspended

    ...his brother Jeffrey, concealed millions of dollars in various schemes overseas.Ravenell, who is David Brooks' attorney in the federal case in Central Islip, declined to comment on the Ontario action. Attorneys for Jeffrey, Victoria, Andrew and Terry Brooks... |more

  • Bahamas rejects US extradition bid for financier

    ...the exclusive gated Bahamian community of Lyford Cay, did not immediately return a message left on his Facebook page.The federal government and the Bahamas attorney general can appeal the extradition ruling to the London -based Privy Council, the highest court... |more

  • Uncle of NYC bomb plot suspect indicted

    ...spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly on the matter.Jaji is in federal custody at an undisclosed location, a third law enforcement official said, also speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not... |more

  • EDITORIAL: TSA needs a new chief

    ... Even as Osama bin Laden threatens future terrorist attacks, Washington is playing politics with airport security. The Transportation Security Administration has been without a permanent leader for a year, and last week the man President Barack Obama nomin... |more

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  • Deadly Blast Hits Connecticut Plant

    ...said the gas explosion was caused by a "flame device'' that a victim's son had been told was a propane heater. The Federal Bureau of Investigation isn't investigating the explosion as a terrorist act, said William Reiner, a supervisory special agent in the... |more

  • Woolner: The underwear bomber got the worst treatment the law allows

    ...those who think it an outrage that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents Mirandized the Christmas Day underwear bomber 50 minutes into his chat with agents, I have two words for you. With a shoe containing partly burned explosives, Reid had been removed... |more

  • Inmate Accused Of Fabricating Evidence Of Murder Plot

    ...Dickinson, 48, currently incarcerated in CI Taft Correctional Institution, with submitting false documents to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to Assistant United... |more

  • Oklahoma man sentenced for Twitter threat

    ...to evidence at trial and from Court records, on April 14, 2009 the Federal Bureau of Investigation became aware various postings had been made on Twitter, a social networking site, by an individual using the name "CitizenQuasar" that made a threat to kill... |more

  • Pakistani Scientist Is Convicted of Attempted Murder (Update1)

    ...in 2008. Siddiqui, 37, carried a “road map of destruction” in when she opened fire on U.S. soldiers and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents in Ghazni, Afghanistan, in 2008, prosecutor Christopher Lavigne told a jury during closing statements at the federal... |more