FBI

Stories 841 - 860 | << Prev   Next >>

Robber Busted 28 Years After Huge Bank Heist

Norberto Gonzalez Claudio spent decades on the run

(Newser) - A Puerto Rican militant has been arrested 28 years after he allegedly took part in one of the biggest bank robberies in American history. Norberto Gonzalez Claudio, 65, is accused of participating in the $7 million armed robbery of a Wells Fargo truck in Connecticut in 1983, AP reports. Claudio,...

247 on Terror Watch List Bought Guns in 2010

They passed the background check and everything

(Newser) - Guns were legally sold to 247 people on the government's terror watch list last year—and that's after all of them passed a background check, according to FBI figures. That's because it's not illegal to sell guns to people on the terror watch list, the AP...

Threats Against Lawmakers Hit New High in 2010

Emotions ran high during health reform debate

(Newser) - As the health reform debate reached a fever pitch last year, so too did the threats against lawmakers. The FBI investigated at least 26 threats last year, according to documents obtained by the Hill, a significant upswing from the previous year, and more than any other year on record. Nearly...

FBI Nabs Denver Bomb Suspect
 FBI Nabs Denver Bomb Suspect 
Apr 26, 2011 12:41 PM CDT

FBI Nabs Denver Bomb Suspect

Earl Albert Moore caught at grocery store

(Newser) - Boulder police tracked down and arrested bombing suspect Earl Albert Moore this morning at a suburban grocery store—where he was spotted drinking coffee at the in-store Starbucks—concluding a nationwide manhunt, the Denver Post and the AP report. Authorities believe Moore planted a pipe bomb and two propane tanks...

Bank Robber Suspected in Bomb Plot Near Columbine

65-year-old Earl Albert Moore seen in mall security footage

(Newser) - The FBI suspects a paroled bank robber, still at large, planted a pipe bomb at a mall near Columbine last week , Reuters reports. Earl Albert Moore “is considered armed and dangerous and has an extensive criminal background,” the FBI said. The 65-year-old had been a “person of...

FBI to Screen 9/11 Responders Against Terror List

Names of cops, firefighters to be compared to watch list

(Newser) - Police, firefighters, construction workers, and anyone else covered by the 9/11 responders bill will be warned that their names must be compared to the FBI's terrorist watch list before they can receive benefits, according to a letter obtained by the Huffington Post . The requirement was added by GOP Rep....

FBI Hauls in Somali Pirate Boss for Deadly Attack

US captures pirate on land for first time for Virginia indictment

(Newser) - The FBI has hauled an alleged pirate leader from Somalia to Virginia to stand trial for his role in the killings of four American hostages earlier this year . Mohammad Shibin was captured in a joint operation coordinated with Somali authorities, reports the Wall Street Journal . The arrest of Shibin, who...

FBI: Demjanjuk's Nazi ID Likely a Soviet Fake

25-year-old report up-ends war crimes trial

(Newser) - In the midst of closing arguments in John Demjanjuk's Nazi war crimes trial in Munich, a shocking revelation: AP yesterday reported on the existence of a newly declassified FBI report that claims Demjanjuk's Nazi ID card was "quite likely fabricated" by the Soviet Union. Throughout three decades of hearings...

Secret FBI Memo: We Found Flying Saucers

Agent Guy Hottel talks of aliens in New Mexico

(Newser) - Did the government really find aliens in flying saucers in New Mexico? That’s what some newly released FBI files seem to indicate. In one 1950 memo spotted by the Telegraph , special agent Guy Hottel writes that “An investigator for the Air Force stated that three so-called flying saucers...

Fox Anchor 'Spied for FBI'
 Fox Anchor 'Spied for FBI' 
Apr 8, 2011 5:18 AM CDT

Fox Anchor 'Spied for FBI'

Mole asked to identify colleagues' sources for Hoffa story

(Newser) - The FBI used a Fox anchor to try to sniff out the names of other journalists' confidential sources in the early '90s, according to files unearthed by the Smoking Gun , whose editors believe the anchor in question is John Roland, former anchor at Fox's flagship New York station WNYW. The...

Was CBS Bureau Chief an FBI Informant?

Chris Isham denies being snitch at time of Oklahoma City bombing

(Newser) - It's a game of was he or wasn't he: An unnamed ABC News journalist was listed as an FBI informant at the time of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, according to a now-declassified memo unearthed by the Center for Public Integrity . And Gawker has tracked down his name: Chris...

FBI Tracking Down Libyans in US

It's afraid Gadhafi will launch terrorist counterattacks

(Newser) - The FBI has begun questioning the thousands of Libyans living in the US, in the hopes of routing out any that might be agents of Moammar Gadhafi. The interviews, which began this week, will initially focus on people with personal or professional ties to Libya, with a particular emphasis on...

FBI Wants You to Crack Code in 12-Year-Old Murder
FBI Wants You to Crack
Code in 12-Year-Old Murder
in case you missed it
Apr 2, 2011 9:20 AM CDT

FBI Wants You to Crack Code in 12-Year-Old Murder

They're hoping amateur puzzle fans can solve notes found on St. Louis man

(Newser) - The FBI’s best cryptanalysts haven’t been able to crack a mysterious code found in the pocket of a murder victim 12 years ago—so they’re hoping you can do it. Ricky McCormick, 41, was found dead in a Missouri field in 1999, and the bizarre notes in...

Feds Dial Back Miranda Rights for Terror Suspects

New rules allow terrorists to be questioned longer

(Newser) - The Obama administration has issued new rules allowing law enforcement to hold terror suspects longer than other alleged criminals without reading them their Miranda rights, the Wall Street Journal reports. The change, which is to be used when investigators “conclude that continued unwarned interrogation” is needed “to collect...

25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google
25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google
survey says
Mar 21, 2011 7:15 AM CDT

25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google

Other hot would-be employers: Apple, Disney, State Department

(Newser) - We're guessing "job openings" is a popular Google search term: Nearly 25% of young professionals would like to work for Google, according to a new survey. It was by far the most popular would-be employer, reports the Wall Street Journal . Apple snatched second place, followed by Walt Disney, the...

FBI: In '61, Ted Kennedy Rented Out 'Entire Brothel'

Classified memo describes decadent partying in Chile

(Newser) - While John F Kennedy sat in the most powerful office on Earth, little brother Ted was off renting out an entire Chilean brothel during a 1961 tour of Latin America, reports the Boston Globe . A previously redacted FBI memo, which Judicial Watch says it obtained despite a battle from the...

New York Times' James Risen Spied On By FBI
Feds Spied on New York Times Reporter
Feb 25, 2011 10:35 AM CST

Feds Spied on New York Times Reporter

Phone, bank, travel records seized in CIA leak investigation

(Newser) - Federal investigators spied extensively on New York Times reporter James Risen in their effort to discover who leaked details to him of the CIA's attempt to pass faulty nuclear information to Iran. The depth of this spying was revealed yesterday, in the criminal trial of his alleged source, former CIA...

FBI's Anthrax Case Not 'Conclusive:' Report

Scientists find long-criticized case against Bruce Ivins has holes

(Newser) - The FBI’s scientific evidence against Bruce Ivins in the 2001 anthrax attacks isn’t as compelling as advertised, the National Research Council concluded yesterday, after an exhaustive $1.1 million review. The case against Ivins has long been criticized (Glenn Greenwald gives a nice history of it here ),...

Feds Crack Down on Prison Tax Scam

Law enforcement moves to end millions in refund ripoffs

(Newser) - Fraudulent tax returns filed by federal and state prisoners have soared over the past five years, but under pressure from the Senate, the FBI and Bureau of Prisons finally got their act together and signed a memo of understanding to crack down on the operations, reports AP . "This agreement...

FBI Hunts Missing Stanley Cup Puck

Patrick Kane's 2010 game-winner is nowhere to be found

(Newser) - The FBI gets called in to investigate some serious stuff—terrorism, drug trafficking, espionage. And now, the search for a hockey puck. Not just any hockey puck, but the six ounces of elusive rubber that Patrick Kane slipped in the back of the net to give the Chicago Blackhawks an...

Stories 841 - 860 | << Prev   Next >>