Federal law enforcement
The Federal Law Enforcement topic area addresses all crime-fighting agencies at the national and federal level. This section will provide you with the latest news, information and developments across the country and in Washington.
To many people in the English-speaking world, al-Awlaki has been the face of al Qaeda since SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Any individual police officer can make a massive contribution in an instant, or over the course of many years combined. Neither is better than the other — or bigger than the other — they’re just different from one another
Terrorists will continue to refine their tactics and improve their operational capabilities, so we’re not going to have much of that ‘luck’ left to rely upon
Memorial service is being held for two FBI agents and a District of Columbia police sergeant shot and killed 20 years ago
In Southern California, at least 100 people have shown up for the job. When they did, they were swarmed by federal agents
Record-keepers have found some unremarkable depositions with a noteworthy signature: Melvin Purvis Jr.
Federal drug enforcement agents showed up unannounced Sunday to check at least three visiting NFL teams’ medical staffs
The FBI is increasingly concerned with extremism spreading via the Internet and fostering homegrown terrorism
Ground zero in the nation’s fight against cybercrime hides in plain sight, in a nondescript suburban office building with no government seals or signs
The reach and anonymity of these 21st century Internet operations is difficult to penetrate, there are no banking records for investigators to subpoena
Top police officials from New York, London and elsewhere met Thursday to share strategies for combating the homegrown terror threat posed by self-radicalized people
Man confessed to operating a spinoff version of the shuttered website, which enabled more than 100K people to buy and sell illegal drugs over the Internet
Federal agents turned off Internet access to three luxury villas at a Las Vegas hotel then impersonated repair technicians to surreptitiously get inside and collect evidence in an investigation
News organizations has objected to the FBI’s actions
An outspoken member of the American Patriots, a group of armed citizens patrolling the U.S.-Texas border near Brownsville, was arrested Monday
An agent from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency was shot in the elbow Monday morning as he and other agents were serving a search warrant
FBI Director James Comey says encrypting data stored on smartphones and computers could hurt criminal investigations
FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems
An unidentified body exhumed in Alabama is not the man accused of using a sledgehammer to kill his family in Maryland in 1976, the FBI said Wednesday
The suspect is accused of using a sledgehammer to kill his wife, mother and three sons in their Bethesda, Maryland, home in 1976
the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will consider whether the “gag order” that comes with the thousands of national security letters the FBI sends annually is a constitutional violation of free speech rights
19-year-old American left a letter expressing disgust with Western society before trying to board an international flight in Chicago
The Obama administration has called for an independent panel to take a look at the agency from top to bottom
High-ranking lawmakers from both parties had urged her to step down
The FBI is also investigating the case, given the suspect’s interest in beheadings and a recent surge in Middle East violence
Facing blistering criticism from Congress, director acknowledged the agency fell short in executing its plan to protect the White House
String of security lapses resulted in a four-day delay before the Secret Service realized that a man had fired a high-powered rifle at the White House in 2011
To catch a Philly municipal judge they suspected of corruption, FBI agents invented a defendant — complete with a staged arrest and court appearances
Cited child-kidnapping and terrorism cases as two examples of situations where quick access by authorities to information on cellphones can save lives
Plans to remain at the Justice Department until his successor was in place
An average of six shootings occurred in the first seven years that were studied. That average rose to 16 shootings per year in the past seven years
Omar J. Gonzalez was already under indictment in Virginia, accused of having a sawed-off shotgun and trying to elude police this summer
Man accused of getting inside is a veteran who was awarded a medal for his service in Iraq and retired due to disability
