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.
American cops are “force multipliers in counterterrorism,” says Fred Burton, one of the world’s foremost authorities on terrorists and terrorist organizations
Geoffrey Portway pleaded guilty to solicitation to commit a crime of violence — kidnapping of a child — and distribution and possession of child porn
The agencies are entitled to the money because they helped a federal investigation into Google’s distribution of ads for illegal prescription drug sales
The investigation appears to center around Sgt. Steven Zamiar, a 13-year veteran, though it isn’t clear why
For at least 6 years, federal drug agents have had near-immediate access to billions of phone records dating back decades
Adel Daoud was charged in an indictment with 1 count each of solicitation of murder or attempted murder of a federal agent, murder-for-hire, and obstruction of justice
As long as the weed is kept away from kids, the black market and federal property, the Justice Dept. will allow it
Partnering with a Texas-based training center, the FBI has been teaching best practices for responding to mass shootings
A source close to the investigation said the search was focused on the office’s real-estate unit
The Alameda County Coroner’s office has identified the body as 50-year-old Sandra Coke
In the U.S., outrage grew over this week’s surprise decision to overturn Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero’s conviction in the notorious killing
Ibragim Todashev was killed while he was being questioned by a Boston-based FBI agent, Mass. state troopers and other officers
More than 50 local, state and federal investigators combed the area where federal criminal defense investigator disappeared
DNA testing proved a man thought to be a couple’s son returned to them after he was kidnapped is of no relation
Land mines might be planted throughout the property of a tax-evading couple convicted of amassing an arsenal of weapons
Teresa Carlson was quietly reassigned in the last month from her post as special agent in charge of the Milwaukee office to FBI headquarters, shortly after she refused to testify in a federal courtroom in Virginia
Prosecutors said Aguigui and three fellow Fort Stewart soldiers were part of a militia group called Forever Enduring Always Ready
The letter sent Thursday by assistant U.S. attorneys in Manhattan said the “highly sensitive and, in many respects, still classified intelligence-collection program” required the collection and storage of a large volume of information
The order is a sign that the DOJ is moving ahead with it’s own investigation
The indictment alleges that DEA agent Terry Watson was killed at the hands of an organized group of robbers who operated taxi cabs in Bogota
The sting took several dozen weapons off the street and put many gun sellers behind bars
Freeh said hackers seeking to take control of, or take down, key pieces of U.S. infrastructure could do more damage than the attackers of 9/11
Shawn Custis, 42, was arrested Friday in Manhattan and faces charges of attempted murder, robbery, burglary and child endangerment
The 4 men are alleged members of a gang that specializes in robberies, officials believe the agent was not targeted
A formal extradition request to bring Snowden to the United States from Hong Kong could drag through appeal courts for years and would pit Beijing against Washington
James Terry Watson, 43, was stabbed 4 times after 3 suspects pulled him out of a taxi
Federal agents arrested the Mexican Mafia prison gang on charges that they worked with organized crime in Mexico to bring drugs into South Texas
States are increasingly adopting laws that purport to nullify federal laws — setting up intentional legal conflicts between local police and federal law
Former George W. Bush administration official James Comey has a bipartisan background and 2 decades of law enforcement experience
I am very confident of our result here after two-days-plus of diligent effort” said the head of the Detroit FBI
