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.
Concluding that local authorities should avoid pursuing terrorism charges just because federal officials might not agree may underestimate the capabilities, effectiveness, and professionalism of state and municipal counterterrorism units
Using everything from sophisticated TelePresence solutions to simple online meetings, police can achieve improved effectiveness and arrest rates
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
A man who drove up to a White House gate and refused to leave was arrested on Saturday, less than 24 hours after another man jumped the fence
An armed man surrendered Saturday night following an 18-hour standoff on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation
The lawyer for the man’s family says he believes police shot him not because he was carrying a sword but because of his race
Despite the finding by federal prosecutors, the agent was found to be justified in the shooting by prosecutors in Colorado who reviewed the case.
Jack Riley, 56, has been named the DEA’s new chief of operations — considered the federal agency’s No. 3 position
Officer used a stun gun to subdue a 17-year-old during a traffic stop, leaving him hospitalized in critical condition
19-year-old woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to help the militant Islamic State group under a plea deal
About 1K officers fanned out across city’s downtown to search dozens of businesses suspected of taking bulk cash funneled by drug cartels for clothing exported to Mexico
