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.
This dramatized take on a real case offers valuable reminders about radicalization, threat patterns and investigative blind spots
Understanding the protective protocols and legal standards that shaped agents’ response during a high-security DHS event
What does it take to become a police officer? A veteran officer breaks down the rigorous process to land the job
Under the U.S. Privacy Act, the FBI is generally prohibited from maintaining records on how people practice their religion unless there is a clear law enforcement purpose
An Iraqi citizen who entered the United States as a refugee told an informant that he planted bombs of the same type as the deadly strike against Alpha Company of the 1-111th Infantry
Members of the militia are charged with conspiring to rebel against the government, conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction and other weapons crimes
In a 448-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett threw out Angela Johnson’s death sentence, saying her defense lawyers were “alarmingly dysfunctional” during her 2005 trial
A year after his arrest, Gary Mikulich remains in custody and has been declared incompetent to assist his lawyer and understand the case
NY mayor: ‘Police department can follow leads and threats wherever they come from’
An influential computer hacker turned FBI informant led investigators to his former accomplices
El Khalifi went with undercover operatives to a quarry in the Washington area to detonate explosives
Incident under investigation as workplace-related violence
Two Chicago cops, believing they were stealing $5,200 in cash that belonged to a drug dealer, were charged with theft of government funds
Hacking collective Anonymous published a roughly 15-minute-long recording of a call apparently devoted to tracking the loosely-knit group
Judy Sanchez, of Fitchburg, says she awoke to heavy footsteps in the stairwell on Jan. 26
East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr.'s comment came in response to a reporter’s question about the FBI’s arrest of four officers
Anonymous explained via Twitter that the attack was in retaliation for the FBI’s crackdown on Megaupload.com, alleged to be a source of online piracy
A purportedly ‘stolen’ vehicle was loaded with five Xbox 360 video gaming consoles that had been purchased by the FBI
Federal prosecutors announced another former analyst and a former agency contractor have pleaded guilty to related charges
The warning signs identified for police include someone joining a group advocating violence, receiving support from a network that plans attacks or seeking out charismatic leaders who encourage violence
Arellano Felix headed a once-mighty cartel that came to power in Mexico in the late 1980s
Daniel Knapp, 43, had been with the FBI for six years
DC police and federal authorities set up a phony recording studio where undercover agents purchased guns and drugs
The FBI said Monday that violent and property crimes reported to police continue to drop despite tough economic times
The civil rights investigation began in September 2009 in East Haven
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
Former FBI director Louis Freeh was tapped to lead Penn State’s investigation into child sex-abuse allegations
Predator program is playing a larger role in the nation’s border security
The monthlong trial in federal court in Manhattan ended Wednesday
One suspect allegedly intended to use the plot of a novel as a model for plans to attack U.S. federal law officers
