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.
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Marketed as immigration reform, SB 627 does nothing to regulate ICE and instead punishes California’s local officers by removing long-standing legal protections
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
American law enforcement agencies have built up a serious network of informants
Attorney General Eric Holder said the FBI decided to arrest the illegals because one of the spies was preparing to leave the US
Similar laws have been passed in Utah, Georgia, South Carolina and Indiana
Gangs are collaborating with transnational drug trafficking organizations
Find prompted authorities to resume their search for possible victims of a man convicted a decade ago of sexually torturing women
The investigation involved officers who are accused of accepting bribes to watch over shipments of cocaine
The FBI says it has received new information about possible victims who may have been buried in the area
Two people charged in Iranian ‘murder for hire’ plot
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