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.
As tensions escalate overseas, local agencies may face heightened risks from lone-actor attacks, soft-target threats and possible cyber retaliation
Two decades after 9/11 reshaped intelligence sharing, evolving threats and fading collaboration are exposing gaps that law enforcement must urgently rebuild
As Congress disputes immigration policy, a DHS shutdown disrupts grants, training and federal partnerships that state and local agencies rely on for operational support
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
Using everything from sophisticated TelePresence solutions to simple online meetings, police can achieve improved effectiveness and arrest rates
Reed S. Berry, 26, of St. Joseph, Michigan, was under surveillance because of his suspected terrorist links
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
These are not balsa-wood-and-rubber-band toys investigators are talking about
Mass. man arrested for plotting assault on Pentagon and Capitol using remote-controlled aircraft armed with explosives
The groups included local chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the American Civil Liberties Union
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
“The criminal activity of the New England La Cosa Nostra has been severely disrupted,” FBI agent said
Agent Daniel Leyman said investigators found at least nine firearms in or near the car
Nationwide, an estimated 1.2 million violent crimes occurred in 2010