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Justice Dept. Turns Civil Rights Group’s Informant Against It

28 octobre 2026 à 17:25
Lawyers for the Southern Poverty Law Center say that federal prosecutors capitalized on the informant’s money problems and exposure to indictment to persuade him to assist the government.

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The Southern Poverty Law Center’s lawyers said that this informant went far beyond serving as a normal government witness and came to resemble a member of the government’s investigative team.

White House Has Tight Grip Over FBI in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says

27 octobre 2026 à 19:48
In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President Trump to investigate his perceived enemies.

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Bryan Witt, an F.B.I. agent, said the inquiry mandated by Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, was generally viewed inside his office as a “witch hunt.”

Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks

26 octobre 2026 à 21:36
Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016.

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James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017.

Two Former F.B.I. Officials Charged With False Statements About Hunter Biden

23 octobre 2026 à 16:19
The charges intensified the administration’s efforts to go after the law enforcement and intelligence personnel who cast doubt on unsubstantiated claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. engaged in corrupt dealings in Ukraine.

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The two officials served on the F.B.I.’s Foreign Influence Task Force, a group created after Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

Louise Lucas, Powerful Virginia Lawmaker, Indicted Over Marijuana Business

22 octobre 2026 à 12:59
L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat from Portsmouth, was the focus of F.B.I. searches earlier this year.

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L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat who is the president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond this year.

Congressional Staff Open Letters Containing Suspicious Substances

16 octobre 2026 à 22:00
The incidents, the first of which was reported on Thursday, came as election officials have reported a growing number of threats directed at them.

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Members of Congress Reported receiving letters containing suspicious substances on Friday.

Man Found in Barrel in Lake Mead in 2022 Is Identified by Las Vegas Police

15 octobre 2026 à 20:11
The victim was shot once in the head in the early 1980s, the authorities said, and was identified after family members from Arkansas could provide a DNA match.

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Lake Mead last month in Boulder City, Nev. As the lake’s levels fluctuate, a number of human remains have been found in recent years.

Fired FBI Agents Who Worked on Trump Investigation Sue Patel and Others

15 octobre 2026 à 13:40
The lawsuit also suggests that a motivating factor for the dismissals was the intense scrutiny of the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, after he went to the Olympics in Milan.

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The lawsuit says that Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, praised some of the fired employees privately before terminating them.

‘Suspicious Substances’ Sent to Senators and State Election Officials

15 octobre 2026 à 16:17
Federal law enforcement officials said they were investigating a series of letters mailed to members of Congress and secretaries of state in recent days.

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The F.B.I. said in a statement that it was working to find those responsible for the letters but provided no information on potential suspects.

Corruption Trial Begins for Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and City Contractors

14 octobre 2026 à 18:29
In opening arguments, prosecutors said that Sheng Thao “put her power up for sale.” One lawyer for the defendants called the bribery scheme “pure fiction.”

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Sheng Thao, the former mayor of Oakland, Calif., center, is on trial this week with three others on corruption charges.

F.B.I. Disrupts Pyongyang Revenue Stream: North Koreans in U.S. Tech Jobs

13 octobre 2026 à 15:04
F.B.I. investigators worked with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to dismantle so-called laptop farms that steal American identities to earn cash for Pyongyang.

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North Korea has generated billions in cash in recent years, evading international sanctions, through remote I.T. worker schemes, U.S. officials say.
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