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US uncovers ‘broad and significant' Chinese spying effort on American telecom companies
Hackers affiliated with Beijing have compromised the networks of “multiple” telecommunications companies to obtain customer call records and gain access to the private communications of “a limited number of individuals,” the FBI said.
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FBI to pay $22 million to settle claims of sexual discrimination at training academy
The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors.
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FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
The FBI has confirmed that federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.
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Iran hackers stole Trump campaign files and sent them to Democrats. What to know
When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump’s campaign, it was only the latest allegation of foreign interference with the U.S. election.
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FBI warns about text scam involving fake toll bills. Here's what to know.
Drivers are being targeted in a new scam, according to the FBI, getting thousands of reports of the unpaid toll bill scams since March.
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Former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to undercover FBI agent
A former National Security Agency employee who sold classified information to an undercover FBI agent he believed to be a Russian official has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison, the penalty requested by government prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Raymond Moore said Monday that he could have put 32-year-old Jareh Sebastian Dalke behind bars for even longer.
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Outreach director recognized by FBI for her service to survivors of sex trafficking
Dr. Abigail Judge was recognized with the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award in recognition for her service to survivors of sex trafficking.
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Ex-military member charged with crashing into FBI office had online links to QAnon, report says
Ervin Bolling was a supporter of Donald Trump, according to postings uncovered by the group Advance Democracy.
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FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta field office
The FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office, but his motives were not immediately known.
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$40K reward offered in 20-year search for missing Vt. teen Brianna Maitland
Two decades after Vermont teenager Brianna Maitland was reported missing, a case that remains unsolved, the FBI is putting up a $40,000 reward for information that leads to her recovery. They made the announcement with Vermont State Police Tuesday, 20 years to the day after she was last seen in Montgomery, Vermont. “Someone out there may have information that can…
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Courthouses across NH, Maine evacuated Thursday due to threats
Government buildings in several states were evacuated Thursday following bomb threats, causing brief disruptions for the second day in a row in some places. The Mississippi Capitol and courthouses in Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine, Montana and New Hampshire were evacuated or searched, but no explosives were immediately found, and the buildings were reopened to the public. The latest round of evacuations…
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Teenager arrested, charged with armed carjacking of FBI agent in DC
A 17-year-old was arrested and charged with the armed carjacking of an FBI agent in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 29, police said.
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FBI head cites ‘potential conflict of interest' in selection process for new Maryland headquarters
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s unusually sharp criticism came in an internal email to agency employees.
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Biden admin picks Maryland for new FBI headquarters
The decision follows years of discussions over the fate of the dilapidated J. Edgar Hoover Building in downtown D.C.
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Heart candy-shaped pills seized in massive New England drug bust
More than 220 lbs. of suspected drugs were recently seized by a gang task force in Massachusetts in what’s believed to be among the biggest-ever drug busts in a single location in New England, federal authorities said Monday. The drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and fake Adderall were allegedly seized last week from a house on Western Avenue in Lynn where…
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Witnesses accuse FBI of digging up Civil War gold in the middle of the night, hiding found riches
New eyewitness accounts are raising questions about the FBI’s secretive 2018 dig for a legendary cache of Civil War-era gold. Two men who were near the excavation site in rural Pennsylvania have told The Associated Press they heard loud noises early in the morning and later saw an armored truck that appeared to be weighed down with something. A treasure...
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Woman pleads guilty to making hoax bomb threat against Boston Children's
A Massachusetts woman pled guilty Thursday to calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 37-year-old Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, pled guilty to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information. The charges stem from a threat phoned on...
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Inside the online romance scam that cost a Massachusetts woman her life savings
She thought she was finding love, but a woman from Massachusetts ended up losing her life savings in an apparent online dating scam. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous and will be referred to in this story as Alice, met her online partner back in October on Facebook’s dating feature. She was under the impression that she was...
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Ex-T police sergeant charged with lying about officer assaulting man
A former MBTA Transit Police sergeant was arrested by FBI agents Thursday for allegedly filing false reports over an officer’s assault of a man at a Red Line station in Boston in 2018, federal prosecutors said. The arrest renews the prosecution of David Finnerty, 47, who was previously charged in state court for allegedly making a false report as a…
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FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime
U.S. officials say the FBI and its partners in Europe infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network that was used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.