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Report on FBI Debunks Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories

Inspector general has criticisms of agency but found no evidence agents provoked Capitol riot

(Newser) - A report released Thursday by the Justice Department's inspector general says investigators discovered no reason to believe law enforcement did anything to provoke or encourage the attack on the US Capitol—a conspiracy theory long promoted by allies of President-elect Trump. "We found no evidence in the materials...

FBI Chief's Resignation May Be 'Act of Defiance'
FBI Chief's
Resignation
May Be 'Act
of Defiance'
the rundown
Dec 12, 2024 12:06 PM CST

FBI Chief's Resignation May Be 'Act of Defiance'

But others accuse Christopher Wray of capitulating to Donald Trump

(Newser) - The decision by Christopher Wray to resign as head of the FBI with three years to go in his tenure has prompted plenty of critics to accuse him of capitulating to President-elect Trump. Another school of thought, however, suggests Wray did exactly the opposite. What's not in dispute is...

FBI Director Says He Will Step Down Next Month

Christopher Wray had years left to go in 10-year term that began in 2017

(Newser) - FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of President Biden's term in January. The announcement comes a week and a half after President-elect Trump announced his intention to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job. At a town hall meeting with the bureau'...

McDonald's Worker Who Called Cops Could Be in for Some Cash

$60K was offered for information leading to the murder suspect's arrest and/or conviction

(Newser) - The McDonald's worker who called police to report the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could be paid handsomely for his or her effort. The NYPD offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction before the FBI added an additional $50,...

The FBI Is Not Woke


The FBI
Is Not Woke
OPINION
Dec 5, 2024 3:05 PM CST

The FBI Is Not Woke

Putting Kash Patel in charge would be a grave mistake, argues historian and journalist Garrett M. Graff

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's wish to make Kash Patel the next director of the FBI would be a serious mistake that could haunt America for decades, writes historian and journalist Garrett M. Graff in a New York Times op-ed. Patel's only qualification for the post seems to be that he...

Reward Offered for Girl Who Vanished in Woods by Home

Reward offered in search for Maine's Stefanie Damron, last seen Sept. 24

(Newser) - The FBI said Monday it is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the return of a northern Maine teenager whose disappearance earlier in the fall has attracted international attention, per the AP . Stefanie Damron, 14, of New Sweden, Maine, was reported missing by her...

Opinion: Trump's FBI Move Is a 'Constitutional Crisis'

David Frum writes that the president-elect wants the powerful agency to do his bidding

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's choice of Kash Patel to lead the FBI is drawing plenty of criticism on the left and plenty of praise from the MAGA wing. But in the Atlantic , David Frum argues that the real controversy isn't the decision to pick Patel but to fire current FBI...

What to Know About Trump's Pick to Lead the FBI
FBI Nominee
Has Vowed
to Gut
the Agency
the rundown
Dec 2, 2024 7:39 AM CST

FBI Nominee Has Vowed to Gut the Agency

Kash Patel is a polarizing figure

(Newser) - Kash Patel is President-elect Trump's pick to lead the FBI come January, and he may now be the most controversial of the nominees standing. As a New York Times profile notes, few nominated for any federal post "have come with quite so much bravado, bombast or baggage."...

Objections Greet Trump's FBI Pick
Objections
Greet
Trump's
FBI Pick
Dec 1, 2024 5:00 PM CST

Objections Greet Trump's FBI Pick

Both parties point out the agency already has a director

(Newser) - Bipartisan opposition emerged Sunday to President-elect Trump's selection of Kash Patel , a fierce and persistent critic of the FBI who has promised to go after political opponents, to be its director. Democrats and Republicans also expressed concern about removing Christopher Wray from his position to make room for Patel,...

Trump Names Loyalist to Run FBI Once He's Ousted Wray

Kash Patel produced a 'blueprint to remove these Gangsters from all of Government,' president-elect wrote

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, signaling his intention to oust Christopher Wray and install a fierce loyalist to upend the nation's premier law enforcement agency. Trump has been bitterly critical of the agency, which he has claimed has "lost the confidence of...

FBI Agent Acquitted in Shooting Charged With Rape

Police say Eduardo Valdivia sexually assaulted at least 2 women

(Newser) - An FBI special agent who was acquitted of attempted second-degree murder two years ago is facing 10 new charges, including two counts of second-degree rape. Eduardo Valdivia, 40, has been charged in connection with alleged sexual assaults on two Maryland women, CNN reports. Police say Valdivia—using the names "...

Man on FBI's Most Wanted List Since 2009 Found in Wales

Daniel Andreas San Diego has been arrested

(Newser) - There's no word yet on how the FBI and UK authorities nabbed a man who has been on the agency's list of Most Wanted Terrorists since 2009, but nab him they did. CBS News reports Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was arrested in Wales in connection with a...

Jan. 6 Rioter Plotted to Kill His Investigators

Edward Kelley, 35, now faces up to life in prison

(Newser) - Two weeks after he was convicted of charges for his role as one of the first people to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Edward Kelley has been convicted of plotting to kill those who investigated him. The Tennessee man was found guilty Wednesday of conspiracy to murder federal...

FBI Foils Bomb Threat Against NY Stock Exchange

Authorities say Florida man wanted to 'reboot' US government by detonating device at the NYSE

(Newser) - A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged with a plot to "reboot" the US government by detonating a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange with a remote-controlled device, according to the FBI. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs, Florida, was charged with attempting to use an...

Malcolm X's Daughters File $100M Suit Over Assassination

Civil rights leader's family says DOJ, CIA, FBI, NYPD all knew of 1965 death plot and did nothing

(Newser) - Three of Malcolm X's daughters have filed a $100 million suit against some of the nation's top law enforcement and intelligence agencies, alleging those groups knew of threats against their father's life and did nothing to stop his assassination at age 39. Per the AP , the complaint...

FBI Raids NYC Home of Betting Firm's CEO

Shayne Coplan calls development 'discouraging' after Polymarket correctly predicted a Trump win

(Newser) - Polymarket, the betting market that drew attention by correctly predicting a win by Donald Trump in the 2024 election, is now earning new headlines for a stickier reason. The New York Post reports that early Wednesday, the FBI raided the Manhattan residence of CEO Shayne Coplan, with a source telling...

Russia Blamed for Polling Place Bomb Hoaxes

'They're up to mischief, it seems,' says Georgia's secretary of state

(Newser) - Voting was interrupted at multiple locations Tuesday because of bomb threats the FBI has linked to Russia. "The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains," the agency said in a statement, per the...

FBI Cuts Hefty Settlement With 34 Female Recruits

Women who said they were sexually discriminated against get $22M payout

(Newser) - 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 with sexually charged comments about their breast size, false allegations of infidelity, and the need to take contraception "to...

Report: With FBI Agents at His Door, Ex-Prosecutor Kills Self

FBI was trying to arrest Stewart Rosenwasser of New York on charges of bribery

(Newser) - A former prosecutor accused of taking bribes in New York died by suicide Tuesday after firing at federal agents who tried to arrest him, according to reports. Stewart Rosenwasser, formerly of the Orange County District Attorney's Office, allegedly accepted $63,000 in bribes from a millionaire former restaurateur named...

Murder Rate Drops at 'Fastest Pace Ever Recorded'

FBI says it fell 11.3% last year, with smaller drops in other violent crimes

(Newser) - While you wouldn't know it from a lot of campaign rhetoric, violent crime rates are falling in the US, especially the murder rate, according to data released by the FBI this week. The 2023 Crime in the Nation report released Monday found that the murder rate continued its decline...

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