September 24, 2009 by Sachin Seth  
Filed under National News, The News

A 24-year-old Colorado resident was indicted in a New York federal court Thursday on charges of conspiracy to use explosive bombs in the United States.

Gregg Woodward, 47, of Milford, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison followed by 7 years of supervised released after he pleaded guilty in January to possession of child pornography, according to acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in [...]

Ex-jailbird going back to prison

September 10, 2009 by Sachin Seth  
Filed under Local News, The News

Police at Yale University have issued a missing person’s report on 24-year-old Pharmacology student Annie Le.

August 31, 2009 by Sachin Seth  
Filed under Local News, The News

Timothy Silvia, the former President of the Brockton chapter of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, was sentenced in a federal court Wednesday to more than 21 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for “conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine,” the FBI reports.

August 22, 2009 by Sachin Seth  
Filed under The News, World News

In a recent letter FBI head Robert Mueller brutally attacked the Scottish government and Secretary of Justice Kenny MacAskill over the recent release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the man widely known as the Lockerbie bomber.

Adams Management Group, a contractor for one of the main Big Dig construction companies, was charged Tuesday in federal court with submitting false claims on a federal highway project after a federal investigation revealed the firm allegedly engaged in a scheme to falsely categorize laborers to overcharge the government.
The investigation alleges that, beginning in 2002 [...]

The FBI is making car cloning — identify theft for automobiles — a top priority after a huge bust in Tampa netted 17 arrests and the breakup of a long-term car cloning enterprise.
“It’s a serious crime problem that’s being aggressively investigated by law enforcement,” the FBI said in a statement this week.
So how [...]

A former Pfizer district sales manager was found guilty of obstruction of justice Monday, the FBI said in a statement.
Thomas Farina, 42, of Fairport, N.Y., faces 20 years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines after he allegedly made a Pfizer sales representative delete evidence that promoted a company drug for off-label usage not approved [...]

February 13, 2009 by Sachin Seth  
Filed under Local News, The News

The Federal Bureau of Investigation offered some insight into the case of one of their most wanted criminals Wednesday, in a case that’s straight out of Boston.
James “Whitey” Bulger, the infamous South Boston crime boss, is reportedly responsible for the murders of 19 people.
The FBI believes that Bulger is living abroad, and scheduled the [...]

February 10, 2009 by Sachin Seth  
Filed under Features, National News, The News

Authorities worldwide have completed a huge operation closing down seven child pornography rings
In 2006, authorities in Queensland, Australia received a tip regarding a sexually explicit video on the Internet. Police followed up on the tip, only to discover a video of a young Dutch victim being sexually molested. Soon after, the Belgian police were contacted [...]

The FBI and state police in Illinois are reviewing all evidence from a series of 1982 deaths dubbed “The Tylenol murders.”
Given the many recent advances in forensic technology, it was only natural that a second look be taken at the case and recovered evidence,” the FBI Chicago office said in a statement Thursday.
The FBI [...]

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, last April, when tornadoes were threatening Jackson, Mississippi, many residents were not alerted to the severe weather because five tornado warning sirens didn’t work. The reason: the sirens’ copper wiring had been stolen.
A month before that, 4,000 Polk County, Fla. residents were powerless when thieves ripped copper wire [...]

November 19, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  
Filed under National News, The News

Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Samuel Hicks, assigned to the Pittsburgh FBI Office, was shot and killed Wednesday while serving a federal search warrant on a suspected drug distribution ring.
One suspect is in custody, the FBI said in a statement.
Hicks, 33, joined the FBI in March 2007. The University of Pittsburgh graduate formally [...]

PITTSBURGH — The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration and local police were executing a federal search warrant this morning when an FBI agent was shot at the scene.
“We are in the process of notifying the agent’s family and will provide more details later today,” the FBI said in a statement.
The FBI specifically [...]

November 1, 2008 by Sachin Seth  
Filed under Crime and Justice, National News, The News

Juvenile prostitution has long been a concern for officers across the country. Children are forced into the sex trade without the ability to simply walk away at a whim. The pimps decide their fate, and it’s usually an ugly one.

How do you “just say no” when the cops are the drug dealers?

October 24, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  
Filed under Crime and Justice, National News, The News

Starting Monday, more than 50 threatening letters started to arrive at Chase Bank, the FDIC, and government offices.
The letters, originating from Amarillo, Texas, contained a white powdery substance that was found to be harmless, and the FBI is investigating.
“Sending a hoax letter is a serious crime, and a drain on law enforcement resources,” said FBI Section Chief Doug [...]

The bad guys are going virtual more and more, and American businesses and government networks are getting victimized at a record pace, according to an FBI report.
“The increasing number of such crimes not only impacts the economy but threatens national security,” the FBI said Friday.
The man at the head of the opposition is the FBI’s [...]

FBI says man operated out of a Boston apartment to dupe people out of almost half a million for a fake investment fund.

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