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.
More Big Dig overbilling charges
May 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Is your car gonna get cloned?
March 25, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Former Pfizer manager guilty of obstruction
March 18, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
FBI talks “Whitey”
Feb. 13, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Massive law enforcement operation nabs 7 kiddie porn rings
Feb. 10, 2009 1 Comment
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 [...]
FBI reviewing Tylenol murders
Feb. 5, 2009 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
How bad is copper theft?
Dec. 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
FBI agent killed in line of duty
Nov. 19, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
BREAKING NEWS: FBI agent shot serving warrant
Nov. 19, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Feds release threatening letter details, photos
Oct. 24, 2008 1 Comment
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 [...]
FBI: Major cyber attacks in the rise
Oct. 17, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
DOJ serves karma, indictments to spammers
Jan. 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
On Thursday, some good news hit the battered lungs of a billion junk email filters like pure oxygen: Eleven of the world’s most prolific spammers — nine of whom live in the U.S. — were indicted by the Department of Justice. According to papers unsealed in Detroit, the electronic highwaymen, facing a 41-count indictment, are [...]
