Add To Watchlist

FBI

→ Show Results From: All | U.S. News | World News
The Wire

Men linked to slain Detroit mosque leader indicted

Eleven people have been indicted in the FBI's investigation of a Detroit mosque leader who was fatally shot nearly three weeks ago.

2 Canadians linked to Detroit imam granted bail

A judge on Friday granted bail for two Canadian men who face extradition to the U.S. on charges linked to the slain leader of a radical Detroit-area Islamic group.

Funeral for Detroit mosque leader draws hundreds

Hundreds of people offered hushed prayers Saturday at the funeral for a slain Detroit mosque leader while authorities across the border in Canada made the final two arrests in a criminal case that is stirring some anger in the Muslim community.

Muslim leaders gather for Detroit imam's funeral

Muslim leaders are preparing for the funeral of a Detroit imam who was fatally shot by federal agents after authorities say he resisted arrest and fired his weapon.

Last 2 arrests made in case linked to Detroit imam

The FBI says two men linked to the slain leader of a Detroit mosque have been arrested in Ontario, Canada.

Feds: Leader of radical Islam group killed in raid

Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested several members of a radical Sunni Islam group in the U.S., killing one of its leaders at a shootout in a Michigan warehouse, the U.S. attorney's office said.

Report: FBI not reviewing all of its evidence

The FBI is still not reviewing reams of evidence collected in counterterrorism cases, and has fewer translators than it did a few years ago, an internal government watchdog said Monday.

SoCal gang member added to FBI's Top 10 list

A reputed gang member sought in connection with killing four people, including his girlfriend, was added to the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted list, authorities said Tuesday.

FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives

In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes.

AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plot

The FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith plotted to kill her tycoon husband's son as they battled for his father's fortune, newly released files show, but the former Playboy Playmate who died in 2007 was never prosecuted.

Advocates object to FBI surveillance guidelines

Civil liberties and Muslim groups say domestic surveillance guidelines recently revealed by the FBI show the agency could be spying on Americans who are not involved in crime or terrorism.

Security alerts issued on stadiums, hotels

Counterterrorism officials issued bulletins to police around the nation about terrorist interest in attacking stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels.

‘The Informant!’ is so dry it crumbles

There’s deadpan humor, and then there’s “is this even funny?” The cast plays it so straight that to respond with laughter almost feels like chuckling at a funeral.

FBI Director says no imminent danger from NYC case

FBI Director Robert Mueller says there's no imminent danger stemming from the case that led authorities to search New York City apartments for explosives and possible links to al-Qaida.

Report: FBI probing 'stolen' Jackie Kennedy note

The FBI is investigating a "stolen" handwritten condolence note by Jacqueline Kennedy to Ethel Kennedy that was penned shortly after Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination.

FBI director outraged by Lockerbie bomber release

FBI Director Robert Mueller sharply criticized Scotland's justice minister for releasing the Lockerbie bomber, an act that "gives comfort to terrorists" all over the world.

New details on teacher on Most Wanted list

Eric Toth was a third grade teacher at a prestigious private school in the Washington D.C. area. Today, he is one of the FBI’s Most Wanted, accused of producing child pornography and fleeing authorities. Officials have new information on his suspected whereabouts.

7 NC men charged as international "jihad" group

A North Carolina father who led an unobtrusive rural life as a drywall contractor had militant roots dating back to 1980s Afghanistan and Pakistan and secretly led a U.S. group plotting international terrorism, federal prosecutors said.

Testimony: FBI agents targeted during Hoffa trial

Associates of the late Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa plotted to ambush a group of FBI agents during his 1962 trial in Nashville, newly released transcripts of federal grand jury testimony indicate.

FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge

After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister.

Immigration agency says backlog virtually gone

FBI name checks on people seeking to work or live in the United States or become citizens are getting completed more quickly, slicing through a backlog that had left some petitions pending for more than a year, immigration officials said Monday.

FBI files show wide "Deep Throat" investigation

Newly released FBI files show agents across the country and at the highest level of the agency investigated "Deep Throat" — the 1972 porn movie, not the shadowy Watergate figure — in a vain attempt to roll back what became a cultural shift toward more permissive entertainment.

Watergate planner Hunt's FBI file released

Watergate break-in planner E. Howard Hunt sought a presidential pardon by saying he thought the infamous burglary had "executive authorization," according to FBI documents released two years after his death. He died without getting a pardon.

FBI: Possible hate-crime charge against suspect

A ranking FBI official says authorities are pursuing a possible hate crime charge as well as a homicide charge against a white supremacist suspected of murdering a security officer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum.

Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. honored by FBI

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. finally got his badge.

The Vine
FBI Is On The Lookout For The Geezer Bandit
Source: news-public.com

According to FBI officials, they are on the lookout for an elderly, thin, gray-haired man with the nickname of the "Geezer Bandit" This man is responsible for holding up a total of five banks in the San Diego area since late summer of this year.

FBI: Men Use False Warrant In Bank Robbery 5 Men Face Bank Robbery Charges
Source: The Associated Press.

HENDERSON, Nev. -- Authorities said they have arrested five people who allegedly tried to rob a Nevada bank by presenting a false federal search warrant to the manager and demanding all of the money in the vault.

Hard Evidence: Seven salient facts about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
Source: Slate

The above list is not exhaustive, but I would submit that five of the seven items (the first and the last four) would have been grounds to have had him either put under close surveillance or dismissed from the service

FBI data on Fort Hood suspect is scrutinized
Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON — The FBI's effort after 9/11 to improve terrorism investigations will face sharp scrutiny this week as Congress begins probing whether authorities missed or ignored warning signs about the Army major charged with murdering 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas.

Omar Sheikh's Pak handler Ilyas Kashmiri also handled Headley
Source: Indian Express

In late 1994, a milkman knocked on the door of a Ghaziabad house. As the door opened, he noticed men with guns inside, but he still delivered the milk.

A jihadist hiding in plain sight :: Mark Steyn
Source: The Orange County Register

Shortly after 9/11, there was a lot of talk about how no one would ever hijack an American airliner ever again – not because of new security arrangements but because an alert citizenry was on the case: We were hip to their jive.

Gitmo interrogations spark battle over tactics
Source: msnbc.com

Speaking publicly for the first time, senior U.S. law enforcement investigators say they waged a long but futile battle inside the Pentagon to stop coercive and degrading treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. MSNBC.com's Bill Dedman reports.

Fort Hood shooter is a murderer, not a terrorist
Source: Raw Story

Major Nidal Hasan has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the Fort Hood shootings and will be tried in a military court.

Confronting the Spin on the Fort Hood Massacre
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

It is sad and disturbing commentary on the state of American culture when the facts surrounding an event, such as the slaughter that took place at Fort Hood, can not only be manipulated to facilitate a political ideology but blatantly ignored in the pursuit of a political agenda.

Terror Suspect: FBI Tried To Recruit Me Mehanna Says He Refused To Become Informant
Source: The Associated Press.

BOSTON -- A Massachusetts man accused of plotting to kill Americans was portrayed by federal prosecutors Thursday as a jihadist who is too dangerous to be released on bail, but the man's lawyer said he was charged only after he refused to become an FBI informant against Muslims.

Muslims must combat hate speech
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Anwar al-Aulaqi is trying to spread violence in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings. True scholars preach a different message

Terrorist ?

Unbelievable! They are trying to "piece" together why this occurred.... seriously? What they really mean to say is that investigators are trying to make this look like anything but what it is... an act of terrorism plain and simple.

Deadly denial by Ralph Peters
Source: New York Post

Fudging the facts on Fort Hood As President Obama belatedly appears at Fort Hood today, will he dare to speak the word "terror?" He won't use the word "Islamist." If he mentions Islam at all, it'll be to sing its praises yet again.

FBI: 10% of U.S. Mosques Preach Jihad
Source: NewsMax

Imams preach jihad and extremism in 10 percent of the 2,000 mosques in the United States, the FBI estimates. That sums up the problem facing us as we ponder the meaning of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's slayings of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas.

Jihadists In Military Playing U.S. for Suckers
Source: FOXNews.com

The issue of gays in the military doesn't seem as important as jihadists in the military. If you were an enemy of America, not only would you fight overseas and develop nuclear weapons (Iran), you would also engage in an even more effective strategy by striking at America's unde …

Just Read It: Ft. Hood opinion.
Source: The Washington Times

Frank look and take on the events and alleged facts.

The Federal Bureau of Non-Investigation, Al-Qaeda's Awlaki, and the Ft. Hood Hasan case.
Source: Campaign Standard

Al-Qaeda recruiter Awlaki moved to the Dar al Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Virginia. Two 9/11 hijackers (including one of the hijackers Awlaki had met with in San Diego) followed him there and received assistance from the mosque's members.

U.S. Knew of Fort Hood Suspect's Tie to Radical Cleric
Source: The New York Times

Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and this year between the military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings.

Fort Hood shootings: FBI given gunman's name six months ago
Source: Telegraph

The US Army major who killed 13 people in a shooting spree at America's biggest military base had come to the attention of the FBI six months earlier over possible links to extremist comments posted on the internet.

Lashkar was targeting National Defence College in India: FBI
Source: The Nation

David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, arrested last month by the FBI, were part of a LeT plan of a major terror attack on the facilities of a Danish newspaper and the National Defence College in India, federal prosecutors have said.

Jihadi Training Compounds, U.S.A.
Source:

A battle in the war against radical Islam in Detroit was briefly waged on October 28 when the FBI engaged in a deadly shootout with an extremist imam refusing to be arrested.

Paramedic arrested, another investigated for child porn
Source: wtsp.com

Sources say the FBI went to Hillsborough Fire Rescue last month to tell Chief Bill Nesmith it was investigating one of his paramedics on possible child pornography charges out of the country.

1,600 names suggested daily for terror list
Source: msnbc.com

Newly released FBI data offer evidence of the broad scope and complexity of the nation's terrorist watch list, documenting a daily flood of names nominated for inclusion to the controversial list.

FBI says Pak Consul General in Chicago knew Headley
Source: Indian Express

Washington: Pakistan's Consul General in Chicago personally knew both David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, nabbed by the FBI for planning to carry out a major terror attack in India at the behest of Lashkar-e-Toiba, the US authorities have claimed.

BREAKING: Cheney FBI Interview Notes Released
Source: Firedoglake

In May of 2004, Vice President Dick Cheney was questioned by federal investigators about his role in the leak of Valerie Plame's identity. Today, in response to a court order resulting from a suit brought by CREW, notes from that interview were finally released.

This area needs news. Click here to seed the vine