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The FBI and the Department of Justice may not charge some of the rioters who participated in the January 6 Capitol insurrection. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, federal law enforcement officials are privately debating if they shouldn’t charge some of the hundreds of Trump supporters who stormed their way into …

Thirty-three missing children were recovered this month by the FBI’s Los Angeles field office in an anti-human trafficking operation. “Operation Lost Angels” was a joint effort between the FBI, the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and about two dozen other agencies. According to a statement made …

The FBI has received a tip in connection to a woman who possibly stole a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. A new criminal case has been opened after the FBI received a tip that a woman named Riley June Williams stole a laptop during the Jan.6 domestic terrorist …

U.S. security officials say they are concerned about a possible insider attack or other threats from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, leading the FBI to vet all 25,000 troops from the National Guard coming to Washington for the event. The huge undertaking represents the security challenges …

On Thursday, federal prosecutors offered an ominous new review of last week’s siege of the US Capitol by pro-Trump supporters, saying in a court filing that rioters wanted “to capture and murder elected officials.” Prosecutors offered that view in a filing asking a judge to detain Jacob Chansley, the Arizona …

The FBI has arrested a supporter of Proud Boys in his Queens residence after he reportedly made death threats to one of Georgia’s elected Senators, Raphael Warnock. Eduard Florea, 40, was charged with possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. He was denied bail. According to WSBTV, Florea threatened to release …

On Tuesday, the FBI announced that it is considering plans to add the rioters from the insurrection at the US Capitol last week to the no-fly list. CNN reports that FBI Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D’Antuono said the bureau is considering adding rioters to the list, which is maintained …

The American Civil Liberties (ACLU) is suing Apple for more information about the FBI’s phone-hacking and unlocking capabilities.  ACLU filed a lawsuit against the technology company demanding to be given more information about the FBI’s Electronic Device Analysis Unit (EDAU), a forensic unit the ACLU claims has been silently breaking …

Charges have been filed in the case involving the 2-year-old boy who was abandoned at a Mississippi Goodwill. Fox News reports that two people are now looking at federal kidnapping charges in connection to the child who was abandoned. Since then, the boy has been taken in by child welfare …

Last week a Black man was killed in Ohio after being shot by a deputy who was engaged in a hunt for violent offenders. On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that they would be reviewing the shooting case of Casey Goodson. David DeVillers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, …

Members of the infamous Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation gang were indicted for murdering a teenager and other serious crimes. “The violence and drug activity committed by these gang members threatened the safety of our communities and placed innocent lives at risk,” said William F. Sweeney Jr., FBI Assistant Director.” But …

A Michigan man has been charged with first-degree murder after he admitted to FBI investigators that he stabbed his mother in the back then disposed of her body with gasoline and fire. Hunter Allen Loos, 24, reportedly told FBI agents that he preplanned to hurt his 50-year-old mother Renne Bressette …

An FBI agent testified on Tuesday that the suspects accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had also discussed abducting Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam out of spite regarding the “leader’s lockdown” order during the global pandemic. The information was disclosed by Special FBI agent Richard Trask during a …

Another black male has been found dead by hanging. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office reports that a black teenager’s body was found hanging in the parking lot of Ehrhardt Elementary School in Spring, Texas. “Based on security video, witnesses and other evidence, preliminary indications are the male hanged himself,” the …

The FBI is looking into information that individuals are igniting fights amongst peaceful protesting. On Monday, the Twitter account for the FBI tweeted: “The FBI is seeking information and digital media depicting individuals inciting violence during First Amendment protected peaceful demonstrations.” The bureau stated that it respects the rights of …