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Taylor Berman · 06/18/13 10:39PM
The FBI Is Spying On You Too Snail Mailers, So Maybe Don't Mail Ricin
Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/09/13 04:18PMNitasha Tiku · 06/04/13 09:57AM
Max Read · 05/30/13 07:56AM
FBI Says Ibragim Todashev Was About to Sign a Confession
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 05/23/13 06:45AMMan With Ties to Boston Bombing Suspect Shot by FBI Agent (Update)
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 05/22/13 06:51AMStudent Fakes Kidnapping to Distract Parents From a Failing Grade
Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/18/13 11:30AMSaudi Student Visited by FBI After Using Pressure Cooker to Cook Food
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/13/13 08:18AMCop-Killing Terror Lady Is First Woman On FBI Terror List
Ken Layne · 05/02/13 05:03PMFugitive cop-killer Joanne Chesimard has become the first woman on America's Most Wanted Terrorists List, joining a previously all male list of super villains. Chesimard, who also goes by the aliases "Sister-Love Chesimard" and "Joan Davis," murdered a New Jersey state trooper 40 years ago today. Chesimard busted out of prison and has lived in Cuba ever since.
Judge Tells FBI They Can't Use Webcams To Spy on People
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 04/28/13 02:50PMRussia Caught Bombing Suspect on Wiretap Discussing Jihad With Mother
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 04/28/13 01:10PMRussia recorded a conversation between Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, "vaguely discussing" the concept of Jihad. The conversation did not mention any specific attack on the U.S., but did discuss the possibility of Tamerlan traveling to Palestine to get involved with militant groups.
Canadian Cops Say They Foiled Terror Plot to Derail Passenger Train
Cord Jefferson · 04/22/13 04:37PMAt a press conference this afternoon, Canadian police revealed they had thwarted a terrorist plot to derail a passenger train operating somewhere in the Toronto area. Calling the bust a "multi-jurisdictional" effort, one which involved both Canadian and American law-enforcement agencies, authorities with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police offered few details but said they had taken into custody two men: Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, neither of whom is a Canadian citizen.
Russia Warned FBI About Tamerlan Tsarnaev Before Bombing
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 04/20/13 05:15PMNew details about the brothers suspected of being behind the Boston Marathon have slowly trickled out today. Investigators are now focusing on a 2011 trip to Russia by the older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, where they believe he became radicalized by extremist groups in the north Caucasus region. Russia had asked the FBI to look into Tamerlan's extremist ties, but the FBI's investigation yielded nothing of note and after interviewing him, kept no tabs on him. "The F.B.I. did not find any terrorism activity, domestic or foreign," the FBI said in a statement.
Wounded Man in Iconic Marathon Photo Helped Identify Alleged Bombers
Maggie Lange · 04/19/13 08:20AMHere Are the FBI Suspects in the Boston Marathon Bombing
Max Read · 04/18/13 04:24PMThe FBI released photo and video this afternoon of two suspects in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing, and is asking the public's help in identifying them. They're calling them "Suspect One" (dark hat) and "Suspect Two" (white hat), and believe them to be associated. You can see photos of them here, or on the FBI's site.
FBI Statement Basically Scolds Media for Being Shameful Rumormongers
Cord Jefferson · 04/17/13 03:15PMFollowing the clusterfuck that was—and continues to be!—the media's coverage of Monday's Boston Marathon bombing, the latest disaster being CNN's completely false scoop that a suspect had been arrested, the FBI is finally sick of everyone's shit. This afternoon, the federal police body released this statement, which explains that there have been no arrests and that the FBI thinks the media is a bunch of rubes:
FBI Pleads for Help in 'Wide Open' Marathon Bombing Investigation
Max Read · 04/17/13 07:03AMHere's what investigators have said they know, so far, about the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three and injured 183 people on Monday: The explosive devices used were built out of conventional pressure cookers placed in nylon backpacks. What they don't know: anything else. The "range of suspects and motives remains wide open [...] Someone knows who did this," Special Agent Richard DesLauriers, the lead investigator, told reporters. "[T]he person who did this is someone's friend, neighbor, coworker or relative." The Bureau is actively soliciting photographs, tips and information; examining the bombs; and using face-recognition software in an attempt to generate leads. No one has claimed responsibility, and the "Saudi national" briefly placed in custody after the bombing (whose suspecthood was loudly touted by the New York Post and Fox) is no longer a person of interest. It will be a "long, painstaking investigation," Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick told WBUR this morning, but "every hour, every day" will get us "a little closer." [NBC, AP, image, of the Public Garden following an interfaith service at Arlington Street Church in Boston, via AFP/Getty]