Tag: FBI

Lab Owner Who Exposed FTC Scandal Now Eyes the FBI

For more than a decade, LabMD owner Michael Daugherty told his story to anyone willing to listen: An allegedly rogue cybersecurity firm used FBI surveillance software in an attempt to extort him before colluding with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a malicious enforcement action that financially ruined his cancer research center. Throughout that time,…


China Threat ‘Unprecedented in History’: FBI Director

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the single greatest cyber and counterintelligence threat to the United States, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray, who warned that the regime was targeting every sector of the American economy. “The biggest threat we face as a country from a counterintelligence perspective is from the People’s Republic of China…


FBI Director Issues Warning as Police Officers Murdered at Unprecedented Rate

FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a warning about the increasing rate of murders of police officers in recent months, saying the trend is outpacing violent crime nationwide. During a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday, Wray said that murders of police officers rose about 59 percent in 2021 over the previous year, while the total murder rate…


FBI Warns of Targeted Cyberattacks on Food Plants Amid Heightened Coverage of Fires

The FBI’s Cyber Division issued a warning about potential cyberattacks on agricultural cooperatives and food plants amid increasing media coverage of recent fires and explosions at food processing plants across the United States. “Ransomware actors may be more likely to attack agricultural cooperatives during critical planting and harvest seasons, disrupting operations, causing financial loss, and…


Two Men Accused of Impersonating Federal Agents Indicted on Federal Charges

Two men accused of impersonating federal agents have been indicted on multiple counts by a federal grand jury. Haider Ali, 35, and Arian Taherzadeh, 40, were indicted in Washington on false impersonation of an officer or federal employee and unlawful possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device. The pair were arrested on April 6 on…


Capitol Report (April 19): Passengers and Crews Celebrate Ending Mask Mandate

Masking up while traveling is now optional. The change has been met with cheers—and also concerns. What does the new ruling mean for you? Twenty-three on the FBI’s terror watchlist were caught illegally entering the United States. Those crossing the southern border are coming from countries all around the world, prompting the question: who is…


FBI Says It Never Investigated Suspect in Brooklyn Shooting

The lone suspect in the New York City subway shooting was never investigated by the FBI, the bureau said on April 13. “We have reviewed FBI holdings and to date have found no record of an investigation or prior knowledge of Frank R. James by an FBI office before the shooting,” an FBI spokesperson told…


Daniel Solis, Ex-Chicago Alderman-Turned-FBI-Mole, Charged With Bribery

By Jason Meisner From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Former Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis, who turned government mole to help federal investigators build cases against Ald. Edward Burke and ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been charged with a bribery count. The bare-bones, one-count criminal information alleged Solis, who abruptly retired as 25th Ward alderman in 2018 a month…


Democrat Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $80,000 in Public Funds

A former Capitol Hill staffer who served under Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) has pled guilty for fraudulently stealing around $80,000 from the federal government. The staffer, 24-year-old Sterling Carter, “pleaded guilty today to theft of public funds in connection with his scheme to fraudulently inflate his salary and bonus payments, thereby paying himself more than…


Former Democrat Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $80,000 in Public Funds

A former Capitol Hill staffer who served under Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) has pled guilty for fraudulently stealing around $80,000 from the federal government. The staffer, 24-year-old Sterling Carter, “pleaded guilty today to theft of public funds in connection with his scheme to fraudulently inflate his salary and bonus payments, thereby paying himself more than…