Tag: FBI

House Judiciary Committee Advances Domestic Terrorism Legislation, Minus Safeguards

The House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation to provide federal law enforcement with an influx of resources to counter domestic terrorism, with Democrats voting down several attempts by Republicans to insert safeguards into the bill. The committee—of 25 Democrats and 19 Republicans—approved the bill on April 6 with a 21-17 vote along party lines. The Domestic…


House Judiciary Committee Approves Domestic Terrorism Legislation, Minus Safeguards

The House Judiciary Committee has approved legislation to provide federal law enforcement with an influx of resources to counter domestic terrorism, with Democrats voting down several attempts by Republicans to insert safeguards into the bill. The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act now heads to the House floor after three days of contentious debate. Republicans unsuccessfully attempted…


Ex-Clinton Lawyer’s Durham Defense ‘In Shambles’: Kash Patel

Former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann’s defense is “in shambles” after special counsel John Durham’s latest filing, the former lead investigator for the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, Kash Patel, said. Patel made the remarks in an episode of EpochTV’s “Kash’s Corner” after Durham late Monday published potentially conclusive evidence in the case against Sussmann. The…


Kash Patel: Ex-Clinton Campaign Lawyer Put Lie to FBI in Writing, Leaving Defense in Shambles

Former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann’s defense is “in shambles” after special counsel John Durham’s latest filing, the former lead investigator for the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, Kash Patel, said. Patel made the remarks after Durham late Monday published potentially conclusive evidence in the case against Sussmann. Patel remarks are part of the upcoming episode…


FBI Says Russian Hackers Scanning US Energy Systems and Pose ‘Current’ Threat

WASHINGTON—Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical infrastructure in the United States, and state-sponsored hacking by Russia presents a “current” threat to American national security, a top FBI official told lawmakers on Tuesday. “The threat from Russia in a criminal sense, in the nation state sense, is very, very…


FBI: Election Officials in Nine States Targeted by Cyberattacks

The FBI warned Tuesday that election officials in nine states have been targeted in recent cyberattacks, including phishing emails containing malicious links. “If successful, this activity may provide cyber actors with sustained, undetected access to a victim’s systems,” the FBI said in a report (pdf). “These emails shared similar attachment files, used compromised email addresses, and…


FBI Offering up to $10,000 Reward for Information in Search for Missing Nevada Teen

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the location of an 18-year-old Nevada woman who was abducted from a Walmart parking lot earlier this month and has been missing since. Naomi Christine Irion was last seen (pdf) in the Walmart parking lot in the city of Fernley in Lyon County, Nevada, on March 12…


FBI Releasing More Records About Right-Wing Infiltration Ops

The FBI is in the process of releasing more records about its right-wing infiltration program, Patriot Conspiracy (PATCON), The Epoch Times has learned. Following the March 22 Epoch Times investigation into PATCON—a 1990s-era program that entailed three undercover FBI agents posing as domestic terrorists—a person informed this reporter of the existence of additional PATCON records….


GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Found Guilty of Lying to FBI Over Campaign Contributions

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) was found guilty on March 24 of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions to his 2016 election campaign, the Justice Department announced. Fortenberry, who has served in Congress since 2005, was charged in October last year with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making…


Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Evidence

A former FBI agent who was tapped to help investigate Missouri’s governor pleaded guilty on March 23 to tampering with evidence, deciding not to go to trial on seven counts. William Don Tisaby, 69, now a private investigator, was hired by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner to help probe Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens over…