Tag: FBI

Belarus Grants Refugee Status to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Accused

A California man charged with assaulting police and using a metal barricade as a battering ram in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol has been granted refugee status by Belarus, according to Belarusian state-owned television BelTA. The Belarusian Telegraph Agency reported on Twitter that Evan Neumann, received refugee status in the country. “The…


FBI’s Wray Warns of Possible Russian Cyberattacks

FBI Director Christopher Wray says the bureau is “concerned about the possibility” of Russian attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure targets. Wray’s comments came Tuesday during an appearance before the Detroit Economic Club and echoed President Joe Biden’s warning a day earlier. “We are, of course, concerned about the possibility, as the president said, of the…


Kentucky Men Indicted in Pennsylvania for Catalytic Converters Thefts

Two Kentucky men were said to be found napping with 30 stolen catalytic converters and a reciprocating saw, in a green van, in a Penn State University (PSU) parking garage. Two men from Louisville, Kentucky—Jose William Perez Felipe, 25, and Wilber Sori San Miguel, 31—have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to transport…


US Pays $127 Million to Settle Allegations of FBI Negligence in Florida Mass Shooting

The U.S. government has agreed to pay $127 million to settle approximately dozens of cases brought by parents of children who were killed in a mass shooting in Florida in 2018. The finalized settlement “resolves all the cases,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement. “The settlement does not amount to an admission…


Durham Could Help Rebalance Our Two-Tiered Justice System If He Has the Courage and Political Will | Truth Over News

Former Attorney General William Barr is currently on a media tour after releasing his new book, and he appears to be backing the theory that John Durham’s special counsel investigation is targeting individuals who “flogged”—or pushed—the fake Russiagate scandal into the public sphere. But Barr’s comments also raise an unsettling question. Who, exactly, did Barr…


Republicans Request FBI Briefing After Whistleblower Raises Questions About Investigation of Pipe Bombs Set Near DNC, RNC Headquarters

Ohio Republican lawmaker Jim Jordan said he has requested a briefing with the FBI after a whistleblower allegedly disclosed information regarding the bureau’s investigation into pipe bombs planted near the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington the night before the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jordan, who is ranking member…


FBI Whistleblower Raises Questions About Pipe Bombs Set Near DNC, RNC Headquarters: Lawmaker

Ohio Republican lawmaker Jim Jordan said he has requested a briefing with the FBI after a whistleblower allegedly disclosed information regarding the bureau’s investigation into pipe bombs planted near the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington the night before the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jordan, who is ranking member…


Judge: No FBI Entrapment for 3 in Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot

A judge ruled Tuesday that three men charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 election were not entrapped by the FBI. Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico, and Paul Bellar will face a tentatively scheduled pretrial examination in August and trial in September, Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson said…


The Risks of Arming Ukraine’s Azov Battalion

In the West’s zeal to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invaders, some observers worry that Ukrainian neo-Nazi paramilitaries will benefit from U.S. support—a situation that would heighten security risks at home. On her Feb. 28 appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show, Hillary Clinton joined the growing number of those calling for the…


FBI: Torrance Man Arrested in ‘Green Gaiter Bandit’ Bank Robberies

A Torrance man suspected of robbing more than a dozen Southern California banks has been arrested, the FBI announced this week. Law enforcement officers arrested Christopher Paul Daniels, 55, on Feb. 27 in the upscale Los Angeles County community of Palos Verdes Estates. He was federally charged the day after his arrest and denied bond….