Tag: FBI

FBI Arrests 2 Men Associated With ‘Boogaloo Bois’ in Kentucky

The FBI on Thursday arrested two men who are members of a militia group associated with the Boogaloo Bois, an anti-government, militant extremist group, one of whom due to his actions in connection to a riot in downtown Louisville, Kentucky on Jan. 6. The men, 32-year-old John Subleski and 35-year-old Adam Turner, both from Louisville, were arrested…


Feds, States Warn About Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s day fast approaching, federal and state authorities are cautioning the public to stay vigilant about romance scams, which reached a record of $304 million in losses reported to the federal government in 2020. Romance scams, also known as confidence fraud, involve fraudsters preying upon victims who look for companionship on online dating apps and…


America’s Spy-Busters Put Secret-Stealing Chinese ‘Grad Students’ Under Microscope

The FBI last month arrested Gang Chen, a well-known MIT nanotechnologist, and charged the China-born naturalized American with concealing close and lucrative connections to China’s scientific and technological establishment on his applications for federal research grants. Chen, who has pleaded not guilty and is supported by MIT, is not the only prominent academic figure to be arrested…


FBI Questions Capitol Protesters, Including Newport Beach Woman

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Diana Davis was on her houseboat in Newport Beach, California, when she received an unexpected phone call from an FBI agent who wanted to question her about the Jan. 6 Capitol protests and breach. The problem? Davis wasn’t there. Although she initially planned to be at the Capitol grounds to pray, she said,…


FBI Gathers to Honor Agent Slain While Working Child Pornography Case

The FBI gathered at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Sunday to honor Daniel Alfin, the second FBI Special Agent slain while serving a warrant in a child pornography case days earlier. Family, friends, and fellow FBI agents gathered at around 2 p.m for a memorial service to remember Alfin, who was just…


‘Pursuit of Justice’ Leads to Extradition in 1994 Santa Ana Gang Shooting

The Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office has extradited and charged a man from Guatemala in connection with the fatal shooting of a rival gang member 26 years ago. “The pursuit of justice never ends,” District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a Feb. 5 press release. “No matter how long it takes or how far…


Florida: Slain FBI Agent Remembered for Protecting Children

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—A slain FBI agent was remembered for her strength, infectious laugh, love of family and commitment to protecting children during a memorial service Saturday. Agents Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, and Daniel Alfin, 36, were gunned down Tuesday while serving a search warrant at the Broward County home of a child pornography suspect. The service…


Video: Facts Matter (Feb. 5): Jen Psaki Snubs Space Force

According to new data just released by the FBI, it shows that gun sales have hit a new all-time high in January. Americans are buying up guns at a “blistering pace.” Over in California, a human trafficking sting operation led to the arrest of 64 people, as well as the freeing of at least 2…


Human Trafficking Investigation Nets 145 Arrests in LA County

LOS ANGELES—Authorities Feb. 4 announced that 145 arrests were made in Los Angeles County during a recent statewide operation investigating human trafficking. “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild” involved more than 100 federal, state and local agencies, and resulted in 450 arrests statewide, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. “The goal of the operation was simply to…


Americans Buying Guns at ‘Blistering Pace,’ FBI Data Shows: Expert

Newly released background check data from January shows Americans are buying guns at a “blistering pace,” a firearms expert said. “That’s undoubtedly connected to President Joe Biden’s plans to attack the firearm industry by undoing and rewriting regulations and executive actions to target the firearm industry,” Mark Olivia, director of public affairs at the National…