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Florida man charged with plotting to blow up New York Stock Exchange, FBI says
1 month ago

Florida man charged with plotting to blow up New York Stock Exchange, FBI says

The Independent  

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The DEA gave $200,000 to a money launderer called ‘the Englishman.’ He stole it
1 month, 1 week ago

The DEA gave $200,000 to a money launderer called ‘the Englishman.’ He stole it

LA Times  

A man who oversaw a scheme to launder millions of dollars of narcotics money from the U.S. to drug organizations was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Zilke, 49, was arrested last year in May and pleaded guilty months later to conspiracy to aid and abet drug distribution, launder money and obstruction …

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Man arrested after federal officials say he sought to destroy Nashville power site
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man arrested after federal officials say he sought to destroy Nashville power site

The Independent  

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Chinese chemical manufacturer is targeted by federal prosecutors trying to stop flow of fentanyl
2 months, 1 week ago

Chinese chemical manufacturer is targeted by federal prosecutors trying to stop flow of fentanyl

LA Times  

Before harmful and deadly drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine reach the streets of cities such as Los Angeles, they must first make their way into the country. “These chemical companies ship fentanyl precursors and adulterants around the world, including to the United States and Mexico, where drug cartels and traffickers use the precursors to synthesize and manufacture fentanyl into …

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Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee resigns after federal bribery charge
4 months, 1 week ago

Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee resigns after federal bribery charge

Associated Press  

— A city councilwoman in Mississippi’s capital resigned Wednesday and then pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery. “I will greatly miss working with each of you, and I am proud of the work we have done as a collective body for the City of Jackson and its citizens.” Court documents accuse Lee and unnamed co-conspirators of …

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Pakistani man, 42, with ties to Iran charged in assassination plot potentially targeting Donald Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani man, 42, with ties to Iran charged in assassination plot potentially targeting Donald Trump

Daily Mail  

A Pakistani man with ties to the Iranian government has been charged with plotting political assassinations that may have targeted Donald Trump. Prosecutors say Merchant plotted his deadly scheme with scribbles on a napkin Images show the notes he made on one of the napkins, that was retrieved during the investigation Word of the stunning alleged plot follows an unrelated …

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San Diego Comic-Con at center of human-trafficking sting
4 months, 3 weeks ago

San Diego Comic-Con at center of human-trafficking sting

LA Times  

A team of federal, state and county investigators rescued 10 people and arrested 14 during an undercover human-trafficking sting at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, which was held over the weekend. The team was on the lookout for “sex buyers using the San Diego Comic-Con Convention to seek out potential victims,” according to a statement from California Atty. Bonta said such …

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Trial to be held after wild brawl between undercover cops and Pagan Motorcycle Club
5 months, 1 week ago

Trial to be held after wild brawl between undercover cops and Pagan Motorcycle Club

The Independent  

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Arizona man indicted on federal firearms charges for allegedly planning attack targeting Black people at Atlanta concert
6 months, 1 week ago

Arizona man indicted on federal firearms charges for allegedly planning attack targeting Black people at Atlanta concert

CNN  

CNN — An Arizona man was indicted by a federal grand jury this week on several firearms charges, having been accused by the US Justice Department of planning a mass shooting targeting Black people and other minorities at a May Atlanta concert in hopes of inciting a race war before the upcoming presidential election. The indictment against Prieto alleges he …

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Australian Federal Police says it would repeat undercover terror operation on autistic teenager
10 months, 1 week ago

Australian Federal Police says it would repeat undercover terror operation on autistic teenager

ABC  

In short: A court dismissed terror charges against a 13-year-old boy who was fixated with the Islamic State, late last year. Greens senator David Shoebridge has labelled comments by the Australian Federal Police as "chilling" and "extraordinary" after it defended its handling of terror charges against an autistic teenager. The 13-year-old boy had become fixated with the Islamic State terror …

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Newly released Jan. 6 footage does not show a federal agent flashing his badge while undercover
54 years, 11 months ago

Newly released Jan. 6 footage does not show a federal agent flashing his badge while undercover

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Security camera footage from Jan. 6, 2021, shows a federal agent disguised as a supporter of then-President Donald Trump during the attack on the U.S. Capitol. The footage shows Kevin James Lyons, a Chicago man who was sentenced in July to more than four years in federal prison for his role in the attack. THE FACTS: After House Speaker …

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The man accused of locking a woman in a cinder block cell in Oregon has an Oct. 17 trial date
1 year, 4 months ago

The man accused of locking a woman in a cinder block cell in Oregon has an Oct. 17 trial date

Associated Press  

MEDFORD, Ore. — A federal judge set an Oct. 17 trial date for an Oregon man accused of posing as an undercover police officer, kidnapping a woman in Seattle and locking her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape. Negasi Zuberi, 29, made his initial appearance in federal court in Medford on …

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FBI director shoots down ‘ludicrous’ January 6 conspiracy theory
1 year, 5 months ago

FBI director shoots down ‘ludicrous’ January 6 conspiracy theory

The Independent  

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Two Chinese govt agents arrested in the US for a plot by Beijing against exiled anti-Communist Falun Gong spiritual movement: Full details
1 year, 6 months ago

Two Chinese govt agents arrested in the US for a plot by Beijing against exiled anti-Communist Falun Gong spiritual movement: Full details

Op India  

US authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing against the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement, Al Jazeera reported. According to CNN, John Chen and Lin Feng were charged in an indictment unsealed on Friday with scheming to revoke a New York-based Falun Gong organisation’s tax-exempt status and paying bribes to …

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Court mostly upholds verdict against activists behind undercover Planned Parenthood videos
2 years, 2 months ago

Court mostly upholds verdict against activists behind undercover Planned Parenthood videos

LA Times  

A federal court largely upheld a nearly $2.5-million jury verdict Friday against a group of antiabortion activists who secretly recorded Planned Parenthood employees and later edited the videos to suggest the organization was illegally profiting off the sale of fetal tissue. Krasnoff said the appellate court had made clear, again, that “the only people who engaged in wrongdoing were those …

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FBI charges Tennessee man who attended insurrection with shooting at Knoxville federal building
2 years, 5 months ago

FBI charges Tennessee man who attended insurrection with shooting at Knoxville federal building

Raw Story  

The FBI has charged a Tennessee man who traveled to the Capitol Building during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection with shooting at a federal building in downtown Knoxville earlier this month. But I’m going to kill a bunch of them.” Mann has since confirmed Reno “was, in fact, present outside the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021,” the warrant stated. …

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FBI: Naval reservist said he stormed Capitol with Proud Boys
2 years, 6 months ago

FBI: Naval reservist said he stormed Capitol with Proud Boys

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Naval reservist who was assigned to an agency that operates spy satellites told an undercover FBI agent that he stormed the U.S. Capitol with members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and has espoused anti-government and antisemitic ideologies, federal authorities said in court records unsealed on Thursday. In March, Speed met with with an FBI …

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US prosecutors accuse Japan-based crime gang in drug case
2 years, 8 months ago

US prosecutors accuse Japan-based crime gang in drug case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Four men associated with a Japan-based crime syndicate known as “yakuza” have been charged with trying to negotiate a deal to exchange high-powered weapons for drugs with an undercover U.S. agent, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Prosecutors said the DEA agent infiltrated the organization by posing as an arms dealer eager to trade surface-to-air missiles — presumably meant …

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Ex-TSA officer charged with trying to smuggle meth after LAX sting operations
2 years, 9 months ago

Ex-TSA officer charged with trying to smuggle meth after LAX sting operations

LA Times  

A bag containing fake methamphetamine was used in a sting operation at Los Angeles International Airport by federal agents targeting a Transportation Security Administration officer suspected of helping to smuggle drugs through the airport. A former Transportation Security Administration officer was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of attempting to distribute methamphetamine after sting operations at Los Angeles International …

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Former Navy engineer pleads guilty to trying to sell nuclear secrets
2 years, 10 months ago

Former Navy engineer pleads guilty to trying to sell nuclear secrets

LA Times  

Jonathan Toebbe, seen above with his wife Diana, pleaded guilty on Monday to espionage-related charges, admitting he tried to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to a foreign government. Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded guilty in federal court in West Virginia to conspiring to communicate restricted data, admitting to U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Trumble that he had sought to sell U.S. secrets …

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Appeals court revives challenge to Arkansas ‘ag-gag’ lawsuit
3 years, 4 months ago

Appeals court revives challenge to Arkansas ‘ag-gag’ lawsuit

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court revived a legal challenge Monday to an Arkansas law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from undercover investigations by animal rights groups. The Animal Legal Defense Fund and other animal rights organizations filed the suit in 2019 against Republican state Rep. DeAnn Vaught and her husband, who own a pig farm, …

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FBI: Militia-style group surveilled Capitol weeks after riot
3 years, 5 months ago

FBI: Militia-style group surveilled Capitol weeks after riot

The Independent  

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FBI: Militia-style group surveilled Capitol weeks after riot
3 years, 5 months ago

FBI: Militia-style group surveilled Capitol weeks after riot

Associated Press  

— A Virginia man charged with joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol told an undercover FBI agent that he belonged to a militia-style group and coordinated “surveillance efforts” on the same building more than a month after the riot, according to a court filing unsealed on Tuesday. The unsealed court filing says Duong’s first contact with undercover investigators …

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Proud Boys leader was government informant, records show
3 years, 10 months ago

Proud Boys leader was government informant, records show

Associated Press  

The leader of the Proud Boys, who was arrested in Washington shortly before the Capitol riot, previously worked undercover and cooperated with investigators after he was accused of fraud in 2012, court documents show. Henry “Enrique” Tarrio helped law enforcement in a variety of investigations nearly a decade ago by providing information and going undercover, the records show. The Proud …

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