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Treasure Hunters Say FBI Cheating Them Out of Old Gold

Lawyer is pushing to unseal records following 2018 dig in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A lawyer says he's one step closer to uncovering the truth about a legendary treasure of Civil War gold said to have been lost in the Pennsylvania wilderness, reports Penn Live . The FBI excavated a site in Elk State Forest in 2018, acting on a tip from treasure hunting...

Despite Threat, Son Told FBI About Father's Role in Riot

He first contacted feds weeks before Capitol attack

(Newser) - A Texas man arrested for his role in the Capitol riot had threatened to shoot his "traitor" children if they turned him in, according to the FBI. But Guy Reffitt didn't know that 18-year-old son Jackson had reported him to the FBI weeks earlier, the New York Times...

33 Children Found, Some in Cycle of Abuse
33 Missing
Children Found
Jan 24, 2021 11:25 AM CST

33 Missing Children Found

FBI leads California effort against human trafficking

(Newser) - An investigation launched during Human Trafficking Awareness Month found 33 missing children in Southern California, the FBI announced . One person was arrested on California human trafficking charges, USA Today reports. Eight of the children were being sexually exploited when they were found, officials said, and others were exploited in the...

All Capitol Rioters May Not Be Charged

Justice Department debates whether nonviolent suspects should go free

(Newser) - Since the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, investigators have been working to identify and arrest the rioters. Now, prosecutors are considering what to do with them, the Washington Post reports. About 800 people breached the building, but among that group, some people committed acts of violence and...

FBI Says Hundreds More Will Be Charged Over Riots

'The gamut of cases is mind-blowing,' US attorney says

(Newser) - The FBI says 70 people have been arrested and 100 other suspects identified after last week's Capitol riot—and that's just the "tip of the iceberg." The FBI and the Department of Justice say they expect charges to be filed against hundreds more rioters from all...

FBI Report Warned That Extremists Wanted &#39;War&#39;
FBI Had Clear Warning
Day Before Capitol Attack
UPDATED
Jan 12, 2021 2:15 PM CST

FBI Had Clear Warning Day Before Capitol Attack

Field office warned that extremists wanted 'war'

(Newser) - The FBI had ample warning that some of the people traveling to Washington, DC on Jan. 6 were intent on mayhem, according to a "situational information report" obtained by the Washington Post . A Jan. 5 warning from an FBI office in Norfolk, Virginia states that the office has received...

FBI Is Trying to Track Down Rioter With Confederate Flag

'Desecration' stunned lawmakers, historians

(Newser) - One of the most jarring images from last week's Capitol insurrection was that of a man walking near the Senate chamber carrying a Confederate battle flag—156 years after a failed Confederate assault on Washington, DC. The FBI, which arrested several high-profile rioters over the weekend, says it is...

FBI Working to &#39;Aggressively Pursue&#39; Rioters
Social Media Posts Help
Identify Capitol Rioters
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 8, 2021 5:52 AM CST

Social Media Posts Help Identify Capitol Rioters

FBI, DC police ask for tips

(Newser) - The FBI and Washington, DC, police are trying to identify members of the mob that stormed the Capitol Wednesday—and they have plenty of photos, some of them taken by the rioters themselves, to help them in that effort. DC police released 26 photos of suspects Thursday and offered a...

Investigators Search Home Near Nashville

Tissue found at explosion site is human remains, report says

(Newser) - Federal investigators have identified a person of interest in connection with the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day and were searching a home associated with that person, law enforcement officials said Saturday. Investigators from multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies were at a home Saturday afternoon in...

FBI Raids COVID-19 Testing Lab in New Jersey
FBI Raids 'Rapid
Finger Prick' Lab
Dec 6, 2020 4:28 PM CST

FBI Raids 'Rapid Finger Prick' Lab

The agency urges Infinity Diagnostic Laboratory customers to get re-tested

(Newser) - If you recently got the COVID-19 all-clear after a "rapid finger prick" blood test at Infinity Diagnostic Laboratory in Ventnor, NJ, the FBI has some bad news. "You are urged to be retested as soon as possible," the agency said in a Friday statement a day after...

The 'Too Tall Bandit' Strikes Again

FBI says tall serial bank robber hit 2 NC banks in November

(Newser) - A prolific bank robber known as the "Too Tall Bandit" is reportedly back in action after a two-year hiatus, and the FBI is desperate for tips. A man believed to have robbed 16 banks in Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina since 2009 hit the United Community Bank in...

2020 Has Seen a Slew of Gun-Related Records

FBI has run more background checks in 2020 than in any other year

(Newser) - As the election neared and the pandemic remained, Americans moved to buy—or stockpile—firearms in record numbers. The FBI conducted more than 1.7 million background checks for gun purchases last month, and Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting estimated that guns sales jumped 65% from October 2019, to 1....

FBI Investigates Trump Trucks Surrounding Biden Bus

Texas police say they didn't see anything

(Newser) - A highway encounter between Trump supporters' trucks and a Biden campaign bus has led to the cancellation of several campaign events and drawn the FBI's interest. Vehicles displaying Trump flags surrounded the bus , its occupants shouting, as it traveled I-35 on Friday in Texas. A local Democratic official reported...

Sources: Trump Talking About Giving FBI Chief the Boot

President reportedly wants a repeat of what happened in 2016

(Newser) - Washington is "abuzz" about FBI Director Christopher Wray's potential dismissal, reports the AP , and a new report from the Washington Post digs in. The Post's sources say President Trump has toyed with the idea of firing Wray after Election Day over his disappointment that Wray and Attorney...

In 27 Cities, Homicides Jumped 50% This Summer

Analysts have a list of possibilities for why

(Newser) - Homicides increased 53% this summer in 27 US cities over the same three-month period last year—when there was no pandemic. There was a 14% rise in the number of aggravated assaults in the cities, a new analysis by the Council on Criminal Justice show. But overall, US crime is...

DA Said Cop Was Justified in Killing Teen. FBI Isn't So Sure

John Albers' mother hopes for 'accountability' in 2018 shooting in Kansas

(Newser) - The FBI and US Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas have launched a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old, who was said to be suicidal. John Albers was backing out of his family's driveway in a Kansas City suburb in January 2018 when...

FBI Director Weighs In on Antifa
FBI Director
Weighs In
on Antifa
Sep 17, 2020 7:00 PM CDT

FBI Director Weighs In on Antifa

Chris Wray testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee

(Newser) - FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, delivering testimony that puts him at odds with President Trump, who has said he would designate it a terror group, the AP reports. Wray did not dispute that antifa activists were a serious concern, saying...

Facebook to Pull Posts Blaming Fires on Antifa

Sheriff's deputy who spread false information is put on leave

(Newser) - Facebook is heeding the pleas of law enforcement and taking down posts that falsely say antifa started the wildfires now raging in the West. One sheriff's department in Oregon said its staff and 911 dispatchers have been swamped with requests for information after a rumor circulated that it had...

Ex-FBI Agent: White House Behavior Is 'Suspicious'

Peter Strzok talks to the press before his book comes out

(Newser) - Peter Strzok spent his FBI career hunting Russian and Chinese spies, but after news broke of derogatory text messages he had sent about President Trump, he came to feel like he was the one being hunted, the AP reports. There were menacing phone calls and messages from strangers, and anxious...

Federal Buildings Shut in Portland After Threat

FBI is investigating after protesters turn to ICE offices

(Newser) - At least two federal buildings in Portland have been closed and the FBI is investigating a car bomb threat, officials said Friday. The threat, which was received Thursday, warned of the intention to use a car bomb to target federal property in Portland, two law enforcement officials said. A number...

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