California police department under audit after officers’ racist texts are discovered Shocking messages about beating suspects and making up evidence were found when Antioch officers were investigated The Guardian - US · Apr 20, 2023
Explainer: China’s covert overseas ‘police stations’ Two men in New York are accused by the FBI of being covert enforcers for the Chinese government. Such operations are being uncovered worldwide The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023
ComEd bribery case — which shook Illinois politics to the core — goes into the hands of jurors next week The jury will have a mountain of evidence to sort through. Jurors heard from about 50 witnesses over five weeks, saw piles of emails and heard a cache of secret FBI recordings that form the backbone of the feds’ case. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 19, 2023
Sources: Kansas, LSU Wrap Up Corruption Hearings in Front of NCAA Panel The two cases will be the last of the NCAA’s Independent Accountability Review process, which has been handling infraction cases since 2019. Sports Illustrated · Apr 19, 2023
Top Trump adviser to be interviewed by special counsel prosecutors Talks between Boris Epshteyn and DoJ prosecutors investigating Mar-a-Lago and January 6 cases represent possible peril for Trump The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2023
Eighty people died in Waco after an FBI standoff gone wrong. Here’s how it became a rallying cry for the far-right Thirty years ago, a 51-day confrontation between law enforcement and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians ended in a catastrophic fire. Clémence Michallon reports The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Prominent Boogaloo boy pleads guilty following probe that raised extremism concerns DETROIT — Timothy Teagan, a prominent member of the far-right anti-government Boogaloo movement, pleaded guilty to gun- and drug-related charges Wednesday following an investigation by FBI counterterrorism investigators and could spend 13 months in federal prison. Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023
FBI says China, Iran using new tactics to harass critics on U.S. soil China and Iran are becoming increasingly brazen in their attempts to silence dissidents on American soil and influence U.S. policy, the FBI warned on Wednesday. Reuters · Apr 19, 2023
FBI: Ex-Maryland aide didn't plan travel for fraud trial An unsealed search warrant affidavit states that a former Maryland official who died last month as a fugitive after a confrontation with federal agents hadn’t made plans to travel to Baltimore for his trial on public corruption charges The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Inaction on ‘Chinese police stations’ under fire over Tory fundraiser link Government asked if ‘embarrassment’ over support from businessman linked to alleged Croydon station slowing action The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023
Kate Beckinsale reveals ‘freaky’ catfish experiences that forced her to move out of her home ‘During lockdown, several men had been catfished to the degree that they flew to Los Angeles from out of state,’ she said about the incidents on Instagram The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023
Alleged US Pentagon document leaker Teixeira to remain in jail Jack Teixeira, 21, makes second court appearance, as his lawyers ask for more time before hearing on his detention. Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2023
Here's another really good reason not to use public phone chargers 'Juice jacking' is a growing trend used to hack phones, according to the FBI and NordVPN. TechRadar · Apr 19, 2023
Elon Musk Warns Tucker Carlson: The Feds Are in Your Twitter DMs The feds invoke national security to take away more of your rights and pretend they're keeping you safe. Reason · Apr 19, 2023
Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 19, 2023 ABC News, George Stephanopoulos, AP Partner on KKK Documentary ‘Grand Knighthawk: Infiltrating the KKK’ on Hulu April 27
Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2023 US teen girl VANISHES in Mexican cartel hotspot as urgent 'Amber Alert' issued US citizen Shelbie Lynn Dwyer, 17, disappeared in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The State Attorney General's Office said that she may "have fallen victim to a crime"
Reuters · Apr 19, 2023 Leaked US documents suspect to remain in jail A 21-year-old U.S. Air National Guardsman facing criminal charges for leaking top-secret military intelligence records online will remain in jail, according to court filings.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023 First Thing: Fox and Dominion settle for $787m election defamation lawsuit Voting equipment firm was seeking $1.6bn. Plus, mother of Black teenager shot after going to wrong address speaks
The Week · Apr 19, 2023 The Waco siege – 30 years on Thirty years ago on 19 April, 1993, a huge fire engulfed the Mount Carmel Center compound 13 miles outside of Waco, Texas, ending a 51-day stand-off between the government agents and a fringe-religious group, the Branch Davidians.
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023 Trump says if elected he will force federal workers to pass a political test and fire them if they fail Comes as the former president faces federal investigation
Chicago Tribune · Apr 19, 2023 Commentary: States are using anti-terrorism laws against protesters While federal law prohibits international terrorism, it defines but does not yet prohibit domestic terrorism. In the absence of congressional authorization, the FBI and Justice Department simply have not had the resources to address the increasing frequency of white supremacist violence over the last decade.
The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2023 From Ellsberg to Assange: Jack Teixeira joins list of alleged leakers The subject matter may differ but the US government has been relentless in pursuing those accused of national security leaks
Cinemablend · Apr 19, 2023 FBI: Most Wanted Just Shouted Out Another Group Of Agents, And Now I Want To See Them In Season 5 Here's hoping that FBI: Most Wanted will introduce this group when the show returns for a new season!
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023 Judge to decide whether leak suspect should remain jailed A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman charged with leaking highly classified military documents is due back in court for a hearing to decide whether he should remain behind bars while he awaits trial
Cinemablend · Apr 19, 2023 After FBI: International's Latest Case Got Personal For The Fly Team, Did Forrester Cross A Line? The latest threat to the Fly Team got personal, and Forrester made a bold decision on FBI: International.