January 2016
FBI Defends ‘Deliberate And Measured’ Response to Occupation of Wildlife Refuge in Oregon
The armed militia has occupied the refuge since Jan 2. to protest a prison sentence for a pair of local ranchers convicted of setting fire to public land.
FBI Operated Child Pornography Websites to Help Identify Thousands of Hidden Users
The FBI was able to identify hundreds of users by infecting the sites with security-busting software.
Homeland Security Investigates High School Student Who Substituted ‘ISIS’ in Pledge of Allegiance
The boy was removed from the school out of “an abundance of caution,” but school officials declined further comment.
Democrats Demand Apology from CIA Director After Agency Spied on Senate Staffers
The Democrats said it’s “wholly unacceptable” that Brennan never acknowledged publicly “that this search was improper.”
Former FBI Director Freeh May Be Tapped to Help Volkswagen with Emissions Scandal
Freeh currently operates a risk management group called Freeh Group International Solutions.
Kent State Professor Accused of Ties to ISIS Denies Wrongdoing, Suggests Witchunt
Pino said he believed the FBI is investigating him because of his outspoken positions on the Middle East.
FBI Struggles to Crack Encryption of Cell Phones Used by San Bernardino Terrorists
The highly encrypted phones used by Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, have been too difficult to crack, said David Bowdich, FBI assistant director in charge of the Los Angeles office.