Jacqueline Maguire Named Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office
Jacqueline Maguire has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office.
October 2021
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Man Who Fatally Shot DEA Agent on Amtrak Train in Arizona Was Out of Jail on Bond
By Steve Neavling The 26-year-old man who opened fire inside an Amtrak train and killed a DEA agent in Arizona and wounded a city police officer was facing multiple criminal charges in California. Darrion Taylor, who died in the shootout, was out of jail on bond in late December, Tucson.com reports. Taylor had been charged…
DEA’s Most Wanted Fugitive, a Columbian Drug Lord, Captured by Military Forces
Dairo Antonio Úsuga, Columbia’s most-wanted drug lord who was also targeted by the U.S. for cocaine trafficking, was arrested in a jungle hideout by military forces.
Giuliani’s Pal Lev Parnas Convicted
By Allan Lengel In a criminal case that was a carryover from the Trump Justice Department, Lev Parnas, a Florida businessman and former associate of Rudy Giuliani, was convicted Friday in New York of using funds from a foreign investor to influence political candidates with campaign donations, the Washington Post reports. It took a federal…
Border Arrests Reach Record Numbers in 2021 Fiscal Year
A record number of migrants have been arrested along the Mexico border with more than 1.7 million detainments along the Mexico border during the 2021 fiscal year.
AG Garland Defends Order for FBI to Investigate Threats at School Board Meetings
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday defended his decision to order the FBI to investigate threats against educators and school board members, saying the Justice Department does not want to silence parents. “We are trying to prevent violence and threats of violence. It’s not only about schools — we have similar concerns about election workers,”…
Foundation Creates Fund for Family of ATF Agent Who Was Critically Injured in Shooting
The National Police Defense Foundation is raising money for the family of an ATF agent critically injured in a shootout in early October in Tennessee.