Steven Dettelbach Sworn in As First Senate-Approved ATF Director in 7 Years
Steven Dettelbach was sworn in Tuesday as the new ATF director, becoming the first Senate-approved leader of the agency in seven years.
July 2022
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FBI to Focus on Diversity When It Hires Next Batch of Special Agents
The FBI will focus on diversity as it plans to hire 900 new special agents over the next year.
Secret Service to Turn Over Deleted Text Messages to Jan. 6 Committee
The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection plans to receive previously deleted text messages from the Secret Service.
Kentucky County GOP Deletes Baseless Conspiracy Theory about New ATF Director
A county Republican Party in Kentucky removed a Facebook post that called new ATF Director Steve Dettelbach a “Jewish anti-gun activist.”
James E. Dennehy Named Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Newark Field Office
James E. Dennehy has been appointed to serve as the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Newark Field Office in New Jersey.
Mexican Authorities Arrest Drug Lord Behind Murder of DEA Agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena
By Allan Lengel Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985, was captured Friday by Mexican authorities. Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to immediately seek extradition to the U.S. Mexican forces, in conjunction with the DEA, captured Caro Quintero after a search…
DEA Seizes Record Amount of Fentanyl-Laced Pills in California
The DEA seized about 1 million fake pills laced with fentanyl in Inglewood, Calif., setting a record for the largest seizure of the synthetic opioid in the state’s history.