TSA Administrator Pekoske Confirmed for Another Term
The U.S. Senate confirmed TSA Administrator David Pekoske to serve a second term on Thursday.
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Five Injured During Explosives Training by FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office
Five law enforcement officers were injured Thursday during an FBI explosives training by the bureau’s Philadelphia Field Office.
3 Iranian Men Indicted in International Hacking Scheme
By Allan Lengel The Justice Department has indicted three men in Iran on charges of allegedly carrying out an international hacking scheme in which they extracted information from computers or blocked victims from access to their systems and data until they paid a ransom. Victims included government agencies, small businesses, health care centers, transportation services…
Jan. 6 Panel Receives ‘Thousands of Exhibits’ from Secret Service Agents
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection obtained “thousands of exhibits” from Secret Service agents, the chairman of the panel said.
Border Patrol Horse Dies in Line of Duty
A Border Patrol horse died in the line of duty following an accident involving a power line in Texas, the agency’s Del Rio Sector announced Wednesday.
DEA Agent Who Fatally Shot Mentally Ill Neighbor Returns to Work. Questions Remain.
By Allan Lengel DEA Agent Harold Duane Poole, who was arrested in 2021 on a murder charge for fatally shooting his mentally ill neighbor in Crystal Springs, Miss., has quietly returned to work in Jackson, the Associated Press reports. His return comes after a grand jury declined to charge him, even though questions remain. Poole…
FBI Seizes Phone of ‘My Pillow Guy’
By Allan Lengel The FBI on Tuesday seized the cell phone of Mike Lindell, aka “My Pillow Guy,” and questioned him about his ties to Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, who is accused of tampering with voting machines, according to the New York Times. Mesa County, Colo. Clerk Peters faces state charges relating to a…
DOJ Accepts Trump’s Pick for Special Master to Review Seized Documents from Mar-a-Lago
The Justice Department said Monday that it will accept one of former President Donald Trump’s picks for an independent arbiter to review documents seized during the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago last month.