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Homeland Security Special Agent Charged with Bribery for Allegedly Helping Organized Crime Figure
A former Homeland Security special agent is accused of accepting at least $122,000 and other gifts to help an organized crime figure evade authorities.
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Retired FBI Agent to Lead Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards And Training
A retired FBI agent has been tapped to lead Oregon’s police safety certification and training agency.
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FBI Agents Association Encouraged by Senators Calling for More Bureau Resources
By Allan Lengel FBI Director Christopher Wray testified Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the growing and challenging problem of domestic terrorism in the U.S., prompting the FBI Agents Association to applaud Senators who called for more resources for the bureau. “Today’s Senate hearing called attention to the growing number of dangerous threats that…
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Wray to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee about Capitol Attack, Domestic Extremists
FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and senators are expected to grill him about the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, as well as the rising threat of domestic terrorism.
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Dennis Rice Tapped to Lead FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office
By Steve Neavling Dennis W. Rice has been named the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office. Before the appointment, Rice was serving as deputy assistant director for the Enterprise Cybersecurity Office at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. His career with the FBI began in 1997 in the St. Louis…
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Committee to Vote Today on Advancing Merrick Garland for AG Confirmation
By Steve Neavling The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote today on advancing Merrick Garland, President Biden’s pick for attorney general, to the full Senate for confirmation. Garland has bipartisan support and is expected to receive the committee’s approval for a full Senate vote. Garland testified before the committee last week during a…
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FBI Pinpoints Suspect in Death of Capitol Police Officer During Jan. 6 Riot
FBI agents have singled out a man that agents believe may be to blame for the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died from injuries sustained during the Jan. 6 riot in Washington D.C.