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CBP Limits Border Patrol’s Critical Incident Teams Following Congressional Concerns
CBP is increasing oversight of secretive teams within Border Patrol that conduct internal investigations into misconduct by agents, according to a memo obtained by The Hill.
Illinois Woman Sentenced to 7 Years After Boyfriend Severely Wounded U.S. Marshal in Shootout
By Steve Neavling An Illinois woman was sentenced to seven years in prison for role in a shootout that seriously injured a deputy U.S. marshal in May 2020. Xaveriana Cook was in her car with her boyfriend Hunter Carlstrom, a previously convicted felon who was wanted for murder, when a U.S. Marshal’s task force conducted…
Tribal Members Call for Release of Man Convicted of Murdering 2 FBI Agents in 1975
Protesters are calling for the release of Leonard Peltier, a Lakota tribe member who was convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1977.
Chicago Man Faces Assault Charges for Allegedly Spitting in Face of FBI Agent
A 55-year-old Chicago man is facing federal assault charges after authorities say he spit in the face of an FBI special agent.
Retired Detroit Federal Judge Avern Cohn Dies at 97
By Allan Lengel Retired Detroit U.S. District Judge Judge Avern Cohn, a voracious reader, intellect and a true character who presided over high-profile cases in four decades on the Detroit bench, died Friday night. He was 97. He had been in declining health and died at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak in suburban Detroit. The…
Carl Landrum Named Chief Patrol Agent of Border Patrol’s Laredo Sector
Carl E. Landrum has been tapped to serve as chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol’s Laredo Sector in Texas.
One of FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives Is Captured After Being on the Run for 16 Years
By Steve Neavling A man accused of opening fire at a crowded Milwaukee park and killing two people and injuring three others in May 2006 was captured in Mexico, the FBI announced Friday. Octaviano Juarez-Corro, who disappeared after the shooting, was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in September. He was wanted…