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FBI’s Gun Background Checks Are Missing Millions of Problematic Cases
Millions of people who should be barred from legally buying guns may still be eligible to purchase a firearm because government agencies are failing to alert the FBI’s background-check system of citizens with criminal convictions and mental illnesses.
FBI Missed Critical 48-Hour Window to Open Church Shooter’s iPhone
The FBI failed to ask Apple to help unlock the iPhone belonging to the Texas church shooter in the two days following the massacre that left 26 people dead.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Requiring More Thorough Search of Clinton’s Emails
A federal judge for the second time has dismissed a pair of lawsuits that would have required the State Department and FBI to do more to track down former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails.
Alert Off-Duty FBI Agent Busts 4 Suspects Breaking into Cars in Michigan
An alert off-duty FBI agent busted three teenagers and an adult who were breaking into cars in the Detroit suburb of Lyon Township.
Air Force Admits Missing Chances to Prevent Church Shooter from Buying Guns
The Air Force took responsibility for not alerting the FBI to the Texas church shooter’s domestic violence-related convictions, a failure that allowed former Airman Devin Kelley to purchase guns.
Mueller Investigating Flynn’s Role in Alleged Plot to Deliver Cleric to Turkey
President Trump’s former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is accused of plotting to forcibly remove a Muslim clerk living in the U.S. and delivering him to Turkey in exchange for millions of dollars.
Ex-Secret Service Agent Sentenced to Additional 2 Years in Prison for Bitcoin Theft
A former Secret Service agent received an additional two years in prison for stealing bitcoins during an investigation into drug marketplace Silk Road.