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Fed Judge Shoots Down New Trial For Highest Ranking Arab-American FBI Agent

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday shot down a request for a new civil trial for the FBI’s highest-ranking Arab American agent, who claimed the agency retaliated against him after he filed a discrimination complaint, the Blog of Legal Times reported. Agent Bassem Youssef, a supervisory agent and unit…

Whistleblower Trial Highlights FBI’s Change After 9-11

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By Spencer Hsu The Washington Post WASHINGTON — An FBI whistleblower trial has cast a spotlight on the bureau’s difficult transition from a crime-fighting agency into a counterterrorism and intelligence force, as seen through the career of its highest-ranking Arab American agent. Over a two-week trial in Washington, a federal jury heard for the first…