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FBI: Murders Surged in U.S. in 2015, While Violent Crime Rose Nearly 4%

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Murders surged 10% in 2015 over the previous year, while violent crime rose nearly 4% in the same time period, according to the FBI’s annual crime report.

Report: ‘The ATF Is Discriminating on the Basis of Race’ During Stings

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The ATF singled out black people and Latinos while conducting controversial stings in Chicago, according to a report released by the Justice Department.

John Brown Named SAC of the FBI’s Administrative Branch in Los Angeles

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John Brown, assistant special agent in charge at the FBI’s Chicago office, has been named special agent in charge of the Administrative Branch for the Los Angles Division, the FBI announced. He assumes the new post at the end of October. Brown joined the FBI in 1999 and was first assigned…

Judge Doesn’t Budge on Lowering Blagojevich’s Sentence Despite Apology and Daughters’ Tears

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rod Blagojevich and his family hoped that a federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday would reduce the ex-Illinois governor’s 14-year sentence during a resentencing hearing. But that didn’t happen. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Blago’s young daughters wept openly in the front row of a federal courtroom and clutched their mom….

Chicago Woman Says FBI Raided Her House by Mistake, Left Without Explanation

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A Chicago woman was at home with her fiancé when she said the FBI stormed into her home, failed to show a warrant and left without an explanation.

Suburban Chicago Man Who Shot 2 FBI Agents Committed Suicide

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A reputed gang member accused of shooting two FBI agents before he was found dead in suburban Chicago committed suicide, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said Wednesday.