A former FBI agent who admitted to stealing money, silver, and government property during criminal investigations in the Houston area was sentenced Monday to four months in federal prison.
The FBI is directing agents to devote more of their time to immigration enforcement while scaling back white-collar crime investigations, according to four people familiar with the matter.
FBI Director Kash Patel has cut back the agency’s longstanding tradition of daily intelligence briefings and weekly video calls with field office leaders, prompting concern from current and former officials.
FBI Director Kash Patel exchanged sharp words with U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean during a tense congressional hearing Wednesday, as the Pennsylvania Democrat accused him of lying under oath and aligning the bureau with far-right political interests.
Federal authorities announced Tuesday that a nationwide enforcement effort led by the FBI resulted in the arrests of 205 individuals and the rescue of 115 children targeted in cases of child sexual exploitation.
House Republicans are accusing the FBI of downplaying the 2017 congressional baseball shooting by initially classifying it as “suicide by cop,” rather than a politically motivated act.
A former FBI counterintelligence agent facing federal charges for leaking classified information is now running for Congress in Arizona.
The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter.
