By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Nine months after the real suspect in the anthrax killings committed suicide, there are still plenty unanswered questions as to why the FBI let its top investigator on the case focus for so long on the wrong guy, Steven Hatfill, even after some investigators and prosecutors expressed serious skepticism…
The questions are: Is this battle worth it? Is it bad public relations? And are there better ways for the FBI to spend its resources? By Jeff Stein Spy Talk WASHINGTON — You’d think that the nation’s number one domestic counterterrorism agency would have better things to do than yap at authors and publishers about…
This is the equivalent of piracy on the high seas. The only difference is: records — not human life — are at the heart of the ransom demand. By Brian Krebs and Anita Kumar Washington Post Staff Writers RICHMOND, Va. May 7 — The FBI and Virginia State Police are searching for hackers who have…
The Justice Department has sent out wiretap letters, which may indicate that this probe is over. Ex-Rep Curt Weldon was never charged. By WILLIAM BENDER Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA — Federal investigators were running wiretaps for months at a time in 2006 on then-U.S. Rep. Curton Weldon’s chief of staff and other members of his…
The FBI issued a statement Wednesday saying it has implemented measures to address all 16 recommendations by the Inspector General “which are all now resolved” and it remains “committed to improving our watchlist policy and practices”. The Inspector General Report saw it differently by concluding: “Nevertheless, the FBI’s own review and our work in this…
Unless we want to see these types of attacks become even more popular, state and federal authorities need to beef up their cyber defenses – and fast. By Brian Krebs Washington Post Hackers last week broke into a Virginia state Web site used by pharmacists to track prescription drug abuse. They deleted records on more…
Are Iranian officials hiding this man? That is the big question. By Lisa J. Huriash South Florida Sun Sentinel CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Every day, one of Robert Levinson’s seven children cries for him and turns to the others for emotional support. “The rest of us will console the one who’s upset,” said Dan Levinson,…
Today’s visit was a good sign of Pres. Obama’s support for the FBI and its mission. Interestingly, for a conservative agency, there were some agents who normally vote Republican who were fed up with the Bush regime and voted for Obama. By The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Offering a robust endorsement for the FBI and…
