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FBI Agents Association Urges Trump Administration to Step Up Efforts to Gain Release of Former Agent Robert Levinson on 10th Anniversary of Disappearance

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI Agents Association, which represents more than 13,000 active and former FBI agents, marked the 10th anniversary of former FBI Agent Robert Levinson’s disappearance on Thursday by calling for the Trump Administration and the international community to increase efforts to gain his release. “It’s time to bring Bob home to…

Justice Department Charges 7 Iranians with Launching Cyber Attacks Against 40+ U.S. Banks

allan9 years ago02 mins

The Justice Department charged seven Iranians who are accused of cyber attacks targeting more than 40 U.S. banks.

Justice Department to Blame Iran for Cyber-Attack on Suburban New York Dam

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The Iranian government launched a cyber-attack against a damn in suburban New York in 2013, the Justice Department is claiming in an indictment.

Metallurgy Company in U.S. Accused of Illegally Exporting Cobalt-Nickel Powder to Iran

allan9 years ago02 mins

The CEO of a metallurgy company in New York is accused of illegally exporting to Iran a powder that could be used to produce nuclear-tipped rockets.

Bernie Sanders Defends 40-Year-Old Statements That CIA Is ‘Dangerous Institution’

allan9 years ago9 years ago02 mins

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is not backing away from his comments in 1974 that the CIA is a “dangerous institutions” that has supported “fascist dictatorships.”

FBI Launches Facebook Page in Farsi to Solicit Tips for Missing Ex-Agent Levinson

allan9 years ago01 mins

ABC News reports that the Facebook page is intended to get the attention of the Iranian public.

U.S. Prisoner Released from Iranian Custody in Prisoner Swap Was FBI Consultant

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Not much was known about Nosratollah Khosravi until he was recently featured by Iranwire, a news service run expatriate Iranian journalists.

Ex-FBI Agent’s Family Feels ‘Betrayed’ by White House Over Handling of Prisoner Exchange

allan9 years ago9 years ago02 mins

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The family of Robert Levinson, the former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran nine years ago, lashed out at the Obama administration Monday for failing to notify them that their loved one was not part of a prisoner exchange. In separate interviews, Robert Levinson’s wife, Christine, criticized the administration after they…