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FBI Creates Squads in 3 U.S. Cities to Tackle International Corruption

allan10 years ago01 mins

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is increasing its arsenal against international corruption by creating three squads tasked with rooting out bribery cases that happen overseas but have repercussions for the U.S., the Associated Press report. Corruption in foreign countries is becoming a bigger focus of the FBI’s because of the expansion of the global…

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NY Times: F.B.I. Employees With Ties Abroad See Security Bias

allan10 years ago02 mins

By Eric Schmitt New York Times WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. is subjecting hundreds of its employees who were born overseas or have relatives or friends there to an aggressive internal surveillance program that started after Sept. 11, 2001, to prevent foreign spies from coercing newly hired linguists but that has been greatly expanded since then….