Articles Tagged With ‘Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, which simultaneously serves as the nation’s prime Federal law enforcement organization. Operating under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI is concurrently a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence.[2] A lead U.S. counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal investigative organization, FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Written on 27 Jun, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
5 comments The former second in command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for obstruction of justice charges. The charges stem from Paul Tanaka leading the departments efforts to derail a federal investigation... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Jun, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
6 comments In attempt to solve a 40-year-old cold case, the FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the apprehension of a California serial killer. The killer is suspected of committing 12 murders and 45 rapes in California... (Continue reading)
Written on 16 Apr, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
5 comments A Carpinteria man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly producing, receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography – crimes he allegedly committed soon after completing a state prison term as a result of other child pornography offenses. Christopher Robin Coates, 41, is... (Continue reading)
Written on 10 Apr, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
9 comments What happens when someone receives the wrong package from Amazon, one with several odd items including men’s undergarments sprinkled with a cosmetic powder? Roads are closed and the San Luis Obispo County Hazardous Materials team is called in. On Sunday... (Continue reading)
Written on 7 Apr, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
7 comments The second in command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was found guilty Wednesday of two obstruction of justice charges for overseeing efforts to derail a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights violations by sheriff’s deputies at two downtown... (Continue reading)
Written on 4 Mar, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
27 comments Authorities arrested 15 foreign nationals from Honduras and El Salvador early Thursday morning as part of a multi-state operation targeting suspects in the city of Santa Maria’s recent murder spree. All of the suspects who were arrested are members or... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Feb, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
23 comments Former Democratic State Sen. Leland Yee received a five-year prison sentence for vote selling. Yee was arrested in 2014 after an FBI sting caught him promising votes and guns to an undercover agent who was funneling him contributions. [LA Times]... (Continue reading)
Written on 22 Feb, 2016 in
Featured, Opinion |
28 comments OPINION by Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Jim Comey The San Bernardino litigation isn’t about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. It is about the victims and justice. Fourteen people were slaughtered and many more... (Continue reading)
Written on 17 Feb, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
26 comments A federal judge ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI break into the passcode-encrypted iPhone of the lead terrorist in the San Bernardino massacre. The company responded with a statement saying the order undermines decades of security advancements and threatens... (Continue reading)
Written on 13 Feb, 2016 in
Daily Briefs, Featured |
9 comments A federal judge at a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles denied bail Friday for a Los Osos man who participated in the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge in Oregon. Neil Wampler is to be extradited to Oregon to... (Continue reading)
