Latest Federal Bureau of Investigation Stories

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration, will speak at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon, March 5. Pistole will discuss "Counterterrorism, Risk-Based Security, and TSA's Vision for the Future of Aviation Security." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) In July, 2010, Pistole was confirmed as the fifth administrator of the TSA, where he oversees the 60,000 employees who...

A2LA Pilot Program is being offered in the area of Forensic DNA Testing and Databasing Frederick, MD (PRWEB) February 17, 2012 The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation is proud to announce the launch of a Pilot Program in the area of forensic examination. The A2LA Pilot Program is being offered in the area of Forensic DNA Testing and Databasing and will consist of waived application, assessment and annual fees for one year, an assessment to the FBI Quality Assurance...

NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC praised the FBI for arresting this afternoon an alleged suicide bomber headed for the U.S. Capitol building. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) According to news reports, Amine el-Khalifi, originally from Morocco and believed to be in the United States illegally, was arrested near the Capitol, after being the subject of an investigation for several months. He had considered other targets in the...

Steve Jobs had mediocre grades while in high school, admitted to using marijuana and LSD when he was younger, and was described as narcissistic, dishonest, bitter, and neglectful of the daughter born out of wedlock to him and his high-school sweetheart, according to a background check released by the FBI on Thursday. According to Bloomberg's Adam Satariano and Karen Gullo, the agency released 191 pages of records on the Apple founder, compiled during a background check when Jobs was being...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) announced today that John Rabun will be retiring from his position as executive vice president and chief operating officer after 28 years with the organization. He will be succeeded by Linda Krieg who will become vice president and chief operating officer of the organization in March. Rabun was the first employee of NCMEC and has been with the organization since...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division to investigate acts of "coercion and intimidation" allegedly used by the FBI's Portland Field Office to pressure Muslim citizens into giving up their constitutional rights if they wish to return to the United States from overseas. CAIR: Probe Sought After 2 Barred from Returning to US...

Oregon businessman barred from flight, questioned by FBI about religious beliefs WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene in the case of a American citizen of Libyan origin barred from returning to the United States and interrogated by the FBI about his religious beliefs, including his belief in "Shariah" (Islamic principles). The...

The notorious hacker group Anonymous said on Friday that it had intercepted and recorded a sensitive phone call between the FBI and Scotland Yard. The group claims it recorded a 15-minute-long recording of a January 17 conference call devoted to tracking and prosecuting members of both Anonymous, and its spin-off group LulzSec. Anonymous accessed the call by using a dial-in code and password from an email sent by an FBI member. The FBI said in a statement that the phone call "was...

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Defense's Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, and the FBI's Gordon Snow, Assistant Director of the Cyber Division, are among the latest individuals to be added to the growing agenda of the Air Force Association's 2nd annual CyberFutures Conference and Technology Exposition. The 2012 CyberFutures Conference explores the nation's newest and most challenging area of industry, commerce, government...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking information from private industry about new ways to mine social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to help develop an early-warning system. In a formal “Request for Information” (RFI) published last week, the agency asked information technology contractors about the feasibility of creating a tool that would "enhance its techniques for collecting and sharing 'open source' actionable intelligence." The system should also provide...