Latest Federal Bureau of Investigation Stories
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Google has taken the extraordinary step of becoming the first major company to openly challenge in court the federal government’s warrantless electronic data-gathering. On March 29, the company filed a rare petition under seal in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, challenging a national security letter (NSL) issued by the government to obtain private data about one or more of its users. NSLs allow the federal...
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy: The FBI declassified 775 pages about former Las Vegas Sun newspaper editor Herman "Hank" Milton Greenspun (1909-1989). Released under FOIA in January, files telling the story of how Greenspun parlayed profits from illegal gun-running into a Las Vegas media empire are now available online at the Israel Lobby Archive...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The cat-and-mouse game between conspiracy theorists and the FBI has just picked up once more. In a memo entitled “UFOs or NO? The Guy Hottel Memo,” the FBI calls attention to their online repository of publicly available documents known as the “Vault.” The FBI is now claiming that in the more than two years since the Vault was launched, the most read memo is one which discusses UFOs. It’s more than 63 years old and...
The Electronic Security Association provides tips for maintaining a safe neighborhood Irving, TX (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 Neighborhood safety is often a main concern of homeowners and unfortunately, even the safest community is susceptible to crime. According to the preliminary 2012 Uniform Crime Report published by the FBI, nearly every U.S. region saw an increase in violent crime, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary and larceny-theft since 2011. With crime rates on the...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A NASA contractor working at the space agency's Langley Research Center has been arrested by the FBI after being caught fleeing to China. Virginia Representative Frank Wolf said during a news conference that Bo Jiang, a Chinese national scientist, was arrested Sunday at Dulles International Airport. Wolf said Jiang was given access to information that would be of great interest to foreign spies. An FBI affidavit filed against...
High Bit Security will cover IT Security testing and compliance, alongside experts from government, law enforcement and private industry. Troy, Michigan based Automation Alley hosts Cyber Security conference on March 18th, focused on cyber-threats and security solutions. Rochester MI (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 “I was shocked at how insidious cyber criminals can be and how massive the size of the risk.” Said Noel Nevshehir, Automation Alley Director of International Business Services....
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The FBI, in cooperation with the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA), has posted "wanted signs" on digital billboards in several states to assist its manhunt for the latest addition to the Top 10 Most Wanted list, Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130314/DC77217) The messages on the electronic signs, in both English and Spanish, are being posted free of charge as a public...
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, MARCH 14: FBI'S MOST WANTED Profile America -- Thursday, March 14th. One of the most noted crime-fighting tools started because of a conversation at a card game between J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI and a newspaper reporter. The reporter wanted to profile some of the most wanted...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online As an extension of their policy of being “open,” Google often releases “Transparency Reports” detailing the types of traffic they handle as well as requests they receive from national governments and law enforcement agencies. Sometimes these are requests to remove content from their sites, such as controversial and incendiary videos on YouTube. Additionally, governments and law enforcement agencies sometimes ask the search...
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that fugitive Antoine Brooks has been captured in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Brooks was wanted for drug distribution, and was the target of an FBI Wanted campaign in the Philadelphia area since January 11. The fugitive turned himself in yesterday morning at a local Philadelphia police station. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130131/NY52424 ) The FBI search utilized 23...
