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18-year-old headed for Syria arrested by FBI on terror charges in Chicago
A US man allegedly planning to engage in terrorism in Syria was arrested at a Chicago airport after months of surveillance, the FBI said. There is “no connection between this case and the events that occurred over the last several days in Boston,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in…
Bombing suspects’ mother: FBI monitored older son ‘at every step’
‘They told me my son was an extremist leader,’ says Zubeidat Tsarnaeva One of the two men suspected of being behind the Boston Marathon bombings was under FBI surveillance as a suspected “extremist” for at least three years, according to his parents. As questions were raised about how well known…
UPDATED: Boston bombing suspects’ parents, aunt say authorities are setting them up
An aunt of the men suspected of carrying out Monday’s bombing of the Boston Marathon on Friday said that she had a hunch that the FBI may have staged a photo of her nephews at the scene of the crime, and she also had doubts about the official story behind…
FBI releases photos and video of Boston Marathon bombing suspects
At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, the FBI released pictures and video of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. FBI special agent Richard DesLauriers asked for the public’s help in identifying the two suspects, who were referred to simply as “Suspect 1″ and “Suspect 2.” “No bit of…
FBI to go ‘to ends of earth’ to find Boston Marathon bombing culprits
The FBI on Tuesday pledged to go “to the ends of the earth” to find those responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings, noting that it did not receive any threat warnings before the attack. FBI Special Agent Rick DesLauriers told reporters in the aftermath of Monday’s attack that while investigators…
FBI: Thieves behind huge Boston art heist identified but immune from prosecution
The FBI said Monday that they finally know who conducted a daring art heist in Boston exactly 23 years ago — but the thieves can no longer be prosecuted. For two decades, the 1990 theft of 13 works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, including rare paintings by…
FBI investigating mysterious drone hovering near JFK airport
The FBI is hunting down a UFO. Really. At John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday, a pilot reported seeing an unidentified black drone hovering about 2,000 feet from the ground as his plane made its final descent. The drone came within 200 feet of the plane,…
10 things the FBI won’t fire you for
A year-in-review email recently circulated to employees at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that leaked online this week (PDF) reveals a series of disciplinary actions taken against agents during 2012. While some of the agents’ transgressions were entertaining for how out-of-line they got, it’s also particularly interesting to highlight…
FBI examining possible Heinz insider trades
The FBI is examining possible insider trading in Heinz shares ahead of last week’s buyout announcement, after US regulators identified suspicious trades from a Swiss account, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. “We’re aware of the trading anomalies the day before the announcement,” said Federal Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kelly Langmesser. “And…
Thailand to extradite hacker wanted by the FBI
An Algerian computer hacker wanted by the FBI for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from American banks to fund a lavish lifestyle has been arrested in Bangkok, Thai police said Monday. Hamza Bendelladj, 24, appeared unruffled by his looming extradition to the United States as he was paraded before the…
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