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President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, ending a yearslong prosecution in the Russia investigation that saw Flynn twice plead guilty to lying to the FBI and then reverse himself before the Department of Justice stepped in to dismiss his case.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had pardoned his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn.

Prosecutors say a man wanted for his role in an alleged $35 million Ponzi scheme was arrested after evading FBI agents by swimming into California’s largest reservoir using an underwater “sea scooter.”

Two men were arrested Friday in Philadelphia after police received a tip from the FBI that they were making threats against the Philadelphia Convention Center, where votes are being counted.

Federal agencies say cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system.

An FBI agent says a man accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor also made threatening online comments about President Donald Trump and other political figures.

The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man wanted by Beijing to return to China to face charges

The FBI and Chicago Police nabbed Violet Greco and Glenesha Currie after surveillance cameras captured the pair’s license plate. Authorities bugged the getaway car and chased the suspects after they allegedly robbed a PNC Bank in North Center last week.

The lovers were on a roll. The two women had successfully robbed five Chicago area banks in a matter of weeks and were about to knock off their sixth. But they hadn’t realized the FBI used Chicago police surveillance cameras to track their movements and bugged their getaway car with a tracking device at their Englewood home. That’s why...

Intelligence officials have confirmed that Russia and Iran are actively working to meddle in the upcoming U.S. election. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray said Iran and Russia have obtained voter information, and that Iran was behind recent emails to Florida voters urging them to switch parties and vote Republican.

Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing for a group of men accused of plotting to abduct Michigan’s governor.

Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch her from her vacation home. Six men were charged in federal court with conspiring to kidnap the governor in reaction to what they viewed as her “uncontrolled power,”…

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer thanked law enforcement on Thursday for their work in foiling a plot to kidnap her from her vacation home. The governor also accused President Donald Trump of encouraging extremism when he refused to condemn white supremacists during last week’s debate.

The FBI arrested at least six men on Thursday for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home.

Federal authorities have charged a 55 year old Indiana man with illegally selling dozens of handguns and assault rifles in the Chicago area. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has the story.

The Chicago FBI Field Office is searching for a man suspected of robbing a bank in suburban North Aurora Thursday afternoon, according to an agency spokeswoman. At approximately 1 p.m., an unknown man robbed the Old Second National Bank, located at 200 W. John St., officials stated. The suspect is approximately 20 to 30 years old, has short brown hair,…

Director Billy Ray gets candid on his upcoming Showtime political drama “The Comey Rule,” which stars actor Jeff Daniels and chronicles the relationship between former FBI Director James Comey and President Trump during the first months of his presidency.

Federal authorities say Diane Sylvia of Somers Point asked her patient, a former gangster, to connect her to a hitman. Then an FBI agent stepped in.

Authorities are looking for a woman wanted in connection with a series of bank robberies since last month on the Southwest Side and in southwest suburban Summit. In each case, the woman implied she had a weapon and demanded money using a note, according to a statement from the FBI. The hold-ups occurred: At 4:34 p.m. Sept. 17 at Fifth-Third…

Asked if he thinks he knows better than his experts, including the CDC and FBI directors, President Donald Trump said, “Yeah, in many cases I do.” The question came days after Trump said CDC Director Robert Redfield was incorrect when he said the coronavirus vaccine wouldn’t be available until later next year.