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3 Men Charged in Fatal Prison Beating of Notorious Mob Boss Whitey Bulger
Fifty-five-year-old Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 48-year-old Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, and 36-year-old Sean McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the beating death of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison in 2018
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CNN Senior Producer Arrested After Being Accused of Persuading Minors to Engage in Sex Acts
A senior producer with CNN was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after being accused of persuading minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity, federal officials said.
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From Reported Attack to Alleged Hoax, Here's How the Jussie Smollett Saga Unfolded
In the nearly three years since former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two men in Chicago, the case went from being an alleged hate crime to an alleged hoax, with arrests, charges, indictments and plenty of questions.
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Jussie Smollett Takes the Witness Stand Again As his Chicago Trial Continues
Sandra Torres has more.
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Smollett Testifies as Trial Reaches Critical Juncture
As the trial of Jussie Smollett hits a critical juncture, the actor testified in his own defense Monday. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the details.
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CBP Inappropriately Surveilled U.S. Citizens During Migrant Caravan: DHS Report
The report published by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General found that while the agency had justified reasoning to flag journalists, their tracking was not fully within CBP policy.
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Victim in Apparent Peru Kidnapping Found Safe, Suspect at Large, Police Say
Police say they have located the woman who was apparently abducted early Monday morning in Peru, Illinois, and say that they have identified a suspect in the case. According to authorities, police responded to a call of a woman screaming for help at the intersection of Plum and 7th Street at approximately 4:57 a.m. Officers responded immediately and cordoned off…
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FBI, Police Say Victim in Apparent Peru Kidnapping Located
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released images Tuesday to aid in the search for a teenage girl who was kidnapped on the streets of Peru, Illinois this week.
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Former Concordia Coach Charged With Tricking Female Athletes Into Sending Nude Photos
Officials at multiple Chicago area schools are working to find additional victims Wednesday after a college coach accused of tricking student-athletes into sending him nude photos was arrested in the city. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the story.
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Coach Charged With Tricking Female Athletes Into Sending Nude Photos Has Chicago Connections
Officials at multiple Chicago area colleges are working to find additional victims Wednesday after a coach accused of tricking student-athletes into sending him nude photos was arrested in the city. Federal law enforcement officials say Steve Waithe targeted student-athletes he coached at Boston’s Northeastern University, but he also worked at numerous other schools across the United States, including the...
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FBI Chief Warns Violent ‘Domestic Terrorism' Growing in US
FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol
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FBI, DOJ: Hundreds Will Likely Be Charged in Capitol Riot
Steven D’Antuono, Acting Director of the FBI Washington Field Office, and U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin told reporters on Tuesday that they expect hundreds to be charged in connection with the Capitol riot. D’Antuono also defended the FBI’s response to intelligence prior to the riot, saying, “The FBI cannot open an investigation without a threat of violence or alleged criminal activity…...
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FBI Asks Public for Help Identifying Domestic Terrorists at Capitol Riot
Steven D’Antuono, Acting Director of the FBI Washington Field Office, confirmed that the FBI has received over 100,000 pieces of digital evidence to help identify the domestic terrorists who infiltrated the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and asked the public to provide any additional photos, videos or leads pertaining to the riot at www.fbi.gov/uscapitol. D’Antuono also urged individuals who participated...
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Former FBI Agent of 25 Years Explains How to ‘Speed-Read' Body Language—Now That We're Wearing Face Masks
Our facial expressions reflect our current emotional conditions. But now that many of us are required to wear face masks (to prevent the spread of coronavirus), detecting each other’s thoughts and feelings can be tricky.
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‘Under the Rug:' Sexual Misconduct Shakes FBI's Senior Ranks
An Associated Press investigation has identified at least six sexual misconduct allegations involving senior FBI officials over the past five years, including two new claims brought this week by women who say they were sexually assaulted by ranking agents
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Michigan Governor on Foiled Kidnapping: ‘I Never Could Have Imagined Anything Like This'
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer thanked law enforcement in October 2020 for their work in foiling a plot to kidnap her from her vacation home.
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FBI Arrests 6 in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor
The FBI arrested at least six men on Thursday for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home.
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Sen. Martin Sandoval Announces Resignation Months After Feds Raid Office
Sen. Martin Sandoval has submitted his resignation to the Illinois Secretary of Senate’s office months after federal agents raided his office.
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Fact Check: Trump and His So-They-Say Accusations
President Donald Trump has a sophisticated machine at his disposal for gathering and analyzing information: the U.S. government. But many of his inflammatory statements come from another place, an ethereal world where his sources are never identified: “They say. … Well, that’s what the word is. … That’s the way it was explained.” Over the past week of impeachment hearings,...
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Ohio Man Charged With 2011 Gary Murder
A Daytona, Ohio, man was charged this week with the 2011 murder of a 19-year-old man in Gary, Indiana, making it the seventh cold case that the FBI’s Gang Response Investigative Team has shut since the summer of 2018.