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News Articles: FBI

The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court weighs whether law enforcement can be held accountable for raid on wrong house

It's not easy to bring such cases. That's because the federal government is generally immune from being sued, except in certain circumstances set out by Congress.

April 29, 2025
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By:
  • Christina Gatti
Demonstrators protest in front of the federal courthouse where Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan appeared in front of a judge after being arrested by the FBI as she arrived for work this morning at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on April 25 in Milwaukee, Wisc.

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  • Law

Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI 'stood up' for her community, state lawmaker says

The FBI's arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan is meant to scare officials and others from "standing up to the Trump regime," says Democrat State Rep. Ryan Clancy.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Obed Manuel
Trina Martin, left, and Toi Cliatt sit for a portrait inside the home the FBI mistakenly raided in 2017, in Atlanta on Friday, April 25, 2025.

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  • News

The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a yearslong legal battle over an FBI raid on the wrong Atlanta house. FBI agents stormed Trina Martin's home in 2017 looking for a suspected gang member. She and her then-boyfriend were held at gunpoint while her 7-year-old son screamed in another room. But the agents had come to the wrong home.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press
Carl Erik Rinsch at an event in Los Angeles in 2015.

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  • Law

Hollywood filmmaker charged with defrauding Netflix of $11 million

Director Carl Erik Rinsch sold Netflix a sci-fi series. Instead of finishing it, prosecutors allege he spent some of the streamer's money on his own investments, luxury rentals, five Rolls-Royces, a Ferrari, and more.

March 20, 2025
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Canadian former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, 43, who is a fugitive, is seen top left, with 15 other defendants who have been charged in a 16-count superseding indictment for allegedly running and participating in a transnational drug trafficking operation that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, from Colombia, through Mexico and Canada and other locations in the United States.

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  • Law

A former Olympic snowboarder makes the FBI's Most Wanted list

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged-drug trafficker, "went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine," the FBI says.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Dan Bongino, pictured in 2021, has been chosen for the role as FBI deputy director in the second Trump administration.

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  • Politics

What to know about Dan Bongino, the media personality tapped as FBI deputy director

Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Conservative commentator Dan Bongino speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., on March 6, 2014.

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  • Law

Trump names conservative media personality Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director

The selection places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency at a time when Democrats are concerned that the president could seek to target his adversaries.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, arrives to testify during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Senate confirms Kash Patel, fierce critic of FBI, to head the bureau

Republicans welcomed Kash Patel's confirmation, seeing him as someone who can fix the FBI's alleged targeting of conservatives in recent years.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee to serve as the next director of the FBI, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Kash Patel, facing questions about his independence, says FBI reform is his focus

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answered questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas and
  • Elena Moore
The FBI released this image with a size chart showing the height of the alleged pipe bomber — 5 foot 7 inches.

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  • Law

Still on the hunt, the FBI shares new details about pipe bombs placed ahead of Jan. 6

Officials are still trying to identify the person who placed bombs outside of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee offices in 2021. Now they have fresh details.

January 04, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
A reward poster hangs on a light pole outside the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York last week. The NYPD offered up to $10,000 for tips leading to the shooting suspect's arrest, while the FBI offered up to $50,000.

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  • National

Will Luigi Mangione's tipster get the $60K reward? It's complicated

The FBI and NYPD offered up to $60,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect. But cashing in on the reward is a complicated process.

December 13, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
FBI and ATF law enforcement push out supporters of then-President Donald Trump as they protested inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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  • Law

FBI missed 'basic step' in its intelligence efforts ahead of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The long-awaited report from DOJ Inspector General office comes nearly four years after a crowd of Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 to try to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election win.

December 12, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during an Election Threats Task Force meeting at the Justice Department in September 2024.

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  • Politics

FBI Director Wray to resign at end of Biden administration

Wray told employees at an FBI town hall that he is resigning next month to "avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray." President-elect Donald Trump called the resignation "a great day for America."

December 11, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson and
  • Ryan Lucas
Kash Patel during the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Md. on Feb. 23, 2024. President-elect Trump has nominated Patel to lead the FBI even though the agency's current director, Christopher Wray, has more than two years left on his term.

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  • Politics

How Kash Patel has used children's books and podcasts to promote conspiracy theories

Trump's pick to head the FBI has parlayed his time serving in various national security roles in the first Trump administration to building a brand promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

December 10, 2024
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block,
  • Lisa Hagen,
  • and 1 more
An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb.

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  • National Security

The FBI arrested an Afghan man who officials say was planning an Election Day attack

The Justice Department said the man was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S.

October 08, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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