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New York Terror Plot Convictions
New York Terror Plot Convictions
Four men have been found guilty of plotting to detonate explosives near a synagogue and a Jewish community center and to shoot down military planes with surface-to-air guided missiles. The case was investigated by the FBI's multi-agency New York Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
In the Line of Duty
A total of 48 law enforcement officers around the nation lost their lives in the line of duty in 2009, according to our just released Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted publication. The report also provides information regarding accidental line-of-duty deaths.
Innocent Images Podcast
Innocent Images National Initiative
In the "FBI This Week" podcast, Special Agent Scott McMillion discusses the Innocent Images National Initiative. "Unfortunately in the United States, it is a major significant criminal problem," he says. "It is a problem we that have in our communities, and in neighborhoods around the world."
Medicare Fraud Bust
It was the largest Medicare fraud scheme ever committed by a single enterprise and criminally charged by the Department of Justice. Today, 73 defendants—including members and associates of an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise—were publicly named in federal indictments announced in five states.
Alex Odeh Murder Investigation
Alex Odeh Murder Investigation
Alex Odeh Murder Investigation
On October 11, 1985, Alexander Michel Odeh was killed when a bomb exploded at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) office at 1905 East 17th Street in Santa Ana, California. Odeh was the Western Regional Director of ADC. In addition to killing Odeh, the bomb injured several other people and caused massive damage to the building. Twenty-five years later, Odeh’s murder continues to be an active, ongoing priority investigation of the FBI. We are offering a $1 million dollar reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder. We remain committed to pursuing this investigation until all who may have been involved are brought to justice. If you have any information on this case, please contact your local FBI field office or submit a tip online.
USS Cole Bombing Anniversary
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USS Cole Bombing Anniversary
It was 10 years ago today, October 12, 2000, that suicide terrorists exploded a small boat alongside the USS Cole—a Navy Destroyer—as it was refueling in the Yemeni port of Aden. Two of the suspects, Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi and Fahd Mohammed Ahmed Al-Quso, are still at large.
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Top Stories of the Week
Top Ten Stories of the Week
The sentencing of Faisal Shahzad for trying to set off a bomb in Times Square in May was just one of many big stories this week. Other headlines include our unprecedented police corruption operation in Puerto Rico and bribery charges against lawmakers in Alabama.
Read moreDirector on Terrorism
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The Director on Terrorism
Speaking at the National Security Preparedness Group Conference in Washington, D.C., Director Mueller outlined emerging terrorist threats, the impact of the Internet, the tools the FBI needs to be successful to combat extremism, and the growing challenge presented by rapidly changing technology.
Read his remarks
Historic Corruption Takedown
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Historic Corruption Takedown
Early this morning, the FBI launched a massive public corruption takedown in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as our agents fanned out across the island to begin arresting 133 subjects—the majority of them police officers. It has been billed as the largest police corruption case in FBI history.
Sentencing in Times Square Bombing Case
Sentencing in Times Square Bombing Case
Faisal Shahzad was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to detonate a car bomb in New York City on May 1, 2010. Said FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk: "Distinctions between home-grown and foreign terrorists are blurred when a U.S. citizen travels to Pakistan to learn bomb-making from a known terrorist organization, then returns to the U.S. and receives financial backing from the overseas organization. However you define him, there’s no question that Shahzad built a mobile weapon of mass destruction and hoped and intended that it would kill large numbers of innocent people—and planned to do it again two weeks later."
