President Trump fires FBI director Comey over Hillary Clinton e-mail probe
By DAVID KRAVETS (US) From ars Technica “Today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement,” Trump says. FBI Director James Comey was fired Tuesday by President Donald Trump over his handling of the Hillary Clinton…
FBI’s facial recognition database is dangerously inaccurate
By Andrew Tarantola, from engadget It returns false positives 15 percent of the time, more often with minorities and women. Despite law enforcement’s attempt to conceal its existence, it’s no secret that half of Americans over the age of 18…
WashPost: Russian hackers breach US electrical grid via Vermont utility
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Russian hackers have penetrated a utility company in Vermont, Obama administration officials said on Friday. A code associated with the Russian hacking group named “Grizzly Steppe” by the White House was identified by the utility’s…
US Senate fails to stop FBI’s expanded hacking authority
By Jon Fingas From engadget The FBI will have the freedom to hack computers in any jurisdiction. So much for that bipartisan Senate bid to prevent the FBI from gainingexpanded hacking powers. Senators Ron Wyden, Chris Coons and Steve Daines…
Several New York hedge funders have been arrested and charged with $1 billion fraud
By Nate Raymond, Reuters From Business Insider NEW YORK — The founder of the New York-based hedge fund Platinum Partners was arrested Monday as prosecutors unveiled an indictment charging him and six others with participating in an approximately $1 billion…
Yachtsman boasted about murdering British couple in 1978 in the Caribbean
By Ruth Styles For Dailymail.com From Mailonline Yachtsman boasted about murdering British couple in 1978 in the Caribbean in front of his young son – and told friend how beating, stabbing and drowning them was ‘funny’ A friend told police…
Violence against Muslims increased in 2015
By Tess Owen VICE News From Business Insider Hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. surged in 2015 in the biggest increase since 9/11, according to FBI data released Monday. The increase from 2014 to 2015, as a racially charged…
FBI finally plans to track police killings
By Colin Dailedar From Mashabl Oct 17, 2016 Two years ago, as American media outlets began to realize the story of police brutality in America wasn’t just confined to Ferguson, Missouri, journalists started to look for context in data that…
Where is Norman Lee who disappeared in the Cayman Islands?
From RCIPS Further Information Sought in the Disappearance of Norman Lee The RCIPS and FBI have renewed their request for public assistance in locating Norman Lee, an American citizen who disappeared from the Wyndham Reef Resort in East End last…
Tom DeLay: ‘Almost 100’ agents threatened to quit over Clinton email probe
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax FBI Director James Comey reopened the agency’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails last week because “almost 100” agents threatened to resign before next week’s election, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told Newsmax TV. “A…
