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Forfeiture as an Effective Law Enforcement Tool
January 17, 2017
Forfeiture allows law enforcement to accomplish a number of goals—from disrupting and dismantling criminal and terrorist organizations and punishing criminals to compensating victims and protecting communities.
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Civil Rights Icon Addresses FBI Employees
January 13, 2017
Longtime civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis recently visited FBI Headquarters and spoke to Bureau employees during a commemorative program heralding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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January 13, 2017
The owner of a debt collection company who used illegal and aggressive tactics to squeeze millions of dollars from thousands of victims is now paying his own debt—to society—in the form of a five-year prison sentence.
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Volkswagen to Pay Total of $4.3 Billion to Resolve Criminal and Civil Actions
January 11, 2017
Volkswagen AG has agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts, and six VW executives and employees have been indicted in connection with a conspiracy to cheat U.S. emissions tests.
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Preliminary Crime Stats for 2016 Released
January 9, 2017
The report, which covers January through June 2016, shows an increase in the number of violent crimes and a decrease in the number of property crimes over the same period in 2015.
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Federal Funds Stolen from Non-Profit Health Care Clinics
January 6, 2017
A former CEO of two health care clinics carried out a seven-year criminal scheme to defraud the clinics and the federal government out of more than $16 million.
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Woman Sentenced for Cyberstalking
January 3, 2017
A Miami college student who became fixated on a stranger she found online and harassed and threatened her through social media is serving time behind bars.
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A Look Back: A Small Office with a Big Mission
December 28, 2016
A 1940 operation in Rockefeller Center was the FBI’s first attempt to set up a long-term cover company for the nation’s first civilian foreign intelligence service.
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December 22, 2016
The FBI—in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security—is launching a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of border corruption.
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December 19, 2016
A man who stole proprietary corn seeds containing the valuable trade secrets of U.S. companies DuPont Pioneer and Monsanto to send to his employer, a Chinese corn seed company, was sentenced in Iowa.
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New Top Ten Fugitive: Help Us Catch a Killer
December 15, 2016
Terry A.D. Strickland, a Wisconsin man charged with fatally shooting two men last July, is the newest addition to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He was captured January 15, 2017.
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FBI Hosts Live Twitter Chat to Discuss Holiday Scams
December 15, 2016
The FBI will host a live Twitter chat beginning at 3 p.m. EST today about the dangers of scams and about how to protect yourself this holiday season and all year long.
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New Top Ten Fugitive: Help Us Capture a Murderer
December 13, 2016
Robert Francis Van Wisse, a Texas man charged with the strangulation murder of a 22-year-old woman in 1983, has been named to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
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International Cyber Sweep Nets DDoS Attackers
December 12, 2016
A 26-year-old graduate student in California was among nearly three dozen suspects arrested last week in a coordinated five-day cyber crime sweep involving 13 countries.
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2015 NIBRS Crime Data Released
December 12, 2016
The FBI has released details on more than 5.6 million criminal offenses reported by law enforcement to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2015.
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