Tag: FBI
Federal law-enforcement charges Staten Island man for threatening Schumer, ‘blow up‘ FBI building
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a man from Staten Island, N.Y., for threatening to kill protesters, politicians and others because of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
Brian Maiorana, 54, was arrested...
Jewish mayor of Anchorage resigns after sexting, anti-Semitic response
The Jewish mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, has resigned after admitting to a sexting affair with a local anchorwoman that included an anti-Semitic element.
After leading Alaska’s largest city since 2015, Ethan Berkowitz submitted his resignation...
US seizes 92 domain names used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The FBI has seized 92 domain names unlawfully used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to engage in a global disinformation campaign, announced the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.
Four of the domains purported...
Without context, FBI shares ‘Protocols of Elders of Zion’
Without providing context, an official FBI Twitter account shared a link to a copy on the bureau’s website of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an infamous and classic anti-Semitic text.
The fabrication, which was...
Billy Crystal, FBI director to join ‘Virtual L’Chaim’ to first responders amid pandemic
Actor Billy Crystal and FBI director Christopher Wray will be among those who will raise a glass during a Zoom cocktail event on Wednesday in salute to those on the front lines in combating...
Iranian national extradited for illegal export of military sensitive parts from US
An Iranian national and United Arab Emirates resident was extradited from the country of Georgia to San Antonio over the weekend for allegedly illegally exporting military sensitive parts from the United States to Iran,...
Trump: Iran returning missing former Jewish FBI agent would be ‘positive step’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if Iran were to return missing Jewish American former FBI agent Robert Levinson, it would be a “very positive step.”
The U.S. State Department announced last week...
Two Iranians plead guilty to spying on the United States
Two Iranians have pleaded guilty to spying on America.
Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, an Iranian citizen living in California, pleaded guilty to collecting intelligence on the Rohr Chabad House at the University...
Florida man apprehended for threatening to shoot Jews
A Florida man who threatened to shoot up a local synagogue and has said publicly that he hates Jews was apprehended on Friday by the FBI.
Hanson Larkin, 25, was in an Orlando federal court...
Russian-American attacker on the lam, wanted by FBI, aims to ‘slaughter’ Jews
The FBI is looking for a Russian-American man who yelled that he “wanted” to “slaughter” Jews after he failed to report to prison for assaulting a man he thought was Jewish.
Izmir Ali Koch, 34,...