FBI

United States gymnasts Kaylee Lorincz and Simone Biles hug after a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Sept. 15, 2021.

National

The FBI mishandled Larry Nassar's case. Now the DOJ is focusing on victim support

6:00pm October 01, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department on Friday outlined a broad new push to support crime victims, including coordinating with state and local authorities in cases where federal charges won't be brought.

The FBI's El Paso, Texas, office received a report of an assault of a female service member by male Afghan evacuees at a complex in New Mexico.

National

FBI Investigating Reported Assault of Female U.S. Service Member By Afghan Evacuees

3:40pm September 25, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The service member said male evacuees staying at the Doña Ana County Range Complex in New Mexico assaulted her, according to local reports.

Politics & Government

FBI Seeks To Raise Hate Crime Awareness In North Carolina

10:40am September 15, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

The Charlotte division of the FBI is launching a statewide campaign to raise awareness about federal hate crimes, and is encouraging people to report these offenses to authorities.

Ali Malik, 37, with his sons Muhammad Binyamin, 9, and Layth Noah, 5. Malik is part of a class action lawsuit against the FBI alleging religious discrimination and violations of surveillance laws.

For Many American Muslims, The Legacy Of 9/11 Lies In The Battle For Civil Rights

11:47am September 11, 2021

by Leila Fadel

A Southern California community grapples with the legacy of being secretly surveilled by the FBI. Twenty years later, the matter is a legal fight that has reached the Supreme Court.

The FBI has released a substantial amount of information, including surveillance video, and a new virtual map of the steps they took the night in question, about the unidentified bomb-maker.

National

The FBI Releases New Video Of The Person Who Planted Bombs Before The Capitol Riot

10:09am September 09, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The FBI is asking the American public to review the new information and come forward with any information about the possible identity of the bomb-maker.

The spike in hate crimes in 2020 follows a recent upward trend in bias incidents, and it was a 6% increase over the 7,287 bias-related offenses reported in 2019.

National

Hate Crimes Reach The Highest Level In More Than A Decade

3:17pm August 31, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The 6% spike in hate crimes reported by the FBI for 2020 follows a recent upward trend in incidents. But some experts and advocacy groups say the true number is probably even higher.

Masih Alinejad speaks onstage during a conference hosted by Women In Cable Television on Oct. 16, 2018, in New York City.

The Journalist Iran Allegedly Sought To Kidnap Says She Would Have Been Killed

12:16pm July 15, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist, says she is the target of an alleged kidnapping plot recently described in a federal indictment: "It's just obvious that they were going to execute me."

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

Wray Defends FBI's Intelligence Sharing Ahead Of Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

1:10pm March 02, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"I didn't see the report myself even until after the 6th, but the way in which it [was] handled ... strikes me as consistent with our normal process," said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Martin Luther King Jr. in Sam Pollard's MLK/FBI.

Arts

'MLK/FBI' Humanizes A Civil Rights Icon's Legacy

5:00am January 15, 2021

by Aisha Harris

Sam Pollard's documentary deftly examines the FBI's intense surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. in the final years of his life.

Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jake Angeli (center), a QAnon supporter known for his painted face and horned hat, standing inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debate

National

Law Enforcement And Social Media Identifying U.S. Capitol Mob Members

3:45pm January 07, 2021

by Greg Allen

The FBI is asking the public to help identify people involved in the attack. D.C. Metro police is offering a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest.