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FBI wins one battle recovering bitcoin ransom, but it's still a war

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 8, 2021
Cryptocurrencies have allowed digital ransom and extortion to explode in recent years.
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa Monaco announces the recovery of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from the Colonial Pipeline Co. ransomware attacks on June 7, 2021.
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FBI says new data on police use of force is coming this summer

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 1, 2020
The FBI also says that just over 40% of law enforcement officers are contributing to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection.
The participation of law enforcement agencies in this program, to track when officers use lethal force or seriously injure someone, is voluntary.
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How a startup got caught between the FBI and Huawei

by Molly Wood and Bennett Purser
Feb 5, 2019
Reporter Erik Schatzker, who witnessed the sting operation, wrote about it for Bloomberg Businessweek.
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What the partial government shutdown could mean for FBI agents

by Erika Beras
Jan 23, 2019
A new report looks into the long-term impact.
FBI Agents Association member Thomas O'Connor holds up an FBI report 'Voices From the Field' giving examples of how the government shutdown is undermining their work on drug and gang enforcement, security, and counter-terrorism, as he speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2019.
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How forensic accountants help bring down white-collar criminals and drug kingpins

by Marielle Segarra
Sep 14, 2018
A forensic accountant gave key testimony in the first trial of Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman.
Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse after being charged Oct. 30, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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5 things you should know about women who heist

by Eliza Mills
Jun 1, 2018
Surprise ... it's not much like "Ocean's 8."
An office worker, circa 1955, fetches bond certificates from the vault of the Toronto General Trusts Corp., which is secured by a massive fifteen ton door.
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How the FBI is functioning on the ground, even as leadership shifts

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 14, 2017
“We have not missed a beat, we won’t miss a beat," says the Phoenix bureau's agent in charge.
Michael DeLeon is special agent in charge of the FBI Phoenix division.
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What we pay for when we pay for a special investigation

by Eliza Mills
May 12, 2017
Taxpayers foot the bill for congressional and special counsel investigations, but where does the money go?
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Trump's domestic agenda was moving slowly before Comey's firing

by David Brancaccio
May 10, 2017
What effect will the FBI director's ouster really have on the president's plans for health care, infrastructure and tax reform?
The firing of FBI Director James Comey, above, was a "bombshell," says Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group. "But I don't think it has much impact on the markets."
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President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey

by Kai Ryssdal
May 9, 2017
We'll talk about the reason the White House gave and what this means for Trump's policy goals.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House on January 22, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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