Latest U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation News

The Latest: Suspect in apparent assassination attempt against Trump charged with federal gun crimes

Sep. 16, 2024 17:28 PM EDT

The FBI said former President Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination ” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. U.S. Secret...

FBI: Trump assassination attempt suspect was subject of closed 2019 investigation after tip he illegally possessed gun

Sep. 16, 2024 16:36 PM EDT
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — FBI: Trump assassination attempt suspect was subject of closed 2019 investigation after tip he illegally possessed gun.

FBI obtained warrants for suspect's phones, vehicle and electronics in probe of apparent Trump assassination attempt

Sep. 16, 2024 16:27 PM EDT
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — FBI obtained warrants for suspect's phones, vehicle and electronics in probe of apparent Trump assassination attempt.

Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

Sep. 16, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former...

State Department diplomatic security officer pleads guilty to storming Capitol

Sep. 13, 2024 20:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who worked as a U.S. State Department diplomatic security officer pleaded guilty on Friday to joining a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, court records show. Kevin Michael Alstrup is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 12 by U.S. District...

Ex-NYC federal building guard gets 5-year sentence in charge related to sex assault of asylum seeker

Sep. 13, 2024 18:55 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A former security guard at a federal building in New York City where the FBI has its offices was sentenced Friday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge related to the sexual assault of an asylum seeker. Jimmy Solano-Arias, 45, of the Bronx was...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims made by Trump in California

Sep. 13, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

In a press conference from his Los Angeles-area golf club, former President Donald Trump revisited several topics from Tuesday night's debate, repeating several false and misleading claims on issues including crime, the economy and immigration. Here's are the facts: ...

Filipino televangelist pleads not guilty to child abuse and human trafficking charges

Sep. 13, 2024 03:44 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine televangelist, who calls himself the “anointed son of God” and once claimed to have stopped an earthquake, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of abuse of minors and human trafficking in a court arraignment that's the latest mark of his reversal of...

The US is preparing criminal charges in Iran hack targeting Trump, AP sources say

Sep. 12, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump's presidential campaign in a bid to shape the outcome of the November election, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. It was not...

New York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in federal investigation

Sep. 12, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation that touched several members of Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle. Caban, who had been in charge of the nation’s...