Latest U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation News

Man arrested after federal officials say he sought to destroy Nashville power site

Nov. 04, 2024 22:07 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Department of Justice said Monday that federal agents have arrested a Tennessee man with ties to white nationalist groups who they say attempted to use what he believed to be an explosive-laden drone to destroy a Nashville energy facility. According to...

Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama

Nov. 02, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community members who accuse local law enforcement of longstanding, unchecked misconduct. ...

A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight

Nov. 01, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A man faces a felony assault charge after an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping during a cross-country flight this week, according to authorities. An FBI agent said Everett Chad Nelson punched the other man repeatedly in the face and...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election

Nov. 01, 2024 16:17 PM EDT

A steady stream of false and misleading information is circulating online around the 2024 election. A Kentucky voting machine that registered a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris when the voter meant to select former President Donald Trump has been found to be user error, not fraud, according to...

FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to 'Russian influence actors'

Nov. 01, 2024 15:08 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A video purporting to depict voter fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors," U.S. intelligence officials said Friday as they warned that foreign efforts to undermine faith in the integrity of next week's elections may persist long after votes have...

Ex-Disney worker accused of hacking computer menus to add profanities, errors

Oct. 31, 2024 13:31 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal...

A man dubbed 'AK Guru' has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns

Oct. 30, 2024 13:08 PM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man whose alias is “AK Guru” has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns built from existing and deconstructed weapons, federal authorities said. Earl Carter Jr., 72, is being held by federal authorities on charges of...

Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says

Oct. 25, 2024 20:52 PM EDT

YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday. The video had taken off on social media Thursday but was debunked within three hours by...

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election

Oct. 25, 2024 20:09 PM EDT

A steady stream of false and misleading information is circulating online around the 2024 election. Since early voting began there have been false reports of ballots for former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania being destroyed; more registered voters than those eligible to vote in Michigan;...

AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaign

Oct. 25, 2024 17:33 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers engaged in a broader espionage operation targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris, people familiar with the matter said Friday. ...