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Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested by the FBI, according to two senior law enforcement sources. Maxwell, a British socialite, had been by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s side for decades.

The rope found hanging like a noose in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway was not a hate crime

More than 120 victims of sex abuse by Larry Nassar called for the Justice Department on Wednesday to release its inspector general’s report into the FBI’s handling of the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal, NBC News reports.

A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn said there was evidence of a “gross abuse” of prosecutorial power and that the request should be denied

The FBI and local investigators are trying to determine a possible link between the ambush-style killing of a Northern California sheriff’s deputy Saturday and that of a federal officer who was fatally shot outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland more than a week ago

An alleged gang member on the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list suspected of killing two people was arrested in Mexico and brought to Los Angeles Friday evening to await trial. Santiago “Pucho” Villalba Mederos was arrested Friday, his 29th birthday, in Tenancingo, Mexico, near Mexico City, according to the FBI. Mederos, a member of the Eastside Lokotes Sureno gang, was…

The Justice Department is urging U.S. attorneys nationwide to use federal courts — where more serious charges are available — to prosecute people suspected of violence or property damage during the protests over George Floyd’s death....

Attorney General William Barr said Thursday that federal agents have arrested 51 people for acts of violence since the protests began. The U.S. Marshals service...

After a 38-year career with the Justice Department, the FBI’s top lawyer, Dana Boente, was asked to resign on Friday, NBC News reported. Two sources familiar with the decision to dismiss Boente said it came from high levels of the Justice Department rather than directly from FBI Director Christopher Wray. His departure comes on the heels of recent criticism...

One security officer with the Federal Protective Service was killed, and another injured after shots rang out amid protests in Oakland amid protests over the death of George Floyd on Friday, authorities said.

House Democrats have pulled legislation from the House floor that would have extended FBI surveillance authorities

FBI Director Christopher Wray has ordered an internal review into possible misconduct in the investigation of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn

The FBI is now investigating the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police during a raid at her home in Louisville, Kentucky.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said the Dec. 6, 2019, terror attack at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, that killed three U.S. service members and wounded eight other Americans was planned for years.

U.S. officials say they have proven a link between the gunman in the deadly December attack at the Pensacola Naval Air Station and al-Qaida

The FBI won’t give up on “finding out what happened” to former agent Robert Levinson, who the U.S. government believes died in the custody of the Iranians.

The Senate has passed legislation that would extend three expired federal surveillance powers that law enforcement officials use to fight terrorists.

A Republican senator with access to some of the nation’s top secrets became further entangled in a deepening FBI investigation as agents examining a well-timed sale of stocks during the coronavirus outbreak showed up at his home with a warrant to search his cellphone.