Law & Courts Ex-FBI official gets over 2 years in prison for receiving $225,000 tied to Albania Charles McGonigal, a former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official, was sentenced for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash from a businessman with ties to the Albanian government. The Associated Press
Law & Courts How the ex-FBI informant charged with lying is tied to the Biden impeachment inquiry Alexander Smirnov has been indicted for making false statements to the FBI — claims that House Republicans have used in their probe of President Biden. Ximena Bustillo Eric McDaniel
Law & Courts FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian firm Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents in 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016, prosecutors said. The Associated Press
Investigations New DOJ watchdog report details FBI officials' misconduct with foreign prostitutes It paints a picture of FBI employees who repeatedly engaged in activities that violated Justice Department and FBI policies, and exposed them to possible extortion and blackmail. Ryan Lucas
Politics Wray warns Chinese hackers are aiming to 'wreak havoc' on U.S. critical infrastructure The FBI director says Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeting of U.S critical infrastructure — including water treatment plants, pipelines and the power to grid — poses a national security threat. Ryan Lucas
Law & Courts Wray warns of increased terrorist threat, says U.S. is in a 'dangerous period' Senior American officials say Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel has created a new dynamic with dangerous implications at home and abroad. Ryan Lucas
Law & Courts There has been an 80% drop in cases of unruly airline passengers since 2021 The Federal Aviation Administration partnered with the FBI in 2021 to bring criminal charges more aggressively against disorderly airline passengers. Ayana Archie
Law & Courts A protective order is unlikely to curb Trump or affect his popularity A hearing is set for Friday on the parameters of a possible protective order dictating how former President Donald Trump and his legal team can talk about evidence in the Jan. 6 criminal case. Jaclyn Diaz
National Seattle woman's escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from same fate, FBI says A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cell in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said. The Associated Press
Law & Courts Negligence, staff failures led to Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, a DOJ report says The disgraced financier who was jailed for sex trafficking charges, killed himself at New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019. He died before standing trial. Jaclyn Diaz