FBI Offers $20,000 Reward After Incendiary Device Reported at Atlanta ICE Building
Federal agents are investigating an apparent incendiary-device incident at an Atlanta federal immigration building; no arrests have been announced.
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Bend School Shooting Investigators Examine Gun Access as Victim’s Family Seeks Answers
Authorities are investigating how a 16-year-old obtained the shotgun used in the Bend school attack. No parental charges have been confirmed.
Read MoreFederal Authorities Investigate Suspicious Mail Sent to Election and Congressional Offices
Investigators are examining letters containing unidentified substances sent to government offices in multiple states; no suspect, motive or verified hazardous material has been established.
Read MoreEight Defendants Face Federal Drug-Conspiracy Charges Over Alleged Newburgh Street Sales
Eight defendants face federal narcotics-conspiracy charges in Newburgh, New York, following an investigation involving street surveillance and controlled purchases.
Read MoreBrooklyn Federal Correctional Officer Charged With Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband
Federal prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Detention Center officer in an alleged contraband-smuggling bribery scheme; the charges remain unproven.
Read MoreDOJ Reports 28 Arrests and Millions of Scam Accounts Removed in West Africa Operation
By SNN Newsroom | October 14, 2026International law-enforcement agencies and technology companies reported disrupting online scam networks operating in West Africa during an enforcement campaign that began October 6. The U.S....
Read MoreFlorida Federal Indictment Alleges Attempted Theft of More Than $2 Million in Treasury Checks
By SNN Newsroom | October 14, 2026Three people have been charged in federal court in Florida in a case involving the alleged interception and attempted theft of more than $2 million in U.S. Treasury checks mailed to other...
Read MoreBank of America Faces More Than $1.21 Billion in Federal Anti-Money-Laundering and Sanctions Penalties
By SNN Newsroom | October 14, 2026Federal regulators announced more than $1.21 billion in combined penalties and settlements against Bank of America on October 13, citing serious deficiencies in anti-money-laundering controls,...
Read MoreTwo Former District 65 Vendors Plead Guilty in Evanston-Skokie School Kickback Investigation
By SNN Newsroom | October 14, 2026Two former vendors of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 pleaded guilty to federal wire-fraud charges on October 13 and admitted paying kickbacks to the district’s former superintendent in...
Read MoreFederal Court Temporarily Halts Sextortion-Relief Business as FTC Alleges Deceptive Sales Practices
By SNN Newsroom | October 14, 2026A federal court temporarily halted the activities of Digital Forensics Corporation LLC and its chief executive after the Federal Trade Commission filed a civil complaint alleging deceptive sales...
Read MoreKirkland Pastor Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged $13 Million Investment Fraud Case
By SNN Newsroom | October 14, 2026A pastor associated with a Kirkland, Washington congregation pleaded not guilty on October 13 in federal court in Seattle to 10 wire-fraud counts and five money-laundering counts related to an...
Read MoreDOJ Announces 14-Defendant Remote-Worker Case and Texas Laptop-Farm Searches
By SNN Newsroom | October 14, 2026Federal authorities announced charges on October 13 against 14 defendants in an alleged remote-information-technology employment scheme that affected more than 70 U.S. companies, together with...
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