Saturday, January 25, 2014

FBI News Review: 25/01/14 04:12 - 20/01/14 13:12

FBI News Review: 25/01/14 04:12 - 20/01/14 13:12 


» FBI Audit of Database That Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles - New York Times
25/01/14 04:12 from fbi - Google News
FBI Audit of Database That Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles New York Times The mistakes were discovered in July, when the F.B.I. , using improved software, broadened the search parameters used to detect matches. The change, one F.B.I...
» Further indictments forthcoming in federal investigation of LA County jails? - abc7.com
25/01/14 00:41 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Further indictments forthcoming in federal investigation of LA County jails? abc7.com That informant was asked by the FBI to report on possible abuse and corruption within the jails. The scheme ... "These allegations are breathtakin...
» FBI: Glitches, Not Cyberattack, Disrupted Court Websites - Wall Street Journal
25/01/14 00:26 from fbi - Google News
FBI : Glitches, Not Cyberattack, Disrupted Court Websites Wall Street Journal Later Friday night, however, an FBI spokeswoman said the service interruption was because of technical problems in the federal court computer system and not a ...
» FBI efforts to assist Sochi Olympics limited by Russians - Washington Post
24/01/14 23:03 from fbi - Google News
FBI efforts to assist Sochi Olympics limited by Russians Washington Post In February 2012, David Rubincam, the FBI's legal attache in Moscow, escorted a group of Russian security officials to observe security arrangements at Super Bo...
» FBI Audit of Database That Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles - New York Times
24/01/14 22:17 from fbi - Google News
FBI Audit of Database That Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles New York Times The mistakes were discovered in July, when the F.B.I. , using improved software, broadened the search parameters used to detect matches. The change, one F.B.I...
» Government spying affects all of us - San Francisco Chronicle
24/01/14 21:37 from fbi aclu report - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Government spying affects all of us San Francisco Chronicle The lessons of the 20th century, from the roundup of Japanese Americans for internment camps during World War II to surveillance of political dissidents ...
» 18-year FBI veteran named Oregon's special agent in charge - OregonLive.com
24/01/14 20:08 from fbi - Google News
18-year FBI veteran named Oregon's special agent in charge OregonLive.com Bretzing, 47, will start the assignment as Oregon's FBI special agent in charge on March 31. Bretzing followed in his father's footsteps when he joined...
» Told Ya So: NSA's Collection Of Metadata Is Screamingly Illegal - Forbes
24/01/14 19:09 from fbi aclu report - Google News
MiamiHerald.com Told Ya So: NSA's Collection Of Metadata Is Screamingly Illegal Forbes This week's report from the independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, or PCLOB, confirms what we said back in June of last year...
» FBI efforts to assist Sochi Olympics limited by Russians - Washington Post
24/01/14 15:39 from fbi - Google News
Washington Post FBI efforts to assist Sochi Olympics limited by Russians Washington Post In February 2012, David Rubincam, the FBI's legal attache in Moscow, escorted a group of Russian security officials to observe security arrangem...
» Key Witness Says Leader of SAC Was FBI Target - New York Times
24/01/14 14:51 from fbi - Google News
New York Times Key Witness Says Leader of SAC Was FBI Target New York Times The man whose shadow has been hanging over the insider trading trial of Mathew Martoma, the former SAC Capital Advisors trader, took center stage on Thursday whe...
» FBI warns retailers of more cyber attacks - USA TODAY
24/01/14 12:55 from fbi - Google News
The Verge FBI warns retailers of more cyber attacks USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. retailers that there will be more cyber attacks in a "disturbing" report describing how vulnerab...
» FBI tells retailers to expect more cyber attacks like those on Target and ... - The Verge
24/01/14 10:51 from fbi - Google News
The Verge FBI tells retailers to expect more cyber attacks like those on Target and ... The Verge The FBI believes similar attacks will become more common. "The accessibility of the malware on underground forums, the affordability o...
» FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' - CNN
24/01/14 10:12 from fbi - Google News
CNN FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' CNN (CNN) -- They were "wiseguys" or "goodfellas," the federal government said Thursday of five reputed mobsters indicted in connection ...
» Alleged 'revenge-porn king' arrested by FBI in California - Los Angeles Times
24/01/14 09:52 from fbi - Google News
RollingStone.com Alleged 'revenge-porn king' arrested by FBI in California Los Angeles Times Hunter Moore, dubbed by many as the "king of revenge porn," and another man were arrested Thursday on suspicion of hacking int...
» New Jersey's top FBI agent takes in Mack Trial - The Trentonian
24/01/14 09:41 from fbi - Google News
New Jersey's top FBI agent takes in Mack Trial The Trentonian TRENTON — New Jersey's top FBI agent, Aaron T. Ford, took in some of the testimony today at the trial of Mayor Tony Mack, another sign of the government's interest...
» Money Minute: FBI: More Cyberattacks Coming; Microsoft Beats the Street - DailyFinance
24/01/14 09:35 from fbi - Google News
Money Minute: FBI : More Cyberattacks Coming; Microsoft Beats the Street DailyFinance The FBI is warning retailers to prepare for more cyberattacks. Reuters reports the FBI is concerned about malware that infect point-of-sale systems -- ...
» FBI warns retailers to expect breaches - Columbus Dispatch
24/01/14 08:32 from fbi - Google News
FBI warns retailers to expect breaches Columbus Dispatch WASHINGTON — The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyberattacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious s...
» FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches - CNBC.com
24/01/14 07:07 from fbi - Google News
CNBC.com FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches CNBC.com The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyberattacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicio...
» Sen. Menendez Denies Allegations in New Reported FBI Probe - Daily Beast
24/01/14 06:48 from fbi - Google News
Sen. Menendez Denies Allegations in New Reported FBI Probe Daily Beast NBC News reported Thursday that the FBI has expanded its probe into Menendez to include his advocacy on behalf of William and Roberto Isaias, two Ecuadorian nationals...
» FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' - CNN
24/01/14 06:46 from fbi - Google News
CNN FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' CNN (CNN) -- They were "wiseguys" or "goodfellas," the federal government said Thursday of five reputed mobsters indicted in connection ...
» Gilman testifies Cohen was real FBI target - New York Post
24/01/14 04:20 from fbi - Google News
CNBC.com Gilman testifies Cohen was real FBI target New York Post While FBI agents questioned Dr. Sid Gilman about his sale of illegal inside information to Mathew Martoma, the lawmen said their real target was Cohen, the doctor testifie...
» Business Owner Admits to Failing to Pay Taxes to IRS
24/01/14 03:00 from Current
— San Antonio
» Former Philadelphia Police Officer Convicted in Cover-Up
24/01/14 03:00 from Current
— Philadelphia
» Carjacker Exiled to More Than Nine Years in Prison
24/01/14 03:00 from Current
— Baltimore
» Philadelphia Man Charged with Bribery
24/01/14 03:00 from Current
— Philadelphia
» FBI Seeks New Tips in Armored Car Robbery
24/01/14 03:00 from Current
— Charlotte
» FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' - CNN
24/01/14 02:21 from fbi - Google News
CNN FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' CNN (CNN) -- They were "wiseguys" or "goodfellas," the federal government said Thursday of five reputed mobsters indicted in connection ...
» Time to act on national marijuana legalization - Bucks County Courier Times
24/01/14 01:19 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Time to act on national marijuana legalization Bucks County Courier Times Furthermore, a 2001-2010 study by the American Civil Liberties Union found that African Americans are about 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana pos...
» FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' - CNN
23/01/14 23:55 from fbi - Google News
CNN FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' CNN (CNN) -- They were "wiseguys" or "goodfellas," the federal government said Thursday of five reputed mobsters indicted in connection ...
» FBI tells retailers to expect more cyber attacks like those on Target and ... - The Verge
23/01/14 22:53 from fbi - Google News
The Verge FBI tells retailers to expect more cyber attacks like those on Target and ... The Verge In a report sent to retail companies last week, the FBI said it had discovered around 20 cases of cyber crime against retailers in the last...
» Robert Menendez Under FBI Investigation For Ties To Fugitive Businessmen ... - Huffington Post
23/01/14 20:47 from fbi - Google News
Robert Menendez Under FBI Investigation For Ties To Fugitive Businessmen ... Huffington Post Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is the subject of a federal criminal investigation for his dealings with two Florida businessmen who are fugitives...
» FBI Wants Help Finding Armed & Dangerous Bank Robbers - 
23/01/14 20:12 from fbi - Google News
The Denver Channel FBI Wants Help Finding Armed & Dangerous Bank Robbers “Wells Fargo is offering a reward up to $25,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and prosecution of these bank robbers,” the FBI said in a...
» Exclusive: FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches - Chicago Tribune
23/01/14 19:22 from fbi - Google News
The Guardian Exclusive: FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the pa...
» Privacy Board Urges Shutdown of 'Illegal' NSA Data Dig - TechNewsWorld
23/01/14 18:20 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Privacy Board Urges Shutdown of 'Illegal' NSA Data Dig TechNewsWorld The board's report , issued Thursday, says Section 215 of the U.S. Patriot Act, which provides the foundation for the NSA's authority, "does not pr...
» FBI Arrests Revenge-Porn Rogue Hunter Moore for Conspiracy - RollingStone.com
23/01/14 18:06 from fbi - Google News
RollingStone.com FBI Arrests Revenge-Porn Rogue Hunter Moore for Conspiracy RollingStone.com Earlier today, FBI special agents arrested and indicted Hunter Moore, who once ran the revenge-porn website IsAnyoneUp.com, and his alleged hack...
» San Diego Lobbyist Arraigned, FBI Raids Home of Wealthy Mexican National - NBC 7 San Diego
23/01/14 17:43 from fbi - Google News
NBC 7 San Diego San Diego Lobbyist Arraigned, FBI Raids Home of Wealthy Mexican National NBC 7 San Diego Federal prosecutors have accused a former San Diego police detective and a Washington D.C.-based campaign consultant of using illega...
» US privacy watchdog: NSA phone records program is illegal - CSO Magazine
23/01/14 17:39 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Washington Post US privacy watchdog: NSA phone records program is illegal CSO Magazine The Patriot Act's business records provision doesn't allow the bulk collection program because the law requires that records collected be conn...
» US privacy watchdog: NSA phone records program is illegal - Computerworld New Zealand
23/01/14 17:24 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Washington Post US privacy watchdog: NSA phone records program is illegal Computerworld New Zealand The Patriot Act's business records provision doesn't allow the bulk collection program because the law requires that records coll...
» Raise Concerns With the FBI and They May Harass You For Years - Reason (blog)
23/01/14 16:49 from fbi - Google News
Raise Concerns With the FBI and They May Harass You For Years Reason (blog) US GovtSyed Abid Iqbal, a Florida resident, may have gotten more than he bargained for when he voluntary talked to the FBI . After tipping the agency off about s...
» Review: 'The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI' by Betty ... - Washington Post
23/01/14 16:49 from fbi - Google News
Washington Post Review: 'The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI ' by Betty ... Washington Post One thing Davidon did not tell Kissinger during their meeting was that since December, he had been organizing...
» Hunter Moore Arrested: 'Revenge Porn King' Indicted By FBI - Huffington Post
23/01/14 16:38 from fbi - Google News
Hunter Moore Arrested: 'Revenge Porn King' Indicted By FBI Huffington Post It wasn't clear whether the charges against Moore were directly related to his website, but Gawker points out that the FBI claims he built his revenge...
» Controversial bills pulled from House Judiciary Committee hearing - Tucson Citizen
23/01/14 16:16 from house judiciary committee - Google News
Controversial bills pulled from House Judiciary Committee hearing Tucson Citizen I cleared my schedule so I could watch the House Judiciary Committee debate two controversial bills this morning, but after a late start it was announced th...
» FBI agents searching to alleged Bank of Oklahoma robber - kfor.com
23/01/14 15:57 from fbi - Google News
FBI agents searching to alleged Bank of Oklahoma robber kfor.com BETHANY, Okla. – FBI agents searching for a man they say robbed a local bank inside a Homeland grocery store on Thursday morning. Around 10:45 a.m., authorities say a man w...
» Revenge porn magnate Hunter Moore has been arrested by the... - The Verge
23/01/14 15:43 from fbi - Google News
Vocativ Revenge porn magnate Hunter Moore has been arrested by the... The Verge Time is reporting that revenge porn magnate Hunter Moore has been arrested by FBI agents. Moore is the founder of Is Anyone Up, a now-defunct site infamous f...
» FBI Arrests Reputed Mobsters Linked To 1978 'GoodFellas' Heist - NPR (blog)
23/01/14 15:10 from fbi - Google News
NPR (blog) FBI Arrests Reputed Mobsters Linked To 1978 'GoodFellas' Heist NPR (blog) The FBI nabbed five alleged mobsters in a series of predawn raids in New York on Thursday in connection with the infamous 1978 Lufthansa heist o...
» FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' - CNN
23/01/14 14:41 from fbi - Google News
CNN FBI arrests reputed mobsters on charges straight out of 'Goodfellas' CNN (CNN) -- They were "wiseguys" or "goodfellas," the federal government said Thursday of five reputed mobsters indicted in connection ...
» US government privacy board says NSA bulk collection of phone data is illegal - The Guardian
23/01/14 14:24 from fbi aclu report - Google News
The Guardian US government privacy board says NSA bulk collection of phone data is illegal The Guardian The release of this long-awaited report should spur immediate action by both the administration and Congress,” said ACLU deputy legal...
» Verizon admits that governments request more customer information - RT (blog)
23/01/14 13:42 from fbi aclu report - Google News
RT (blog) Verizon admits that governments request more customer information RT (blog) Verizon's so-called transparency report , released by the telecom giant on Wednesday, reveals that local, state and federal law enforcement agencie...
» FBI Arrests Reputed Mobsters Linked To 1978 'GoodFellas' Heist - NPR (blog)
23/01/14 12:39 from fbi - Google News
NPR (blog) FBI Arrests Reputed Mobsters Linked To 1978 'GoodFellas' Heist NPR (blog) The FBI nabbed 5 alleged mobsters in a series of predawn raids in New York on Thursday in connection with the infamous 1978 Lufthansa heist of m...
» Suspect arrested in 1978 JFK Lufthansa heist, along with 4 other alleged mobsters - Fox News
23/01/14 12:27 from fbi - Google News
Daily Mail (blog) Suspect arrested in 1978 JFK Lufthansa heist, along with 4 other alleged mobsters Fox News FBI Spokeswoman Kelly Langmesser said Vincent Asaro was arrested as the result of an investigation last summer at the Queens hom...
» FBI Terrorism Screening Center On Hiring Spree - The Inquisitr
23/01/14 11:06 from fbi aclu report - Google News
The Inquisitr FBI Terrorism Screening Center On Hiring Spree The Inquisitr The FBI has come under criticism from both sides of the spectrum. It has changed its mission statement and now focuses more on national security than it does law ...
» 5 men taken into custody as part of investigation into 1978 Lufthansa heist - Fox News
23/01/14 11:03 from fbi - Google News
Daily Mail 5 men taken into custody as part of investigation into 1978 Lufthansa heist Fox News Five men believed to be mobsters have been taken into custody as part of an investigation into the 1978 Lufthansa heist at New York's Joh...
» 5 men taken into custody as part of investigation into 1978 Lufthansa heist ... - Fox News
23/01/14 10:33 from fbi - Google News
New York Daily News 5 men taken into custody as part of investigation into 1978 Lufthansa heist ... Fox News FBI Spokeswoman Kelly Langmesser said Vincent Asario was one of the men arrested Thursday morning as the result of an investigat...
» NSA's mass phone data collection is illegal, says government privacy board - The Guardian
23/01/14 09:35 from fbi aclu report - Google News
The Guardian NSA's mass phone data collection is illegal, says government privacy board The Guardian The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent and long-troubled liberties advocate in the executive branch, issued...
» 5 men taken into custody as suspects in 1978 Lufthansa heist, FBI says - Fox News
23/01/14 09:27 from fbi - Google News
New York Daily News 5 men taken into custody as suspects in 1978 Lufthansa heist, FBI says Fox News Five men have been taken into custody as suspects in the 1978 Lufthansa heist at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, an FBI spokeswom...
» Subtle Signs That May Mark You an Airport Security Risk - Wall Street Journal
23/01/14 09:18 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Subtle Signs That May Mark You an Airport Security Risk Wall Street Journal A synopsis of the inspector general's report made public in September found no indication BDOs were targeting minorities to meet quotas. The ACLU in a Boston...
» Christie admin scandal draws FBI scrutiny - MSNBC
23/01/14 09:02 from fbi - Google News
MSNBC Christie admin scandal draws FBI scrutiny MSNBC The two Zimmer aides are among at least five witnesses who Zimmer told the FBI could confirm that she had previously told them about the conversation she says she had with Lt. Gov. Ki...
» FBI aides Hopewell police in investigation of armed Wells Fargo robbery - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
23/01/14 08:44 from fbi - Google News
FBI aides Hopewell police in investigation of armed Wells Fargo robbery The Star-Ledger - NJ.com HOPEWELL — An armed man stood guard at the door as his partner jumped over the counter to grab money during a robbery of a Wells Fargo bank ...
» FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides over alleged Sandy relief funds threat ... - NBCNews.com (blog)
23/01/14 07:47 from fbi - Google News
NBCNews.com (blog) FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides over alleged Sandy relief funds threat ... NBCNews.com (blog) FBI agents have begun questioning witnesses in the investigation into whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's a...
» FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides over alleged Sandy relief funds threat ... - NBCNews.com (blog)
23/01/14 05:37 from fbi - Google News
NBCNews.com (blog) FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides over alleged Sandy relief funds threat ... NBCNews.com (blog) FBI agents have begun questioning witnesses in the investigation into whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's a...
» Rockville Man Sentenced in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
23/01/14 03:00 from Current
— Baltimore
» Four Arrested in FEMA Fraud Scheme
23/01/14 03:00 from Current
— New York
» San Diego Lobbyist Arraigned, FBI Raids Home of Wealthy Mexican National - NBC 7 San Diego
23/01/14 01:31 from fbi - Google News
NBC 7 San Diego San Diego Lobbyist Arraigned, FBI Raids Home of Wealthy Mexican National NBC 7 San Diego Federal prosecutors have accused a former San Diego police detective and a Washington D.C.-based campaign consultant of using illega...
» FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides over alleged Sandy relief funds threat ... - NBCNews.com (blog)
23/01/14 01:31 from fbi - Google News
NBCNews.com (blog) FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides over alleged Sandy relief funds threat ... NBCNews.com (blog) FBI agents have begun questioning witnesses in the investigation into whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's a...
» Cicilline appointed to judiciary committee - Jamestown Press
23/01/14 01:26 from house judiciary committee - Google News
Cicilline appointed to judiciary committee Jamestown Press U.S. Congressman David Cicilline, who represents Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, which includes Jamestown, was appointed last week to the influential House Judicia...
» Why the FBI Raided an Arizona Business Is Disturbing - TheBlaze.com
23/01/14 00:25 from fbi - Google News
TheBlaze.com Why the FBI Raided an Arizona Business Is Disturbing TheBlaze.com FBI agents donned hazmat suits as they carted cardboard boxes reported to be full of human remains from an Arizona body donation center Tuesday. KPHO-TV repor...
» Snowden speaks out on spy accusation - Examiner.com
23/01/14 00:03 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Examiner.com Snowden speaks out on spy accusation Examiner.com The New York Times reported this week end that an F.B.I. official states that it is the belief of the bureau that Snowden acted alone. In a report that Snowden stayed at the ...
» Pitts: Fourth Amendment is going, going … - Peoria Journal Star
22/01/14 23:37 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Pitts: Fourth Amendment is going, going … Peoria Journal Star Fourth Amendment does not protect library patrons as the Patriot Act allows the FBI to search your library records without your knowledge. ... According to at least one news r...
» FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides, sources say - MSNBC
22/01/14 22:01 from fbi - Google News
FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides, sources say MSNBC FBI agents have begun questioning witnesses in the investigation into whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's aides threatened to cut off Hurricane Sandy relief money to Hob...
» FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides, sources say - MSNBC
22/01/14 22:01 from fbi - Google News
FBI questions Hoboken mayor's aides, sources say MSNBC FBI agents have begun questioning witnesses in the investigation into whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's aides threatened to cut off Hurricane Sandy relief money to Hob...
» Mont., N.D. senators scuffle over stationing of FBI agents in Bakken - Jamestown Sun
22/01/14 21:28 from fbi - Google News
Mont., N.D. senators scuffle over stationing of FBI agents in Bakken Jamestown Sun A new kind of border battle is brewing over whether two FBI agents and an analyst dispatched to help tackle growing Bakken crime should stay where they ar...
» Obama tightens reins on surveillance programs - Ravalli Republic
22/01/14 20:47 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Obama tightens reins on surveillance programs Ravalli Republic "He seems to endorse amending bulk data collection but not ending it," said Anthony Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union . The presi...
» FBI Helping Search for 'Respectful Robber' - Fox17
22/01/14 20:44 from fbi - Google News
FBI Helping Search for 'Respectful Robber' Fox17 According to a press release from the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office, a task force of law enforcement agencies has been formed to investigate these crimes and includes the FBI...
» Subtle Signs That May Mark You an Airport Security Risk - Wall Street Journal
22/01/14 20:33 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Wall Street Journal Subtle Signs That May Mark You an Airport Security Risk Wall Street Journal TSA Administrator John Pistole, a former FBI official, likens the BDOs in 176 U.S. airports to cops on a beat. He notes that law enforcement ...
» Subtle Signs That May Mark You an Airport Security Risk - Wall Street Journal (blog)
22/01/14 20:30 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Subtle Signs That May Mark You an Airport Security Risk Wall Street Journal (blog) A synopsis of the inspector general's report made public in September found no indication BDOs were targeting minorities to meet quotas. The ACLU in a...
» Subtle Signs That May Mark You an Airport Security Risk - Wall Street Journal
22/01/14 20:29 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Subtle Signs That May Mark You an Airport Security Risk Wall Street Journal A synopsis of the inspector general's report made public in September found no indication BDOs were targeting minorities to meet quotas. The ACLU in a Boston...
» Insane criminal prosecution - Sacramento News & Review
22/01/14 20:17 from fbi aclu report - Google News
Insane criminal prosecution Sacramento News & Review But ever since the FBI's National Gang Intelligence Center released a February 2011 report on emerging crime and gang trends within the Juggalo community, being “down with the clow...
» Biological Resource Center: Body donors wonder what FBI investigation means ... - ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
22/01/14 20:04 from fbi - Google News
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Biological Resource Center: Body donors wonder what FBI investigation means ... ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Blanche and Dick received copies of their contracts and wallet-sized cards from the company detailing where their bod...
» Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” in Exclusive Interview - New Yorker (blog)
22/01/14 19:07 from fbi aclu report - Google News
New Yorker (blog) Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” in Exclusive Interview New Yorker (blog) But “a senior F.B.I. official said on Sunday that it was still the bureau's conclusion that Mr. Snowden acted alone,” the New York Ti...
» Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” in Exclusive Interview - New Yorker (blog)
22/01/14 19:07 from fbi aclu report - Google News
New Yorker (blog) Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” in Exclusive Interview New Yorker (blog) But “a senior F.B.I. official said on Sunday that it was still the bureau's conclusion that Mr. Snowden acted alone,” the New York Ti...
» Cleveland FBI arrests man in connection with four bank robberies - Plain Dealer
22/01/14 19:00 from fbi - Google News
Gateway News Cleveland FBI arrests man in connection with four bank robberies Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Division of the FBI on Wednesday announced the arrest of a man in connection with four bank robberies that occurr...
» Some Guy Got Detained by the FBI Homeland Security for Watching a Movie ... - Geekosystem
22/01/14 17:37 from fbi - Google News
Business Insider Some Guy Got Detained by the FBI Homeland Security for Watching a Movie ... Geekosystem Update, 1/22/2014: an update on the original Gadgeteer story clarified that it was the Department of Homeland Security and not the F...
» If You Wear Google Glass to the Movies, the FBI Might Come After You - Slate Magazine (blog)
22/01/14 17:04 from fbi - Google News
Slate Magazine (blog) If You Wear Google Glass to the Movies, the FBI Might Come After You Slate Magazine (blog) A man who went to an AMC theater wearing Google Glass was interrogated by FBI agents for an hour because AMC employees thoug...
» If You Wear Google Glass to the Movies, the FBI Might Come After You - Slate Magazine (blog)
22/01/14 17:04 from fbi - Google News
Slate Magazine (blog) If You Wear Google Glass to the Movies, the FBI Might Come After You Slate Magazine (blog) A man who went to an AMC theater wearing Google Glass was interrogated by FBI agents for an hour because AMC employees thoug...
» Why the FBI Raided an Arizona Business Is Disturbing - TheBlaze.com
22/01/14 15:19 from fbi - Google News
TheBlaze.com Why the FBI Raided an Arizona Business Is Disturbing TheBlaze.com FBI agents donned hazmat suits as they carted cardboard boxes reported to be full of human remains from an Arizona body donation center Tuesday. KPHO-TV repor...
» Just Being Black Was Enough to Get Yourself Spied on by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI - The Nation.
22/01/14 15:10 from fbi - Google News
The Nation. Just Being Black Was Enough to Get Yourself Spied on by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI The Nation. J. Edgar Hoover's FBI spied on people in many political movements—the antiwar movement, the civil rights movement, the women ...
» What If Whitey Bulger Wasn't An FBI Informant? - Forbes
22/01/14 13:23 from fbi - Google News
What If Whitey Bulger Wasn't An FBI Informant? Forbes Most people know the legend of Whitey Bulger. The Irish mob boss ruled Boston for decades, murdering and extorting to his heart's content. In all those years he was never take...
» Montana, North Dakota battle over FBI agents - Ravalli Republic
22/01/14 13:12 from james b. comey - Google News
Montana, North Dakota battle over FBI agents Ravalli Republic North Dakota's senators, Republican John Hoeven and Democrat Heidi Heitkamp, disagree and want the agents moved to Williston. The two lawmakers wrote FBI Director James B ...
» 'Campaign guru' charged in political finance conspiracy - fox5sandiego.com
22/01/14 12:11 from fbi - Google News
NBC 7 San Diego 'Campaign guru' charged in political finance conspiracy fox5sandiego.com According to the complaint filed by the FBI , Singh conspired with former SDPD detective Ernesto Encinas and others to funnel more than $500...
» FBI charges Phoenixville man with distributing child pornography - The Times Herald
22/01/14 11:45 from fbi - Google News
FBI charges Phoenixville man with distributing child pornography The Times Herald Jeffrey Stephen Horn, 43, with a Phoenixville mailing address, was charged “with one count of distributing child pornography between June 13 and June 17, 2...
» FBI grills moviegoer who wore Google Glass to new Jack Ryan spy flick: Film ... - PennLive.com
22/01/14 11:29 from fbi - Google News
Metro FBI grills moviegoer who wore Google Glass to new Jack Ryan spy flick: Film ... PennLive.com A Columbus, Ohio, man who went to see the new CIA spy movie "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" with his wife ended up on the wrong end ...
» US withholding Fisa court orders on NSA bulk collection of Americans' data - The Guardian
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Thieves pose as FBI agents, roofers, strike in two counties Merced Sun-Star “They claimed to be FBI agents,” Shelton said. The men took about $1,150 in cash, along with the tablet computer and cellphone from the victims, the Sheriff'...
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Salon The Big Brother bargain: How government surveillance became easy and cheap Salon Today, however, unlike the U.S. Army's shoe-leather surveillance during World War I or the FBI's break-ins and phone bugs in the Cold War year...
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» Former FBI terrorism expert: Sochi terrorism threat is unique - Washington Times
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The Innocence Project - About Us: Bio:Barry C. Scheck & Peter J. Neufeld

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Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld co-founded and are Co-Directors of the Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. In February 2000, Actual Innocence: Five Days to Execution, and Other Dispatches From the Wrongly Convicted, written by Peter, Barry, and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Jim Dwyer, was published by Doubleday. This non-fiction book grew out of the cases and stories of the Innocence Project.
In 1988, Peter and Barry became involved in studying and litigating issues concerning the use of forensic DNA testing. Their work not only shaped the course of case law across the country but helped lead to an influential study by the National Academy of Sciences on forensic DNA testing, as well as important state and federal legislation setting standards for the use of DNA testing. They both serve as members of the New York State's Commission on Forensic Science, a body that regulates all crime and forensic DNA laboratories in the state.
Peter and Barry have litigated and taught extensively in both the "hard" and behavioral forensic sciences. Their trials frequently redefine and expand the parameters of permissible defenses involving forensic psychiatry and laboratory science. Most of this work is pro bono and of public interest. Their cases often result in enhancing public awareness of systemic problems, improving the criminal justice system, and legislative reform.
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F.B.I. Audit of Database That Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a review of a national DNA database, has identified nearly 170 profiles that probably contain errors, some the result of handwriting mistakes or interpretation errors by lab technicians, while New York State authorities have turned up mistakes in DNA profiles in New York’s database.

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FBI Audit of Database That Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles New York Times The mistakes were discovered in July, when the F.B.I. , using improved software, broadened the search parameters used to detect matches. The change, one F.B.I...


F.B.I. Audit of Database That Indexes DNA Finds Errors in Profiles

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a review of a national DNA database, has identified nearly 170 profiles that probably contain errors, some the result of handwriting mistakes or interpretation errors by lab technicians, while New York State authorities have turned up mistakes in DNA profiles in New York’s database.
The discoveries, submitted by the New York City medical examiner’s office to a state oversight panel, show that the capacity for human error is ever-present, even when it comes to the analysis of DNA evidence, which can take on an aura of infallibility in court, defense lawyers and scientists said.
The errors identified so far implicate only a tiny fraction of the total DNA profiles in the national database, which holds nearly 13 million profiles, more than 12 million from convicts and suspects, and an additional 527,000 from crime scenes. Still, the disclosure of scores of mistaken DNA profiles at once appears to be unprecedented, scientists said.
In some cases, the discovery of an error has enabled the authorities to identify new suspects in cold cases. One such discovery has breathed new life into the murder investigation of a man found bludgeoned to death in the Bronx in 1998. It also led to new matches in two rape cases in New York City in the 1990s, although the statute of limitations for prosecution appears to have expired. In these examples, the errors were found in the DNA profiles taken from the crime scenes rather than from people convicted of crimes.
The errors had the effect of obscuring clues, blinding investigators to connections among crime scenes and known offenders. It remains to be seen whether the new DNA evidence will cast doubt on any closed cases.
Dan Krane, a biology professor at Wright State University, said the disclosure was the government’s clearest acknowledgment to date that “there are mistakes in that database.”
The mistakes were discovered in July, when the F.B.I., using improved software, broadened the search parameters used to detect matches. The change, one F.B.I. scientist said, was like upgrading or refining “a spell-check.” In 166 instances, the new search found DNA profiles in the database that were almost identical but conflicted at a single point.
Alice R. Isenberg, the chief of the biometric analysis section of the F.B.I. Laboratory, said that most of the 166 cases probably resulted from interpretation errors by DNA analysts or typographical errors introduced when a lab worker uploaded the series of numbers denoting a person’s DNA profile.
“We were pleasantly surprised it was only 166,” Dr. Isenberg said, referring to the number of cases. “We were quite worried it would be much higher than that,” she said. “These are incredibly small numbers for the size of the database.”
It is possible that some of these cases might involve DNA from different people with remarkably similar genetic makeup. But in a number of cases, the slight differences have already been traced back to errors in the profiles stored in DNA databases: What appeared to be DNA profiles of different people was, in fact, the profile of the same person’s DNA, according to documents.
A review by the New York City medical examiner’s office determined that six of the 166 cases were attributable to errors in DNA profiles it generated from crime scenes in New York, according to a letter the office sent to the state panel.
Since the discovery of the 166 errors at the national level, the New York State Police has also changed the search parameters used to comb DNA profiles in the state database, finding additional errors. The state database includes profiles that do not meet the F.B.I.’s standards for inclusion in the federal database because they come from DNA that is too degraded or that came from complex mixtures of DNA at crime scenes.
In two of the errors discovered in the state database, analysts at the city’s medical examiner’s office made mistakes as they tried to discern a DNA profile from raw data, which appears graphically as a series of peaks, somewhat like the record a seismograph produces.
“These revelations spotlight how human error can detract from the reliability of the testing process,” said Alan Gardner, the head of Legal Aid’s DNA unit, which is challenging the city medical examiner’s methods for discerning DNA profiles in complex mixture cases.
In court, prosecutors often describe the strength of DNA evidence against a defendant with numbers that can run into the billions — expressing how unlikely it is that a person chosen at random would also have a DNA profile linked to the crime scene. But the rate of errors by a lab or a technician, a less dramatic topic, can be a much more relevant statistic, many defense lawyers and some scientists said.
“If we say there is a 1-in-10-quadrillion chance that someone else might have the same DNA profile, but there is also a 1-in-10,000 chance that there was a mistake in generating the profile, the only number the jurors should be paying attention to is the error rating, said Dr. Krane, who was once on a forensic science commission for the State of Virginia and now consults with defense lawyers on DNA cases.
Outside of New York, it is not clear which states have undertaken a review of errors. At the national level, there has not been a full accounting of the cases, which defense lawyers and some former laboratory scientists said was troubling. The lack of follow-up underscores the patchwork nature of the nation’s DNA databases. While the F.B.I. administers the software linking the state and federal DNA databases, it knows little about the actual profiles in the state databases.
“We don’t have oversight,” said Dr. Isenberg, of the F.B.I. Laboratory. “It’s up to the labs to take the information and act on it.”
In an interview, Barry C. Scheck, a co-founder of the Innocence Project, which seeks to overturn wrongful convictions, commended the F.B.I. for what he said was an important quality control initiative. “It’s hard for them to dictate what follow-up the state and local authorities will undertake,” he said.
But some former government scientists said the F.B.I. had to study the errors to learn how to prevent them.
Bruce Budowle, a former F.B.I. scientist now at the University of North Texas’s Health Science Center, said, “For the FBI to say, ‘It’s the states’ problem’ and that’s the end of it, that’s the ostrich burying its head in the sand and not contributing to improvement of the process.”
As to the 166 criminal cases, Mr. Scheck, who is part of New York’s commission for forensic science, said it was unclear how many had been considered closed by law enforcement and ought to be reopened to see if the DNA pointed to other suspects. He said the errors underscored the need for more information-sharing among entities in the criminal justice system to ensure that new DNA evidence received consideration even if it appeared years after someone had already been convicted of a crime.
One of the errors involved the analysis of DNA found on a gun that had been handled by several people and used in a shooting in the Bronx in 2010. A man, Marc Outram, was indicted on the basis of eyewitness testimony from a police officer, even though Mr. Outram’s DNA profile was deemed as conflicting with the DNA mixture found on the gun, the authorities said. Following the discovery of an analyst’s error, the authorities again examined the DNA from the gun, this time discerning a different DNA profile. The results again excluded Mr. Outram, and the new DNA profile appeared to match another person in the database.
Bronx prosecutors plan to drop the case against Mr. Outram, said Steven Reed, a spokesman for the Bronx district attorney’s office, adding that the case was “going to be dismissed for reasons other than the problem with the DNA profile.”
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Impotent American anti-imperialists promptly condemned this decision to treat Puerto Rico “in a manner different from … an organized Territory of the United States,” calling it “the entering wedge of 'imperialism.'” Puerto Rico ...

Puerto Rico’s Problems Are About More Than Money

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My mother always used to say “money doesn’t buy happiness.” My response was as sharp as my bad attitude: “I’d rather be rich and unhappy, than poor and unhappy.” Well, I didn’t get rich, and I’m still working on the happiness bit.
In many ways that conversation with my mother reminds me a lot of Puerto Rico. The island receives more than US$20 billion a year in federal funds, with the largest portion of that going toward payments and services for individuals like Nutritional Assistance, Social Security, and housing. The island has a Gross Domestic Product of about $100 billion a year. Not to mention the great scenery, warm Caribbean waters, and great weather — except when the occasional hurricane strikes.