Posts Tagged: FBI
US Congressman Slams FBI Hate Crimes Data As Bipartisan Criticism Grows
Congressman Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) Wednesday slammed the FBI's recently issued hate crime statistics data, adding another voice to a bipartisan chorus of criticism of...
Jewish Nonprofit Accuses FBI of Understating Antisemitic Hate Crime Statistics
The Louis Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Tuesday criticized the FBI for issuing incomplete statistics on antisemitic hate crimes. The group contested the...
FBI Director: Jewish Community Under Threat ‘From All Sides’
“From our perspective, we see the Jewish community getting it from all sides,” FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
‘Good Jews Do Not Exist’: New Jersey Man Charged for Synagogue Threat That Caused Statewide Alert
The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it was charging a suspect with communicating a threat to attack synagogues in New Jersey earlier this...
FBI Issues Alert of ‘Credible’ Threat to New Jersey Synagogues
The Newark, New Jersey, field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday afternoon issued an alert that it has received credible information...
UK Authorities Arrest Two Teens Linked to Texas Synagogue Hostage Standoff
British authorities have arrested two teenagers in connection with Saturday’s hostage siege in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, as the congregation's rabbi revealed new details...
British Man Named as Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taker as Investigation Spreads to London, Tel Aviv
Federal authorities on Sunday named the gunman who took four people hostage in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas as 44-year-old British citizen Malik Faisal Akram,...
US Says Iran-backed Hackers Launching Disruptive Cyberattacks on American Firms
A hacking group "sponsored" by Iran's government is launching disruptive cyberattacks against a wide range of US companies, including healthcare providers and transportation firms, according to a cybersecurity alert published by...
Maine Man Facing Federal Charges After Threatening to ‘Kill Jews With My AR-15’
A man from the town of Buxton, Maine is now facing federal charges after he threatened to commit an antisemitic mass shooting, the Bangor Daily...
New York Man Sentenced to Three Years for ‘Hate-Fueled’ Death Threats Against Jewish Woman
The US Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut, announced Wednesday that a New York man had been sentenced to three years in prison for making a...
Top US Jewish Group Calls for Action After New Data Confirms Spike in Antisemitic Hate Crimes
A top American Jewish umbrella group expressed concern on Monday over the findings of a new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report that showed that...
US Army Private Charged in Neo-Nazi Plot to Attack Own Troops Pleads Not Guilty
A US Army private who according to federal prosecutors confessed to his role in plotting a deadly attack on his own military unit pleaded not...
US Army Soldier Charged With Plotting to Help Neo-Nazis Attack His Own Unit
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a 22-year-old US Army private with plotting to attack his own military unit abroad by sending sensitive details about the...
FBI Phone Probe Links Al Qaeda to Saudi Shooter Who Killed Three at Florida Navy Base
The FBI cracked the iPhone encryption of the Royal Saudi Air Force trainee who killed three American sailors in a December attack at a US...
