Federal Prosecutors Charge Tucson Man with Threatening to Bomb the White House
Jacob Aaron Hicks, 46, of Tucson was charged October 8 with making an interstate threat to injure after sending an email to a local news station claiming a bomb strike on the White House was imminent. FBI investigators also found unsent drafts targeting other national outlets in the same email account.
Whistleblower Who Exposed Corrupt FBI Chief Found Dead in Florida Apartment
The woman whose tip brought down a corrupt FBI counterintelligence chief was found dead in her Florida apartment on August 27, posting dozens of criticisms of federal officials on social media in the hours before her body was discovered.
FBI Grand Jury Forces Google to Identify Two AnarchistFederation.net Administrators
After a July subpoena to Cloudflare failed to fully identify AnarchistFederation.net's operators, the FBI obtained a second grand jury subpoena to Google that produced names, addresses, and account records for two of the site's administrators.
Army Veteran Takes 10 Hostages at Bakersfield Chase Bank, Claims Explosive Devices; FBI Kills Suspect After 15-Hour Standoff, All Hostages Freed
Army veteran Anthony Searles-Harris took 10 hostages at a Bakersfield Chase Bank claiming explosives were attached to them; FBI killed him after a 15-hour standoff on June 3 with all hostages safely recovered.
Brooklyn Man Arrested by FBI for Threatening to Kill ICE Agent and Family at Delaney Hall
Nicholas Scelfo of Brooklyn was arrested by the FBI on federal charges after threatening on camera to kill an ICE agent and the agent's family at Delaney Hall in Newark on May 29.
Russian-Speaking Passenger Attempts Cockpit Breach on United Airlines Flight; FBI in Custody
A Russian-speaking passenger attempted to breach the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 2005 on May 29; off-duty FBI agents subdued the suspect and the aircraft diverted safely to Madison, Wisconsin.