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Jun. 12—The FBI Portland Division has seen an increase in reports of scammers falsely representing themselves as FBI agents, or a representative of another government agency, and sending ...
U.S. Representative Michael Myers, second from left, holds an envelope containing $50,000 that he just received from undercover FBI agents. Abscam, sometimes written ABSCAM, was a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members from both chambers of the United States Congress and others for bribery and corruption. [1]
The FBI also spied upon and collected information on Puerto Rican independence leader Pedro Albizu Campos and his Nationalist political party in the 1930s. Albizu Campos was convicted three times in connection with deadly attacks on US government officials: in 1937 (Conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States), in 1950 (attempted murder), and in 1954 (after an armed assault on ...
He made disclosures to senior FBI staff, but was retaliated against as a result. [35] Kobus then faced retaliation in the workplace, which included being moved to work in a near-empty office, and agency employees mishandling his requests for time off. [36] The U.S. Department of Justice later found that the FBI had retaliated against him. [36]
The Internet Crime Complaint Center's latest scam alert includes a bogus advance-fee email purportedly sent by the director of the FBI as well as harassing payday loan calls from scammers claiming ...
A scam that largely targets senior citizens, convincing them to liquidate and hand over assets, is heating up again, according to the FBI. "The FBI has received numerous reports regarding these ...
Federal Bureau of Investigation misconduct (2 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Federal Bureau of Investigation controversies" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The first reports of the scam were made in early March. NC is one of several states affected by the "smishing" scam. Here's what we know.