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FBI Releases New Video, Evidence Of Suspect Placing Pipe Bombs Day Before Jan. 6 Riot FBI Releases New Video, Evidence Of Suspect Placing Pipe Bombs Day Before Jan. 6 Riot
FBI Releases New Video, Evidence Of Suspect Placing Pipe Bombs Day Before Jan. 6 Riot Four years later, and the curious case of a possible would-be bomber who placed devices the Democratic National Committee HQ the day before the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection remains unsolved, officials say. The FBI posted previously unreleased video of a suspect who placed pipe bombs near the headquarters for the RNC and DNC in DC.  Between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021, federal investigators say that an unknown person placed two pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC. Officials said that one was placed in an alley behind the headquarters of the RNC on Fir…
Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director
Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director President-elect Donald Trump announced that 44-year-old loyalist and New York native Kashyap “Kash” Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Trump described Patel as a "brilliant lawyer, investigator, and 'America First' fighter, in an announcement shared to social media on Sunday, Dec. 1. He praised Patel’s career of “exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people.” "He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution," Trump sai…
FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says
FBI Thwarts Iran-Linked Plan To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says An Iranian operative and two associates living in America have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting United States citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump. Federal authorities have charged Farhad Shakeri, an alleged operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with two New York City associates in a plot to assassinate a US citizen critical of the Iranian government.  The case highlights the continued threat posed by Iran’s attempts to silence dissidents and even target top US. officials. According to the Department of Justice criminal complai…
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: Usdoj More than eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024.  Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, "who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges" on July 17, 2024, as stated in the release. His sentencing was for his role in the execution-style…
Here's What We Know About PA Man ID'd As Trump's Attempted Assassin: FBI Here's What We Know About PA Man ID'd As Trump's Attempted Assassin: FBI
Here's What We Know About PA Man ID'd As Trump's Attempted Assassin: FBI The rooftop shooter at former president Donald Trump's campaign rally has been identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sunday, July 14.  Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 of Bethel Park, PA, was shot and killed by officials while still on the roof of a manufacturing plant about 130 yards, from the rally according to statements by officials.  Crooks had no criminal record, was a registered Republican, and previously donated to the liberal voter turnout group, Progressive Turnout Project, through ActBlue in January 2021, according to public records.  When he graduated fro…
Registered Sex Offender In Maryland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds Registered Sex Offender In Maryland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds
Registered Sex Offender In Maryland Busted By Undercover Agent Posing As Pedophile In DC: Feds A repeat offender from Maryland is facing decades in prison after being busted by undercover FBI agents operating out of Washington, DC. Suitland resident Aaron Christopher Davis, 32, a registered sex offender with a history of running afoul of the law, is facing fresh charges for distributing child porn, federal authorities announced. In August, FBI agents went undercover while monitoring a dating app that they learned was being used by some who have sexual interest in children, at which point they came across Davis, who sent a message he believed was being delivered to a purported pedophi…
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds 16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds
16 Indicted In Crime Ring Targeting Asian-American Jewelers Across Mid-Atlantic: Feds An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …
Former DMV-Area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials Former DMV-Area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials
Former Dmv-area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials A Louisiana doctor who used to practice in DC and Falls Church, Virginia, will spend more than a year in jail for illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone to a Fairfax County man who later died of an overdose. Dr. Robert Cao, 39, was sentenced in US District Court for the District of Columbia to 15 months in prison on five felony counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of his professional practice, federal officials announced. According to court documents, Cao, who was licensed to practice medicine in the District of Columbia and Virginia wrote mu…
ID Released Of MD Woman Who Died After Turbulence Diverts Plane To Bradley International ID Released Of MD Woman Who Died After Turbulence Diverts Plane To Bradley International
ID Released Of MD Woman Who Died After Turbulence Diverts Plane To Bradley International The name of a Maryland woman who died after a turbulence event forced a plane to land at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut has been released by authorities.  Montgomery County resident Dana Hyde, 55, of Cabin John, suffered fatal injuries from the flight, which landed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks on Friday, March 3, according to Connecticut State Police.  Related story - Lufthansa Flight Hit With 'Significant Turbulence' Forced To Divert To Dulles Airport Troopers responded to the airport at approximately 3:50 p.m. on Friday to assist with the medical emerg…
Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ
Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ A tip from an online video platform to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about child porn led police to bust a Frederick County man who targeted minors for the better part of a decade, federal authorities announced. Walkersville resident Paul Francis Blaisse, 63, is facing a 13-count indictment in Maryland charging him for his role in distributing and receiving images and video depicting the sexual abuse of children, including some pre-pubescent victims. According to court documents, between 2013 and 2019, Blaisse used Internet chat applications to engage in sex…
US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia
US Army Major, Doctor Wife In Maryland Accused Of Sharing Military Medical Info With Russia A US Army doctor and his anesthesiologist wife from Maryland are facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to assist Russia with its conflict overseas with Ukraine, according to the Department of Justice. Rockville residents Anna Gabrielian, 36, and Jamie Lee Henry, 39, have been charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy for the alleged disclosure of individually identifiable health information (IIHI), authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 29. Prosecutors noted that Gabrielian is an anesthesiologist working in Maryland, and Henry is a major in the US Army who held Secret-lev…
Bucks Man Causes $1.5M In Damage Stealing Copper Wire From Old Power Plants To Resell: Feds Bucks Man Causes $1.5M In Damage Stealing Copper Wire From Old Power Plants To Resell: Feds
Bucks Man Causes $1.5M In Damage Stealing Copper Wire From Old Power Plants To Resell: Feds A 43-year-old Bucks County man has been charged with causing at least $1.5 million in damage to old power plants while stealing copper wire, authorities said. The crimes were allegedly committed at four coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. Michael Garrison, of Croydon, PA, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to destroy an energy facility, eight counts of wire fraud, two counts of destruction of an energy facility, and one count of filing a false tax return, Romero said. S…
Maryland Republicans Respond To Mar-A-Lago Raid At Trump Resort Maryland Republicans Respond To Mar-A-Lago Raid At Trump Resort
Maryland Republicans Respond To Mar-a-lago Raid At Trump Resort Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is no friend or supporter of former President Donald Trump, has joined other members of the GOP in calling out the prosecutors involved in a raid at his Florida resort, claiming that the actions at Mar-a-Lago risk separating an “America (that) was already dangerously divided.” Trump’s Florida estate was raided by the FBI during the execution of a search warrant at the Palm Beach resort as federal officials investigate his handling of classified presidential documents. The move has drawn both the ire of some politicians and praise from others as ma…