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FBI Admits Vastly Inflating Number of Unsearchable Mobile Devices
Article • December 5, 2018 • from CLN December, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Cell Phone Access, FBI
FBI Admits Vastly Inflating Number of Unsearchable Mobile Devices by For seven months, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray argued that the FBI and other law enforcement agencies needed “exceptional access” to be built into mobile devices, such as cellphones and tablets. To justify his argument, he said that in 2017 …
Civil Libertarians Concerned About Undisclosed FBI Research into Tattoo Recognition Technology
Article • November 1, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Tattoos, FBI, Police State-Surveillance
Civil Libertarians Concerned About Undisclosed FBI Research into Tattoo Recognition Technology by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Yet another example of how the judicial and legislative branches are falling behind the curve in protecting American citizens from undisclosed forms of surveillance and classification was revealed in a report by the …
$1.275 million settlement awarded to sheriff whistleblower who testified in federal obstruction case
Article • September 10, 2018
Filed under: Threats by Staff, Whistleblowing, Informants, FBI
$1.275 million settlement awarded to sheriff whistleblower who testified in federal obstruction case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon  Tara Jan Adams was an exceptional deputy in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ("LASD"). Striving for a patrol officer’s slot, she began her career in the records division, where it …
FBI Data Reveal ‘War on Cops’ is Nonexistent
Article • July 21, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Databases, Police, FBI
FBI Data Reveal ‘War on Cops’ is Nonexistent by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Where is the “war on cops” claimed by the country’s leaders? According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual report on law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty across the country, 93 cops died …
Is FBI Using Classified Tools for Everyday Investigations?
Article • July 20, 2018 • from CLN August, 2018
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, FBI, Police State-Surveillance
Is FBI Using Classified Tools for Everyday Investigations? by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The website Techdirt.com reported on a Department of Justice Inspector General’s report looking into how the FBI uses classified tools meant for national security investigations in run-of-the-mill cases. It seems that government-developed software hacks, malware, and …
Cell-Site Simulators: Police Use Military Technology to Reach out and Spy on You
Article • June 16, 2018 • from CLN July, 2018
Filed under: War on Terror, Cell Phone Access, FBI, Constitution, U.S., Police State-Surveillance
Cell-Site Simulators: Police Use Military Technology to Reach out and Spy on You by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Law enforcement agencies nationwide are employing technology, designed for military use in foreign lands, in order to track the location of U.S. citizens on American soil. And authorities — all the …
A Report of Investigation of Certain Allegations Relating to Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, U.S. Department of Justice, 2018
Publication • 2018
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Government Misconduct, Media, FBI
A Report of Investigation of Certain Allegations Relating to Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, U.S. Department of Justice, 2018 Table of Contents I. Introduction and Summary of Findings.................................................... 1 II. Relevant Statutes, Policies, and Practices ................................................ 3 III. A. Lack of Candor ........................................................................... 3 B. FBI Policies and Practices …
Federal Judge Excludes Evidence After FBI Lies on Search Warrant Affidavit, Geek Squad on FBI payroll
Article • May 22, 2018 • from CLN June, 2018
Filed under: Computer Searches, Search warrants, FBI
Federal Judge Excludes Evidence After FBI Lies on Search Warrant Affidavit, Geek Squad on FBI payroll by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The federal child pornography case against a California doctor was dismissed after the judge excluded all the evidence seized from his home because an FBI agent lied on …
‘Black Identity Extremists’ Added to FBI List of Domestic Terrorists
Article • May 22, 2018 • from CLN June, 2018
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, War on Terror, Racial Profiling, FBI
‘Black Identity Extremists’ Added to FBI List of Domestic Terrorists by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An FBI report published in August 2017, and leaked two months later, identified a movement it refers to as “black identity extremists” as a new addition to the growing number of groups the agency …
FBI Training Manuals, Guidelines May Be Exempt from FOIA Disclosure
Article • April 16, 2018
Filed under: Discrimination, Federal Statutory Law, FBI, Police State-Surveillance
FBI Training Manuals, Guidelines May Be Exempt from FOIA Disclosure by Matthew Clarke
Have the Wars on Drugs and Terror Transformed the U.S. Into a Police State?
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct, War on Terror, War on Drugs, Police, False Arrest, FBI
Have the Wars on Drugs and Terror Transformed the U.S. Into a Police State? by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna "Security checkpoints with identification scanners guard the train station and roads in and out of town. Facial scanners track comings and goings at hotels, shopping malls and banks. Police use …
D.C. Circuit Holds Bivens Not Available for Extraterritorial Incidents
Article • December 14, 2017
Filed under: War on Terror, Terrorism, FBI
D.C. Circuit Holds Bivens Not Available for Extraterritorial Incidents by On October 23, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that a man who had been detained, interrogated and tortured for four months in three African countries by and with the consent of FBI agents could not …
Pa.. v. Chmiel, hair analysis evidence, opinion, 2017
Brief • November 22, 2017
Filed under: FBI
Pa.. v. Chmiel, hair analysis evidence, opinion, 2017 [J-21-2017] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. DAVID CHMIEL, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : No. 726 CAP Appeal from …
The FBI's Forgotten Criminal Record
Article • November 9, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Police, FBI
The FBI's Forgotten Criminal Record by James Bovard by James Bovard President Trump’s firing of FBI chief James Comey on May 9 spurred much of the media and many Democrats to rally around America’s most powerful domestic federal agency. But the FBI has a long record of both deceit and …
What Happens When A Troubled Police Department Refuses To Reform?
Article • November 9, 2017
Filed under: Assault by Police, Harassment by Police, Police Misconduct, Police Searches, Police--Excessive Force, Police, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police), Property, Arrest Warrants, Police Chases, Racial Profiling, FBI, Police Department Manuals
What Happens When A Troubled Police Department Refuses To Reform? by by Nick Wing and Dennis Domrzalski ALBUQUERQUE ― Early on the morning of Aug. 24, 2016, two Albuquerque police officers responded to a 911 call at an apartment complex on the city’s west side. Inside, they found the remains of …
FBI Ordered to Speed Up FOIA Document Production
Article • October 24, 2017
Filed under: Freedom of Information Act, FBI
FBI Ordered to Speed Up FOIA Document Production by Christopher Zoukis A judge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the FBI to greatly increase the speed at which it is producing documents responsive to a professor's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The …
FBI - Black Identity Extremists Likely Motivated to Target Law Enforcement Officers, 2017
Publication • August 3, 2017
Filed under: Police, Racial Profiling, FBI
FBI - Black Identity Extremists Likely Motivated to Target Law Enforcement Officers, 2017 UNCLASSIFIED/ !LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Intelligence Assessment (U//FOUO) Black Identity Extremists Likely Motivated to Target Law Enforcement Officers 3 August 2017 (U) LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE: The infomiation tllarked (U//LES) in this docwnent is the property of FBI and …
ACLU: Challenging Government Hacking in Criminal Cases, 2017
Publication • March 1, 2017
Filed under: Computer Searches, FBI
ACLU: Challenging Government Hacking in Criminal Cases, 2017 CHALLENGING GOVERNMENT HACKING IN CRIMINAL CASES March 2017 CHALLENGING GOVERNMENT HACKING IN CRIMINAL CASES American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 Electronic Frontier Foundation 815 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 © 2017 ACLU Foundation © 2017 Electronic …
Terrorist Watchlist Screening - FBI Has Enhanced Its Use of Information from Firearm and Explosives Background Checks to Support Counterterrorism Efforts, GAO, 2010
Publication • November 17, 2016
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror, International, FBI
Terrorist Watchlist Screening - FBI Has Enhanced Its Use of Information from Firearm and Explosives Background Checks to Support Counterterrorism Efforts, GAO, 2010 United States Government Accountability Office GAO Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. …
Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, FBI, 2008
Publication • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror, FBI, Police Department Manuals
Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, FBI, 2008 , . ALL INFOIUIATION CONTAn~D, HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 07-06-2009 BY UC 60322 LP/STP/SZ UNC~ASSIF'IED FO;R OFFICIAL USE ONLY Domestic Investigatiol1s a.nd Operations Guide FederaIBu<re~u of Investigation '(FBI) Decem.ber16,2008 .This.is a privileged document that cannot be released in whole or in part to …
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