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The Judi Bari verdict bares government lies and deceit
The Judi Bari verdict bares government lies and deceit
The Judi Bari verdict bares government lies and deceit
The FBI’s troubled history with terrorism
In pursuit of L.A. terrorists
In pursuit of L.A. terrorists
In pursuit of L.A. terrorists
Does the radical environmental group really exist?
U.S. senators want answers in the firing of a whistleblower agent — and the role of the media
Mark Felt: Serial Constitution-shredder
Lingering questions about the Oklahoma City bombing could get answered during Terry Nichols’ second trial
Hollywood is not messing its shorts over FBI investigation
Libraries quietly sound alarm against PATRIOT Act
FBI whistle blower gets turned away
New evidence that the Bureau quashed another terror probe before 9/11
How a couple of middle-aged P.I.'s and world-class raconteurs survived the DEA, the mob and the tabloid wars to take on their most elusive target yet -- Hollywood
Unanswered questions about Timothy McVeigh’s and Terry Nichols’ possible links to the Middle East
Unanswered questions about Timothy McVeigh’s and Terry Nichols’ possible links to the Middle East
This time, it was impersonal
FBI memos released to the Weekly show ties of convicted dealer to former CIA official
Carnivore is a natural-born privacy predator
Carnivore is a natural-born privacy predator
It was a surprise to get another letter from Shayne Allyn Ziska, a former correctional officer at the California Institution for Men in Chino, who has continuously protested his innocence ever since he was found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy and civil rights violations by a federal jud ... More >>
Gay blogger and activist Michael Petrelis, who's based in San Francisco, received an interesting letter in the mail yesterday. According to the FBI, he can buy Michael Jackson's FBI file, which is a whopping 591 pages, for $49.10. "There is a duplication fee of ten cents per page," writes FBI secti ... More >>
Times must be really hard. A man described as 70- to 80-years-old walked into a San Diego bank today and robbed the place of an undisclosed amount of cash. He was actually seen with an oxygen tank and a tube running to his nose.FBIThis guy Witnesses, apparently, did not recount seeing a weap ... More >>
Grim Sleeper Task Force members met with Federal Bureau of Investigation profilers recently to discuss the decades-long case and see if the federal agency had any suggestions about how to catch the elusive killer who has evaded the Los Angeles Police Department since 1985. "They research serial ki ... More >>
In the ever expanding times-are-hard news file comes another desperate story: An unemployed mother of five was arrested in San Diego in connection with a series of bank robberies.FBIA woman suspected in a string of robberies is captured on video. Roxanne Renee Pennock was arrested after she ... More >>
It could be a blessing or a curse for new Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck: Rates for major crimes in Los Angeles continued to dip in 2009. With continuing joblessness, a city struggling to find money to hire officers, and a looming release of 40,000 state prisoners, the only direction f ... More >>
John Gilhooley for OC WeeklyCraig Monteilh.A man who has repeatedly claimed he performed counter-terrorism spy work for the FBI in Southern California mosques is suing the agency essentially for cutting him off and failing to pay him what he says he was promised. Forty-seven-year-old Irvine ... More >>
According to NBC Los Angeles, a task force consisting of members from the FBI and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has busted a alleged identity theft ring that reportedly stole from tens of thousands of credit card holders throughout California. The alleged mastermind behind the ... More >>
The FBI released a photo, which you can see at right, of a guy they say has robbed three banks in La Mirada since May. They're calling him the "Balding Bandit," which seems like a misnomer. Authorities say he held up a Banco Popular Tuesday, after robbing Chase branches on May 14 and July 2 ... More >>
In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "In further news, I had three octopus heads for lunch today in Koreatown. But they were little ones." Seoul Octopus Day The Relative Joys of Octopus Heads. "While the study may not lead to intensive family planning strat ... More >>
The "Lost Boy" ring was shut down.The alleged pervs apparently thought they had outwitted the long arm of the law. Federal authorities say they set up an almost mob-like system of membership where each new man who wanted to partake had to bring an original photo of a sexually exploited child ... More >>
newvoices.orgMini Torrah pouches: terrorist threat?It's good to see a religious group besides Muslims profiled for suspicious behavior by a paranoid American airline -- but still, this is a little silly. The LA Daily News reported yesterday that a traditional prayer conducted by three orthod ... More >>
KABCThere's no disguising those babiesReveling in the only lighthearted part of working for the FBI -- the official naming of the crooks -- investigators have christened a prolific bank robber currently on the loose in Los Angeles the "All Ears Bandit." Which is kind of mean, actually. With ... More >>
Dirty money in the L.A. Dept. of Building and Safety?Two L.A. city building inspectors were arrested this morning for allegedly taking thousands of dollars worth of bribes to approve houses and improvements they had not properly checked out, the U.S. Attorney's Office here says. Forty-nine-y ... More >>
Denzel Washington's Academy Award-winning performance in 'Training Day' -- set in 'the Jungle.'Looks like King Kong ain't got shit on law enforcement for real this time as cops went gangbusters, literally, in notorious Baldwin Village, known as "the Jungle" and the geographic star of the film ... More >>
After two L.A. Building and Safety inspectors pleaded guilty to bribery this month it looks like the FBI is expanding its probe of the city department. The Los Angeles Times reports today that the FBI wants to look at supervisors who were supposed to police the work of the likes of Hugo Joel ... More >>
Building and Safety General Manager Bud Ovrom: Ignorant, or guilty?First clue that Robert "Bud" Ovrom is unfit to hold a six-figure seat at the head of the massive L.A. Building and Safety Department? He doesn't know how to send an email. We've often wondered how a man can climb the politica ... More >>
MalingeringWhat the hell happened to America after 9/11? Have we lost sight of our founding principles? The FBI plans to issue new rules for its agents saying, essentially, that they can and should dig through our trash and search databases (Facebook, Twitter?) if people who aren't suspects ... More >>
If you've been trying in vain to find out what Los Angeles restaurant is closing tomorrow, maybe, or which chef is revving up his new Roadstoves food truck or where Scarlett Johansson is eating dinner tonight, your efforts stymied by the fact that Eater has been down all afternoon, blame the ... More >>
Google MapsSomeone knew where James "Whitey" Bulger lived, and they're about to rake in some serious government cash.Who is the mysterious, soon-to-be L.A. millionaire that relieved the FBI of a 16-year search for mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Greib, yesterday? ... More >>
Flickr/Lauren Manning In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "But keep in mind, I am not a trained physician -- I'm a guy who likes to justify an occasional shot of sotol or xtabentún." Ask Mr. Gold: Thoughts on Digestifs, or Drinking to Digest. "It's not ... More >>
FBIIf you don't feel violated yet, just wait for the FUTURE.In a terrifying new twist to the federally mandated "Secure Communities" program -- which lets Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents run an alien check on anybody who passes through any sort of jail or prison -- the FBI ap ... More >>
Updated at the bottom with details linking the arrests to WikiLeaks. First posted at 2:56 p.m. Two people were arrested in Southern California today as part of FBI raids against the loose-knit hacker crew Anonymous that were conducted in SoCal, New York and other regions, FBI spokeswoman Lau ... More >>
Performer Justine Joli.Here's a first (maybe): The porn industry is in bed with the FBI. Or so it says. And the two made magic happen from various positions in an attempt to polish off PornWikiLeaks, the website that posted the names and medical records of hundreds if not thousands of adult p ... More >>
Responsible for nearly half of American drug arrests?Pro-pot forces say an FBI report released today indicating 8 out of 10 drug arrests in 2010 were for possession supports their view that the war on drugs is a failure. The FBI report also says there was one drug arrest every 19 seconds, wi ... More >>
BuzzFeedScarlett.Updated at the bottom with the suspect's name, more details. First posted at 11:35 a.m. The FBI has been on the case of the phone hacker(s) who mined nude photos form the handsets of the likes of Scarlett Johansson and possibly also violated the mobile devices of Miley Cyrus ... More >>
sheriff.lacounty.govSecure Communities 2.0?The L.A. Sheriff's Department is busting with pride over its brand-new fleet of "state-of-the-art mobile data computers" -- the first of which are now installed in the patrol vehicles of a few lucky deputies. In some ways, the computers are an overd ... More >>
Kevin TodoraRaver boys.The FBI is looking into allegations that millions of dollars in under-the-table cash payments were made by rave promoters and other exhibitors to union hands working events at the troubled L.A. Coliseum and its sister venue, the Sports Arena. FBI agents in recent weeks ... More >>
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