FBI, Veterans Affairs agents raid home of ex-Louis Stokes VA Medical center chief William Montague
By Pat Galbincea
The Plain Dealer
May 31, 2013
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- Agents from the FBI and the Criminal Investigations Division of the Department of Veteran Affairs swarmed the Brecksville home Friday of the former director of the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center.
Agents searched inside the house of William Montague for nearly an hour in mid-afternoon. Gavin McLaren, resident agent in charge of the Criminal Investigations Division, said he could not comment on the raid.
FBI spokeswoman Vicki Anderson said Montague was not taken into custody or brought in for questioning. She said she could not comment if anything was taken from the home.
"We executed a search warrant, but it was sealed," Anderson said. "We can't make any further comments."
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Man shot by FBI in Orlando over ties to Boston bombing
Friend: Orlando man shot by FBI agent was questioned in Boston Marathon bombings
By Jerriann Sullivan and Amy Pavuk
Orlando Sentinel
10:21 a.m. EDT, May 22, 2013
An Orlando man who was shot and killed by an FBI agent early Wednesday morning was friends with the Boston bombings suspects, according to a friend of the victim.
Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot in a condo at 6022 Peregrine Avenue, a quiet residential street near Universal Studios, said FBI Agent Dave Couvertier.
"The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties," Couvertier said.
An FBI post-shooting incident review team has been dispatched from Washington, D.C., and is expected to arrive in Orlando within 24 hours.
Couvertier, the FBI's spokesman for the Orlando region, released no other details on the shooting or the investigation.
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By Jerriann Sullivan and Amy Pavuk
Orlando Sentinel
10:21 a.m. EDT, May 22, 2013
An Orlando man who was shot and killed by an FBI agent early Wednesday morning was friends with the Boston bombings suspects, according to a friend of the victim.
Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot in a condo at 6022 Peregrine Avenue, a quiet residential street near Universal Studios, said FBI Agent Dave Couvertier.
"The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties," Couvertier said.
An FBI post-shooting incident review team has been dispatched from Washington, D.C., and is expected to arrive in Orlando within 24 hours.
Couvertier, the FBI's spokesman for the Orlando region, released no other details on the shooting or the investigation.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Officials: Arrest made in ricin scare
Officials: Arrest made in ricin scare
By Matt Smith and Carol Cratty
CNN
updated 8:00 PM EDT, Wed April 17, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Arrest came in Tupelo, Mississippi area
Sources say the FBI expects to receive test results on letters Thursday
Envelopes were addressed to Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi
Initial tests on those envelopes detected the deadly poison ricin; additional tests under way
(CNN) -- An arrest has been made in connection with letters sent to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker that authorities are testing to determine if they contain ricin, two federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
The person was arrested in the Tupelo, Mississippi, area, one of the officials said.
Discovered Tuesday, the letters were addressed to Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, and to Obama.
The letters were stopped at a government mail-screening facility after initial tests indicated the presence of ricin.
Because initial tests can be "inconsistent," the envelopes have been sent off for additional tests, an FBI statement said. The FBI does not expect to receive results from the tests until Thursday, federal law enforcement sources told CNN.
The letters read: "To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance."
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By Matt Smith and Carol Cratty
CNN
updated 8:00 PM EDT, Wed April 17, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Arrest came in Tupelo, Mississippi area
Sources say the FBI expects to receive test results on letters Thursday
Envelopes were addressed to Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi
Initial tests on those envelopes detected the deadly poison ricin; additional tests under way
(CNN) -- An arrest has been made in connection with letters sent to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker that authorities are testing to determine if they contain ricin, two federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
The person was arrested in the Tupelo, Mississippi, area, one of the officials said.
Discovered Tuesday, the letters were addressed to Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, and to Obama.
The letters were stopped at a government mail-screening facility after initial tests indicated the presence of ricin.
Because initial tests can be "inconsistent," the envelopes have been sent off for additional tests, an FBI statement said. The FBI does not expect to receive results from the tests until Thursday, federal law enforcement sources told CNN.
The letters read: "To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance."
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Monday, March 18, 2013
UCF campus reopens after dorm death, explosive devices found
UCF campus reopens after dorm death, explosive devices found
FBI, OCSO and UCF Police continue to investigate after explosives found in residence hall.
By Amy Pavuk, Denise-Marie Ordway and Leslie Postal
Orlando Sentinel
4:00 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2013
University of Central Florida officials confirmed that the man found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Monday morning was a student at the school and that explosive devices were found in his dorm apartment.
The deceased student, identified as James Oliver Seevakumaran, 30, was found in his dorm room in Tower 1, a seven-story structure near the UCF Arena.
UCF Police, the FBI and Orange County Sheriff's Office bomb squad have been on campus since early Monday morning.
The explosives found in a bag near the student "have been made safe" by law enforcement officers and school officials said they have been removed.
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FBI, OCSO and UCF Police continue to investigate after explosives found in residence hall.
By Amy Pavuk, Denise-Marie Ordway and Leslie Postal
Orlando Sentinel
4:00 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2013
University of Central Florida officials confirmed that the man found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Monday morning was a student at the school and that explosive devices were found in his dorm apartment.
The deceased student, identified as James Oliver Seevakumaran, 30, was found in his dorm room in Tower 1, a seven-story structure near the UCF Arena.
UCF Police, the FBI and Orange County Sheriff's Office bomb squad have been on campus since early Monday morning.
The explosives found in a bag near the student "have been made safe" by law enforcement officers and school officials said they have been removed.
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Monday, February 4, 2013
Alabama kidnapper dead and child rescued
Officials: Hostage standoff ends with child rescued, kidnapper dead
By Victor Blackwell, Martin Savidge and Carol Cratty
CNN
updated 5:54 PM EST, Mon February 4, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: FBI says child was rescued after negotiators felt he was in danger
Boy has been taken to a hospital in Dothan, state legislator said
Witness said he heard explosion followed by gunshots
Midland City, Alabama (CNN) -- A 5-year-old child abducted from a school bus six days ago is safe and his kidnapper is dead, ending a nearly week-long ordeal for a little boy, his family and a small Alabama town.
The child appeared to be OK when he was freed, law enforcement officials said. Alabama state Rep. Steve Clouse told CNN that the boy was taken to a hospital in nearby Dothan.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Steve Richardson at the scene said negotiations had broken down with the child's abductor and the kidnapper was "observed holding a gun."
Believing the child to be in imminent danger, an FBI team entered the bunker at 3:12 p.m. CT (4:12 p.m. ET) and rescued the boy, Richardson said, adding that the hostage-taker is dead.
One neighbor said he was outside when he was startled by the sound of an explosion.
"I heard a big boom and then ... I believe I heard rifle shots," said Bryon Martin, who owns a home near the bunker where the boy had been held since Tuesday.
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By Victor Blackwell, Martin Savidge and Carol Cratty
CNN
updated 5:54 PM EST, Mon February 4, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: FBI says child was rescued after negotiators felt he was in danger
Boy has been taken to a hospital in Dothan, state legislator said
Witness said he heard explosion followed by gunshots
Midland City, Alabama (CNN) -- A 5-year-old child abducted from a school bus six days ago is safe and his kidnapper is dead, ending a nearly week-long ordeal for a little boy, his family and a small Alabama town.
The child appeared to be OK when he was freed, law enforcement officials said. Alabama state Rep. Steve Clouse told CNN that the boy was taken to a hospital in nearby Dothan.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Steve Richardson at the scene said negotiations had broken down with the child's abductor and the kidnapper was "observed holding a gun."
Believing the child to be in imminent danger, an FBI team entered the bunker at 3:12 p.m. CT (4:12 p.m. ET) and rescued the boy, Richardson said, adding that the hostage-taker is dead.
One neighbor said he was outside when he was startled by the sound of an explosion.
"I heard a big boom and then ... I believe I heard rifle shots," said Bryon Martin, who owns a home near the bunker where the boy had been held since Tuesday.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Prosecutor gunned down outside Texas courthouse
Prosecutor gunned down outside Texas courthouse
By Michael Martinez and Rich Phillips
CNN
updated 3:59 PM EST, Thu January 31, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: "We have officers going over all of this case," a sheriff's spokeswoman says
NEW: The FBI has joined the manhunt, the bureau says
Mark Hasse was an assistant district attorney in Kaufman County, east of Dallas
He was shot and killed while getting out of his car, spokeswoman says
(CNN) -- A manhunt is under way in Texas for whoever gunned down a prosecutor outside a county courthouse east of Dallas on Thursday morning, authorities said.
Mark Hasse, an assistant district attorney in Kaufman County, was fatally shot several times as he got out of his car in the courthouse parking lot, sheriff's spokeswoman Pat Laney told CNN.
Investigators are looking for an older-model, four-door sedan, either brown or silver, but it wasn't clear whether there were one or two suspects Thursday afternoon, Laney said.
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By Michael Martinez and Rich Phillips
CNN
updated 3:59 PM EST, Thu January 31, 2013
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: "We have officers going over all of this case," a sheriff's spokeswoman says
NEW: The FBI has joined the manhunt, the bureau says
Mark Hasse was an assistant district attorney in Kaufman County, east of Dallas
He was shot and killed while getting out of his car, spokeswoman says
(CNN) -- A manhunt is under way in Texas for whoever gunned down a prosecutor outside a county courthouse east of Dallas on Thursday morning, authorities said.
Mark Hasse, an assistant district attorney in Kaufman County, was fatally shot several times as he got out of his car in the courthouse parking lot, sheriff's spokeswoman Pat Laney told CNN.
Investigators are looking for an older-model, four-door sedan, either brown or silver, but it wasn't clear whether there were one or two suspects Thursday afternoon, Laney said.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Man linked to 8 murders found dead in Anchorage jail
Alaska Barista Murder Suspect Found Dead, Linked to 7 Other Killings
ABC News
By ANTHONY CASTELLANO, CHRISTINA NG and KEVIN DOLAK
Dec. 3, 2012
A man charged in the death of an Alaska barista was found dead in his Anchorage jail cell after an apparent suicide, according to police, who also linked him to a series of U.S. homicides.
Israel Keyes, 34, had been facing a March trial in Anchorage federal court for the killing of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, who was abducted from a coffee kiosk in the city in February.
Authorities wouldn't say how Keyes killed himself, only that he was alone in his cell. An autopsy will be conducted.
After announcing Keyes' apparent suicide at a Sunday news conference, local authorities and the FBI said they believed Keyes was a serial killer linked to at least seven other possible killings in three other states.
ABC News
By ANTHONY CASTELLANO, CHRISTINA NG and KEVIN DOLAK
Dec. 3, 2012
A man charged in the death of an Alaska barista was found dead in his Anchorage jail cell after an apparent suicide, according to police, who also linked him to a series of U.S. homicides.
Israel Keyes, 34, had been facing a March trial in Anchorage federal court for the killing of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, who was abducted from a coffee kiosk in the city in February.
Authorities wouldn't say how Keyes killed himself, only that he was alone in his cell. An autopsy will be conducted.
After announcing Keyes' apparent suicide at a Sunday news conference, local authorities and the FBI said they believed Keyes was a serial killer linked to at least seven other possible killings in three other states.
Keyes owned a construction company in Anchorage. According to the website for Keyes Construction at the time of his arrest, Keyes worked in Washington State in the mid-1990s and then served three years in the Army infantry, stationed in Fort Lewis, Fort Hood, and Sinai, Egypt. According to the site, he then worked from 2001 to 2007 for the Makah Tribal Council in Neah Bay, Wash., before moving to Alaska.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
General Allen investigated for emails to Petraeus friend
Allen investigated for emails to Petraeus friend
Nomination to serve as top NATO commander placed on hold as investigation unfolds
By Robert Burns
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 13, 2012
PERTH, Australia — In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communications” with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a written statement issued to reporters aboard his aircraft, en route from Honolulu to Perth, Australia, that the FBI referred the matter to the Pentagon on Sunday.
Panetta said that he ordered a Pentagon investigation of Allen on Monday.
A senior defense official traveling with Panetta said Allen’s communications were with Jill Kelley, who has been described as an unpaid social liaison at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., which is headquarters to the U.S. Central Command. She is not a U.S. government employee.
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Nomination to serve as top NATO commander placed on hold as investigation unfolds
By Robert Burns
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 13, 2012
PERTH, Australia — In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communications” with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a written statement issued to reporters aboard his aircraft, en route from Honolulu to Perth, Australia, that the FBI referred the matter to the Pentagon on Sunday.
Panetta said that he ordered a Pentagon investigation of Allen on Monday.
A senior defense official traveling with Panetta said Allen’s communications were with Jill Kelley, who has been described as an unpaid social liaison at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., which is headquarters to the U.S. Central Command. She is not a U.S. government employee.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Congress Wants Answers on Petraeus Affair
Congress Wants Answers on Petraeus Affair
Nov 12, 2012
Associated Press
by Anne Flaherty, Kimberly Dozier and Adam Goldman
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress said Sunday they want to know more details about the FBI investigation that revealed an extramarital affair between ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and his biographer, questioning when the retired general popped up in the FBI inquiry, whether national security was compromised and why they weren't told sooner.
"We received no advance notice. It was like a lightning bolt," said Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The FBI was investigating harassing emails sent by Petraeus biographer and girlfriend Paula Broadwell to a second woman. That probe of Broadwell's emails revealed the affair between Broadwell and Petraeus. The FBI contacted Petraeus and other intelligence officials, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asked Petraeus to resign.
A senior U.S. military official identified the second woman as Jill Kelley, 37, who lives in Tampa, Florida, and serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central Command and Special Operations Command are located.
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Nov 12, 2012
Associated Press
by Anne Flaherty, Kimberly Dozier and Adam Goldman
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress said Sunday they want to know more details about the FBI investigation that revealed an extramarital affair between ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and his biographer, questioning when the retired general popped up in the FBI inquiry, whether national security was compromised and why they weren't told sooner.
"We received no advance notice. It was like a lightning bolt," said Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The FBI was investigating harassing emails sent by Petraeus biographer and girlfriend Paula Broadwell to a second woman. That probe of Broadwell's emails revealed the affair between Broadwell and Petraeus. The FBI contacted Petraeus and other intelligence officials, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asked Petraeus to resign.
A senior U.S. military official identified the second woman as Jill Kelley, 37, who lives in Tampa, Florida, and serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central Command and Special Operations Command are located.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Detained Marine veteran moved to Salem VA hospital
UPDATE August 24, 2012
Va. judge orders release of detained veteran
Va. judge orders release of detained veteran
Detained Marine veteran moved to Salem VA hospital
By: KRISTEN GREEN
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Published: August 21, 2012
HOPEWELL, Va.
Brandon J. Raub, the 26-year-old Marine Corps veteran who was detained involuntarily last week after federal and local officials questioned him about his Facebook posts, was being moved to the Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Tuesday, his attorney said.
John W. Whitehead, founder of The Rutherford Institute, a Charlottesville-based civil liberties organization, filed an emergency motion in Hopewell General District Court to keep Raub at John Randolph Medical Center. Special Justice Walter Douglas Stokes, who on Monday ordered Raub held for up to 30 additional days, denied the motion Tuesday afternoon, Whitehead said.
Stokes said in the hearing Monday that Raub would get better care in a VA hospital and that the Hopewell center where he had been held since Thursday was only appropriate for a temporary placement, said Raub's mother, Cathleen Thomas.
Whitehead said hospital officials indicated that Raub could not be kept in a closer VA hospital, such as the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, without voluntarily committing himself.
An Aug. 13 post said, "Sharpen up my axe; I'm here to sever heads." Raub also accused the government of perpetrating a "great amount of evil." "The day of reckoning is almost at hand," an Aug. 5 post on his Facebook page said. His attorney said many of the things he wrote on his page were song lyrics.
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Former Marine detained by FBI
Monday, August 20, 2012
Former Marine detained by FBI for Facebook posts?
UPDATE
Mom says veteran has hearing today
Depending on what you read online, this story is very confusing. I've been reading about this over the weekend and still not sure what to make out of all of this. Some say his posts were "patriotic" but others say they were subversive. I have not read everything he posted so I can't really be objective here.
I hope the whole story comes out soon and we know the rest of it.
It really is a shame that this many people pay this much attention to one of them getting into trouble and only a few pay attention to the rest of them when they come home. So many with PTSD, so many committing suicide, so many trying to, even more come home and are forgotten about. Over 2 million served yet the stories of them getting into trouble spread like wildfire across the web.
I hope the whole story comes out soon and we know the rest of it.
Chesterfield man, former Marine, detained over Facebook posts
August 19, 2012
WTVR.com
by Alix Bryan
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – A Chesterfield County man, and former Marine, was taken away in handcuffs without charges, and is being held for medical evaluation after questionable Facebook posts.
Brandon Raub, 26, was led away from his house in handcuffs around 7:30 p.m. Thursday night, according the video shot and uploaded to YouTube.
That video and information was sent to several CBS 6 News staffers and to the station’s main Facebook page late Friday afternoon.
The video, posted Friday afternoon, has amassed almost 67,000 views on YouTube as of 5:00 p.m. Sunday. The video has enlisted video responses as well. A Facebook group has been started in support of Brandon Raub, and currently has over 3,000 members.
The man was taken away from the scene by Chesterfield Police, but multiple supervisors with the department say that the police have not placed any charges on him and that they were just the transporting agency in this case.
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It really is a shame that this many people pay this much attention to one of them getting into trouble and only a few pay attention to the rest of them when they come home. So many with PTSD, so many committing suicide, so many trying to, even more come home and are forgotten about. Over 2 million served yet the stories of them getting into trouble spread like wildfire across the web.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Fort Hood report shows FBI ignored warning signs on Hasan
Fort Hood report shows FBI ignored warning signs on Hasan, lawmaker says
Published July 19, 2012
Associated Press
The FBI was too concerned about political correctness and did not launch an investigation into a man who was later charged with killing 13 people in a 2009 attack at the Fort Hood military installation in Texas, despite significant warning signs that he was an Islamic extremist bent on killing civilians, according to a lawmaker briefed on a new report about the terrorist attack.
In emails to a known terrorist, Army Maj. Nidal Hasan expressed his support for suicide bombings and killing civilians, while the terrorist, Anwar al-Awlaki, encouraged Hasan to stay in touch, Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, told The Associated Press on Wednesday after he was briefed on the findings of a new review of the attack.
The review was done by former FBI Director William Webster and was more than two years in the making. FBI Director Robert Mueller asked that Webster conduct an independent review, and the bureau is expected to release an unclassified version this week.
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Published July 19, 2012
Associated Press
The FBI was too concerned about political correctness and did not launch an investigation into a man who was later charged with killing 13 people in a 2009 attack at the Fort Hood military installation in Texas, despite significant warning signs that he was an Islamic extremist bent on killing civilians, according to a lawmaker briefed on a new report about the terrorist attack.
In emails to a known terrorist, Army Maj. Nidal Hasan expressed his support for suicide bombings and killing civilians, while the terrorist, Anwar al-Awlaki, encouraged Hasan to stay in touch, Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, told The Associated Press on Wednesday after he was briefed on the findings of a new review of the attack.
The review was done by former FBI Director William Webster and was more than two years in the making. FBI Director Robert Mueller asked that Webster conduct an independent review, and the bureau is expected to release an unclassified version this week.
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Navy town on high alert as FBI joins search for serial killer
Navy town on high alert as FBI joins search for serial killer
By Michelle Esteban Published: Feb 25, 2012
BREMERTON, Wash. - The FBI is helping Bremerton police try to find a suspected serial killer there, the KOMO 4 Problem Solvers have learned.
The city, home to a Navy base and shipyard, is on high alert after two women were murdered - police say - at the hands of one man.
In a state that has been home to a number of serial killers, residents are understandably on edge.
• Ted Bundy confessed to 30 murders - and investigators believe the number is much higher.
• Gary Ridgway, dubbed the Green River Killer, murdered as many as 71 women.
• Sniper John Allen Muhammed targeted victims from a hidden compartment in his car, claiming 21 victims.
• And Spokane's Robert Yates pleaded guilty to murdering 15 women.
All of them began their killing sprees in our state.
Now comes word that a serial killer targeting and terrorizing the residents of Bremerton has been on the prowl since May 2011.
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By Michelle Esteban Published: Feb 25, 2012
BREMERTON, Wash. - The FBI is helping Bremerton police try to find a suspected serial killer there, the KOMO 4 Problem Solvers have learned.
The city, home to a Navy base and shipyard, is on high alert after two women were murdered - police say - at the hands of one man.
In a state that has been home to a number of serial killers, residents are understandably on edge.
• Ted Bundy confessed to 30 murders - and investigators believe the number is much higher.
• Gary Ridgway, dubbed the Green River Killer, murdered as many as 71 women.
• Sniper John Allen Muhammed targeted victims from a hidden compartment in his car, claiming 21 victims.
• And Spokane's Robert Yates pleaded guilty to murdering 15 women.
All of them began their killing sprees in our state.
Now comes word that a serial killer targeting and terrorizing the residents of Bremerton has been on the prowl since May 2011.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Justice Department to brief 9/11 families on hacking probe
Justice Department to brief 9/11 families on hacking probe
From Susan Candiotti, CNN
August 24, 2011 6:26 a.m. EDT
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said he had seen "no evidence" that 9/11 families' phones had been hacked.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
The FBI has been probing whether 9/11 victims' phones and voice mail were hacked
The scandal has led to several arrests and resignations in Britain
New York (CNN) -- Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are expected to meet with top Justice Department officials Wednesday to discuss whether any of their relatives' phone messages were hacked by employees of News Corp.
The FBI began investigating that claim amid a widespread scandal in Britain over the use of phone hacking by employees or associates of News Corp. papers there. The Wednesday meeting with Justice officials will update the families on the progress of the investigation, retired New York firefighter Jim Riches told CNN last month.
"We hope to find out results of the investigation and find out who was tapped, and whether they will hold any anyone accountable if it happened," said Riches, whose son died in the al Qaeda attack on New York's World Trade Center.
Norman Siegel, an attorney representing 9/11 families' organizations, said Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to take part in the meeting.
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From Susan Candiotti, CNN
August 24, 2011 6:26 a.m. EDT
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said he had seen "no evidence" that 9/11 families' phones had been hacked.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
The FBI has been probing whether 9/11 victims' phones and voice mail were hacked
The scandal has led to several arrests and resignations in Britain
New York (CNN) -- Families of victims of the 9/11 attacks are expected to meet with top Justice Department officials Wednesday to discuss whether any of their relatives' phone messages were hacked by employees of News Corp.
The FBI began investigating that claim amid a widespread scandal in Britain over the use of phone hacking by employees or associates of News Corp. papers there. The Wednesday meeting with Justice officials will update the families on the progress of the investigation, retired New York firefighter Jim Riches told CNN last month.
"We hope to find out results of the investigation and find out who was tapped, and whether they will hold any anyone accountable if it happened," said Riches, whose son died in the al Qaeda attack on New York's World Trade Center.
Norman Siegel, an attorney representing 9/11 families' organizations, said Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to take part in the meeting.
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Veteran's decomposing body found after a week outside VA
FBI probes slaying at VA campus
The body of Jose Luis Plascencia, 56, was found by a groundskeeper June 30. Authorities say he may have died a week earlier. Veterans advocates say the VA downplays incidents on the campus.
By Richard Winton and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
July 17, 2011
For a week, the patient's body lay undiscovered at the sprawling West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus.
Then, just before noon on June 30, a groundskeeper found the decomposing remains of Jose Luis Plascencia while trimming foliage near Jackie Robinson Stadium, officials said.
Initially, investigators did not consider the grisly discovery to be foul play. The body was taken to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
There, medical examiners discovered something the investigators had apparently overlooked: a "sharp force injury to the neck." The coroner ruled the 56-year-old's death a homicide. "His neck had been cut," said Ed Winter of the coroner's office.
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FBI probes slaying at VA campus
The body of Jose Luis Plascencia, 56, was found by a groundskeeper June 30. Authorities say he may have died a week earlier. Veterans advocates say the VA downplays incidents on the campus.
By Richard Winton and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
July 17, 2011
For a week, the patient's body lay undiscovered at the sprawling West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus.
Then, just before noon on June 30, a groundskeeper found the decomposing remains of Jose Luis Plascencia while trimming foliage near Jackie Robinson Stadium, officials said.
Initially, investigators did not consider the grisly discovery to be foul play. The body was taken to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
There, medical examiners discovered something the investigators had apparently overlooked: a "sharp force injury to the neck." The coroner ruled the 56-year-old's death a homicide. "His neck had been cut," said Ed Winter of the coroner's office.
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FBI probes slaying at VA campus
Thursday, March 17, 2011
FBI searching for killer of Afghanistan Veteran-armored car guard
Armored Car Guard Killed After Tour In Afghanistan
Armored Car Guard Killed During Robbery ID'd
March 16, 2011
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- The FBI has released surveillance photos in hopes that someone will come forward with information on the men responsible for shooting and killing an armored car guard outside a Kroger grocery store Tuesday.
The guard has been identified as Garry Castillo, 32, of Lawrenceville, police said.
Channel 2’s Ryan Young learned that Castillo had just returned from a tour in Afghanistan.
Family members told Young on Wednesday that Castillo has an 8-year-old son.
The FBI is renewing its plea for people to come forward with information in the shooting.
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Armored Car Guard Killed After Tour In Afghanistan
Armored Car Guard Killed During Robbery ID'd
March 16, 2011
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- The FBI has released surveillance photos in hopes that someone will come forward with information on the men responsible for shooting and killing an armored car guard outside a Kroger grocery store Tuesday.
The guard has been identified as Garry Castillo, 32, of Lawrenceville, police said.
Channel 2’s Ryan Young learned that Castillo had just returned from a tour in Afghanistan.
Family members told Young on Wednesday that Castillo has an 8-year-old son.
The FBI is renewing its plea for people to come forward with information in the shooting.
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Armored Car Guard Killed After Tour In Afghanistan
Saturday, January 29, 2011
FBI Arrests Alleged Phony SF Colonel
FBI Arrests Alleged Phony SF Colonel
January 25, 2011
Military.com|by Bryant Jordan
A man who claimed to be a retired Green Beret colonel and an expert in the international sex-slave trade has been arrested in Maryland by the FBI.
An FBI spokeswoman said William G. "Bill" Hillar was charged with mail fraud in connection with a scheme to use bogus military and academic credentials toward teaching and training employment.
For years Hillar allegedly scammed universities, non-profit groups and law enforcement organizations by claiming his daughter was kidnapped by human traffickers in Asia and that he spent months in a failed effort to rescue her. He parlayed his “expertise” and faux Army Special Forces career into thousands of dollars in teaching and lecture fees.
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FBI Arrests Alleged Phony SF Colonel
January 25, 2011
Military.com|by Bryant Jordan
A man who claimed to be a retired Green Beret colonel and an expert in the international sex-slave trade has been arrested in Maryland by the FBI.
An FBI spokeswoman said William G. "Bill" Hillar was charged with mail fraud in connection with a scheme to use bogus military and academic credentials toward teaching and training employment.
For years Hillar allegedly scammed universities, non-profit groups and law enforcement organizations by claiming his daughter was kidnapped by human traffickers in Asia and that he spent months in a failed effort to rescue her. He parlayed his “expertise” and faux Army Special Forces career into thousands of dollars in teaching and lecture fees.
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FBI Arrests Alleged Phony SF Colonel
Friday, October 22, 2010
Feds: Mentally Ill Targeted in $200M Medicare Fraud in Florida
There is an ad here in Florida attacking Grayson and Kosmos along with Nancy Pelosi. The problem with the ad is that while it is true they were part of the millions cut from Medicare, it was against waste, fraud and abuse, just as this report how bad the problem is. No one lost benefits and tax payers were well served by going after this kind of fraud. Whoever is behind the ad, just doesn't care about the elderly or the tax payers when they use an ad doing good but paint it as bad for attempted political gain.
This kind of thing happens way too often and it needs to be stopped for the sake of everyone.
This kind of thing happens way too often and it needs to be stopped for the sake of everyone.
Feds: Mentally Ill Targeted in $200M Medicare Fraud
Hugh Collins
Contributor
(Oct. 21 ) -- Two Miami health care companies and four owners and senior managers were indicted today in a $200 million fraud scheme that targeted mentally ill patients, federal authorities said.
American Therapeutic Corp. and Medlink Professional Management Group allegedly paid kickbacks to Florida assisted-living facilities to deliver their patients to ATC.
The companies would then bill Medicare therapy sessions that were unnecessary or never performed at all, the indictment said.
Agents with the FBI and Investigations Division of the Office of the Inspector General are seen outside the American Therapeutic Corp. building on Thursday in Miami. Federal agents raided the building during an operation that resulted in the arrest of four in what is being called one of the nation's biggest Medicare fraud cases.
Some of these patients were suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia, and were not aware of what was going on.
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Feds: Mentally Ill Targeted in $200M Medicare Fraud
Feds: Mentally Ill Targeted in $200M Medicare Fraud
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
WikiLeaks has FBI, DOD and Congress up in arms
Bill to pull trainers out of Pakistan fails
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jul 27, 2010 19:21:22 EDT
WASHINGTON — The House has rejected a resolution directing the president to remove all U.S. troops from Pakistan.
The U.S. has several hundred military trainers in Pakistan, and the sponsor of the resolution, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, said Congress should act now to prevent the military presence there from growing.
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Bill to pull trainers out of Pakistan fails
Whistle-blowing site shrouded in own secrecy
WikiLeaks emerged in 2007 as a self-described check on unjustified government secrecy and the abuses that can come with it, yet the organization itself is shrouded in no small amount of secrecy.
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jul 27, 2010 19:21:22 EDT
WASHINGTON — The House has rejected a resolution directing the president to remove all U.S. troops from Pakistan.
The U.S. has several hundred military trainers in Pakistan, and the sponsor of the resolution, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, said Congress should act now to prevent the military presence there from growing.
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Bill to pull trainers out of Pakistan fails
FBI chief: Agents assisting DoD on WikiLeaks
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 28, 2010 12:37:34 EDT
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau is assisting the Defense Department in its criminal investigation into the release of about 91,000 secret U.S. military documents on Afghanistan.
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Whistle-blowing site shrouded in own secrecy
WikiLeaks emerged in 2007 as a self-described check on unjustified government secrecy and the abuses that can come with it, yet the organization itself is shrouded in no small amount of secrecy.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Passenger stops terrorist on plane
Device was on fire in terror suspect's lap, plane passenger says
December 26, 2009 7:46 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Passenger says he grabbed device, subdued suspect
Nigerian in custody "talking a lot," U.S. official says after incident
Flight crew put out small fire on plane with extinguishers
Obama orders "all appropriate measures" to increase security
Romulus, Michigan (CNN) -- A Nigerian man is "talking a lot" to the FBI, said a senior U.S. official, after what the United States believes was an attempted terrorist attack on an inbound international flight.
The initial impression is that the suspect was acting alone and did not have any formal connections to organized terrorist groups, said the official, who is familiar with the investigation.
The suspect, identified by a U.S. government official as 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, ignited a small explosive device Friday, shortly before a Northwest flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, landed at Detroit Metro Airport in Michigan.
Passenger Jasper Schuringa told CNN that with the aid of the cabin crew, he helped subdue and isolate Abdulmutallab.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/26/airline.attack/index.html
December 26, 2009 7:46 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Passenger says he grabbed device, subdued suspect
Nigerian in custody "talking a lot," U.S. official says after incident
Flight crew put out small fire on plane with extinguishers
Obama orders "all appropriate measures" to increase security
Romulus, Michigan (CNN) -- A Nigerian man is "talking a lot" to the FBI, said a senior U.S. official, after what the United States believes was an attempted terrorist attack on an inbound international flight.
The initial impression is that the suspect was acting alone and did not have any formal connections to organized terrorist groups, said the official, who is familiar with the investigation.
The suspect, identified by a U.S. government official as 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, ignited a small explosive device Friday, shortly before a Northwest flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, landed at Detroit Metro Airport in Michigan.
Passenger Jasper Schuringa told CNN that with the aid of the cabin crew, he helped subdue and isolate Abdulmutallab.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/26/airline.attack/index.html
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