Read more FBI stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/411/fbi.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:37:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74643/hate-crimes-up-just-2-but-gay-bashing-soars-fbi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe incidence of reported hate crimes in the US rose 2% in 2008, with huge surges in religion- and sexual orientation-based offenses. The FBI compiled the stats but cautions that an increase in reporting—not in crime itself—could be responsible. The AP looks at some numbers: Of 7,783...http://www.newser.com/story/74643/hate-crimes-up-just-2-but-gay-bashing-soars-fbi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:38:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74260/fbi-after-calif-geezer-bandit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FBI has jumped in on the pursuit of a California robbery suspect authorities have dubbed the “Geezer Bandit.” The most recent of the five heists came yesterday outside San Diego; surveillance video of previous incidents shows a man believed to be in his 70s and, in at least one...http://www.newser.com/story/74260/fbi-after-calif-geezer-bandit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 19:47:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73920/feds-to-seize-skyscraper-mosques-linked-to-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal prosecutors took steps today to seize four US mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in US history, prosecutors filed a civil...http://www.newser.com/story/73920/feds-to-seize-skyscraper-mosques-linked-to-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:13:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73776/first-us-citizen-sues-feds-for-rendition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA New Jersey man yesterday became the first US citizen to sue the federal government for "rendition," the extrajudicial transfer of terrorism suspects between countries. Arrested in Kenya in 2007, Amir Meshal was secretly flown to Somalia, then to Ethiopia, where he claims US agents repeatedly threatened him with "torture,...http://www.newser.com/story/73776/first-us-citizen-sues-feds-for-rendition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 9:06:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73775/feds-point-fingers-in-hasan-missteps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FBI and the Pentagon are fighting off accusations that someone dropped the ball on Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. Department of Defense officials say that the FBI never notified them that Hasan had been in contact with extremist imam Anwar al-Aulaqi, while the FBI's defenders say that his...http://www.newser.com/story/73775/feds-point-fingers-in-hasan-missteps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 5:43:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73686/suspicious-powder-sent-to-3-ny-consulates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FBI is seeking a suspect with an apparent grudge against the French, Austrians, and Uzbeks after envelopes containing a suspicious white powder arrived at the three nations' New York diplomatic missions yesterday. Hazardous material units were sent to the consulates and decontaminated dozens of employees. No traces of anthrax...http://www.newser.com/story/73686/suspicious-powder-sent-to-3-ny-consulates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 3:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73419/14-charged-as-galleon-insider-trading-case-widens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo former Galleon Group employees and a Ropes & Gray lawyer were among 14 people charged today in the expanding insider trading case surrounding the hedge fund founded by Raj Rajaratnam, who was busted last month. The traders and lawyers snuck around, communicating in code over throwaway cellphones, but had...http://www.newser.com/story/73419/14-charged-as-galleon-insider-trading-case-widens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 13:13:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72915/shots-fired-at-oregon-reps-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOregon police are on high alert after shots were fired at the US district courthouse in Eugene over Wednesday night. Three of the four shots hit the windows of Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio's office, although FBI investigators say they're not sure if his office was the intended target. No one...http://www.newser.com/story/72915/shots-fired-at-oregon-reps-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 4:26:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72894/fbi-let-blacklisted-russian-tycoon-visit-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Russian billionaire barred from the US for years because authorities suspected him of involvement in organized crime was allowed into the country twice this year under a secret deal with the FBI. Despite the objections of other government agencies, metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska was allowed to bypass the visa...http://www.newser.com/story/72894/fbi-let-blacklisted-russian-tycoon-visit-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 1:42:21 CDT