Maggie Ybarra

DEA agents accused of helping run New Jersey strip club

A former Drug Enforcement Administration special agent and one of the agency's information technology specialists were arrested Wednesday on charges of trying to conceal their ownership of a New Jersey strip club which employed illegal immigrants.

May 20, 2015

Five major banks guilty of currency manipulation, acting as a cartel

Four major banks have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and to pay more than $5 billion in restitution following a months-long Department of Justice investigation into the manipulation of the foreign-exchange spot market -- a feat that department officials describe as "truly historic."

May 20, 2015

Chinese professors accused of stealing trade secrets from U.S. companies

Six Chinese citizens have been accused of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets in a wide-scale conspiracy to deliver sensitive information about U.S. technologies to China's universities and companies.

May 19, 2015

Obama equipment limits take aim at defensive items, police group says

President Obama's aim to stop civilian law enforcement from using federal funds for military equipment has evoked the ire of police organizations, who say the sweeping mandate will keep out of their hands items commonly used to quell riots, such as batons, helmets and shields.

May 18, 2015

Islamic State supporter in Texas arrested

An Iraq-born U.S. citizen who traveled abroad, pledged an oath to the leader of the Islamic State and returned to the United States was arrested for lying to the FBI in an effort to conceal his activity.

May 15, 2015

Jason Chaffetz: Fire secret service in drinking scandal

A powerful lawmaker is calling for the two Secret Service agents who were likely intoxicated and disrupted an active bomb investigation near the White House in March to be stripped of their security clearances and fired.

May 14, 2015

Secret Service agents who disrupted bomb investigation ‘likely’ drunk: watchdog

Two Secret Service agents who disrupted an active bomb investigation at the White House earlier this year were likely intoxicated after spending hours drinking scotch and beer at a nearby pub, according to a government watchdog report.

May 14, 2015

Police body cameras raise privacy concerns

The Department of Justice wants to make it easier for police to obtain and use body cameras, but the devil is in the details with executing the policy, ranging from concerns about when the cameras should be on to what sorts of images should be granted through freedom of information requests.

May 12, 2015

‘Black Out’ Wednesday called to protest slain teen

Social justice advocates plan to shut down the city of Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, to draw attention to what they say is a trend of white police officers using excessive use of force against minorities, but keeping their jobs and receiving little or no punishment.

May 12, 2015

Police officer deaths in the line of duty double as morale sinks to new low

Law enforcement morale is at an all-time low as uniformed officers endure increased pushback from the communities and politicians they're risking their lives to protect, and a new report released Monday shows on-duty law enforcement deaths in 2014 occurring at nearly twice the previous year's rate.

May 11, 2015

TSA doesn’t know which screening equipment works or needs repair: Watchdog

The Transportation Security Administration is compromising the safety of airline passengers and aircraft by improperly managing the maintenance of its airport screening equipment, according to a government watchdog.

May 11, 2015

Police officer slayings surged 89 percent in 2014, FBI says

The number of law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty over the past year has nearly doubled - with most of them dying after they were shot by gun-carrying criminals, according to the FBI.

May 11, 2015

Ex-Nuclear Regulatory Commission employee accused of trying to steal nuke secrets

A former Nuclear Regulatory Commission employee has been charged with attempting to launch a cyberattack on Department of Energy computers and steal nuclear secrets, which he then planned to sell to a foreign country.

May 8, 2015

Islamic State could soon execute 9/11-scale attack in U.S.; FBI warns local cops

Though much Islamic State rhetoric may be bluster, analysts say the terrorist group is sufficiently wealthy and has enough social media savvy that, if unchecked, it likely could execute a 9/11-scale attack in the U.S. a few years from now.

May 7, 2015

Christopher Cornell, Capitol attack suspect, accused of aiding ISIS

An Ohio man who was arrested earlier this year and accused of planning a complex attack on the U.S. Capitol that involved killing officers and employees using semi-automatic rifles is now also being accused of providing material support to the the Islamic State.

May 7, 2015

Elderly federal prison inmates not provided safe environment, report finds

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is unable to provide a safe, cost-efficient and secure environment for elderly inmates due to a lack of resources, staff and the proper health facilities to accommodate the rapidly growing population, according to a government watchdog report.

May 6, 2015

Obama’s State Department repeatedly ignores open government laws

The State Department has been dismissing about half of the requests it receives for information under open government laws - a pattern of rejection that members of the Senate Judiciary Committee described on Wednesday as unacceptable and embarrassing.

May 6, 2015

Freddie Gray: Lawyers see possible reductions of charges for officers in death of Gray

Baltimore lawyers say that charges against the six police officers accused of injuring and killing Freddie Gray could be reduced as the cops' attorneys scour for ways to protect them from a potentially unfair city court trial or the scrutiny of a biased grand jury.

May 4, 2015

Baltimore quiet as autopsy information a trickle

Baltimore officials pleaded for patience and calm as angry demonstrators demanded answers Thursday amid new revelations about a black man who suffered fatal injuries while in police custody.

April 30, 2015

Loretta Lynch stance on policing undefined, law enforcement hopes she distances from Holder

Under President Barack Obama, former Attorney General Eric Holder aggressively sought federal oversight on police departments, securing 15 settlements with local law-enforcement departments – more than either the previous Bush or Clinton administrations, and in less time.

April 30, 2015