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PublishedFebruary 15, 2022
FBI arrests Waterville man and seizes ‘handmade explosive devices’ from apartment
Three devices found in the apartment Friday were fireworks bundled together along with staples, pins and thumbtacks that were meant to be "shrapnel" when they were detonated, according to a criminal complaint.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2022
Federal agents respond to Waterville building as part of ongoing investigation
Few details were released by authorities Friday after FBI agents were seen on Front Street near the intersection with Union Street.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2021
U.S. releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination
The documents include CIA cables and memos discussing gunman Lee Harvey Oswald’s previously disclosed but never fully explained visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
Portland’s FBI field office included in scathing report on USA Gymnastics sex abuse probe
A local attorney tried to prod investigators into moving faster on the case of Dr. Larry Nassar, who later was convicted of abusing dozens of female athletes, including Olympic gymnasts.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
FBI-run messaging app tricks gangs, leads to 800 arrests worldwide
The secure messaging system allowed police to look over the shoulders of criminals as they discussed hits, drug shipments and other crimes.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Man shot outside CIA headquarters has died, FBI says
At least one FBI agent opened fire on the unidentified man Monday evening after he got out of his car with a weapon, the agency said.
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PublishedApril 21, 2021
FBI warns of telephone scammers, posing as federal agents, who bilked 44 Mainers
The agency's Boston Division says it's seeing an increase in reports about scammers targeting residents of Maine and other New England states through unsolicited, often spoofed, phone calls.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2021
FBI chief tells lawmakers that Capitol riot was ‘domestic terrorism,’ warns of its growth
FBI Director Chris Wray also described in stark terms the threat from domestic violent extremists and said that, contrary to some Republican statements, there is no evidence that anti-Trump groups were involved in the Jan. 6 riot.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2021
Two FBI agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida
The agents were serving a federal search warrant in a child pornography case.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Commentary: Barr was never the villain Democrats said he was
The attorney general deserves credit for uncovering abuses by the FBI.
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