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Japan Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- Japan Today
FBI forces out more leaders, including ex-director who fought Trump demand for Jan. 6 agents' names
FILE - The seal of The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen on the Headquarters in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) By ERIC TUCKER The FBI is forcing out more senior officials, including a former acting director who resisted Trump administration demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigations and the head of the bureau's Washington field office, according to people familiar with the matter and internal communications seen by The Associated Press. The basis for the ouster of Brian Driscoll, who led the bureau in the turbulent weeks that followed President Donald Trump's inauguration last January, were not immediately clear, but his final day is Friday, said the people, who were not authorized to discuss the personnel move by name and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. 'I understand that you may have a lot of questions regarding why, for which I have no answers,' Driscoll wrote in a message to colleagues. 'No cause has been articulated at this time.' Another high-profile termination is Steven Jensen, who for months had led the Washington office, one of the bureau's largest and busiest. He confirmed in a message to colleagues on Thursday he had been told he was being fired effective Friday. 'I intend to meet this challenge like any other I have faced in this organization, with professionalism, integrity and dignity,' Jensen wrote in an email. Jensen did not say if he had been given a reason, but his appointment to the job in April was sharply criticized by some Trump supporters because he had overseen a domestic terrorism section after the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The FBI has characterized that attack, in which the Republican president's supporters stormed the Capitol in a bid to halt the certification of election results after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden, as an act of domestic terrorism. Spokespeople for the FBI declined to comment Thursday. The news about Driscoll and Jensen comes amid a much broader personnel purge that has unfolded over the last several months under the leadership of FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino. Numerous senior officials including top agents in charge of big-city field offices have been pushed out of their jobs, and some agents have been subjected to polygraph exams, moves that former officials say have roiled the workforce and contributed to angst. Driscoll, a veteran agent who worked international counterterrorism investigations in New York and had commanded the bureau's Hostage Rescue Team, had most recently served as acting director in charge of the Critical Incident Response Group, which deploys resources to crisis situations. Driscoll was named acting director in January to replace Christopher Wray and served in the position as Patel's nomination was pending. He made headlines after he and Rob Kissane, the then-deputy director, resisted Trump administration demands for a list of agents who participated in investigations into the Jan. 6 riot. Many within the FBI had seen that request as a precursor for mass firings, particularly in light of separate moves to fire members of special counsel Jack Smith's team that prosecuted Trump, reassign senior career Justice Department officials and force out prosecutors on Jan. 6 cases and top FBI executives. Emil Bove, the then-senior Justice Department official who made the request and was last week confirmed for a seat on a federal appeals court, wrote a memo at the time accusing the FBI's top leaders of 'insubordination" for resisting his requests 'to identify the core team' responsible for Jan. 6 investigations. He said the requests were meant to 'permit the Justice Department to conduct a review of those particular agents' conduct pursuant to Trump's executive order' on 'weaponization' in the Biden administration. Responding to Bove's request, the FBI ultimately provided personnel details about several thousand employees, identifying them by unique employee numbers rather than by names. In his farewell note, Driscoll told colleagues that it was 'the honor of my life to serve alongside each of you.' He wrote: 'Our collective sacrifice for those we serve is, and will always be, worth it. I regret nothing. You are my heroes and I remain in your debt.' The FBI has moved under Patel's watch to aggressively demote, reassign or push out agents seen as being out of favor with bureau leadership or the Trump administration. In April, for instance, the bureau reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Numerous special agents in charge of field offices have been told to retire, resign or accept reassignment. Another agent, Michael Feinberg, has said publicly that he was told to resign or accept a demotion amid scrutiny from leadership of his friendship with Peter Strzok, a lead agent on the FBI's Trump-Russia investigation who was fired by the Justice Department in 2018 following revelations that he had exchanged negative text messages about Trump with an FBI lawyer, Lisa Page. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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Japan Today
5 days ago
- Japan Today
Violent crime in U.S. dropped 4.5% last year, FBI data shows
FILE - The seal of The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen on the Headquarters in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Violent crime in the United States fell 4.5% last year, according to a new FBI report, which also shows an 8% drop in property crime from the year before. The FBI statistics released Tuesday show murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in the U.S. in 2024 fell nearly 15% from a year earlier, continuing a decline that's been seen since a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. Reported hate crimes decreased 1.5%, according to the report. Despite that slight decrease, last year's hate crime totals were the second highest reported by the FBI in the more than 30 years it has been collecting data, according to Brian Levin, founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and professor emeritus at California State University, San Bernardino. Crime surged during the coronavirus pandemic, with homicides increasing nearly 30% in 2020 over the previous year, the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records. Violent crime across the U.S. dipped to near pre-pandemic levels around 2022. The FBI collects data through its Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and not all law enforcement agencies in the U.S. participate. The 2024 report is based on data from more than 16,000 agencies, or more than 86% of those agencies in the FBI's program. The agencies included in the report protect more than 325 million people across the U.S. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Toronto Sun
5 days ago
- Toronto Sun
Violent crime in the US dropped 4.5% last year, FBI data shows
Published Aug 05, 2025 • 1 minute read FILE - The seal of The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen on the Headquarters in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AP WASHINGTON — Violent crime in the United States fell 4.5% last year, according to a new FBI report, which also shows an 8% drop in property crime from the year before. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The FBI statistics released Tuesday show murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in the U.S. in 2024 fell nearly 15% from a year earlier, continuing a decline that's been seen since a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. Reported hate crimes decreased 1.5%, according to the report. Despite that slight decrease, last year's hate crime totals were the second highest reported by the FBI in the more than 30 years it has been collecting data, according to Brian Levin, founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and professor emeritus at California State University, San Bernardino. Crime surged during the coronavirus pandemic, with homicides increasing nearly 30% in 2020 over the previous year, the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records. Violent crime across the U.S. dipped to near pre-pandemic levels around 2022. The FBI collects data through its Uniform Crime Reporting Program, and not all law enforcement agencies in the U.S. participate. The 2024 report is based on data from more than 16,000 agencies, or more than 86% of those agencies in the FBI's program. The agencies included in the report protect more than 325 million people across the U.S. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Canada World Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto & GTA Canada
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Yahoo
PPD seeks help in locating two suspects wanted on warrants
(PUEBLO, Colo.) —The Pueblo Police Department in partnership with The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is attempting to locate two suspects wanted on a warrant. PPD serves as part of FBI Denver's team 'The FBI Southern Colorado Safe Streets Task Force' in an effort to identify, apprehend, and prosecute violent criminals located within the Pueblo community. The police department is looking for two men, who are wanted on warrants in the Pueblo area. This week, PPD is looking for: Miles Trujillo-Arbour, 33, is wanted for Identity Theft – Uses to Obtain with a $10,000 bond. Trujillo-Arbour is described as Hispanic, 5'9' tall, and weighs 160 pounds, He has brown hair and brown eyes. Samuel Arbour, 39, is wanted for Damage Property – Criminal Mischief with a $10,000 bond. Arbour stands at 5'10' tall, weighs 180 pounds, and is described as Hispanic. He has black hair and brown eyes. Anyone who has any information about the whereabouts of Trujillo-Arbour or Arbour is asked to contact PPD. Those who would like to remain anonymous can contact Pueblo Crime Stoppers at (719) 542-7867 or submit a tip online. Information that leads to a felony arrest, could be eligible for a cash reward. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
