Published on Aug 11, 2015 As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the…
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Former DuPont Employee Stole Trade Secrets for South Korean Company
FBI BLOG August 2015 A second former DuPont employee—Edward Schulz—was recently sentenced for his role in a conspiracy led by a South Korean company to steal trade secrets related to Kevlar, a…
Kansas City Political Fixer Tom Pendergast and the FBI’s 1930’s Investigation
FBI BLOG: Byte Out of History Impartial and fair elections are the cornerstone of any democracy, and the FBI has a long history of investigating illegal activities that harm the elective process….
Police Officer: You Are Not Their Friend
You Are Not Their Friend Trying to make everyone happy does a disservice to you and your subordinates. Amaury Murgado is a special operations lieutenant with the Osceola County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office….
International Parental Kidnapper Caught With 9-Year-Old Son at a Tiny Island
FBI BLOG When 9-year-old Billy Hanson didn’t return to Pennsylvania after spending the summer with his father in Seattle, the boy’s mother called her local police department, setting in motion an international…
DEA and CDC Report: Heroin Use Increasing in Most Demographic Groups
WASHINGTON D.C. Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically lower rates…
Ten Sentenced For Hate Crime Where Murdered Man Among Multiple Victims (Video)
FBI BLOG: (June 2015) In Jackson, Mississippi, in the early morning hours of June 26, 2011, a 47-year-old African-American man—James Craig Anderson—was severely beaten and then intentionally run over with a…
Coin Dealer Con Man Targeted Elderly Victims — Stole More Than $260,000
FBI BLOG: (June 9, 2015) Financial fraud comes in all shapes and sizes. And while corporate criminals, inside traders, and Ponzi schemers often cause their victims to lose millions of dollars, the…
The Cold-Blooded Grab for Power in Oxnard, California Began 109 Years Ago
(Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a criminal justice forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We welcome opposing viewpoints.)…
Feds: 67-Year-Old Who Swindled 300 Investors Out of $10 Million Gets Lengthy Prison Sentence
FBI BLOG Financial Fraud (06/02/15) Like many successful con men, William C. Lange made people believe that he really cared about them—even as he looked them in the eye and took…
Follow the Money In Oxnard – Millions of CalGrip Dollars Gone?
(Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a criminal justice forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.) By: Armando Vazquez Guest…
Leader of a Violent Street Gang: “I know how it feels to be a CEO.”
How Law Enforcement Took Down the Leader of Violent California Gang Who Trafficked in Drugs and Firearms. FBI BLOG (May 19, 2015) Luis Manuel Tapia was a high-powered leader of one…