Reward Doubled for Info on 700 Pounds of Stolen Dynamite
Federal officials offered a $20,000 reward Thursday for information on the recent theft of 704 pounds of dynamite from a Pennsylvania construction site.
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Affidavit Details Hunt for Austin Bombing Suspect
A federal agent’s affidavit unsealed Monday describes how law enforcement identified Mark Anthony Conditt as the suspect in a string of bombings around Austin, Texas, last month that left two people dead and five injured.
Read moreJudge Slams Fake Drug Houses But Won’t Toss Criminal Charges
A federal judge said Monday that fictitious stash houses used to ensnare would-be criminals should be “relegated to the dark corridors of our past,” but stopped short of issuing a ruling that could have curtailed their use.
Read moreFBI Says Tulsa Explosion Not Act of Domestic Terrorism
Federal officials are investigating the bombing of an Air Force recruiting office in suburban Tulsa on Monday night as either domestic terrorism or a prank.
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Tribe Loses Challenge to Rules on Tobacco Record-Keeping
Sending a record-keeping challenge over cigarette sales up in smoke, a federal judge refused to let a Nebraska-based tribe duck a law that curbs tobacco trafficking.
Read moreNY Times Demand Records on ATF Tobacco Smuggling
The New York Times sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for documents in a tobacco-smuggling scandal involving a secret ATF bank account.
Read moreBlame Spreads at House Hearing on Slain Agent
Looking past the no-shows whose absence riled up House Republicans at a hearing about the death of a federal agent in Mexico, Democrats argued Thursday that the crux of the tragedy lies with budget cuts and deregulation.
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