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Two senior Democratic lawmakers have urged FBI Director Kash Patel to cancel a reported Russia visit, citing espionage and national security risks. They have sought a closed-door congressional briefing on the trip, FBI cooperation with foreign agencies and counterintelligence safeguards.
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US authorities arrested Washington state resident James Cody Bryant for allegedly helping plan a deadly Canadian school shooting, offering to livestream the attack, providing money and tactical advice, and helping conceal communications. Bryant faces a federal conspiracy charge and remains detained
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The FBI has added alleged gangster Satinderjeet Singh, alias Goldy Brar, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest. Authorities accuse him of leading the Lawrence Bishnoi crime network's North American operations, involving extortion, drug trafficking, violent crimes and a high-profile assassination case in Canada.
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The FBI has alleged that Punjab gang suspect Nitish Kaushal attempted to flee to Canada before his arrest near the US-Canada border. Prosecutors claim he is linked to a transnational organised crime syndicate accused of murder, drug trafficking, extortion and human smuggling.
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The FBI arrested Indian national Nitish Kaushal in Vermont after placing him on its Most Wanted list. He faces RICO conspiracy charges for allegedly being part of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria organised crime syndicate involved in drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping and violent crimes
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The United States plans to seek the extradition of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from India after charging him under federal racketeering laws. US authorities allege Bishnoi and Goldy Brar ran a global criminal network involving murders, extortion, kidnappings and drug trafficking
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A tense 15-hour hostage standoff in downtown Bakersfield, California ended early Wednesday when FBI agents fatally shot a man who had taken 10 people hostage inside a building housing a bank and school district office.
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Kash Patel files $250 million defamation suit against The Atlantic and journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, alleging false misconduct claims. The case invokes New York Times v. Sullivan standards as both sides defend positions
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Police say Claudio Neves Valente, suspected in a Brown University mass shooting that killed two and wounded nine, was found dead by suicide in New Hampshire. Investigators also believe he fatally shot an MIT professor near Boston earlier this week
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The United States has praised the CBI for busting a transnational cybercrime network that defrauded American citizens of USD 8.5 million through tech-support scams, calling it a strong example of US-India law enforcement cooperation
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The FBI has offered a US$50,000 reward for information on Indian national Nazeer Hameed, wanted for the 2017 New Jersey murders of Sasikala Narra and her son. US authorities urge India to extradite him after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to the crime
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President Donald Trump's administration says no classified material was leaked when senior officials used Signal to discuss upcoming attack plans against the Houthi rebels in Yemen -- even though a journalist was on the chat
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Sudiksha Konanki’s parents, who flew to Dominican tourist town of Punta Cana after she was reported missing, have asked authorities to widen investigation
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A prominent Hindu temple in California was defaced with anti-India graffiti by some unknown persons in another incident targeting the community's sacred spaces in the US
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Kashyap Pramod Vinod Pate 44, becomes the ninth Director of the FBI and the first of India and Asian descent.
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Kash Patel took over as the ninth director of the FBI, succeeding Christopher Wray for a stated tenure of 10 years. Patel was part of Trump’s entourage during the US President’s visit to India in 2020
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Patel took over as the ninth director of the agency, succeeding Christopher Wray for a stated tenure of 10 years, which, however, ended prematurely for both his immediate predecessors.
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Patel is the highest-ranking Indian-American nominated by President Donald Trump in his administration. If confirmed, he would be the first-ever Indian American to lead the most powerful American investigation agency
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They carried out a robbery at gunpoint at the home of a small business owner in front of his young children, for which the punishment could be a maximum sentence of 20 years to lifer in prison
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Suspect, who was killed in shootout with police, identified as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas