U.S. warns of rise in ‘sextortion’ schemes targeting teen boys
Teenaged boys in the United States are increasingly becoming ensnared in online financial “sextortion schemes,” impacting at least 3,000 victims and leading to more than...
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In defence of whistle-blowers (and Donald Trump)
I never thought I’d be writing a column in defence of Donald Trump, but a journalist has to go where the evidence leads. Over the...
Media outlets ask court to unseal more records tied to FBI search of Trump’s homes
News media outlets on Wednesday filed a new bid to unseal even more court records tied to the FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald...
FBI in Cyprus to inspect suspected arms-smuggling plane
A squad of FBI experts is in Cyprus to inspect an aircraft at Paphos airport with potential links to arms smuggling to Libya, police confirmed...
FBI searches Brian Laundrie’s family home after woman’s body found
The FBI on Monday searched the Florida home of Brian Laundrie’s parents after finding a body in Wyoming over the weekend that was “consistent” with...
Lawyer for extradited hacker hopeful his client will walk free
The lawyer of a young hacker who became the first ever Cypriot citizen to be extradited to the US and who has been found guilty...
Italian, U.S. police make arrests as Mafia clan looks to regroup
Italian and U.S. police have launched a coordinated crackdown on a Sicilian Mafia family that was seeking to rebuild its power base after years of...
Report rebukes Comey for handling of Clinton email case
Former FBI Director James Comey made a “serious error of judgment” when he announced shortly before the 2016 US presidential election that he was reopening...
FBI No.2 McCabe fired; claims he is being targeted
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired the FBI’s former No.2 official Andrew McCabe Friday, prompting McCabe to say he is being targeted because he is...
Trump steps up fight over Russia probe, approves memo release (Updated)
President DonaldTrump and his Republican allies on Friday escalated a campaign against US law enforcement agencies over their probe into Russia by making public a...
