The receipt bearing the signature of the conquistador was taken some 30 years ago. It turned up at an auction in Massachusetts, and the F.B.I. stepped in.
Tag: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FBI Had Informants in Proud Boys, Court Papers Suggest
In filings in the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right group, defense lawyers claimed that information favorable to their clients was improperly withheld by the government until recently.
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Justice Department and Trump Lawyers Clash Over Status of Seized Documents
A pair of unsealed briefs argue over the ex-president’s power to claim White House materials as his property and invoke executive privilege.
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Trump Wanted I.R.S. Investigations of Foes, Top Aide Says
John F. Kelly, who was White House chief of staff, said that as president, Donald J. Trump wanted investigations into perceived enemies like James Comey, the former F.B.I. director.
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China and Iran Use Private Detectives to Reach Dissidents in America
The U.S. investigators are hired under false pretenses by authoritarian governments to do their “dirty work,” the F.B.I. says.