Federal Bureau of Investigation

G-man Jackoff: FBI Agent caught with pants down at UofA

FATAL DISTRACTION WHEN MASS DISASTER STRIKES, THE PROBLEMS JUST KEEP PILING UP

On Lion Controversy

Politician who favors mountain-lion hunting gets Internet death threats; but did FBI arrest the wrong Web browser?

Flashes

Politician who favors mountain-lion hunting gets Internet death threats; but did FBI arrest the wrong Web browser?

Trainspotting

Nearly three years after Amtrak's Sunset Limited was sabotaged near Buckeye, firefighters who rode to the rescue remain on the FBI's list of suspects

Hot Links: Immigrant Round-Up; Anti-Abortion Bill Floated; Stimulus Bill to Help Build Valley Infrastructure

Deputies catch dozens of undocumented workers in the immigrant round-up du jour at a maintenance facility at 19th Avenue and Lower Buckeye that contracts with the county. You knew they'd get around to it: Republican lawmakers craft an anti-abortion bill that's expected to fare better if it ... More >>

Phoenix FBI Office Gets Experienced New Boss, Nathan Gray

Nathan Gray, a veteran lawman with experience in counter-terrorism and big-time drug smuggling, has been selected to head up the FBI's Phoenix office. The FBI didn't put out a picture of Gray, but posted a bio of him today on its Web site. Gray previously worked here in 2002 as an assistant spec ... More >>

Phoenix Kidnappings: FBI's Role Minimal in Immigration-Related Cases

  The FBI is the nation's premier agency when it comes to kidnappings, right? Well, not in Phoenix, the so-called kidnapping capital of the country. The FBI decided years ago that it would try not to get involved when the kidnappings involve immigrants and human smugglers. Both the FBI and ... More >>

FBI to Focus More on Kidnappings and Other Southwest Border Crimes, says Holder

Just in time for our blog post today about the role of the FBI in the Phoenix kidnapping crisis comes a major announcement that the FBI will focus more on the problem as part of a strategy to combat cartel violence. In a statement made today during his trip in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Hold ... More >>

Outrun the FBI 5K Run/Walk

Just in time for our blog post today about the role of the FBI in the Phoenix kidnapping crisis comes a major announcement that the FBI will focus more on the problem as part of a strategy to combat cartel violence. In a statement made today during his trip in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Hold ... More >>

Traitor’s Don Cheadle and co-stars can’t elevate the film past ho-hum

Just in time for our blog post today about the role of the FBI in the Phoenix kidnapping crisis comes a major announcement that the FBI will focus more on the problem as part of a strategy to combat cartel violence. In a statement made today during his trip in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Hold ... More >>

Bombshell: The explosive backstory in the Robert Ortloff murder trial may be more fascinating than the case itself

Just in time for our blog post today about the role of the FBI in the Phoenix kidnapping crisis comes a major announcement that the FBI will focus more on the problem as part of a strategy to combat cartel violence. In a statement made today during his trip in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Hold ... More >>

Snake on a Plane

Continental Airlines had a cold-blooded killer on board but refused law enforcement's pleas to land

Ace Up His Sleeve

Overly slick, heavily edited dark comedy works despite itself

Sigma

Violence Speaks Louder Than Words
(Shadow Cast Records)

FBI Raids Polygs

Federal agents descend on fugitive polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs' followers with 66 subpoenas. Five were served

Too Close for Comfort

To Yaser with love.

On Guard

State's resources woefully inadequate for regulating private security guards

Beast of Show

See Spot Run wins 'Dog of the Week' award

Burn, Baby, Burn

'Stop urban sprawl!' 'Burn the rich!' 'An acre an hour is obscene!' Is it any wonder some are rooting for the arsonists?

The Art of Ordeal

Kidnaped, tortured and nearly killed in a Mexican hellhole, a Phoenix entrepreneur wants to teach others about the perils of doing business south of the border

Divorced From the Mob

He was a stool pigeon for the FBI. Now Anthony Perri says the feds made him the victim of a dirty double-cross.

Underwear Under Scrutiny

FBI subpoenas Posse Foundation records of sale of pink boxers

Rescue Workers Grilled in Derailment Probe

Investigators check background of firefighter, repeatedly interview thosewho responded to wreck site

BRIAN KINGMAN'S BLUE PERIOD

THE FORMER OAKLAND A'S PITCHER GOT ENTANGLED IN THE THEFT OF A MILLION-DOLLAR PICASSO. EXCEPT IT WASN'T A PICASSO.

INNOCENT BYSTANDERS

THEY MET BY ACCIDENT AT SAGURO LAKE. A WEEK LATER, THEY WRER IN JAIL.

Bank Robberies on the Rise in Valley; Feds and Local Authorities Pledge to Work Cases Hard

The number of bank robberies in the Valley have doubled compared to the first few months of 2008, prompting authorities to pledge to work harder on the cases. From January to May 1 in 2008, robbers held up 44 Valley banks. In the same four months in 2009, they hit 88. There were 179 bank ... More >>

Hot Links: Gascon's Temp, Guns in Cars, and Bank Robberies

Phoenix City Council will vote this week on three projects: a 12-acre entertainment district on Jackson Street, a $300 million expansion of the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, and a Latino cultural center on Adams Street. Wednesday is the council's last meeting before the summer recess...As Mesa Po ... More >>

Source: FBI Interested in SCA Case Involving Joe Arpaio's Office

  Just hung up from one of our trusty "Deep Throat" sources who tells us the FBI is highly interested in the Sheriff's Command Association case. Our source says New Times articles this morning about the men behind the SCA donations were forwarded to the local FBI office. An FBI a ... More >>

Time Bomb: A '70s Cop Killing Investigation Leads to a Chicago Law Professor Who Helped Launch Barack Obama's Political Career

  Just hung up from one of our trusty "Deep Throat" sources who tells us the FBI is highly interested in the Sheriff's Command Association case. Our source says New Times articles this morning about the men behind the SCA donations were forwarded to the local FBI office. An FBI a ... More >>

October 28 In Blogs: Vice Magazine, Circle of Food, Barry Goldwater, and Arpaio

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Target of FBI Probe, Says Channel 5 in Report to Air Thursday Up on the Sun: Club ... More >>

FBI Makes Arrest in Murdered Nun Case

The FBI announced this morning that it has made an arrest in the case of the nun murdered in New Mexico over the weekend -- and that's about it. Sister Marguerite Bartz​For some reason, the FBI is not revealing any details about the person arrested, other than the suspect was picked up early ... More >>

Identity of Person Arrested in Murdered Nun Case Finally Confirmed; Thanks for Nothing FBI

Sister Marguerite Bartz​The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been entirely unhelpful in allowing the media to properly report just about anything regarding the nun murdered in New Mexico over the weekend.Last week the bureau told us the murdered nun's car was found somewhere in Arizona -- ... More >>

Authorities Need Help Catching "The First-Aid Bandit" Suspected of Robbing Four Valley Banks

"The First-Aid Bandit"​There's a new bandit in town and authorities have given him what is possibly the least-cool moniker since the infamous "Salon Bandit." The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for the man it is calling "The First-Aid Bandit."Don't let the name fool you, this guy isn't ... More >>

Activist Dennis Gilman's Letter of Disgust to Eric Holder's DOJ Investigators

Like a lot of anti-Arpaio activists in town, videographer Dennis Gilman has been assisting the U.S. Department of Justice gather evidence of abuse of power and racial profiling by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. He's provided them with a massive amount of video that he and others have culled w ... More >>

FBI Looking for "High Country Bandits" Believed to Have Robbed Six Arizona Banks

Surveillance footage from one of the banks hit by the "High Country Bandits."​Arizona's got a brand new pair of "bandits" that the FBI believes are linked to at least six bank robberies since October.The FBI is calling the bank-robbing duo the "High Country Bandits" because the majority of t ... More >>

Two Middle-Eastern Men Detained at Sky Harbor for "Speaking Loudly" and Watching The Kingdom on DVD

www.thedailyshow.com​Two Middle-Eastern men were detained by federal and local authorities Saturday night at Sky Harbor International Airport after passengers on their U.S. Airways flight told flight attendants the pair was "acting suspiciously."The men weren't running up the aisles screamin ... More >>

"No Tricks Bandit" Sought by FBI for Four Successful Valley Bank Robberies

The "No Tricks Bandit"​ We figured it was only a matter of time before the FBI came up with a new, lame moniker for the man responsible for robbing four Valley banks in the last week and attempting to rob another on Tuesday.   We figured right.The FBI's bandit-naming department did ... More >>

"Chameleon Bandit" Sought by FBI for Five Bank Robberies

The FBI's Phoenix division "The Chameleon Bandit" hard at work​The FBI's bandit-naming department is at it again, and the latest bandit name is even dumber than yesterday's "no tricks bandit," who was shot last night by the Dirty Harry of the Scottsdale Police Department, as pointed out in ... More >>

FBI Seeks "Mummy Bandit;" Yeah, the Dude Actually Dressed Up Like a Mummy

The Mummy Bandit​After coming up with a bunch of the dumbest bandit names we'd ever heard, the FBI's bandit-naming department has finally hit the nail on the head with the name of the latest bank-robbing buffoon.The federal fuzz is currently looking for "The Mummy Bandit" -- the man they bel ... More >>

Nigerian-Like Scam Hits Our Inbox--We Run for Cover!

Just about everyone we know who routinely plays around on the Net -- which is just about everyone -- has gotten a Nigerian scam letter.   ​You gotta know the deal: Someone has $30 million awaiting them in a Swiss bank, or something, but only if you fork over $3,000 or so to the cause. ... More >>

Another Valley Bank Robber Uses Bandages as Possible Disguise During Heist

​There's a new bank robber on the loose who bares a striking resemblance to one of our favorite, horribly-named bank-robbing "bandits."You may recall the "First-Aid Bandit," later re-named the "Band-Aid Bandit," who was arrested in January after a string of robberies stretching from Gilbert to Que ... More >>

"Hothead Bandit" Indicted on 25 Counts Following Alleged Bank-Robbery Spree

​A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 25-count indictment yesterday against a man dubbed "The Hothead Bandit" by the FBI's over-worked bandit-naming department.Timothy John Kestle, 55, of Litchfield Park, has been charged with 13 counts of armed bank robbery and 12 counts of possessing or us ... More >>

J.T. Ready Not an FBI Informant, He Says

Warrior4god13 J.T. Ready's accuser explains his desert "Bermuda Triangle" theory There've been a couple of oddball YouTube videos kicking around lately alleging that J.T. Ready, Arizona's best known neo-Nazi, is an FBI informant. One of them, put up by the YouTube channel HOLLYWOODILLUS ... More >>

Dog Beat Dog: To Pull Off the Biggest Pit Bull Fighting Bust in U.S. History, Investigators and Their Dogs Went Undercover

Warrior4god13 J.T. Ready's accuser explains his desert "Bermuda Triangle" theory There've been a couple of oddball YouTube videos kicking around lately alleging that J.T. Ready, Arizona's best known neo-Nazi, is an FBI informant. One of them, put up by the YouTube channel HOLLYWOODILLUS ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Will He Get the "Nogales Mayor Treatment" from Terry Goddard and the FBI?

Damn! We're in a tight spot! Where's Lisa Allen when I need her? Watching the footage of Nogales Mayor Octavio Garcia-Von Borstel and his father Octavio Garcia Suarez dragged before a judge in shackles and prison stripes after their arrests on charges of bribery, theft, fraud and mon ... More >>

Fake Bomb Likely Used to Test Airport Security, Says Federal Complaint Filed Against Three African Refugees; Similar Device Found in Memphis

Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeAsa Shani, Shullu Gorado, and Luwiza Daman were charged by federal complaint for allegedly trying to bring a simulated explosive past security at Sky Harbor.​ Three African refugees who conspired to take a fake bomb through a checkpoint at Sky Harbor airp ... More >>

Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers

Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeAsa Shani, Shullu Gorado, and Luwiza Daman were charged by federal complaint for allegedly trying to bring a simulated explosive past security at Sky Harbor.​ Three African refugees who conspired to take a fake bomb through a checkpoint at Sky Harbor airp ... More >>

Maricopa Teen Caught With 500 Child-Porn Videos and Pictures After Year-Long FBI Investigation

Image: www.fbi.gov​A year-long child-porn investigation led FBI agents this summer to a Maricopa teenager with a personal stash of 500 videos and pictures of sexually exploited children.The case was outlined in court records filed yesterday by the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office, which requests the ... More >>