Chief Calls on Air Marshals to ‘Root Out’ Misconduct
The director of the Federal Air Marshal Service said Friday that he was "embarrassed" by incidents of air marshal misconduct described in a ProPublica investigation published last week with USA Today.
The investigation found that more than three dozen air marshals have been charged with crimes, including 18 felonies, and that hundreds of air marshals have been accused of misconduct. The cases included child sex abuse, solicitation for murder and the use of badges to smuggle drugs past security.
On Friday morning, Director Robert … more…
Air Marshals: Undercover and Under Arrest
Shawn Nguyen bragged that he could sneak anything past airport security using his top-secret clearance as a federal air marshal. And for … more…
Two New Investigations From ProPublica
Two of ProPublica’s long-running investigations go live today.
In the first, done in partnership with USA Today, ProPublica’s … more…
History of the Federal Air Marshal Service
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May 1, 1961 -- In the first hijacking of a U.S. airliner, a Miami man takes over a National Airlines flight and … more…
Air Marshals and the Law
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Will New Admin. Deliver on U.S. Pledge to Iraqi Refugees?
Updated November 6, 2008 6:15 pm EST
President-elect Barack Obama will inherit an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Iraq, including the … more…
Former Prosecutor: War Crimes Case “Eviscerated”
We’ve been writing about what appears to be the government’s quickly collapsing cases in the coming war crimes trials at Guantanamo … more…
Former Gitmo Prosecutor: Detainee Was Child Soldier and ‘Duped’
Last week, we wrote about the latest resignation of a Gitmo military prosecutor. The officer, Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld, complained in an … more…
After Acquittal, U.S. Resident Now Faces Deportation
Remember the alleged plot two summers ago to blow up the Sears Tower? Seven men from an obscure religious sect in Miami, the Seas of … more…
Terror Watch List Technologically Troubled
The U.S.'s terror watch list has long been criticized for being too broad. (List luminaries have included Sen. Ted Kennedy and a … more…
Gov. Discloses Border Crossing Database
Last month the Department of Homeland Security disclosed a new database, called the Border Crossing Information (BCI) system, on page … more…
October 31, 2008
DHS Won’t Say if Airport Screeners Were Alerted to Tests Thomas Frank, USA Today, October 31, 2008
October 27, 2008
Shadowy Informant to Take Stand in Fort Dix Trial Geoff Mulvihill , AP, October 27, 2008
October 02, 2008
Police Report: Rethink Spending on Anti-Terrorism Mimi Hall, USA Today, October 02, 2008
October 01, 2008
Some Travelers Allege Profiling in Border Patrol Inspections Emily Bazar, USA Today, October 01, 2008
September 29, 2008
DHS, Landowners Wrangle over Border Fence Melissa Del Bosque, Texas Observer, September 29, 2008
September 23, 2008
Homeland Security Replaces Head of Troubled Border Program Chris Strohm, CongressDaily , September 23, 2008
GAO: Nuke Detection Equipment to Cost $3.1 Billion Eileen Sullivan , AP, September 23, 2008
September 19, 2008
Airport Screeners Bypass Security 9News, September 19, 2008
September 16, 2008
U.S. Resident Acquitted of Terrorism Charges Faces Deportation, Years in Prison Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, September 16, 2008
September 08, 2008
Lawmakers Demand More Info in Anthrax Probe Scott Shane and Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, September 08, 2008