Case pending against US man who warned Russian stepson may attack SochiBoth parties moved Wednesday for an extension in the federal criminal case against an American father who stands accused of having falsely reported to the FBI that his Russian stepson was planning a terrorist attack targeting the Olympic Games in Sochi.16:11 20.02.2014
US navy veteran jailed for trying to spy for RussiaA retired US Navy officer has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for attempting to spy for Russia, the FBI said.11:54 11.02.2014
US launches federal case against Russian student found with explosivesA Russian university student living in central Pennsylvania faces federal charges after law enforcement officers allegedly discovered explosive devices in his room, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.13:32 07.02.2014
Russian national sentenced to 2.5 years in US for securities fraud conspiracyRussian national Petr Murmylyuk was sentenced in the US on Friday to two and a half years in prison for conspiracy to commit securities fraud, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.12:40 03.02.2014
Russian national pleads guilty in US to role in developing SpyEye malwareRussian national Aleksandr Panin pleaded guilty in the US Tuesday to conspiring to commit wire and bank fraud in connection with his role in developing and distributing the SpyEye malware program.12:21 29.01.2014
Father of slain Tsarnaev associate appeals to Obama for answers – reportThe father of Ibragim Todashev, a young man who was shot and killed in May during an FBI interview connected to the pending Boston Marathon bombing, has appealed to US President Barrack Obama for answers regarding his son’s death.12:20 31.12.2013
US intelligence review of pre-Boston Bombing efforts delayed – reportA review aimed at determining the likelihood that the Boston Marathon bombing could have been prevented by the FBI, CIA, or other government agencies, has been delayed due to this month’s US government shutdown.18:54 29.10.2013
Russians among 55 implicated in California identity theft, tax fraud schemeFour federal grand jury indictments were unsealed last week accusing 55 people – Russian, Kazakh, Turkmen, and Uzbek nationals among them – of having engaged in various illicit acts including large-scale identity theft and fraudulent tax refunds.16:25 02.10.2013
Navigating the fine line between whistleblowing and espionageWhen one reveals classified information, acquired by way of high-level security clearance, to the public at large – is s/he a whistleblower or a spy? What if our hypothetical leaker was motivated at least in part by the desire to expose official wrongdoing, or should that even matter where national security is concerned?19:31 28.08.2013
ACLU calls for new investigations into Todashev deathThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants two US states, Florida and Massachusetts, to open their own investigations into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shooting death of a Chechen immigrant acquainted with one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.11:19 24.07.2013
FBI orders Florida examiners not to release Todashev autopsy – reportA medical examiner’s office in Florida claims to have been ordered by the FBI to refrain from releasing an autopsy report on the death of Ibragim Todashev, who was shot and killed in May during an FBI interview connected with the pending Boston Marathon bombing investigation, Boston Globe reported Tuesday.14:46 17.07.2013
Deportation of potential witness in Todashev case postponedThe departure date of a young woman described as a potential witness in the shooting death of Ibragim Todashev has been extended by 30 days.18:06 04.07.2013
Todashev’s father plans to sue US over son’s killingThe father of a Russian immigrant shot dead by the FBI during questioning in Florida said on Tuesday he would sue the US authorities over what he describes as the “extrajudicial execution” of his son.14:30 27.06.2013
Google Russia CEO denies giving US authorities direct access to serversGoogle does not provide any US government agencies or any other country's agencies with direct access to its servers, and any statements to the contrary are false, Kommersant business daily reports on Wednesday.11:22 19.06.2013
Apple admits to receiving government requests for user informationApple reported that it has published its statistics regarding user data requests from the US secret services after similar moves by Microsoft and Facebook.13:41 17.06.2013
The imperative of transparency as Boston Bombing probe takes a fatal turnOn May 22, the FBI Boston Division released a somewhat nebulous statement announcing that a “shooting incident involving an FBI special agent” had occurred early that same morning in Orlando. Without mentioning the names of any of those involved in the incident, the statement explained that during the course of an interview connected with the pending Boston Marathon bombing investigation, the interviewee had initiated a violent confrontation, adding that: “During the confrontation, the individual was killed and the agent sustained non-life threatening injuries.”13:17 10.06.2013
US intelligence keeps IT companies' servers under surveillance - lawmakerAlexei Pushkov, Head of the State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee, believes that the servers of major IT companies are being kept under constant surveillance by US intelligence services.13:55 07.06.2013
Tsarnaev acquaintance's father awaits permission to take son's bodyThe father of Ibragim Todashev, a man allegedly connected with Boston Marathon bombers who was shot and killed by FBI agents, has submitted documents to the US Embassy to get permission to travel to the US and take his son's body.17:47 30.05.2013
As media reels from AP probe, Russian-US crime ring suspects urge hunt for leaksAttorneys for Illya and Vadim Trincher – two men accused by US authorities of having played leading roles in interconnected Russian-American organized criminal enterprises – claimed last week that some of the evidence that US investigators gathered against them by means of electronic surveillance was leaked to reporters for the New York Times, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.13:09 28.05.2013
Russia, US to boost law enforcement cooperationRussia and the United States may set up joint working groups to counter emerging crime threats, Russia’s Interior Minister said at the end of a working visit to the United States.11:36 24.05.2013