Phone scammers pose as federal agents

Fraudsters may disguise their phone numbers to appear to be coming from a federal agency.

Director Wray defends the ‘real FBI’ against criticism from House Republicans

Chris Wray refused to engage in specific questions about ongoing federal investigations, including those involving former President Donald Trump and Hunter Biden.

Man arrested by FBI at Augusta gas station for selling fentanyl, meth and cocaine

Alvaro 'Santos' Annover Motera Arias was arrested Friday at MD's Market on 240 Riverside Drive in Augusta for allegedly selling controlled substances.

Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison

Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.

Past U.S. presidents, vice presidents asked to recheck for classified documents

Handling of classified documents has been a problem off and on for decades, from presidents to Cabinet members and staff across multiple administrations stretching as far back as Jimmy Carter.

Auburn deputy chief of police graduates from FBI Academy

FBI warns of steep climb in ‘sextortion’ cases targeting teen boys

An explosive increase in teenage boys targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending explicit pictures of themselves has the FBI sounding a public-safety alarm.

Eleven years after disappearance of Ayla Reynolds, wrongful death suit, police probe continue

Ayla was reported missing Dec. 17, 2011, by her father, Justin DiPietro, from her grandmother's Violette Avenue home in Waterville, launching the most costly state police investigation in Maine history, and she has never been found.

Active shooter hoax calls at Maine schools were ‘very real’ to those involved

The calls impacted 10 schools across Maine and are still under investigation by the Maine State Police and FBI.

Steele dossier source acquitted, in loss for special counsel John Durham

Durham, who was asked by Attorney General William P. Barr in 2019 to review the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign in 2016, is sure to face renewed pressure to wrap up his work following the verdict.