Steve Neavling

Authorities knew him as the “Dread Pirate Roberts” and the founder of the largest online marketplace for illegal drugs.

His sophisticated site, called Silk Road, made it nearly impossible for authorities to trace him or the users because of an encryption network and digital currency called “bitcoin.”

But FBI agents finally tracked down the alleged founder, 29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht, after he posted his Gmail address online, CNN reports.

Experts were able to track him down at a San Francisco library.

The site allegedly sold drugs, fake IDs, guns and even hitmen.

Steve Neavling

President Obama pledged to run a transparent administration that respects public access to records.

But an internal audit of the Justice Department recently found excessive secrecy, according to Slate.

The audit found “persistent misunderstanding and lack of knowledge of certain classification processes.”

For example, a review of documents found that information was marked as secret despite containing no classified information, Slate reported.

Steve Neavling

Border Patrol agents, who are considered vital to protecting the safety of Americans, are working throughout the government shutdown.

But they – 52,000 of the 59,000 employees of CBP, might not see a paycheck until the government reopens, the Tucson Weekly reports.

Working without pay is a “slap in the face,” said Shawn Moran, vice president at large of the National Border Patrol Council, the union representing agents.

“We’re all out here serving our country, whether it’s overseas or on the border,” Moran said.

Moran said he worries about some employees because they live paycheck to paycheck while being expected to work.

Steve Neavling

Border Patrol Agent Nick Ivie thought he was tracking down Mexican drug smugglers in October 2012 when a shootout unfolded.

Ivie was fatally shot by a fellow officer who believed Ivie was a criminal.

For the first time, his wife, Christy Ivie, spoke out about the shooting, CBS 5 reports.

“There were four agents there. They told me there had been a shooting and he had been shot and killed. And it was unbelievable. I just remember saying, ‘No, no!’ over again.”

Then Ivie discovered the shooting was from friendly fire.

“I think it’s harder because I don’t have someone to be angry at. I don’t have someone to blame. It wasn’t a bad guy that he was up against. So that’s hard,” Ivie said.

This much we know: A woman with a 1-year-old girl in her black car provoked a shootout Thursday that ended her life after she triggered a chase through the heart of Washington D.C., CNN reports.

The driver was Miriam Carey, a 34-year-old dental hygienist from Connecticut.

But we don’t know why.

Investigators are searching for clues today, contacting family members and friends.

In December, Carey’s boyfriend told authorities that she was struggling with postpartum depression and was delusional.

OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST

• FBI’s Former Boston Chief Pleads Guilty in Ethics Case 
• Car Chase in Washington D.C. Leads Authorities to Connecticut
• Accused Al-Qaeda Member Extradited to U.S. to Face Terrorism Charges
• Snowden’s Email Provider Tried to Fool FBI Using Tiny Font
• Actress Montego Glover to Play FBI Analyst on FOX Drama ‘The Following’