Steve Neavling

It was an unsettling confession.

Miranda Barbour, 19, who is charged with murder stemming from a Craigslist ad in Pennsylvania, told authorities she killed at least 22 others as part of a satanic cult, Reuters reports.

The FBI said Sunday it was working with local police.

Barbour made the confessions during a jailhouse interview, saying she’s killed people from as far away as Alaska.

On Sunday, the FBI said its Philadelphia Philadelphia division “has recently been in contact with the Sunbury Police Department regarding Miranda Barbour, and will offer any assistance requested in the case.”

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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is urging the FBI to reconsider plans to move a field office from the state to North Dakota.

“When the FBI was looking to set-up an office in the area, Sidney community leaders recognized the importance of having these resources in the area and stepped up to offer space and support to the agents. Now the FBI needs to step-up and recognize the importance of keeping the office in Sidney,” Bullock told the Sidney Herald.

The FBI opened an office in Sidney last year because of a spike in crime from development around the Bakken oil fields.

But now some authorities say the time has come to bring back the agents in North Dakota where they are more needed.

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John Sandweg, a former defense attorney who became the acting head of ICE in August despite scant law enforcement experience, plans to resign Friday, Fox News reports.

Sandweg notified agency employees in a letter that he’s joining the private sector. He offered no explanation for his departure.

“Over the past several months I had the opportunity to work alongside many of you,” he wrote. “I was always amazed by your dedication and commitment to the agency and our nation. Despite the challenges we face, you continue to push on, achieving remarkable security and public safety gains for our country.”

Questions were raised at the time of his appointment because he lacked law enforcement experience to run the second-largest law enforcement agency.

Newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson also told employees via email about Sandweg’s departure.

“On a personal note I would like to thank John for his work as I learned about the department during my confirmation process,” Sandweg wrote.

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After four years of attacks and controversies, Attorney General appears to be finally settling in during his second term under President Obama.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Holder “has tackled his responsibilities with newfound energy and determination, surprising critics and supporters alike by striking out on a broad, ambitious and unapologetically liberal agenda.”

Here’s what he’s done: shortened prison sentences, pursued mega-banks for fraud and plans to ban federal agents from basing investigations on discriminatory practices.

“I am focusing on issues — really focusing on issues — in these last few weeks that have been near and dear to me for as long as I’ve been a lawyer,” Holder said in an interview. “This whole notion of criminal justice reform, civil rights enforcement — all these are the kinds of things that animated me and that made me want to become a lawyer in the first place.”

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