Justice Releases Details On New FBI Powers

The ongoing yin and yang between law enforcement and civil liberties groups continued to rear its head Friday  as the Justice Department released new guidelines for FBI powers. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON– Justice Department officials released new guidelines yesterday that empower FBI agents to use intrusive techniques to gather intelligence within…

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Feds Digging In N.Y. For Mobsters

The FBI is digging for bodies linked to the mob wars in the 1990s. In 2006,  agents in Michigan dug up rural land outside of Detroit looking for James Hoffa, but came up empty handed. BY Robert E. Kessler and Sophia Chang Newsday FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -Federal agents were digging at two sites and investigating a third site in East Farmingdale…

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