Ex-FBI trainee gets 15 months for trading on girlfriend’s info

Ex-FBI trainee gets 15 months for trading on girlfriend’s info

A former FBI trainee is the latest in a number of cases brought by US authorities against people who traded on secret data gleaned from their partners while working from home during the pandemic.

  • byChris Dolmetsch

Latest

Arrests over ‘Warzone’ malware used to hijack Australian devices
Exclusive
Cybersecurity

Arrests over ‘Warzone’ malware used to hijack Australian devices

Authorities have dismantled an alleged cybercrime network selling subscriptions to hacking software used to target Australians,following an international operation.

  • byPatrick Begley
Man linked to Wieambilla police shootings charged over military weaponry

Man linked to Wieambilla police shootings charged over military weaponry

A US man accused of messaging the Australian family who gunned down two police officers and a neighbour is facing additional charges of illegally possessing military-style rifles and threatening FBI agents.

  • byRex Martinich
Qld police shooting at Wieambilla inspired ‘true threats’ from US man

Qld police shooting at Wieambilla inspired ‘true threats’ from US man

An American accused of messaging the Australian family who shot two police officers at a Wieambilla property later used the killings to bolster his alleged threats against public figures,US prosecutors have said.

  • byRex Martinich
Number of murders decline in the US along with other violent crime

Number of murders decline in the US along with other violent crime

But an uptick in property crime aligns with recent reports from major trade groups,who say organised retail crime has worsened “exponentially” since before the pandemic.

  • byJulia Harte
Two FBI agents uncovered a paedophile ring,leading to their murders – then a Perth arrest

Two FBI agents uncovered a paedophile ring,leading to their murders – then a Perth arrest

After they were shot in Florida in 2021,their work continued,unearthing an international paedophile ring. It led to the arrest of a man jailed this week.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Advertisement
Murder of FBI agents leads to alleged Australian paedophile ring bust

Murder of FBI agents leads to alleged Australian paedophile ring bust

Two FBI agents were killed investigating a child abuse ring – a year later Australian police arrested 19 men allegedly linked to the dark web paedophile network.

  • byPerry Duffin
The man tasked with investigating Trump works with speed and aggression

The man tasked with investigating Trump works with speed and aggression

A largely unknown former prosecutor,Jack Smith has delivered his basic assessment in two criminal investigations in a little more than eight months.

  • byGlenn Thrush,Adam Goldman andMichael S. Schmidt
What’s next in Trump’s legal battle and his bid to return to the White House

What’s next in Trump’s legal battle and his bid to return to the White House

Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign is far from over. As the recent New York case showed,criminal charges have previously been a boon to his fundraising.

  • byJack Queen
The perfect fall guy:How hackers used stolen Australian IDs to pull off a major US fraud
Investigation
White collar crime

The perfect fall guy:How hackers used stolen Australian IDs to pull off a major US fraud

The fraud against an investment house tied to one of America’s biggest companies,TPG Capital,sounds more suited to the pages of a modern-day financial crime thriller.

  • bySarah Danckert
FBI restarts Julian Assange probe despite hopes of release
Exclusive
Assange saga

FBI restarts Julian Assange probe despite hopes of release

Julian Assange’s former ghostwriter,novelist Andrew O’Hagan,has been sought by the FBI for an interview about the Australian WikiLeaks founder.

  • byMatthew Knott