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Trump appointee overseeing election investigations steps down from FBI role

Andrew Bailey will resign as FBI co-deputy director about a year after assuming the position

The Guardian - US · Sep 28

'Naive gamer' to IS sympathiser: How US teen Daniel Fischer was radicalised

An American boy who went from being a “naive gamer” to embracing an “extreme vision” of Islam became an IS “sympathiser” and eventually a convict working to leave extremist ideology.

The Times of India · Sep 28

Head of FBI's New York field office to serve as co-deputy director after Bongino's departure

The head of the FBI’s New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino following his departure last week

The Independent UK · Jan 9

New Orleans attacker fell into extremism after marital and financial woes

Shamsud-Din Jabbar once worked at a major accountancy, but a chaotic family life undermined his stability

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2025

FBI Investigating Lone Suspect In New Orleans Terrorist Attack

Discovery of potential terrorist activities in Houston linked to suspect Jabbar, with plans to place bombs in New Orleans thwarted by FBI.

Top News · Jan 3, 2025

Cybertruck bomber and New Orleans terrorist shared several commonalities

Authorities continue to examine any possible links indicating that the suspects were coconspirators planning coordinated attacks, though nothing definitive has yet been found.

Fortune · Jan 3, 2025

New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage

A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans is filling New Orleans’ blocks as the city inches back to normalcy

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025

New Orleans Killer Acted Alone, Professed Loyalty To Jihadist Group: FBI

Despite initial concerns that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, had accomplices still on the run, preliminary investigations show he likely acted alone, FBI deputy assistant director Christopher Raia said. "We do not assess at this point that anyone else was involved," Raia said.

International Business Times · Jan 3, 2025

Despite ‘no definitive link,’ Trump border czar has ‘gut feeling’ New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks are connected

“Well, I think, the further the investigation goes, I think they’re going to find a connection between the two incidents,” Tom Homan told Fox News after law enforcement officials in both cases said there was no evidence linking the two.

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

FBI reveals timeline of New Orleans terror suspect’s movements leading up to deadly attack

Jabbar, 42, traveled from his home in Houston, Texas, to New Orleans on New Year’s Eve in a rented pickup truck

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025