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Secret Service Agent on Pence’s Detail Suspended after Prostitution Arrest
The Takedown FEDagent 4/12/17 The Takedown FEDagent 4/12/17

Secret Service Agent on Pence’s Detail Suspended after Prostitution Arrest

A Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Mike Pence’s detail was reportedly suspended after meeting up with a prostitute at a Maryland hotel.

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Mexican Police Commander Aided, Leaked Information to Drug Cartels
The Takedown FEDagent 4/6/17 The Takedown FEDagent 4/6/17

Mexican Police Commander Aided, Leaked Information to Drug Cartels

A former high-ranking commander of an intelligence-sharing unit in the Mexican Federal Police faces charges for sharing information with the Beltran Leyva drug cartel in exchange for millions of dollars.

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White House Fence Jumper Caught by Her Own Shoelaces
The Takedown FEDagent 3/23/17 The Takedown FEDagent 3/23/17

White House Fence Jumper Caught by Her Own Shoelaces

A woman attempting to climb over the White House fence Tuesday night was found dangling from the fence by her shoelaces, according to the U.S. Secret Service.

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Justice Department Charges Russian Spies with Yahoo Cyber Breach
The Takedown FEDagent 3/16/17 The Takedown FEDagent 3/16/17

Justice Department Charges Russian Spies with Yahoo Cyber Breach

The Justice Department brought the first-ever U.S. criminal cyber charges against Russian government officials Wednesday when they announced the indictments of two Russian spies and two criminal hackers with the heist of 500 million Yahoo user accounts in 2014.

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Owner of Popular Miami Gym Arrested in $10 Million Steroid Ring Bust
The Takedown FEDagent 2/23/17 The Takedown FEDagent 2/23/17

Owner of Popular Miami Gym Arrested in $10 Million Steroid Ring Bust

The co-owner of a popular Miami gym was arrested Wednesday morning when federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents and U.S. Marshals raided the gym.

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ICE Agents Arrest Hundreds of Immigrants in Nationwide Crackdown
The Takedown FEDagent 2/16/17 The Takedown FEDagent 2/16/17

ICE Agents Arrest Hundreds of Immigrants in Nationwide Crackdown

Authorities from the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in six states last week.

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Former DEA Agent Gets Probation for Strip Club Lies
The Takedown FEDagent 2/9/17 The Takedown FEDagent 2/9/17

Former DEA Agent Gets Probation for Strip Club Lies

An ex-agent at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was sentenced to one year of probation and community service after being convicted of lying about his New Jersey strip club last year.

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DEA Seizes $1.8M in Heroin and Fetanyl
The Takedown FEDagent 2/2/17 The Takedown FEDagent 2/2/17

DEA Seizes $1.8M in Heroin and Fetanyl

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) of Maine seized 4.4 pounds of heroin and four pounds of fentanyl as part of a drug bust in Massachusetts last week.

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El Chapo Arrives in U.S. Pleads Not Guilty to 17 Counts
The Takedown FEDagent 1/26/17 The Takedown FEDagent 1/26/17

El Chapo Arrives in U.S. Pleads Not Guilty to 17 Counts

After arriving in the United States last week following his extradition from Mexico, drug lord El Chapo will face charges in Brooklyn, New York for operating a continuing criminal enterprise and other drug-related crimes through his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel, according to the Department of Justice.

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Two Street Gang Members Plead Guilty to Attempted Murder, Racketeering
The Takedown FEDagent 1/19/17 The Takedown FEDagent 1/19/17

Two Street Gang Members Plead Guilty to Attempted Murder, Racketeering

Two members of the South Carolina Cowboys street gang pled guilty to charges related to their roles in gang-related shootings.

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Alabama Police Chief Gets 27 Months in Prison for Assaulting Arrestee
The Takedown FEDagent 1/12/17 The Takedown FEDagent 1/12/17

Alabama Police Chief Gets 27 Months in Prison for Assaulting Arrestee

Former Alabama police chief, Daniel Winters, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for assaulting and failing to protect an arrestee.

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DOJ Releases Name of FBI Agent Accused of Insider Trading Leak
The Takedown FEDagent 1/5/17 The Takedown FEDagent 1/5/17

DOJ Releases Name of FBI Agent Accused of Insider Trading Leak

Prosecutors identified the FBI agent who they say admitted to leaking information to reporters about an insider trading investigation centering on Las Vegas sports gambler and professional golfer Phil Mickelson.

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Ex-USA Gymnastics Doctor had 37k Child Porn Images, Says FBI
The Takedown FEDagent 12/22/16 The Takedown FEDagent 12/22/16

Ex-USA Gymnastics Doctor had 37k Child Porn Images, Says FBI

During a search at his Michigan property, the FBI found at least 37,000 images and videos of child pornography on Larry Nassar’s hard drives, plus videos of the former Michigan State University doctor sexually assaulting girls under the age of 12, according to an agent who testified in federal court in Grand Rapids.

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Former HSI Agent Accused of Stealing Drug Money
The Takedown FEDagent 12/15/16 The Takedown FEDagent 12/15/16

Former HSI Agent Accused of Stealing Drug Money

A former Homeland Security Investigations agent was accused of using his position to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars of drug money and then laundering the money through real estate transactions and foreign banks.

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Man Plotting to Kill Federal Employees Gets 30 in Prison
The Takedown FEDagent 12/8/16 The Takedown FEDagent 12/8/16

Man Plotting to Kill Federal Employees Gets 30 in Prison

A Cincinnati man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for plotting, planning, and attempting an attack on government officials during the 2015 State of the Union Address in the name of ISIS.

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Princess Cruises Faces $40M Penalty for ‘Deliberate Pollution’
The Takedown FEDagent 12/1/16 The Takedown FEDagent 12/1/16

Princess Cruises Faces $40M Penalty for ‘Deliberate Pollution’

Princess Cruise Lines must pay a $40 million fine for "deliberate pollution of the seas and intentional acts to cover it up," according to the Department of Justice, which declared it "the largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate vessel pollution."

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ICE Arrests More than 400 International Fugitives
The Takedown FEDagent 11/17/16 The Takedown FEDagent 11/17/16

ICE Arrests More than 400 International Fugitives

Thanks to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) National Fugitive Operations Program (NFOP), 406 foreign fugitives were arrested this fiscal year.

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Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Beating Black Man
The Takedown FEDagent 11/10/16 The Takedown FEDagent 11/10/16

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Beating Black Man

A white man in Ohio pled guilty to a federal hate crime after attacking a black man “in the name of the white race.”

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ICE Agents Bust International Sex Trafficking Ring
The Takedown FEDagent 11/3/16 The Takedown FEDagent 11/3/16

ICE Agents Bust International Sex Trafficking Ring

A joint-effort between Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations in New York and the Mexican Federal Police led to the arrest of six people on sex trafficking-related charges.

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Strip Club Owners Sentenced to Prison for Evading $650,000 in taxes
The Takedown FEDagent 10/27/16 The Takedown FEDagent 10/27/16

Strip Club Owners Sentenced to Prison for Evading $650,000 in taxes

A father and two sons who operated a strip club were sentenced to prison Tuesday for evading $650,000 in taxes.

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