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FBI Caught 26 Investors Who Rigged Foreclosure Bids During the Housing Crisis

Earlier this month, Norman Montalvo, of Concord, pleaded guilty to bid-rigging at foreclosure auctions. He was the 26th person the FBI has caught since the agency began investigating real estate foreclosure auctions sometime during the housing crisis. Bid-rigging occurs when real estate investors c ... More >>

Drugs and Marijuana Dominate Nation's Arrests -- As Usual

Yes, America is the world's most incarcerating nation. But take solace in this: Fewer people are arrested in America every year, according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Reporting data. They just keep getting arrested for the same few things. Exactly 9,536,787 people made up the 12.4 million ... More >>

The FBI Says: Be Suspicious of People Who Pay for Lattes With Cash

​ Hotel staff. Salespeople at home electronics stores. Baristas. All of you are now on the front lines of the United States' war on terror, claims the FBI, which just released a series of 25 handouts on spotting potential terrorists, part of its "Communities Against Terror" initiative. Infowars' P ... More >>

FBI to Announce Development in Case of Daniel Andreas San Diego, Vegan Bay Area Bomber

Doesn't like meat​Authorities say they have some big development in the unresolved case of Daniel Andreas San Diego, the vegan animal liberationist who is wanted for the 2003 bombings of a biotechnology firm and a nutrition and cosmetics company in the Bay Area. FBI officials told reporters that S ... More >>

The FBI Classifies Juggalos as a Gang (of Idiots?)

​Well, it's official. According to the FBI's National Gang Threat Assessment for 2011, Juggalos -- those loud-mouthed, clown-faced, Insane Clown Posse-loving idiots -- are a real live gang. They're listed as a "Non-Traditional" gang on the Contents page, but they're a gang nonetheless. And if you ... More >>

Anonymous Plans Another Protest Today While Feds Launch Investigation of Hacking Group

Until you starting fucking with our commutes​Always a mark of another Monday: General crankiness, an extra cup of coffee, and oh, a BART protest.The group responsible for the ongoing demonstrations, which have shutdown stations and frustrated commuters, is planning another service disruption tonig ... More >>

Pablo Sandoval Helps the Search for Missing Children

He's good -- on and off the field ​Like the Kung Fu Panda he is nicknamed after, the Giants' Pablo Sandoval makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside. And not just because he recently made the All-Star roster, fulfilling a lifelong dream. He's also a giving guy. Last week, the Giants star financed 40,0 ... More >>

List: What Threats Should San Franciscans Be Frightened Of?

Seth Rosenfeld, S.F. Reporter, Sues FBI to Get Records on Militant Activist Richard Masato Aoki

Richard Masato Aoki would have wanted those records released​Nearly 10 years ago, local journalist Seth Rosenfeld garnered fame for his scathing series "The Campus files: Reagan, Hoover, and the UC Red Scare," which uncovered the FBI's conspiracy to harass UC Berkeley students and faculty during t ... More >>

FBI Takes Over Police Misconduct Investigation from DA George Gascón

DA George Gascon​District Attorney George Gascón said today that he is turning over his office's investigation into alleged police misconduct to FBI agents and the U.S. Attorney's office.Following a press conference, Gascón issued a statement that U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag "has agreed to take o ... More >>

Little Brother Is Watching You (Watch Him)

Jacob Peter Schlildgen, 'Scarf Bandit' Busted: Suspected of Three Bank of America Heists

Not our man...​San Francisco Police and the FBI are claiming that 43-year-old Jacob Peter Schildgren, arrested yesterday shortly after allegedly knocking over a Bank of America armed only with a "gray plastic bag,"  is the "Scarf Bandit" responsible for three BofA heists. A teller says Schild ... More >>

Tracking Device Found On Santa Clara College Student's Car -- FBI Wants it Back

Hey! The college kid's getting some pizza!​Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old college student from Santa Clara, was surprised to discover a GPS tracking device on his car a week ago during an oil change. We can bet he was even more surprised when, after a friend posted photos of the device on Reddit.com, ... More >>

FBI to Wikipedia: Quit Using Our Seal

Breakin' the law, breakin' the law...​The FBI recently contacted the San Francisco offices of Wikipedia -- but it wasn't a call about national secrets or terrorism or interstate crime rings or anything like that. It turns out the Feds don't want Wikipedia to use the official FBI seal -- the one no ... More >>

The Informant!

Local Blogger Takes (Some) Credit For FBI Release Of Michael Jackson Files

via flickr by Bernissimo Sunshine act​The FBI finally released hundreds of pages of classified documents related to pop star icon Michael Jackson, who died in August, detailing various investigations, including threats of a terrorist attack against Jackson. And local rabble-rouser Michael ... More >>

Charitable Front

Mysterious organizations in the Bay Area profess to be advocating for liberal causes. In truth, they appear to be part of a secretive group with a bizarre radical past.

Time Bomb

Weather Underground leaders claimed their bombings were devised to avoid bloodshed. But FBI agents suspect the radical '70s group killed an S.F. cop in the name of revolution.

Facebook Scam Targets Grandparents of Military Personnel

When Johnny comes marching home -- he'll be POed that grandma sent that scammer posing as him some cash​We're not sure how many grandparent-age readers we have here in blogland, so we thought we'd relay word of this heartless scam to readers that may know some older folks.As if military families n ... More >>

Predators are free to move about the cabin

The girl flew as an unaccompanied minor, and she's still experiencing turbulence.

Making History

Playing Dead

Spy vs. Why

Logic goes out with the intrigue in ho-hum "thriller" Traitor.

Internet Archive, EFF Smack Down FBI

This Day in History: Battle of Alcatraz

Following the Falafel Trail: FBI Mined Bay Area Food Sales

Following the Falafel Trail: FBI Mined Bay Area Food Sales

Keep Those Eyes To The Ground: Found Magazine Hits The Bay Area

Beijing, Tokyo, or... Daly City? -- Little Manila, Rebecca and Terry Solomon

Ace Up His Sleeve

Joe Carnahan's overly slick, heavily edited dark comedy works despite itself

Echoes of the Revolution

The struggle between Bay Area law enforcement and the Black Panthers is still going on after 35 years

Not on the List

Dog Bites tags along for a Kafka-esque encounter with the FBI

Redemption Thong

Salma's shorts get top billing in an otherwise unwatchable caper

Weathered

Underground but not forgotten

Big Doctor Is Watching

As of April 14, the national security police can monitor your medical records without your knowledge. So can the local police.

The Fix Is In

At least that's what Janet Campbell claimed about construction bids at UCSF, where she soon found herself out of a job

Karnak Sees a Black Turban ...

That'll be $20 million, please

The Perfect Crime

For 20 years, South American thieves have been stealing millions of dollars in gems and jewelry from traveling salespeople in San Francisco. And no one -- not the cops, jewelers, or insurance companies -- has the slightest idea how to stop them.

The Great Minnow Hunt

Why did the U.S. Attorney's Office angle for fingerlings -- and apparently ignore trophy catches -- during its corruption investigation at the San Francisco Housing Authority?

Matt Smith

Parking Problem

Night Crawler

Games People Play

Night Crawler

Dial Saddam for Murder

Sargon Dadesho survived an Iraqi assassination plot. Now he's out for blood money.

Trial by Liar

The snitches mumbled, stumbled, equivocated, and perjured themselves The jury found Bernard Temple -- the man prosecutors believed to be a bloodthirsty assassin for drug dealers -- not guilty of murder.

Stage

Unspun

The Grid

Dog Bites

The Absolutely True, Somewhat Spurious and Totally Impossible

CONSPIRACIES BY THE BAY!!!