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The FBI and other agencies are using polygraphs to find leakers. But do they work?
Polygraph exams are commonly called "lie-detector tests" but experts say that's not true.
FBI leader in Oregon departs for national intelligence role
Kieran Ramsey, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Portland Field Office, announced this month that he was promoted to an assistant director position in Washington, D.C. to coordinate between the FBI and the broader intelligence community.

FBI campaigns to increase hate crime reporting in Oregon
The FBI has rolled out a campaign asking Oregonians to report hate crimes and bias incidents, which law enforcement and researchers say occur far more often than they get reported.

Confessed arsonist claims FBI has video of his extradition they are not releasing
Long-time fugitive, Joseph Dibee pleaded guilty this year to helping burn down an Oregon horse meat factory in 1997, but he says the FBI is withholding evidence surrounding his 2018 extradition that could affect his soon-to-be-decided sentence.

Man accused of shooting 5 people, killing 1, in Portland’s Normandale Park was known to FBI
For years, people reported the alleged shooter’s violent behavior and racist outbursts to the FBI, which contacted him in 2021. Law enforcement officials say they arguably don’t have as many tools as they need to prevent mass shootings

Portland police detail interactions with FBI-led joint terrorism task force
Portland City Council withdrew city police from formal membership in the task force in 2019.
Oregon FBI launches command post for possible weekend unrest
The FBI is standing up a command post in Portland to prepare for any potential violent activity related to the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C.
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FBI expands investigations into violence during Portland protests
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday it’s was bringing in more resources to investigate violence and other criminal activities that it says happens during some protests in Portland, Ore..

An Occupation In Eastern Oregon
FBI Agent Accused Of Lying In Finicum Shooting Found Not Guilty
After less than a day of deliberation, a jury found FBI special agent Joseph Astarita not guilty of lying about a high-profile police shooting during the Malheur refuge occupation.

Suspected Arsonist Appears In Portland Court After 13 Years As Fugitive
A fugitive on the run for more than a decade for his alleged role in a string of arsons along the West Coast as part of an environmental activist group was arrested trying to board a plane in Cuba.