Category: Security Culture

Actual video of an FBI visit last week, seeking information on the release of 1,200 mink in Iowa Any time I do a repost I feel compelled to apologize, because I want Animal Liberation Front-line to focus on exclusive content....

A woman was arrested recently by state police on a non-activist charge and received a jail visit – from the FBI. They promised a “deal” in which they could “make all [the charges] go away” if she...

The FBI makes a visit in Oakland seeking information on Joseph Buddenberg of the AETA 4 This week, the FBI made a home visit seeking to question an unnamed person in Oakland about Joseph Buddenberg of the AETA 4. Buddenberg was...

Law enforcement exposed offering to pay informants in Florida There were two reports this week of the FBI / police in Florida seeking informants to provide intelligence on the local animal rights movement. In the first instance,...

FBI attempts to bribe a man in the Iowa A.L.F. investigation with a $50 gift card. FBI agents have visited one man in Iowa “a handful of times” (to quote him) in recent years, attempting to question him about the...

In a ruling that affects all of us, in August the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that placing tracking devices on cars does not violate the Fourth Amendment. Law enforcement only has to believe you are a...

A roundup of recent FBI visits, subpoenas, and other government assaults on the animal liberation movement in August: New AETA 4 DNA warrant This week, Joseph Buddenberg of the AETA 4 was the target of a warrant for his DNA. A...

I recently did an interview with Vegan Police that is timely and worth reposting. The interview covered subjects that have become increasingly relevant with recent events, including: provocateurs, critics, informants,...

Jordan Halliday pleads guilty for his refusal to testify to a grand jury investigating the A.L.F. Jordan Halliday has been under indictment for “criminal contempt” since last year for refusal to testify at a grand...

Authorities in CA on campaign of exploiting rifts among animal rights activists, another person visited This recent visit is (at least) the fifth case in recent weeks of police and/or the FBI interviewing or attempting to...

Following up on last week’s post, there is a report of a third person visited by the FBI in California. The FBI appears to be seeking information on an animal rights activists believed to be known by those visited. In this...

Information is still coming in, but today the FBI visited at least two individuals in California apparently seeking information on another activist.  The FBI reportedly left a business card on the doorstep of one person, and...