A military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers in retaliation for his arrest on charges that he was part of ...

The FBI suppressed intelligence on the alleged Chinese 2020 election plot to aid Joe Biden, adding to Christopher Wray’s ...

Mr Abbate’s abrupt departure after a 28-year FBI career creates additional transition for a law enforcement agency that had already been preparing for upheaval in the event Mr Patel is confirmed.

FILE - Paul Abbate, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testifies during a Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee hearing to examine Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence ...

Paul Abbate, deputy director of the FBI, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Oversight Committee hearing on June 13, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) ...

Abbate held a variety of leadership roles in his nearly three-decade career at the FBI, including head of the bureau's Detroit and Washington field offices and executive assistant director for the ...

Paul Abbate, who became the FBI's acting director following the departure of Christopher Wray, retired abruptly on Monday. It was not immediately clear who will take over the role.

Deputy FBI Director Paul Abbate prepares to testify before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees on July 30, 2024, in Washington.

Paul Abbate, who as the FBI's longtime deputy director had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email he sent to ...