FBI director talks terrorism, police and more
FBI Director James Comey recently visited Broward County to dedicate the agency’s new Miramar headquarters. Special agents who report there are responsible for protecting a territory that spans nine counties, from Key West to Fort Pierce.
The region is important for federal crime fighters: The men who attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001 trained to fly here, and suspects in terrorism cases have been convicted in South Florida courts.
In March, Fort Lauderdale police fired three officers and a fourth officer resigned after texts and a video that city leaders called racist and offensive came to light. The scandal prompted the NAACP and defense attorneys to request federal investigations. Prosecutors have dropped charges against arrestees in more than 30 cases and more cases involving those officers are being reviewed.
Following Friday’s
ceremo- nies, Comey talked to the Sun Sentinel about those issues and “lone wolves” who may aspire to wreak mayhem.
He also discussed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, killed in the days after the April, 2013 attacks. Tsarnaev was interviewed by the FBI in 2011 on behalf of an unnamed foreign government that feared he was about to join “underground groups,” according to the bureau. The FBI said it