Terrorists for the FBI Exclusive
The Informants
The FBI has built a massive network of spies to prevent another domestic attack. But are they busting terrorist plots—or leading them?
Locked Up Abroad—for the FBI
How our government enlists foreign regimes to detain and interrogate American citizens.
Radical Leftist or Feds' BFF?
To many on the left, Brandon Darby was a hero. To federal agents consumed with busting anarchist terror cells, he was the perfect snitch.
Profiles in Terror
Click on an image to view information about each terrorism defendant, or browse the whole database.
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Crunch the Numbers
We analyzed the prosecutions of 508 alleged domestic terrorists. View them by alleged terrorist group or state, or play with the full data set.
WATCH VIDEO
How did a trio of cornflake thieves end up on the feds' terrorism list?
Terrorism Cases State By State
Forty-three in Wisconsin? Three in Alaska? Click the map for details on terror cases in your state or click here for the rest of the charts.
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The Serial Snitch
Six defendants, two cases, one smooth operator: A sample from our terror trial database
Read Internal FBI supporting documents
Tales of undercover informants and unsuspecting suspects, ripped from the pages of federal terrorism investigations.
