#FBI
Key FBI news as of October 1, 2025,
includes major staff changes and ongoing investigations involving former director James Comey and current director Kash Patel. Other recent announcements cover an end to the FBI’s partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and multiple domestic criminal cases.
Leadership and staffing
Mass exodus at the FBI: Hundreds of FBI employees were reportedly “separated” or terminated from the bureau as of October 1, according to sources cited by CBS News. This was attributed to a worker buyout program, with reports describing the departures as a “mass exodus”.
Former Director James Comey indicted: On September 25, the Justice Department announced a federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation related to disclosing sensitive information.
Director Kash Patel cuts ties with ADL: Current FBI Director Kash Patel announced on October 1 that the bureau was cutting all ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Patel cited former director Comey’s collaboration with the organization and accused the ADL of acting as a “political front”.
Patel gives 3D-printed guns to New Zealand officials: On October 1, the Associated Press reported that FBI Director Kash Patel gave 3D-printed guns to New Zealand officials, despite such weapons being illegal in New Zealand.
Domestic investigations and cases
Missing person reward: The FBI and the Webster Police Department announced a $25,000 reward on September 30 for information in a 1978 missing child case.
Church shooting and fire: The FBI’s Detroit field office provided an update on a shooting and fire at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on September 30.
Major fraud and trafficking busts: Recent cases announced on September 29 include the sentencing of a California resident for meth trafficking and a co-founder and CEO of an investment fund charged in a $294 million securities fraud conspiracy.
International and counterterrorism news
Extradition for firearms trafficking: An Ivorian national was extradited to the U.S. to face firearms trafficking conspiracy charges on September 29.
International terrorism conviction: An Orlando man was sentenced to six years in federal prison on September 25 for lying to the FBI during an international terrorism investigation.
Sentencing of cartel member: A senior member of a Mexican cartel was indicted on terrorism, drug, and firearm charges in Chicago on September 5.
share.google/aimode/oPEUIP1H…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Oct 1, 2025
Day: October 1, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that he believes he’s “leaving this city in good shape” when he wraps up his tenure at City Hall in December — but he issued a four-word warning to his eventual successor: “Don’t f**k it up.”
That choice-worded phrase, the mayor claimed, was something former Mayor Mike Bloomberg told him when he took office four years ago. This time around, with the sun setting on the Adams administration, he encouraged the man who would follow him into office not to backtrack on the progress made since then.
Hizzoner made the statement during an Oct. 1 press briefing at NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan, just days after abandoning his reelection run earlier this week. As he has often done, he said that he is leaving the city in far better condition than it was when he was inaugurated in 2022.
“I’m leaving this city in good shape,” Adams said. “More jobs than in the city’s history. Our children are outpacing the state in reading and math. We’ve built more housing. We’ve zoned the city to build 426,000 units of housing. We’ve made the city safer both above ground and below ground. You don’t see encampments along our highways and streets like you see in other cities.”
The mayor said he is not confident that what he characterized as his strong record of success will be upheld under his likely successor, Democratic nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.
Adams went on to list policy positions that he associates with Mamdani, without actually naming the democratic socialist Assembly member. Among them, Adams named Mamdani’s pledges to reduce the population on Rikers Island, disband the NYPD’s controversial Strategic Response Group, and eliminate its gang database.
“I am not confident that New Yorkers are going to continue [to see] the success that we have witnessed,” Adams warned. “When you talk about safety, you have to be very clear and very focused, and I don’t see that clarity.”
He also took aim at Mamdani’s economic agenda, which calls for raising taxes on millionaires and corporations to fund expanded public programs; as well as the lawmaker’s comments that billionaires shouldn’t exist and that “richer and whiter neighborhoods” should face tax hikes.
“If you don’t have a welcome matt for businesses so that we have employment; if you’re not willing to sit down with billionaires, who pay 50% of our taxes, those who are a million plus; when you talk about taxing white communities; all of these things are hurting what it takes to have a successful city,” Adams said.
A Mamdani spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mamdani has met with dozens of the city’s business leaders since winning the Democratic primary and has expressed a willingness to maintain an open dialogue with them.
Adams dropped his independent reelection bid on Sunday after weeks of polling in last place, even trailing behind Republican Curtis Sliwa, who he soundly defeated in 2021.
Despite Adams’ claims of leading a successful administration, his campaign failed to gain much traction after his popularity sagged to historic lows. His high negatives in part resulted from his federal corruption indictment and the appearance that he made a deal with President Trump’s Justice Department to drop the case.
The mayor is reportedly seriously considering endorsing one of Mamdani’s rivals, either former Gov. Andrew Cuomo or Republican Curtis Sliwa. The New York Post reported on Wednesday that Adams is so against Mamdani being the next mayor that he is willing to throw his lot in with Cuomo, whom he dubbed a “snake and a liar” not even a month ago.
DR. JANE GOODALL, the conservationist who gained global respect for her pioneering field research on chimpanzees, has passed away at 91.
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#fbi and #adl #KashPatel
The announcement came from FBI Director Kash Patel via social media on October 1, 2025, after the ADL faced criticism from conservative figures.The FBI has cut its long-standing ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an organization that tracks antisemitism and extremism
Details of the decision
Political pressure: The move followed pressure from right-wing activists and commentators, including Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr., after the ADL included the conservative group Turning Point USA in an online “Glossary of Extremism and Hate”. After the backlash, the ADL removed the glossary from its website.
Patel’s statement: In his post on X, Patel stated that the FBI “won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs” and declared an end to any partnership with the ADL. He also referenced former FBI director James Comey, claiming Comey had improperly embedded agents with the ADL.
Deletion of award: The Bureau’s Denver field office had previously awarded a senior ADL official and praised the group as an “invaluable partner”. The press release detailing this award has since been removed from the FBI’s website.
History of the FBI-ADL partnership
For decades, the FBI and ADL collaborated to address hate crimes and extremism.
Mutual support: An ADL website article dated September 29, 2025, notes that the FBI had relied on the ADL for research and data since the 1940s.
Training and resources: The ADL provided law enforcement with workshops and informational briefings on extremism, domestic terrorism, and hate crimes.
Public acknowledgment: Former FBI Director James Comey affirmed the partnership in a 2017 speech, referencing collaboration on training for state and local law enforcement.
Background context
The FBI’s decision also follows the September 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, on a college campus. The ADL’s inclusion of his organization in its glossary drew increased scrutiny in the wake of his death, ultimately leading to the removal of the glossary and the FBI’s termination of its partnership.
share.google/aimode/S3Yj8CPg…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Oct 1, 2025
#fbi and #adl #KashPatel
The announcement came from FBI Director Kash Patel via social media on October 1, 2025, after the ADL faced criticism from conservative figures.The FBI has cut its long-standing ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an organization that tracks antisemitism and extremism
Details of the decision
Political pressure: The move followed pressure from right-wing activists and commentators, including Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr., after the ADL included the conservative group Turning Point USA in an online “Glossary of Extremism and Hate”. After the backlash, the ADL removed the glossary from its website.
Patel’s statement: In his post on X, Patel stated that the FBI “won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs” and declared an end to any partnership with the ADL. He also referenced former FBI director James Comey, claiming Comey had improperly embedded agents with the ADL.
Deletion of award: The Bureau’s Denver field office had previously awarded a senior ADL official and praised the group as an “invaluable partner”. The press release detailing this award has since been removed from the FBI’s website.
History of the FBI-ADL partnership
For decades, the FBI and ADL collaborated to address hate crimes and extremism.
Mutual support: An ADL website article dated September 29, 2025, notes that the FBI had relied on the ADL for research and data since the 1940s.
Training and resources: The ADL provided law enforcement with workshops and informational briefings on extremism, domestic terrorism, and hate crimes.
Public acknowledgment: Former FBI Director James Comey affirmed the partnership in a 2017 speech, referencing collaboration on training for state and local law enforcement.
Background context
The FBI’s decision also follows the September 2025 assassination of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, on a college campus. The ADL’s inclusion of his organization in its glossary drew increased scrutiny in the wake of his death, ultimately leading to the removal of the glossary and the FBI’s termination of its partnership.
share.google/aimode/S3Yj8CPg…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Oct 1, 2025