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US Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui dismissed the case at a remarkably early stage, finding that prosecutors had not shown sufficient evidence that the two officials knowingly made false statements.

The FBI called on cryptocurrency exchanges, blockchain infrastructure operators, and other digital asset service providers to help prevent the stolen funds from moving further through the system.

Ammaad Akhtar, 34, was arrested after meeting with an undercover FBI agent he believed to be affiliated with ISIS and giving the agent $400 cash, two loaded guns, and six magazines of ammunition.

Washington supported the UN partition plan, but its political backing for the Jewish state did not authorize private individuals in the United States to circumvent export restrictions.

DHS said in a statement it was "aware of a potential breach and is actively working to address the situation swiftly and effectively."

Former FBI director James Comey responded to the accusations in an Instagram video, saying "they're back again," and claiming that he is "still innocent."

Brinksman is accused of sharing information from at least five top secret reports, including material that “reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security."

The two former agents face up to five years in prison if found guilty. They were released on Friday morning after a brief appearance before a federal magistrate judge.

The cemetery had previously been targeted in an antisemitic attack in 2021, when swastikas were spray-painted on more than a dozen gravestones.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel and evidence response technicians are on site collecting evidence, the agency's Atlanta public affairs department said in an emailed statement.