Olberman: Reports of Terrorist Threats Exaggerated

Federal prosecutors and the FBI have significantly overstated the number of terrorism-related investigations and prosecutions they pursue, according to a highly critical report released Tuesday by a Justice Department watchdog.

The study by Inspector General Glenn Fine concluded that the overstatements occurred in large part because authorities counted offenses such as document and marriage fraud and immigration violations as terrorism-related even when there was no discernible tie to terror. More from the Chicago Tribune

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