National Press Releases
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A listing of the syndication formats available for the "National Press Releases" feed.U.S. and U.K. Disrupt LockBit Ransomware Variant
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/us-and-uk-disrupt-lockbit-ransomware-variant
The Department of Justice joined the United Kingdom and international law enforcement partners in London today to announce the disruption of the LockBit ransomware group, one of the most active ransomware groups in the world that has targeted over 2,000 victims, received more than $120 million in ransom payments, and made ransom demands totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.No publisherCyber CrimeNationalNewark2024-02-20T06:02:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Transfers Approximately $500,000 in Forfeited Russian Funds to Estonia for Benefit of Ukraine
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-transfers-approximately-500000-in-forfeited-russian-funds-to-estonia-for-benefit-of-ukraine
Nearly $500,000 in forfeited Russian funds were transferred for the purpose of providing aid to Ukraine.No publisherNationalBostonExport ControlNational SecurityCounterintelligenceIntelligence2024-02-17T17:30:00ZPressReleaseTwo Individuals Convicted for $11 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-individuals-convicted-for-11-million-covid-19-relief-fraud-scheme
Teldrin Foster and Carla Jackson of Georgia have been convicted for their roles in an over $11 million Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme.No publisherNationalAtlantaDisaster FraudCOVID-19White-Collar CrimeWire FraudBank FraudMoney Laundering2024-02-16T16:30:00ZPressReleaseU.S. Citizen Charged with Providing Material Support to ISIS and Receiving Military-Type Training at ISIS Fighter Camp
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/us-citizen-charged-with-providing-material-support-to-isis-and-receiving-military-type-training-at-isis-fighter-camp
A complaint was unsealed charging Harafa Hussein Abdi, 41, of Minneapolis, with providing and conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and receiving and conspiring to receive military-type training from ISIS.No publisherNationalNew YorkFBI New YorkNational SecurityCounterterrorismFeatured Press Release2024-02-16T12:30:00ZPressReleaseForeign National Pleads Guilty to Role in Cybercrime Schemes Involving Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/foreign-national-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-cybercrime-schemes-involving-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-in-losses
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty to his role in two separate and wide-ranging malware schemes involving tens of millions of dollars in losses.No publisherNationalOmahaCharlotteMalwareComputer MalwareCyber CrimeCyber CrimesCybercrime2024-02-15T17:30:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Conducts Court-Authorized Disruption of Botnet Controlled by the Russian Federation’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU)
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-conducts-court-authorized-disruption-of-botnet-controlled-by-the-russian-federations-main-intelligence-directorate-of-the-general-staff-gru
A January 2024 court-authorized operation has neutralized a network of hundreds of small office/home office routers that GRU Military Unit 26165, also known as APT 28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit, used to conceal and otherwise enable a variety of crimes.No publisherNational SecurityCyber CrimePhiladelphiaBostonNationalFeatured Press Release2024-02-15T11:32:00ZPressReleaseCanadian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Money from Scheme to Send UAV and Missile Components to Russia in Violation of U.S. Sanctions
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/canadian-national-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-to-launder-money-from-scheme-to-send-uav-and-missile-components-to-russia-in-violation-of-us-sanctions
In federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Kristina Puzyreva, 32, of Montreal, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy for her role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to send components used in unmanned aerial vehicles and guided missile systems and other weapons to sanctioned entities in Russia. The components shipped in violation of export control and sanctions laws were later found in Russian weapons platforms and signals intelligence equipment in Ukraine.No publisherCountering Nation-State ThreatsExport ControlNational SecurityNationalFeatured Press Release2024-02-12T21:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Iranian-Owned Boeing Aircraft Successfully Returned to the United States
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-iranian-owned-boeing-aircraft-successfully-returned-to-the-united-states
The U.S. Department of Justice completed enforcement of a final order for forfeiture of a U.S.-manufactured Boeing 747 cargo plane, previously owned by Mahan Air, a sanctioned Iranian airline affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp-Qods Force, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.No publisherExport ControlNationalFeatured Press ReleaseMiamiNational SecurityCounterintelligenceIntelligence2024-02-12T11:30:00ZPressReleaseInternational Cybercrime Malware Service Dismantled by Federal Authorities: Key Malware Sales and Support Actors in Malta and Nigeria Charged in Federal Indictments
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/international-cybercrime-malware-service-dismantled-by-federal-authorities-key-malware-sales-and-support-actors-in-malta-and-nigeria-charged-in-federal-indictments
The Justice Department announced that, as part of an international law enforcement effort, federal authorities in Boston seized internet domains that were used to sell computer malware used by cybercriminals to secretly access and steal data from victims’ computers. Federal authorities in Atlanta and Boston also unsealed indictments charging individuals in Malta and Nigeria, respectively, for their alleged involvement in selling the malware and supporting cybercriminals seeking to use the malware for malicious purposes.No publisherBostonAtlantaNationalFeatured Press ReleaseCyber Crime2024-02-09T15:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Convicted of $300 Million Securities Price Manipulation and Wire Fraud Cryptocurrency Conspiracy
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-convicted-of-300-million-securities-price-manipulation-and-wire-fraud-cryptocurrency-conspiracy
Shane Hampton of Philadelphia was convicted of manipulating the price of a security and scheming to defraud investors in connection with the purchase of Hydrogen Technology’s cryptocurrency.No publisherNationalMiamiCryptocurrencyCyber CrimesCyber CrimeCybercrimeWire FraudSecurities FraudInvestor Fraud2024-02-07T17:30:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Charges and Arrest in Two Separate Illicit Technology Transfer Schemes to Benefit Governments of China and Iran
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-charges-and-arrest-in-two-separate-illicit-technology-transfer-schemes-to-benefit-governments-of-china-and-iran
In two separate cases out of U.S. attorneys’ offices on opposite coasts, several individuals are charged—one of whom was arrested on February 6—in connection with sophisticated schemes to transfer sensitive technology, goods, and information for the benefit of hostile foreign adversaries, in violation of U.S. law.No publisherIntellectual PropertyCountering Nation-State ThreatsExport ControlNational SecurityNationalFeatured Press Release2024-02-07T13:42:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department, Federal Partners Recognize Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-federal-partners-recognize-zero-tolerance-day-for-female-genital-mutilation
The Criminal Division’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section joined federal partners, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center and the FBI’s International Human Rights Unit, non-governmental organizations, and others in recognizing the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.No publisherInternational Human Rights ViolationsNationalFeatured Press Release2024-02-06T10:31:00ZPressReleaseWhat I See: A Message from the Assistant Director of the FBI's Training Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/what-i-see-a-message-from-the-assistant-director-of-the-fbi-s-training-division
The physical and intellectual standards required to be an FBI special agent are extraordinarily high. And the odds of becoming one are extraordinarily low, given our selectivity. So how best to address recent criticism that unfairly and inaccurately derided the FBI for recruiting and retaining unqualified candidates, allegedly to meet diversity hiring goals?No publisherFBI Training DivisionNationalFeatured Press Release2024-02-02T15:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Leads Surge in Arrests Targeting Drug-Trafficking Organizations Nationwide
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-leads-surge-in-arrests-targeting-drug-trafficking-organizations-nationwide
Across more than seven FBI field offices in the last two weeks, nearly 200 people have been charged as part of a series of arrests targeting large-scale drug-trafficking organizations operating throughout the United States and North America.No publisherNationalDrug TraffickingFeatured Press ReleaseLos AngelesPittsburghOmahaColumbiaAnchorageBaltimoreRichmond2024-02-02T13:00:00ZPressReleaseAaron G. Tapp Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's San Antonio Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/aaron-g-tapp-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-san-antonio-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Aaron G. Tapp as the special agent in charge of the San Antonio Field Office. Mr. Tapp most recently served as the deputy assistant director in the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division.No publisherNationalSan AntonioFeatured Press Release2024-02-02T10:00:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Terrorism and Sanctions-Evasion Charges and Seizures Linked to Illicit, Billion-Dollar Global Oil Trafficking Network That Finances Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Its Malign Activities
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/terrorism-and-sanctions-evasion-charges-and-seizures-linked-to-illicit-billion-dollar-global-oil-trafficking-network
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Leadership and others have been indicted, with more than $108 million seized, and more than 500,000 barrels of sanctioned fuel seized.No publisherNationalNew YorkIranCountering Nation-State ThreatsNational SecurityMinneapolisWashingtonChina2024-02-02T09:50:00ZPressReleaseChinese Nationals Charged with Illegally Exporting U.S.-Origin Electronic Components to Iran and Iranian Military Affiliates
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/chinese-nationals-charged-with-illegally-exporting-us-origin-electronic-components-to-iran-and-iranian-military-affiliates
Four Chinese nationals are charged in an indictment in the District of Columbia with various federal crimes related to a years-long conspiracy to unlawfully export and smuggle U.S.-origin electronic components from the United States to Iran.No publisherNational SecurityNationalFeatured Press ReleaseDetroit2024-01-31T11:49:00ZPressReleaseU.S. Government Disrupts Botnet People’s Republic of China Used to Conceal Hacking of Critical Infrastructure
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/us-government-disrupts-botnet-peoples-republic-of-china-used-to-conceal-hacking-of-critical-infrastructure
A December 2023 court-authorized operation has disrupted a botnet of hundreds of U.S.-based small office/home office routers hijacked by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored hackers.No publisherCyber CrimeNational SecurityChina ThreatHoustonNationalFeatured Press Release2024-01-31T11:44:00ZPressReleaseSerial Health Care Fraudster Sentenced for $234M Medicare Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/serial-health-care-fraudster-sentenced-for-234m-medicare-fraud-scheme
A California man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to conceal his involvement in operating a laboratory and billing Medicare approximately $234 million for various lab tests, including COVID-19 and respiratory pathogen panel tests, despite his decades-long exclusion from the Medicare program.No publisherNationalFeatured Press ReleaseLos Angeles2024-01-30T18:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Pleads Guilty to International Money Laundering Linked to Nigerian Romance Scams and Business Email Compromises
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-pleads-guilty-to-international-money-laundering-linked-to-nigerian-romance-scams-and-business-email-compromises
Niselio Barros Garcia Jr., of Florida, pleaded guilty to money laundering for his role in funneling the proceeds of scams against American consumers and businesses to co-conspirators located in Nigeria.No publisherNationalBuffaloElder FraudConsumer ProtectionBusiness Email Compromise SchemeWhite-Collar CrimeRomance ScamsCyber CrimesCyber Crime2024-01-30T17:30:00ZPressReleaseProject Manager Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme to Defraud a U.S. Army Facility
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/project-manager-pleads-guilty-to-kickback-scheme-to-defraud-a-us-army-facility
Kevin Mahler, a former project manager for a government contractor, pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to inflate project costs and receive kickbacks related to contracts at a U.S. Army facility in Fairbanks, Alaska.No publisherNationalAnchoragePublic CorruptionKickbacksAntitrust2024-01-30T17:30:00ZPressReleaseFederal Indictments Allege International Organized Crime Syndicate Imported and Exported Narcotics Across North America
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/federal-indictments-allege-international-organized-crime-syndicate-imported-and-exported-narcotics-across-north-america
Ten people were arrested in two federal indictments charging members of an organized crime syndicate for conspiring to traffic cocaine and other controlled substances from Mexico through Los Angeles for export to Canada.No publisherNationalMiamiEl PasoBuffaloLos AngelesOrganized Crime/DrugsDrugsOrganized CrimeMajor Thefts/Violent CrimeViolent Crime2024-01-30T17:30:00ZPressReleaseHome Health Company Owner Sentenced for Nearly $2.8 Million Medicare Fraud
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/home-health-company-owner-sentenced-for-nearly-28m-medicare-fraud
Yogesh K. Pancholi, an Indian national, was sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a nearly $2.8 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy.No publisherNationalDetroitMedicare FraudFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesWhite-Collar CrimesWire FraudHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudWhite-Collar Crime2024-01-30T16:30:00ZPressReleaseOhio Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Firebombing a Church that Planned to Host Drag Show Events
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/ohio-man-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-firebombing-a-church-that-planned-to-host-drag-show-events
An Ohio man was sentenced to 216 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to burn down a church because of its support for the LGBTQIA+ community.No publisherNationalClevelandFeatured Press Release2024-01-30T09:23:00ZPressReleaseOne Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/one-iranian-and-two-canadian-nationals-indicted-in-murder-for-hire-scheme
One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot.No publisherNationalMurder-for-HireFirearms OffensesNational SecurityCounterterrorismCounterintelligenceIntelligenceIranMinneapolis2024-01-29T12:19:00ZPressReleaseKevin P. Rojek Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Pittsburgh Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/kevin-p-rojek-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-fbi-s-pittsburgh-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Kevin P. Rojek as special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office. Mr. Rojek most recently served as the chief of staff for the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch.No publisherNationalPittsburghFeatured Press Release2024-01-29T11:22:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime in Washington, D.C.
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-surge-of-resources-to-fight-violent-crime-in-washington-dc
The Justice Department announced that it will surge additional law enforcement tools and resources to target those most responsible for violent crime and carjackings in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalWashington FieldViolent Crime2024-01-26T09:18:00ZPressReleaseWhite Supremacist Group Member Convicted of Federal Hate Crime for Defacing Michigan Synagogue with Neo-Nazi Symbols
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/white-supremacist-group-member-convicted-of-federal-hate-crime-for-defacing-michigan-synagogue-with-neo-nazi-symbols
A federal jury today convicted Nathan Weeden of Michigan for conspiring with others and defacing Temple Jacob, a Jewish synagogue in Hancock with swastikas.No publisherNationalHate CrimeHate CrimesCivil Rights2024-01-25T13:30:00ZPressReleaseBusinessman Arrested for Scheme to Illegally Export Semiconductors and Other Controlled Technology to Russia
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/businessman-arrested-for-scheme-to-illegally-export-semiconductors-and-other-controlled-technology-to-russia
Defendant Ilya Kahn allegedly used network of businesses in China and other countries to illegally transfer hundreds of thousands of semiconductors to sanctioned business.No publisherNationalNational SecurityRussiaChinaCountering Nation-State Threats2024-01-18T23:30:00ZPressReleaseWoman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Murder Her Mother
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/woman-sentenced-for-conspiracy-to-murder-her-mother
Illinois woman Heather L. Mack was sentenced to 26 years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to murder her mother while they vacationed in Bali, Indonesia, in August 2014.No publisherNationalChicagoFeatured Press Release2024-01-18T13:30:00ZPressReleaseFormer Banking Executive Pleads Guilty to Evading Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-banking-executive-pleads-guilty-to-evading-anti-money-laundering-regulations
Peter McVey, the former vice president of a bank located in Missouri, pleaded guilty to assisting high-risk bank customers in evading the bank’s anti-money laundering controls.No publisherNationalKansas CityMoney LaunderingFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesWhite-Collar Crime2024-01-17T10:00:00ZPressReleaseSextortion: A Growing Threat Targeting Minors
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/sextortion-a-growing-threat-targeting-minors
The FBI wants to warn parents, educators, caregivers, and children about the dangers of online activity that may lead to the solicitation and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual acts.No publisherNationalAll Field OfficesFinancial SextortionSextortionViolent Crimes Against ChildrenCrimes Against Children2024-01-16T14:00:00ZPressReleaseLyonel Myrthil Named Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/lyonel-myrthil-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-new-orleans-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Lyonel Myrthil as the special agent in charge of the New Orleans Field Office. He most recently served as the chief of staff to the Associate Deputy Director.No publisherNationalNew Orleans2024-01-16T10:00:00ZPressReleaseSanjay Virmani Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Washington Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/sanjay-virmani-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-counterterrorism-division-washington-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Sanjay Virmani as the special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division of the Washington Field Office. Virmani most recently served as deputy assistant director in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalWashington Field2024-01-16T10:00:00ZPressReleaseDavid J. Scott Named Special Agent in Charge of Criminal/Cyber Division at the Washington Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/david-j-scott-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-crimincal-cyber-division-washington-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named David J. Scott as the special agent in charge of the Criminal/Cyber Division of the Washington Field Office. Scott most recently served as deputy assistant director for the Cyber Division.No publisherNationalWashington Field2024-01-16T10:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Who Carried Out Machete Attack on NYPD Officers in Times Square on NYE 2022 Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-who-carried-out-machete-attack-on-nypd-officers-in-times-square-on-nye-2022-pleads-guilty-to-terrorism-charges
Trevor Bickford, 20, of Wells, Maine, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of attempting to kill officers and employees of the U.S. government and persons assisting them based on his jihadist attack using a machete-style knife against three New York City Police Department officers in Times Square on December 31, 2022.No publisherCounterterrorismNational SecurityNational2024-01-11T16:47:00ZPressReleaseATF and FBI Formalize Appeals Process for Certain National Firearms Act Applicants
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/atf-and-fbi-formalize-appeals-process-for-certain-national-firearms-act-applicants
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the implementation of an updated, formalized appeals process for certain National Firearms Act (NFA) applicants.No publisherNational2024-01-11T13:55:00ZPressReleaseSAP to Pay More Than $220 Million to Resolve Foreign Bribery Investigations
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/sap-to-pay-over-220m-to-resolve-foreign-bribery-investigations
SAP SE (SAP), a publicly traded global software company based in Germany, will pay more than $220 million to resolve investigations into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.No publisherNationalBriberyForeign BriberyFCPAForeign Corrupt Practices ActForeign CorruptionPublic Corruption2024-01-10T16:46:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Releases Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Crimes, and Secure Elections
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-releases-information-on-efforts-to-protect-the-right-to-vote-prosecute-election-crimes-and-secure-elections
The DOJ is providing information about its efforts to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted.No publisherNationalVoting and ElectionsVoting RightsElection Security2024-01-09T11:44:00ZPressReleaseRussian National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/russian-national-pleads-guilty-to-attempting-to-provide-material-support-to-a-foreign-terrorist-organization
Murat Kurashev pleaded guilty to a single-count indictment charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.No publisherNationalCounterintelligenceNational SecurityRussiaSacramento2024-01-08T15:00:00ZPressReleaseU.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Transmitting Sensitive U.S. Military Information to Chinese Intelligence
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/us-navy-sailor-sentenced-to-27-months-in-prison-for-transmitting-sensitive-us-military-information-to-chinese-intelligence
A U.S. Navy service member was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $5,500 fine for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to an intelligence officer from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in exchange for bribery payments.No publisherNationalLos AngelesCounterintelligenceNational SecurityChina Threat2024-01-08T15:00:00ZPressReleaseForeign National Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Proceeds of Internet Fraud Schemes
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/foreign-national-sentenced-for-conspiring-to-launder-proceeds-of-internet-fraud-schemes
A Nigerian national was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison for conspiring to launder money derived from internet fraud schemes.No publisherNationalIndianapolisMoney LaunderingFinancial FraudFinancial Crimes2024-01-08T14:30:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Marks More Than 500 Illegal Firearm Purchases Stopped by New Enhanced Background Checks
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-marks-more-than-500-illegal-firearm-purchases-stopped-by-new-enhanced-background-checks
Since implementing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act's enhanced background checks in October 2022, the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Section has conducted enhanced background checks on more than 200,000 transactions.No publisherNationalCJIS2024-01-05T15:00:00ZPressReleaseShannon Parry Named Assistant Director of the Information Management Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/shannon-parry-named-assistant-director-of-the-information-management-division
Director Christopher Wray has named Shannon Parry as the assistant director of the Information Management Division.No publisherNationalIMDRecords ManagementDirector/FBI LeadershipInformation Management2024-01-05T14:19:00ZPressReleaseDouglas A. Williams, Jr. Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Houston Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/douglas-a-williams-jr-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-houston-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Douglas A. Williams, Jr. as the special agent in charge of the Houston Field Office. Mr. Williams most recently served as the special agent in charge of the New Orleans Field Office.No publisherNationalHouston2024-01-05T10:00:00ZPressReleaseDoğan Perese Named Assistant Director of the FBI's IT Applications and Data Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/dogan-perese-named-assistant-director-of-the-fbis-it-applications-and-data-division
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Doğan Perese as the assistant director of the IT Applications and Data Division. He most recently served as the deputy assistant director of the division.No publisherNational2024-01-02T12:00:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Terrorism Charges Against High-Ranking Hezbollah Member Who Helped Plan 1994 Bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-terrorism-charges-against-high-ranking-hezbollah-member-who-helped-plan-1994-bombing-in-buenos-aires-argentina
A Manhattan federal court unsealed terrorism charges against Samuel Salman El Reda, a dual Colombian-Lebanese citizen and member of Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO), in connection with El Reda’s alleged role leading decades of terrorist activity on behalf of Hezbollah and the IJO.No publisherCounterterrorismNational SecurityNationalNew York2023-12-20T12:00:00ZPressReleaseColorado Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/colorado-man-arrested-for-attempting-to-provide-material-support-to-isis
Humzah Mashkoor of Westminster, Colorado, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and has made his initial appearance in federal court.No publisherDenverNationalCounterterrorismNational Security2023-12-19T20:30:00ZPressReleaseArizona Man Arrested for Making Online Threats Against Federal Agents and Employees
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/arizona-man-arrested-for-making-online-threats-against-federal-agents-and-employees
Michael Lee Tomasi of Rio Verde, Arizona, was arrested after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of threats against a federal official and three counts of making interstate threats.No publisherPhoenixNationalDomestic TerrorismNational Security2023-12-18T19:00:00ZPressReleaseTed E. Docks Named Special Agent in Charge of Criminal Division at the FBI Los Angeles Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/ted-e-docks-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-criminal-division-at-the-los-angeles-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Ted E. Docks as the special agent in charge of the Criminal Division at the Los Angeles Field Office. Mr. Docks most recently served as inspector in the Inspection Division.No publisherNationalLos Angeles2023-12-18T12:27:00ZPressReleaseBrothers Sentenced to More Than 35 Years Combined for Manufacturing and Distributing Machine Guns Intended for ISIS
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/brothers-sentenced-to-more-than-35-years-combined-for-manufacturing-and-distributing-machine-guns-intended-for-isis
Moyad Dannon of Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support or resources—namely, firearms—to a designated foreign terrorist organization. His brother, Mahde Dannon, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in October 2021, after pleading guilty to the same charges.No publisherNational SecurityTerrorismCounterterrorismIndianapolisNational2023-12-13T19:00:00ZPressReleaseAlicia D. Corder Named Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/alicia-corder-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-little-rock-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Alicia D. Corder as the special agent in charge of the FBI Little Rock Field Office.No publisherNationalLittle Rock2023-12-11T10:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Kentucky Federal Corrections Supervisor Sentenced to 66 Months for Leading Cover-Ups of Inmate Assaults and Making False Reports
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-kentucky-federal-corrections-supervisor-sentenced-to-66-months-for-leading-cover-ups-of-inmate-assaults-and-making-false-reports
A former Bureau of Prisons supervisor, Kevin X. Pearce, was sentenced to 66 months in prison for leading two cover-ups of assaults of inmates held at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy.No publisherNationalLouisvilleCivil RightsPublic CorruptionAssaultViolent Crime2023-12-06T18:30:00ZPressReleaseFour Russia-Affiliated Military Personnel Charged with War Crimes in Connection with Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/four-russia-affiliated-military-personnel-charged-with-war-crimes-in-connection-with-russias-invasion-of-ukraine
War crimes charges against four Russia-affiliated military personnel were unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia. The charges include torture, inhuman treatment, and unlawful confinement of a U.S. national in Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.No publisherNationalHuman RightsWashington Field OfficeWashington FieldWashingtonInternational Human Rights2023-12-06T11:30:00ZPressReleaseBelgian National Charged With Crimes Related to Scheme to Illegally Procure Critical U.S. Technology for End Users in China and Russia
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/belgian-national-charged-with-crimes-related-to-scheme-to-illegally-procure-critical-us-technology-for-end-users-in-china-and-russia
Hans Maria De Geetere of Belgium was charged with crimes related to unlawfully exporting sensitive, military-grade technology from the U.S. to end users in the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation.No publisherNationalPortlandCounterintelligenceIntelligenceIllegal ExportsDallas2023-12-06T09:32:00ZPressReleaseMichael D. Nordwall Named Assistant Director of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/michael-d-nordwall-named-assistant-director-of-the-fbi-s-criminal-investigative-division
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Michael D. Nordwall as the assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division. Mr. Nordwall most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office.No publisherNationalCriminal Investigative Division2023-12-04T12:30:00ZPressReleaseFormer U.S. Ambassador and National Security Council Official Charged with Secretly Acting as an Agent of the Cuban Government
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-us-ambassador-and-national-security-council-official-charged-with-secretly-acting-as-an-agent-of-the-cuban-government
Federal prosecutors have charged Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami—a former U.S. Department of State employee who served on the National Security Council from 1994 to 1995 and ultimately as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002—with committing multiple federal crimes by secretly acting for decades as an agent of the government of the Republic of Cuba.No publisherCounterintelligenceNational SecurityNationalMiamiWashington Field OfficeWashington FieldWashington2023-12-04T12:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Correctional Officer Sentenced to 63 Months for Sexual Abuse of Two Female Inmates
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-correctional-officer-sentenced-to-63-months-for-sexual-abuse-of-two-female-inmates
John Bellhouse, a former federal correctional officer, was sentenced to 63 months in prison for sexually abusive conduct against two female victims.No publisherNationalSan FranciscoCivil RightsAbusive Sexual ContactViolent Crime2023-12-01T18:30:00ZPressReleaseNaturalized U.S. Citizen Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Citizenship by Failing to Disclose Role in Abuse of Prisoners
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/naturalized-us-citizen-charged-with-fraudulently-obtaining-citizenship-by-failing-to-disclose-role-in-abuse-of-prisoners
Nada Radovan Tomanic, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Bosnia and Herzegovina, was arrested in West Virginia on charges she lied to obtain U.S. citizenship.No publisherNationalPittsburghNational SecurityImmigration FraudCivil Rights2023-12-01T18:30:00ZPressReleaseMan Charged in $148 Million Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-charged-in-148-million-medicare-and-medicaid-fraud-scheme
Brad Paul Schaeffer of Zachary has been charged in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of medically unnecessary definitive urine drug testing services.No publisherNationalNew OrleansMedicare FraudMedicaid FraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-11-30T18:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Sentenced for Election-Related Threats Toward Georgia Public Officials
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-sentenced-for-election-related-threats-toward-georgia-public-officials
Chad Christopher Stark of Texas received two years in prison for posting a message online threatening several Georgia public officials following the 2020 election.No publisherNationalAtlantaCivil RightsElection SecurityViolent CrimeMajor Thefts/Violent Crime2023-11-29T18:30:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Charges in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-charges-in-connection-with-foiled-plot-to-assassinate-us-citizen-in-new-york-city
A superseding indictment was unsealed in the Southern District of New York alleging murder-for-hire charges against Indian national Nikhil Gupta, also known as Nick, in connection with his participation in a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City. Czech authorities arrested and detained Gupta on June 30, pursuant to the bilateral extradition treaty between the United States and the Czech Republic.No publisherCounterintelligenceNational SecurityViolent CrimeNationalNew YorkFBI New York2023-11-29T10:00:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces New Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-new-surge-of-resources-to-fight-violent-crime
The Department of Justice, together with numerous law enforcement partners, met at the Memphis Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center to announce a new initiative to surge law enforcement tools and resources to target gangs and other violent groups who are threatening and upending the safety and security of communities in Memphis, Tennessee.No publisherMemphisNationalViolent Crime2023-11-28T12:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI Announces Results from Nine Operations of Criminal Organizations and Violent Individuals
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-announces-results-from-nine-operations-of-criminal-organizations-and-violent-individuals
During the week of November 12, 2023, the FBI, alongside international and local law enforcement partners, conducted nine independent operations to thwart violent criminal and transnational organized crime activity. During the operations, 99 federal arrests and 57 search warrants were executed.No publisherNationalViolent CrimeAtlantaNew YorkSan DiegoMiamiPittsburghSan AntonioLos AngelesFeatured Press Release2023-11-22T08:00:00ZPressReleaseWoman Convicted for Voter Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/woman-convicted-for-voter-fraud-scheme
A federal jury in Sioux City, Iowa, convicted an Iowa woman for a voter fraud scheme during the Iowa 2020 primary and general elections.No publisherVoting and ElectionsOmahaNational2023-11-21T22:00:00ZPressReleaseBritish Reinsurance Brokers Resolve Bribery Investigations
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/british-reinsurance-brokers-resolve-bribery-investigations
Two U.K.-based reinsurance brokers have agreed to resolve investigations by the Justice Department into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.No publisherNationalMiamiBriberyFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesWhite-Collar CrimesForeign Corrupt Practices ActForeign CorruptionInternationalWhite-Collar Crime2023-11-20T12:00:00ZPressReleaseOliver E. Rich, Jr. Named Assistant Director of the FBI's International Operations Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/oliver-e-rich-jr-named-assistant-director-of-the-fbis-international-operations-division
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Oliver E. Rich, Jr. as the assistant director of the International Operations Division. He most recently served as the special agent in charge of the San Antonio Field Office in Texas.No publisherNationalInternational Operations2023-11-20T11:00:00ZPressReleaseCraig L. Tremaroli Named Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/craig-tremaroli-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-albany-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Craig L. Tremaroli as the special agent in charge of the FBI Albany Field Office.No publisherNationalAlbany2023-11-20T10:00:00ZPressReleaseWayne A. Jacobs Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Philadelphia Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/wayne-a-jacobs-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-fbi-philadelphia-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Wayne A. Jacobs as the special agent in charge of the Philadelphia Field Office. He most recently served as special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office over the Criminal and Cyber division.No publisherNationalPhiladelphia2023-11-20T10:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Director Wray Celebrates New FBI Columbia Field Office with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/columbia/news/fbi-director-wray-celebrates-new-fbi-columbia-field-office-with-ribbon-cutting-ceremony
Director Christopher Wray—joined by federal, state, and local partners—highlighted recent successes of criminal investigations by the field office and reaffirmed the FBI's commitment to the people of South Carolina to make the state a safe place to live.No publisherNationalColumbiaDirector/FBI Leadership2023-11-16T18:00:00ZPressReleaseNinth Defendant Convicted of Federal Conspiracy Against Rights and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) Offenses for 2020 Washington, D.C., Clinic Invasion and Blockade
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/ninth-defendant-convicted-of-federal-conspiracy-against-rights-and-freedom-of-access-to-clinic-entrances-act-face-act-offenses-for-2020-washington-dc-clinic-invasion-and-blockade
A Massachusetts woman was found guilty of federal civil rights conspiracy and violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act).No publisherNationalFACECivil RightsWashington2023-11-16T14:34:00ZPressReleaseFederal Correctional Officer Sentenced to 96 Months for Sexually Abusing Multiple Female Inmates
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/federal-correctional-officer-sentenced-to-96-months-for-sexually-abusing-multiple-female-inmates
A former Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional officer was sentenced to 96 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sexually abusing multiple female inmates and making false statements while he was a correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California.No publisherNationalSan FranciscoCivil Rights2023-11-15T21:30:00ZPressReleaseHigh-Ranking MS-13 Fugitive Arrested on Terrorism Charges
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/high-ranking-ms-13-fugitive-arrested-on-terrorism-charges
At the conclusion of a removal hearing, a federal court in Houston ordered Elmer Canales-Rivera (a.k.a. "Crook de Hollywood"), a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha (a.k.a. MS-13), to be transferred in custody to the Eastern District of New York, where he and 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders were indicted in December 2020 on terrorism offenses relating to their direction of the transnational criminal organization’s criminal activities in the United States, El Salvador, Mexico, and elsewhere over the past two decades.No publisherNationalLos AngelesHoustonNational Security2023-11-15T16:30:00ZPressReleaseMiami Fugitive Placed on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List; $2 Million Reward for Capture
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/miami/news/miami-fugitive-placed-on-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list-2-million-reward-for-capture
On November 15, the FBI Miami Field Office, along with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Department of State, announced the addition of Vitel’Homme Innocent, a.k.a. Vitel’Homme, to the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list for his alleged involvement in the October 2021 kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizen Christian missionaries in Haiti and for his alleged role in the October 2022 armed hostage taking in Haiti of two U.S. citizens, one of whom was killed during the event.No publisherNationalMiami2023-11-15T16:00:00ZPressReleaseEngineer Indicted for Bombing Energy Facilities in California
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/engineer-indicted-for-bombing-energy-facilities-in-california
Peter Karasev, 36, a U.S. citizen residing in San Jose, California, was arraigned in the Northern District of California on an indictment charging him with destroying energy facilities and using fire or explosives to commit a federal crime.No publisherNationalSan Francisco2023-11-07T20:30:00ZPressReleaseStephen A. Cyrus Named Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/stephen-a-cyrus-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-kansas-city-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Stephen A. Cyrus as the special agent in charge of the Kansas City Field Office in Missouri.No publisherNationalKansas City2023-11-07T09:49:00ZPressReleaseOver 220 Pounds of Suspected Controlled Substances Seized, Including Pills Shaped to Resemble Heart-Shaped Candy
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/over-220-pounds-of-suspected-controlled-substances-seized-including-pills-shaped-to-resemble-heart-shaped-candy
Three men have been arrested in connection with allegedly running this large-scale drug trafficking organization on the North Shore of Massachusetts.No publisherNationalBostonFeatured Press ReleaseDrug Trafficking2023-11-06T16:30:00ZPressReleaseLeader of $70M Cryptocurrency and Binary Options Fraud Schemes Extradited to the U.S.
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/leader-of-70m-cryptocurrency-and-binary-options-fraud-schemes-extradited-to-the-us
A Serbian man has been extradited to the United States, where he faces charges in two separate federal indictments in the Northern District of Texas and Eastern District of New York for his alleged participation in coordinated cryptocurrency and binary options schemes.No publisherFinancial FraudNationalDallasLos Angeles2023-11-03T16:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Executive at Medicare Advantage Organization Charged for Multimillion-Dollar Medicare Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-executive-at-medicare-advantage-organization-charged-for-multi-million-dollar-medicare-fraud-scheme
The Justice Department announced charges against a former executive at HealthSun for her role in a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme.No publisherNationalMiamiFinancial FraudHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudMedicare FraudFinancial CrimesWhite-Collar Crime2023-10-26T14:30:00ZPressReleaseGeorgia Man Charged for Making Racially-Motivated Threats and Shooting at His Black Neighbor
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/georgia-man-charged-for-making-racially-motivated-threats-and-shooting-at-his-black-neighbor
Mark Wheeler of Georgia has been arrested for making racially-motivated threats and shooting at his neighbor, a Black man.No publisherNationalAtlantaHate CrimeHate CrimesShootingFirearms OffensesProject Safe NeighborhoodsFair Housing ActCivil RightsViolent Crime2023-10-25T08:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Mississippi Department of Corrections Officials Sentenced for Using Excessive Force Against an Inmate
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-mississippi-department-of-corrections-officials-sentenced-for-using-excessive-force-against-an-inmate
Three former Mississippi Department of Corrections officials have been sentenced to prison for using excessive force against an inmate.No publisherNationalJacksonExcessive ForceCivil RightsAssault with a Dangerous WeaponViolent Crime2023-10-25T08:00:00ZPressReleasePharmacist and Clinic Owner Sentenced for $6 Million Pill Mill Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/pharmacist-and-clinic-owner-sentenced-for-6m-pill-mill-scheme
A Houston pharmacist and clinic owner, Sokari Bobmanuel and Alantha Stewart, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a pill mill scheme.No publisherNationalHoustonPill MillOpioidsFinancial FraudHealth Care FraudFraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-10-25T08:00:00ZPressReleaseOhio Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Burn Down a Church that Planned to Host Drag Show Events
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/ohio-man-pleads-guilty-to-attempting-to-burn-down-a-church-that-planned-to-host-drag-show-events
An Ohio man pleaded guilty yesterday to violating the Church Arson Prevention Act and to using fire and explosives to commit a felony, all in connection with his attempt to burn down a church because of the church’s support for the LGBTQI+ community.No publisherNationalCivil RightsDomestic Terrorism2023-10-24T02:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer NSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempted Espionage
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-nsa-employee-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-espionage
Jareh Sebastian Dalke of Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to six counts of attempting to transmit classified National Defense Information to an agent of the Russian Federation (Russia).No publisherNationalEspionageCounterintelligenceIntelligenceNational Security2023-10-23T10:00:00ZPressReleaseMissing Since World War II, Painting Repatriated to Bavarian Museum
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/missing-since-world-war-ii-painting-repatriated-to-bavarian-museum
The FBI’s Art Crime Team in Chicago returned the painting Landschaft italienischen Charakters (Landscape of Italian Character) by the Austrian painter Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer to its rightful owner.No publisherNationalChicagoArt CrimeArt Crime TeamArt Theft2023-10-19T12:32:00ZPressReleaseFBI Statement on Israel-HAMAS Conflict
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-israel-hamas-conflict
During the Israel-Hamas conflict, the FBI is continuing to monitor threats both in the United States and overseas.No publisherNational2023-10-18T17:54:00ZPressReleaseHedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty to Operating Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/hedge-fund-manager-pleads-guilty-to-operating-multimillion-dollar-ponzi-scheme
Michael Wayne Williams of Florida pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Ohio to using his hedge fund management company as part of a years-long Ponzi scheme.No publisherNationalPonzi SchemesPonziPonzi SchemeFinancial FraudInvestment FraudFraudSecurities and Commodities FraudWashington FieldWhite-Collar Crime2023-10-18T10:00:00ZPressReleaseAmerican Citizen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Providing Material Support to ISIS That Resulted in Death
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/american-citizen-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-providing-material-support-to-isis
Ruslan Maratovich Asainov was sentenced to life in prison for providing material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, that resulted in death.No publisherNational2023-10-17T15:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Hosts Five Eyes Summit to Launch Drive to Secure Innovation in Response to Intelligence Threats
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-hosts-five-eyes-summit-to-launch-drive-to-secure-innovation-in-response-to-intelligence-threats
In their first-ever joint public appearance, leaders of the Five Eyes intelligence partnership—the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—traveled to the U.S. at the invitation of FBI Director Christopher Wray.No publisherNationalNational SecurityCyberCounterintelligenceThe China Threat2023-10-16T19:43:00ZPressReleaseFBI Chicago Opens Investigation into Death of 6-Year-Old Wadea Al-Fayoume and Attack on His Mother
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-chicago-opens-investigation-into-death-of-6-year-old-wadea-al-fayoume-and-attack-on-his-mother
The FBI, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois have opened a federal investigation into the recent death of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the attack on his mother at their home in Plainfield, Illinois.No publisherNationalChicagoHate CrimesCivil Rights2023-10-16T07:42:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases 2022 Crime in the Nation Statistics
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2022-crime-in-the-nation-statistics
The FBI released detailed data on over 11 million criminal offenses reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, largely through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the Summary Reporting System (SRS).No publisherUCRNationalAll Field OfficesCrime StatisticsCrime in the U.S.2023-10-16T01:30:00ZPressReleaseAttorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement Following Meeting with President Biden and National Security Team on Terrorist Attacks in Israel
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-statement-following-meeting-with-president-biden-and-national-security-team-on-terrorist-attacks-in-israel
The Justice Department issued a statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland after his meeting with the President and members of his national security team regarding the terrorist attacks in Israel.No publisherNational2023-10-12T15:00:00ZPressReleaseU.S. Navy Service Member Pleads Guilty to Transmitting Sensitive U.S. Military Information to Chinese Intelligence Officer
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/us-navy-service-member-pleads-guilty-to-transmitting-sensitive-us-military-information-to-chinese-intelligence-officer
A U.S. Navy service member pleaded guilty to federal felony offenses and admitted he transmitted sensitive U.S. military information to an intelligence officer from the People’s Republic of China in exchange for bribery payments.No publisherCounterintelligenceCountering Nation-State ThreatsNational SecurityNational2023-10-10T17:30:00ZPressReleaseMan Convicted in $67 Million “Doctor Chase” Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-convicted-in-67-million-doctor-chase-genetic-testing-fraud-scheme
Jose Goyos of West Palm Beach was convicted in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $67 million by tricking physicians into authorizing thousands of unnecessary genetic tests.No publisherNationalMiamiHealthcare FraudHealth Care FraudWhite-Collar CrimeMedicare Fraud2023-10-10T10:28:00ZPressReleaseFBI Statement on Hamas Attacks in Israel
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-hamas-attacks-in-israel
The FBI is closely monitoring unfolding events and will share relevant information with our state, local, federal, and international partners to ensure they are prepared for any impacts to public safety.No publisherNational2023-10-09T21:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Pass National Defense Information to People’s Republic of China
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-soldier-indicted-for-attempting-to-pass-national-defense-information-to-peoples-republic-of-china
A former U.S. Army sergeant whose last duty post was Joint Base Lewis-McChord in western Washington was arrested on an indictment charging him with two federal felonies: attempt to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information.No publisherCountering Nation-State ThreatsCounterintelligenceNational SecurityNational2023-10-06T22:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Sentenced for Running Child Obscenity Website
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-sentenced-for-running-child-obscenity-website
Ron Kuhlmeyer of Santa Rosa, California, has been sentenced to 33 years and nine months in prison for multiple obscenity crimes involving children.No publisherNationalCrimes Against ChildrenMajor Thefts/Violent CrimeViolent CrimeProject Safe ChildhoodObscenityEl PasoChild Exploitation2023-10-05T11:30:00ZPressReleaseWoman Pleads Guilty to $359 Million Fraud Involving Claims for Unnecessary Respiratory Tests Submitted with COVID-19 Tests
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/woman-pleads-guilty-to-359-million-fraud-involving-claims-for-unnecessary-respiratory-tests-submitted-with-covid-19-tests
Lourdes Navarro of California pleaded guilty to fraudulently submitting claims to insurance programs for unnecessary respiratory tests submitted with COVID-19 tests.No publisherNationalLos AngelesCOVID-19Disaster FraudHealthcare FraudHealth Care FraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-10-05T11:30:00ZPressReleaseThree Individuals Convicted in $93 Million Home Health Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/three-individuals-convicted-in-93m-home-health-fraud-and-money-laundering-scheme
A federal jury in Miami convicted Karel Felipe of Miami and Tamara Quicutis of Hialeah for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare.No publisherNationalMiamiHealth Care FraudFraudMoney LaunderingFinancial FraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-10-03T07:30:00ZPressReleaseReal Estate Executive Pleads Guilty to Multi-Year Conspiracy to Falsify Financial Statements
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/real-estate-executive-pleads-guilty-to-multi-year-conspiracy-to-falsify-financial-statements
Tyler Ross, a California real estate executive, pleaded guilty to engaging in an extensive multi-year conspiracy to falsify financial statements.No publisherNationalFinancial FraudFinancial CrimeFinancial CrimesWhite-Collar CrimesWhite-Collar Crime2023-09-29T15:15:00ZPressReleaseFBI Dedicates Additional Investigative and Victim Specialist Resources to Indigenous Women and Children in Indian Country
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-dedicates-additional-investigative-and-victim-specialist-resources-to-indigenous-women-and-children-in-indian-country
The FBI is announcing the results of Operation Not Forgotten, which dedicated over 40 FBI special agents, intelligence analysts, staff operations specialists, and victim specialists to 10 FBI field offices whose designated regions support women and children in indigenous communities. Press release available in English and in Navajo.No publisherNationalViolent CrimeFeatured Press ReleaseAll Field OfficesIndian Country2023-09-29T10:00:00ZPressReleaseHospice Medical Director Sentenced for $150 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/hospice-medical-director-sentenced-for-150m-hospice-fraud-scheme
Jesus Virlar-Cadena, a hospice medical director, has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison for false claims to Medicare.No publisherNationalFalse ClaimsHealth Care FraudFraudFinancial FraudWhite-Collar CrimeSan Antonio2023-09-28T09:30:00ZPressReleaseFulton County, Georgia Jail Officer Indicted for Strangling Inmate
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fulton-county-georgia-jail-officer-indicted-for-strangling-inmate
Former Detention Officer Monique Clark has been indicted on charges of depriving a detainee of her civil rights under color of law.No publisherNationalCivil RightsExcessive ForceStrangulationAssaultViolent CrimeColor of LawAtlanta2023-09-27T11:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Announces Results from Nationwide Takedown of Violent Crime
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/results-from-nationwide-takedown-of-violent-crime-2023
Today, the FBI announces the results of a nationwide effort to combat violent crime during the summer of 2023. Law enforcement efforts were conducted between May 29 to September 4, 2023, and involved numerous FBI field offices and state and local partners.No publisherNationalViolent CrimeFeatured Press Release2023-09-26T16:00:00ZPressReleaseJacqueline Maguire Named Assistant Director of the Training Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/jacqueline-maguire-named-assistant-director-of-the-training-division
Director Christopher Wray has named Jacqueline Maguire as the assistant director of the Training Division.No publisherNational2023-09-26T15:01:00ZPressReleaseJohn S. Morales Named Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/john-morales-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-el-paso-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named John S. Morales as the special agent in charge of the El Paso Field Office.No publisherNationalEl Paso2023-09-26T11:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing More Than $16 Million of Adulterated HIV Medication
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-pleads-guilty-to-illegally-distributing-over-16m-of-adulterated-hiv-medication
Armando Herrera of Florida pleaded guilty to distributing at least $16.7 million of adulterated HIV drugs that were ultimately dispensed to unsuspecting patients.No publisherNationalMiamiFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-09-25T16:37:00ZPressReleaseCheyvoryea Gibson Named Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/cheyvoryea-gibson-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-detroit-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Cheyvoryea Gibson as the special agent in charge of the Detroit Field Office.No publisherDetroitNational2023-09-25T10:37:00ZPressReleaseMichael E. Stansbury Named Special Agent in Charge of the Louisville Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/michael-stansbury-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-louisville-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Michael E. Stansbury as the special agent in charge of the Louisville Field Office.No publisherNationalLouisville2023-09-25T02:00:00ZPressReleaseDirector Wray Honors FBI Employees and Partners for the 31st Annual Director’s Awards for Excellence
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/director-wray-honors-fbi-employees-and-partners-for-the-31st-annual-directors-awards-for-excellence
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced the recipients of the 31st Annual Director’s Awards for Excellence, recognizing FBI employees and partners for extraordinary performance in furtherance of the FBI’s mission to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution.No publisherNational2023-09-22T15:43:00ZPressReleaseNurse Practitioner Convicted of $200 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/nurse-practitioner-convicted-of-200m-health-care-fraud-scheme
A federal jury in Miami convicted Elizabeth Hernandez, a Florida nurse practitioner, for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare.No publisherNationalHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesMiamiMedicare FraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-09-21T17:11:00ZPressReleaseU.S. Government Contractor Arrested on Espionage Charges
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/us-government-contractor-arrested-on-espionage-charges
Abraham Teklu Lemma, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Ethiopian descent, of Silver Spring, Maryland, is charged with delivering national defense information to aid a foreign government, conspiracy to deliver national defense information to aid a foreign government, and the willful retention of national defense information.No publisherWashington FieldEspionageCounterintelligenceNational SecurityNational2023-09-21T13:53:00ZPressReleaseWest Virginia Man Admits to Obstructing Tree of Life Trial
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/west-virginia-man-admits-to-obstructing-tree-of-life-trial
Hardy Carroll Lloyd pleaded guilty today to obstruction of the due administration of justice.No publisherNationalFeatured Press ReleaseFeatured Press ReleasesPittsburghHate CrimesCivil Rights2023-09-19T14:30:00ZPressReleaseRussian International Money Launderer Arrested for Illicitly Procuring Large Quantities of U.S.-Manufactured, Dual-Use, Military-Grade Microelectronics for Russian Elites
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/russian-international-money-launderer-arrested-for-illicitly-procuring-large-quantities-of-us-manufactured-dual-use-military-grade-microelectronics-for-russian-elites
Maxim Marchenko, a Russian citizen who has resided in Hong Kong, was charged in connection with conspiring to defraud the United States and with smuggling, wire fraud, and money-laundering offenses based on his alleged participation in a scheme to unlawfully procure U.S.-sourced, dual-use microelectronics with military applications on behalf of end users in Russia.No publisherNationalCountering Nation StatesExport ControlNational Security2023-09-18T16:06:00ZPressReleaseMiami-Based Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate Russia-Ukraine Sanctions and to Commit International Money Laundering
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/businessman-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-to-violate-sanctions-and-commit-international-money-laundering
Sergey Karpushkin pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to violate U.S. sanctions and commit money laundering by conducting transactions for the purchase and acquisition of metal products valued at over $139 million from companies owned by Sergey Kurchenko, a sanctioned oligarch.No publisherNationalTampaWashingtonMiamiExport ControlNational SecurityMoney Laundering2023-09-13T23:30:00ZPressReleaseWashington Man Sentenced for Bringing Box of Molotov Cocktails to Protest March in Summer 2020
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/washington-man-sentenced-for-bringing-box-of-molotov-cocktails-to-protest-march-in-summer-2020
Justin Christopher Moore was sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a plot to burn the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) building in downtown Seattle in September 2020.No publisherNationalSeattle2023-09-13T01:30:00ZPressReleaseArlene Gaylord Named Executive Assistant Director of the Information and Technology Branch
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/arlene-gaylord-named-executive-assistant-director-of-information-and-technology-branch
Director Christopher Wray has named Arlene Gaylord the executive assistant director of the Information and Technology Branch. She most recently served as the assistant director of the Information Management Division.No publisherNational2023-09-12T08:00:00ZPressReleaseMultiple Foreign Nationals Charged in Connection with Trickbot Malware and Conti Ransomware Conspiracies
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/multiple-foreign-nationals-charged-in-connection-with-trickbot-malware-and-conti-ransomware-conspiracies
Three indictments in three different federal jurisdictions have been unsealed charging multiple Russian cybercrime actors involved in the Trickbot malware and Conti ransomware schemes.No publisherNationalCyberSan DiegoMemphisEl Paso2023-09-07T16:52:00ZPressReleaseFBI Identifies Lazarus Group Cyber Actors as Responsible for Theft of $41 Million from Stake.com
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-identifies-lazarus-group-cyber-actors-as-responsible-for-theft-of-41-million-from-stakecom
The FBI is issuing this release to warn the public regarding the theft of approximately $41 million in virtual currency from Stake.com, an online casino and betting platform.No publisherNationalCyber2023-09-06T08:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Seeking Individual Who May Have Information Regarding the Identity of a Child Sexual Assault Victim
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-seeking-individual-who-may-have-information-regarding-the-identity-of-a-child-sexual-assault-victim-090623
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male, dubbed John Doe 47, who may have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation.No publisherNationalAll Field OfficesECAPCrimes Against Children2023-09-06T01:00:00ZPressReleaseProud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/proud-boys-leader-sentenced-to-22-years-in-prison-for-seditious-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related-to-us-capitol-breach
Henry (Enrique) Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.No publisherNationalWashington FieldCapitolCapitol Violence2023-09-05T07:00:00ZPressReleaseProud Boys Leaders Sentenced to Prison for Roles in January 6 Capitol Breach
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/proud-boys-leaders-sentenced-to-prison-for-roles-in-january-6-capitol-breach
Two former leaders of the Proud Boys organization were sentenced today on multiple felony charges related to their roles in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.No publisherCapitolWashington FieldCapitol ViolenceNational2023-09-01T17:01:00ZPressReleaseFBI Conducts Multiple Nationwide Takedowns of Various Violent Criminal Organizations
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-conducts-multiple-nationwide-takedowns-of-various-violent-criminal-organizations
The FBI, alongside its state and local law enforcement partners during the week of August 28, 2023, executed multiple arrest and search operations into various violent criminal organizations around the country.No publisherNationalAlbuquerqueWashington FieldLouisvilleNewarkClevelandViolent CrimeMajor Thefts/Violent Crime2023-09-01T14:32:00ZPressReleaseFour Men Convicted of $18M Global Investment Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/four-men-convicted-of-18m-global-investment-fraud-scheme
A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men for their lead roles in an investment fraud and money laundering conspiracy.No publisherNationalInvestment FraudInvestment SchemeFinancial FraudFraudMoney LaunderingConspiracy2023-09-01T12:00:00ZPressReleaseRussian National Arrested for Illegally Exporting to Russia Sensitive U.S.-Sourced Microelectronics with Military Applications in Violation of U.S. Export Controls
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/russian-national-arrested-for-illegally-exporting-to-russia-sensitive-us-sourced-microelectronics-with-military-applications-in-violation-of-us-export-controls
Arthur Petrov, a dual Russian-German citizen who has resided in Russia and Cyprus, has been charged with export control violations, smuggling, wire fraud, and money laundering offenses based on his alleged participation in an ongoing scheme to procure U.S.-sourced microelectronics subject to U.S. export controls on behalf of a Russia-based supplier of critical electronics components for manufacturers supplying weaponry and other equipment to the Russian military.No publisherNationalNew YorkNational Security2023-08-31T11:11:00ZPressReleaseTwo Leaders of the Proud Boys Sentenced to Prison on Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-leaders-of-the-proud-boys-sentenced-to-prison-on-seditious-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related-to-us-capitol-breach
Two former leaders of the Proud Boys organization were sentenced for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.No publisherCapitolCapitol ViolenceNationalWashington Field2023-08-31T10:30:00ZPressReleaseMan Pleads Guilty to Election-Related Threat Toward Georgia Public Officials
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-pleads-guilty-to-election-related-threat-toward-georgia-public-officials
Chad Christopher Stark of Texas pleaded guilty to posting a message online threatening several Georgia public officials following the 2020 election.No publisherNationalAtlantaThreatsThreatThreatening CommunicationsViolent CrimeVoting and ElectionsCivil RightsMajor Thefts/Violent Crime2023-08-31T07:30:00ZPressReleaseFormer Memphis, Tennessee Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation for Assaulting a Man in His Custody
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-memphis-tennessee-police-officer-sentenced-for-civil-rights-violation-for-assaulting-a-man-in-his-custody
A former Memphis Police Department officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating an arrestee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him.No publisherNationalMemphisCivil RightsExcessive Force2023-08-31T07:30:00ZPressReleaseMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Issuing Threats of Violence to an LGBTQI+ Advocacy Group
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/maryland-man-pleads-guilty-to-issuing-threats-of-violence-to-an-lgbtqi-advocacy-group
A Maryland man pleaded guilty in a U.S. district court in Baltimore to a federal crime for using a telephone to threaten a group that advocates for LGBTQI+ people.No publisherCivil RightsBaltimoreNational2023-08-30T16:00:00ZPressReleaseQakbot Malware Disrupted in International Cyber Takedown
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/qakbot-malware-disrupted-in-international-cyber-takedown
The Justice Department announced a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Romania, and Latvia to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Qakbot and take down its infrastructure.No publisherNationalCybercrime2023-08-29T16:30:00ZPressReleaseExecutive Charged in International Oil and Gas Trading Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/executive-charged-in-international-oil-and-gas-trading-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme
A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Gary Oztemel, a Connecticut-based oil and gas trader, for his role in a bribery scheme.No publisherNationalLos AngelesBriberyBribeBribesFinancial FraudFraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-08-29T08:00:00ZPressReleaseJodi Cohen Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/jodi-cohen-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-fbi-boston-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Jodi Cohen as the special agent in charge of the Boston Field Office. Ms. Cohen most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Louisville Field Office in Louisville, Kentucky.No publisherNationalBoston2023-08-28T13:42:00ZPressReleaseStatement on the FBI Response to the Shooting in Jacksonville, Florida
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/statement-on-the-fbi-response-to-the-shooting-in-jacksonville-florida
Director Christopher Wray, Associate Deputy Director Brian Turner, and other FBI officials led a national partner call that included leaders in the faith and civil rights communities, leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and our law enforcement and public safety partners to discuss the tragic shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, that occurred on August 26.No publisherNationalJacksonvilleCivil RightsHate CrimeHate Crimes2023-08-28T10:39:00ZPressReleasePakistani Doctor Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/pakistani-doctor-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-attempting-to-provide-material-support-to-isis
Muhammad Masood, a licensed medical doctor in Pakistan, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.No publisherTerrorismCounterterorrismNational2023-08-25T08:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Abuse of an Inmate
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-federal-correctional-officer-sentenced-to-prison-for-sexual-abuse-of-an-inmate
A former federal correctional officer was sentenced to three months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release—the first three months of which will be on home detention—for sexual abuse of an individual in federal custody. He will also pay a $1,000 fine, a $5,000 Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act assessment, and a $100 special monetary assessment; be required to register as a sex offender; and be subject to all sex offender conditions.No publisherNational2023-08-24T17:00:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-results-of-nationwide-covid-19-fraud-enforcement-action
The Justice Department announced the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19 fraud, which included 718 enforcement actions.No publisherNationalFraud SchemeBostonCOVID-19Disaster FraudFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesWhite-Collar CrimeTampaMilwaukeeSan AntonioSan Juan2023-08-23T17:22:00ZPressReleaseSouth Carolina Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Hate Crime and Conspiracy for Bias-Motivated Armed Robberies Targeting Hispanic Victims
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/south-carolina-man-and-woman-plead-guilty-to-hate-crime-and-conspiracy-for-bias-motivated-armed-robberies-targeting-hispanic-victims
Gabriel Brunson and Sierra Fletcher, both of Columbia, pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime, conspiracy, and other charges.No publisherNationalHate CrimesArmed RobberyArmed RobberCivil RightsMajor Thefts/Violent CrimeViolent CrimeHobbs Act RobberyColumbia2023-08-23T17:00:00ZPressReleaseTornado Cash Founders Charged with Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/tornado-cash-founders-charged-with-money-laundering-and-sanctions-violations
A Russian national and a Washington man were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit sanctions violations, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.No publisherNational SecurityCyber CrimeCyberCybercrimeCryptocurrencyCryptocurrenciesNational2023-08-23T13:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI Identifies Cryptocurrency Funds Stolen by DPRK
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-identifies-cryptocurrency-funds-stolen-by-dprk
The FBI is warning cryptocurrency companies of recent blockchain activity connected to the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Over the last 24 hours, the FBI tracked cryptocurrency stolen by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) TraderTraitor-affiliated actors (also known as Lazarus Group and APT38). The FBI believes the DPRK may attempt to cash out the bitcoin worth more than $40 million.No publisherCyberCyber CrimeCryptocurrencyCryptocurrenciesNational2023-08-22T19:30:00ZPressReleaseMajor Generic Drug Companies to Pay Over Quarter of a Billion Dollars to Resolve Price-Fixing Charges and Divest Key Drug at the Center of Their Conspiracy
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/major-generic-drug-companies-to-pay-over-quarter-of-a-billion-dollars-to-resolve-price-fixing-charges-and-divest-key-drug-at-the-center-of-their-conspiracy
The Department of Justice announced deferred prosecution agreements resolving antitrust charges against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA.No publisherNationalWashington FieldPhiladelphiaAntitrustWhite-Collar Crime2023-08-21T13:30:00ZPressReleaseOp-Ed: Reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a National Security Imperative
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/op-ed-reauthorizing-section-702-of-the-foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-is-a-national-security-imperative
The following op-ed was published on August 17, 2023, on The Hill online. Matt Olsen is the assistant attorney general for national security, Department of Justice, and Joshua A. Geltzer is the deputy assistant to the president and deputy homeland security advisor executive director.No publisherNationalFISA2023-08-17T13:27:00ZPressReleaseForeign National Sentenced to Over 21 Years for Mailing Ricin to President of the United States in 2020
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/foreign-national-sentenced-to-over-21-years-for-mailing-ricin-to-president-of-the-united-states-in-2020
Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, a dual citizen of Canada and France, was sentenced to 262 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for sending threatening letters containing homemade ricin (a toxin) in September 2020 to then-President Donald J. Trump at the White House and to eight Texas state law enforcement officials.No publisherNationalWashingtonWashington Field OfficeWashinton FieldCounterterrorismNational SecuritySan Antonio2023-08-17T13:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Special Agent in Charge of the New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions on Russia
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-new-york-fbi-counterintelligence-division-pleads-guilty-to-conspiring-to-violate-us-sanctions-on-russia
Former special agent in charge of the FBI Counterintelligence Division in New York, Charles McGonigal, of New York City, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and to commit money laundering in connection with his 2021 agreement to provide services to Oleg Deripaska, a sanctioned Russian oligarch.No publisherNational SecurityNational2023-08-15T15:30:00ZPressReleaseFormer San Jose State University Director of Sports Medicine Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations for Unlawful Sexual Touching of Female Student-Athletes
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-san-jose-state-university-director-of-sports-medicine-pleads-guilty-to-civil-rights-violations-for-unlawful-sexual-touching-of-female-student-athletes
Scott Shaw, a former San Jose State University director of sports medicine, pleaded guilty to unlawfully touching female student-athletes under the guise of providing medical treatment.No publisherNationalSan FranciscoCivil RightsSexual AssaultAssault2023-08-15T09:00:00ZPressReleaseJaneen DiGuiseppi Named Assistant Director of the FBI's Insider Threat Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/janeen-diguiseppi-named-as-assistant-director-of-the-insider-threat-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Janeen DiGuiseppi as the assistant director of the Insider Threat Office at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Ms. DiGuiseppi was the special agent in charge of the Albany Field Office in New York.No publisherNational2023-08-14T17:30:00ZPressReleaseMan Pleads Guilty to Sending Bomb Threat to Arizona State Election Official
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-pleads-guilty-to-sending-bomb-threat-to-arizona-state-election-official-08112023
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official in the Arizona Secretary of State’s office.No publisherNationalVoting and ElectionsElection CrimesPhoenixBoston2023-08-11T18:30:00ZPressReleaseReadout of FBI Hate Crime Statistics Symposium: Meeting with State and Local Law Enforcement Partners to Improve Hate Crime Data Collection
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/meeting-to-improve-hate-crime-data-collection-08112023
The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Service (CJIS) convened a symposium at its headquarters in Clarksburg, West Virginia, with state and local law enforcement partners responsible for crime data collection, including hate crimes data.No publisherNationalCJISHate CrimeHate CrimesUniform Crime ReportingCivil Rights2023-08-11T06:30:00ZPressReleaseFormer Leader of Clan Del Golfo Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Operating a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Related Charges
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-leader-of-clan-del-golfo-drug-trafficking-organization-sentenced-to-45-years-in-prison-for-operating-a-continuing-criminal-enterprise-and-related-charges
In federal court, a citizen of Colombia was sentenced to 45 years in prison for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the “Clan del Golfo” (CDG).No publisherNationalDrug Trafficking2023-08-08T22:00:00ZPressReleaseTwo U.S. Navy Service Members Arrested for Transmitting Military Information to the People’s Republic of China
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-us-navy-servicemembers-arrested-for-transmitting-military-information-to-peoples-republic-of-china
In two separate cases in the Southern and Central Districts of California, two U.S. Navy servicemembers were arrested for transmitting sensitive military information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).No publisherNationalNational SecurityCounterintelligenceChina ThreatLos AngelesSan Diego2023-08-03T13:30:00ZPressReleaseTwo U.S. Navy Servicemembers Arrested for Transmitting Military Information to the People’s Republic of China
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-us-navy-servicemembers-arrested-for-transmitting-military-information-to-the-peoples-republic-of-china
Two U.S. Navy servicemembers were arrested for transmitting sensitive military information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).No publisherNationalNational SecurityCounterintelligenceConspiracy2023-08-03T06:30:00ZPressReleaseBitfinex Hacker and Wife Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Billions in Cryptocurrency
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/bitfinex-hacker-and-wife-plead-guilty-to-money-laundering-conspiracy-involving-billions-in-cryptocurrency
A married couple from New York City pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracies arising from the theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, a global cryptocurrency exchange.No publisherNationalCryptocurrencyConspiracyFinancial FraudFraudMoney LaunderingCybercrimeCyberCybercrimesCyber CrimeCyber Crimes2023-08-03T06:30:00ZPressReleaseJury Recommends Sentence of Death for Pennsylvania Man Convicted for Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/jury-recommends-sentence-of-death-for-pennsylvania-man-convicted-for-tree-of-life-synagogue-shooting
After two months of trial, a federal jury in Pittsburgh unanimously recommended that a Pennsylvania man be sentenced to death for killing 11 congregants at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, critically wounding two others, and injuring five responding police officers in October 2018.No publisherCivil RightsHate CrimesNational Pittsburgh2023-08-02T16:30:00ZPressReleaseOperation Cross Country XIII Leads to Identification/Location of Adolescent Victims
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/operation-cross-country-2023
The FBI, working with its state and local partners, identified and located 200 victims of sex trafficking during a nationwide enforcement campaign, called "Operation Cross Country."No publisherNationalOperation Cross Country2023-08-01T08:00:00ZPressReleaseShohini Sinha Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/shohini-sinha-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-fbi-salt-lake-city-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Shohini Sinha as the special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City Field Office. Ms. Sinha most recently served as executive special assistant to the Director at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalSalt Lake City2023-07-31T16:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Statement on President's Intelligence Advisory Board Report
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/statement-on-presidents-intelligence-advisory-board-report
The President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) report highlights how crucial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is to the nation’s security, including to the FBI’s efforts to protect Americans from foreign threats, and recognizes that the reforms put in place by the FBI have yielded substantial compliance improvements. We agree that Section 702 should be reauthorized in a manner that does not diminish its effectiveness, as well as reassures the public of its importance and our ability to adhere rigorously to all relevant rules. We look forward to engaging with Congress on the recommendations in the PIAB report, and appreciate the board’s professionalism, expertise, and judgment in conducting this important assessment.No publisherNational2023-07-31T10:00:00ZPressReleaseOhio Man Indicted for Threatening a Reproductive Health Services Facility
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/ohio-man-indicted-for-threatening-a-reproductive-health-services-facility
According to court documents, Mohamed Farah Waes, of Columbus, Ohio, made telephonic threats to a health services clinic operated by Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio.No publisherNationalCincinnatiCivil Rights2023-07-27T22:00:00ZPressReleaseFlorida Man Found Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack Against Six Black Men Near 1923 Rosewood Massacre Site
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/florida-man-found-guilty-of-federal-hate-crimes-for-racially-motivated-attack-against-six-black-men-near-1923-rosewood-massacre-site
After two hours of deliberation, a jury in Gainesville, Florida, convicted David Emanuel on all counts for committing hate crimes for his racially motivated attack on a group of Black men who were surveying land along a public road in Rosewood, Florida.No publisherNationalJacksonvilleCivil RightsHate Crimes2023-07-27T22:00:00ZPressReleaseTwo Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers Charged with Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Offenses in Excessive Force Case
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-tennessee-law-enforcement-officers-charged-with-federal-civil-rights-and-obstruction-offenses-in-excessive-force-case
The Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging two Lawrence County, Tennessee, law enforcement officers with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses stemming from their use of unlawful force during the arrest of a 61-year-old man.No publisherNationalMemphisCivil Rights2023-07-25T15:00:00ZPressReleaseFederal Grand Jury Charges Three in Molotov Cocktail Attack Last Year on Planned Parenthood Clinic
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/federal-grand-jury-charges-three-in-molotov-cocktail-attack-last-year-on-planned-parenthood-clinic
Two California men now named in a four-count federal grand jury indictment were arraigned on charges alleging they conducted a firebombing attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Orange County in March 2022.No publisherNationalLos AngelesDomestic TerrorismCounterterrorismNational Security2023-07-24T22:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Director Delivers Keynote Address at NOBLE Conference, Visits Cleveland Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-director-delivers-keynote-address-at-noble-conference-visits-cleveland-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray delivered the keynote address today at the 47th-annual training conference of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) in Cleveland.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseNationalCleveland2023-07-24T16:30:00ZPressReleaseRelease of 2023 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Opinion Highlights FBI's Improved Section 702 Query Compliance
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/release-of-2023-foreign-intelligence-surveillance-court-opinion-highlights-fbis-improved-section-702-query-compliance
The Intelligence Community today released, in redacted form, the April 2023 Opinion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), which highlights that the remedial measures the FBI began implementing in 2021 and 2022 are working to improve the FBI’s Section 702 query compliance. The 2023 Opinion also demonstrates the effectiveness of the FISC’s oversight responsibilities, as well as the FBI’s commitment to full compliance.No publisherNational2023-07-21T09:56:00ZPressReleaseTwo More Dublin Federal Correctional Officers Plead Guilty to Sexually Abusing Multiple Female Inmates
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-more-dublin-federal-correctional-officers-plead-guilty-to-sexually-abusing-multiple-female-inmates
As part of an ongoing investigation into Bureau of Prisons officials at Federal Correctional Institution Dublin, two more federal prison correctional officers were charged for sexually abusing multiple female inmates.No publisherNationalSan FranciscoCivil Rights2023-07-14T16:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI National Command Course Graduates Fifth Session
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-national-command-course-graduates-fifth-session
On July 14, 51 chief law enforcement executives graduated from the fifth session of the FBI’s National Command Course (NCC) program at Quantico, Virginia. The FBI created the National Command Course in 2020 as a unique training opportunity for chief executives of America’s law enforcement agencies with fewer than 50 sworn officers.No publisherNational2023-07-14T16:00:00ZPressReleaseHigh-Level Member of ISIS Sentenced to Life in Prison for Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization Resulting in Death
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/high-level-member-of-isis-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-material-support-to-a-foreign-terrorist-organization-resulting-in-death
A New York man was sentenced to life in prison on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and five substantive counts of providing material support to ISIS in the forms of personnel—including himself, Australian citizen Jake Bilardi, and others—as well as services, weapons, property and equipment, and false documentation and identification, all between January 2013 and June 2017, when the defendant was arrested in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.No publisherNational SecurityCounterterrorismNew YorkFBI New YorkNational2023-07-14T16:00:00ZPressReleaseCo-Director of Think Tank Indicted for Acting as Unregistered Foreign Agent, Trafficking in Arms, Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, and Making False Statements to Federal Agents
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/co-director-of-think-tank-indicted-for-acting-as-unregistered-foreign-agent-trafficking-in-arms-violating-us-sanctions-against-iran-and-making-false-statements-to-federal-agents
A dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who serves as the co-director of a Maryland-based think tank was indicted for allegedly engaging in multiple international criminal schemes.No publisherNationalNew YorkCounterintelligenceIranNational Security2023-07-10T14:00:00ZPressReleaseTexas Man Sentenced to 90 Consecutive Life Sentences for 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, Killing 23 People and Injuring 22 Others
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/texas-man-sentenced-to-90-consecutive-life-sentences-for-2019-mass-shooting-at-walmart-in-el-paso-texas-killing-23-people-and-injuring-22-others
A Texas man was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in prison for carrying out a mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, 2019, killing 23 people and injuring 22 more.No publisherNationalEl Paso2023-07-07T01:00:00ZPressReleaseLarge-Scale Cocaine Supplier Sentenced in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/large-scale-cocaine-supplier-sentenced-in-drug-trafficking-conspiracy
Caswell Richards, a Jamaican national, was sentenced to more than six years in prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.No publisherNationalCocaineDrug DistributionDrug TraffickingDrug CrimesInternationalOrganized Crime/DrugsDrugs2023-07-03T14:19:00ZPressReleaseNational Enforcement Action Results in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5 Billion in Health Care Fraud
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/national-enforcement-action-results-in-78-individuals-charged-for-25-billion-in-health-care-fraud
The Justice Department, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, announced today a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes that included over $2.5 billion in alleged fraud.No publisherNationalHealth Care FraudWhite-Collar CrimeMiwaukee2023-06-28T13:45:00ZPressReleaseTimothy Dunham Named Executive Assistant Director of the Human Resources Branch
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/timothy-dunham-named-executive-assistant-director-of-the-human-resources-branch
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Timothy Dunham as the executive assistant director of the Human Resources Branch at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He most recently served as assistant director of the Training Division.No publisherNational2023-06-26T07:00:00ZPressReleaseMichael Glasheen Named Director of the Terrorist Screening Center
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/michael-glasheen-named-director-of-the-terrorist-screening-center
FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland have named Michael Glasheen as the director of the Terrorist Screening Center. He most recently served as special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Washington Field Office.No publisherNationalNational SecurityTerrorist Screening Center2023-06-26T07:00:00ZPressReleaseJames Smith Named Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/james-smith-named-assistant-director-in-charge-of-the-new-york-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named James Smith as the assistant director in charge of the New York Field Office. Mr. Smith most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Houston Field Office.No publisherNationalNew YorkFBI New York2023-06-26T06:50:00ZPressReleaseFormer FBI Analyst Sentenced for Retaining Classified Documents
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-fbi-analyst-sentenced-for-retaining-classified-documents
Kendra Kingsbury, a former analyst with the Kansas City Division of the FBI, was sentenced in federal court for illegally retaining documents related to the national defense at her residence.No publisherCounterintelligenceNational SecurityKansas CityNational2023-06-21T17:30:00ZPressReleaseFederal Jury Convicts Three Defendants of Interstate Stalking of Chinese Nationals in the United States and Two Defendants of Acting or Conspiring to Act on Behalf of the People’s Republic of China
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/federal-jury-convicts-three-defendants-of-interstate-stalking-of-chinese-nationals-in-the-united-states-and-two-defendants-of-acting-or-conspiring-to-act-on-behalf-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china
A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted three defendants on multiple counts of a superseding indictment charging them with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China, without prior notification to the Attorney General.No publisherNationalNew YorkCountering Nation-State ThreatsCounterintelligenceNational Security2023-06-20T03:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Convicted of $54 Million Bribery and Kickback Scheme Involving Fraudulent Prescriptions
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-convicted-of-54m-bribery-and-kickback-scheme-involving-fraudulent-prescriptions
A federal jury convicted David Byron Copeland of Tallahassee, Florida, for his role in a $54 million bribery and kickback scheme involving TRICARE.No publisherNationalKickback SchemeBriberyPrescription FraudIllegal PrescriptionsHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudTampaFeatured Press ReleaseWhite-Collar Crime2023-06-16T12:30:00ZPressReleaseAir National Guardsman Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/air-national-guardsman-indicted-for-unlawful-disclosure-of-classified-national-defense-information
Jack Douglas Teixeira, a member of the U.S. Air National Guard stationed in Massachusetts, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly retaining and transmitting classified national defense information on a social media platform beginning in or around 2022 and continuing until his arrest in April.No publisherCounterintelligenceNational SecurityBostonWashington FieldNational2023-06-15T17:00:00ZPressReleaseRussian National Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Commit LockBit Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. and Foreign Businesses
https://www.fbi.gov/news/russian-national-arrested-and-charged-with-conspiring-to-commit-lockbit-ransomware-attacks-against-us-and-foreign-businesses
The Justice Department announced charges against Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov for his involvement in deploying numerous LockBit ransomware and other cyberattacks against victim computer systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa.No publisherCyber CrimeNewarkNational2023-06-15T15:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI Deputy Director Highlights Bureau's New FISA Query Accountability Procedures
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On June 13, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate highlighted the Bureau's continuing efforts to improve FISA query compliance.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseNational2023-06-13T08:52:00ZPressReleaseJury Convicts Federal Correctional Officer for Sexual Abuse of Two Female Inmates
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/jury-convicts-federal-correctional-officer-for-sexual-abuse-of-two-female-inmates
A federal jury convicted John Bellhouse of five counts involving sexually abusive conduct against two female victims who were serving prison sentences.No publisherNationalSan Francisco2023-06-06T16:30:00ZPressReleasePharmacist Sentenced for $1 Million Prescription Drug Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/pharmacist-sentenced-for-1m-prescription-drug-fraud-scheme
Ronald A. Beasley II, of Portsmouth, Virginia, received two years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $1 million in prescription drug benefits.No publisherNationalTampaPrescription FraudPrescription DrugsFinancial FraudFraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-06-06T06:00:00ZPressReleaseJoshua J. Murphy Named Special Agent in Charge of the Mission Services Division at the Los Angeles Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/joshua-j-murphy-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-mission-services-division-at-the-los-angeles-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Joshua J. Murphy as the special agent in charge of the Mission Services Division at the Los Angeles Field Office. Mr. Murphy most recently served as an inspector with the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalLos Angeles2023-06-05T10:00:00ZPressReleaseKrysti E. Hawkins Named Special Agent in Charge of the Intelligence Division at the Los Angeles Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/krysti-e-hawkins-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-intelligence-division-at-the-los-angeles-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Krysti E. Hawkins as the special agent in charge of the Intelligence Division at the Los Angeles Field Office. Ms. Hawkins most recently served as the chief of staff to the deputy director at FBI Headquarters in Washington.No publisherNationalLos Angeles2023-06-05T10:00:00ZPressReleaseFour Additional Oath Keepers Sentenced for Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/four-additional-oath-keepers-sentenced-for-seditious-conspiracy-related-to-us-capitol-breach
Four members of the Oath Keepers were sentenced on seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.No publisherNational SecurityWashington FieldNew YorkDallasTampaPhoenixNational2023-06-02T16:30:00ZPressReleaseIllegal Agents of the PRC Government Charged for PRC-Directed Bribery Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/illegal-agents-of-the-prc-government-charged-for-prc-directed-bribery-scheme
A federal court in the Southern District of New York unsealed a complaint charging two individuals with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as unregistered agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), conspiring to bribe and bribing a public official, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.No publisherCountering Nation-State ThreatsNew YorkLos AngelesNational2023-05-26T15:30:00ZPressReleaseCourt Sentences Two Oath Keepers Leaders on Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/court-sentences-two-oath-keepers-leaders-on-seditious-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related-to-us-capitol-breach
Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were sentenced for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.No publisherNationalWashington FieldTampaJacksonvilleRichmondDallasCincinnatiCapitol ViolenceU.S. Capitol2023-05-25T19:41:00ZPressReleaseSt. Louis Fugitive Placed on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, Rewards for Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Increased to Up to $250K
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/st-louis-fugitive-placed-on-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list-rewards-for-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-increased-to-up-to-250000
On May 25, the FBI’s St. Louis Field Office, along with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, announced the addition of Donald Eugene Fields II to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for his alleged involvement in sex-trafficking activities. Donald Eugene Fields II is the 531st addition to the list.No publisherNationalSt. Louis2023-05-25T13:00:00ZPressReleaseFederal Correctional Officer Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/federal-correctional-officer-charged-with-aggravated-sexual-abuse
Darrell Wayne Smith, a federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, made his first appearance before the Northern District of California after a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging him for sexually abusing three female inmates in his custody.No publisherNationalSan Francisco2023-05-23T22:00:00ZPressReleaseCISA, FBI, NSA, MS-ISAC Publish Updated #StopRansomware Guide
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/cisa-fbi-nsa-ms-isac-publish-updated-stopransomware-guide
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, National Security Agency, and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center published the #StopRansomware Guide—an updated version of the 2020 guide containing additional recommended actions, resources, and tools.No publisherNational2023-05-23T14:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Convicted of Torture and Exporting Weapons Parts and Related Services to Iraq
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-convicted-of-torture-and-exporting-weapons-parts-and-related-services-to-iraq
A federal jury on May 19 convicted Ross Roggio of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, for numerous crimes, including the torture of an Estonian citizen in 2015 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in connection with the operation of an illegal weapons manufacturing plant in Kurdistan.No publisherNationalPhiladelphiaInternational Human RightsCivil RightsInternational Human Rights ViolationsHuman Rights2023-05-22T13:30:00ZPressReleaseU.S. Law Enforcement Disrupts Networks Used to Transfer Fraud Proceeds, Taking Over 4,000 Actions in Fifth Campaign
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The Justice Department, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of a three-month campaign that disrupted networks used by foreign fraudsters to obtain fraud proceeds.No publisherNational2023-05-22T13:30:00ZPressReleaseEric J. Reese Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at the New York Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/eric-j-reese-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-counterintelligence-and-cyber-division-at-the-new-york-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Eric J. Reese as the special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at the New York Field Office. Mr. Reese most recently served as a section chief in the Counterintelligence Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalNew York2023-05-22T08:53:00ZPressReleaseJudge Imposes Eight Consecutive Life Sentences Plus 260 Years in Prison for ISIS-Inspired 2017 Murder of Eight Victims and Attempted Murder of 18 Others in NYC Truck Attack
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/judge-imposes-eight-consecutive-life-sentences-plus-260-years-in-prison-for-isis-inspired-2017-murder-of-eight-victims-and-attempted-murder-of-18-others-in-nyc-truck-attack
Sayfullo Saipov, of Uzbekistan, was sentenced for carrying out a terrorist attack in the name of ISIS in which he used a truck to murder eight victims and injure many more on a bike path in lower Manhattan.No publisherNationalCounterterrorismNew YorkTerrorism2023-05-17T17:02:00ZPressReleaseRussian National Charged with Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/russian-national-charged-with-ransomware-attacks-against-critical-infrastructure
The Justice Department unsealed two indictments charging a Russian national and resident with using three different ransomware variants to attack numerous victims throughout the United States, including law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C., and New Jersey, as well as victims in health care and other sectors nationwide.No publisherCybercrimeNationalTampaWashington FieldNewark2023-05-16T11:36:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Five Cases as Part of Recently Launched Disruptive Technology Strike Force
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-five-cases-as-part-of-recently-launched-disruptive-technology-strike-force
The Disruptive Technology Strike Force is co-led by the Departments of Justice and Commerce to counter efforts by hostile nation-states to illicitly acquire sensitive U.S. technology to advance their authoritarian regimes and facilitate human rights abuses.No publisherNationalPhoenixMiamiNew YorkCyber Crime2023-05-16T11:24:00ZPressReleaseStatement on Report by Special Counsel John Durham
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/statement-on-report-by-special-counsel-john-durham
The conduct in 2016 and 2017 that Special Counsel Durham examined was the reason that current FBI leadership already implemented dozens of corrective actions, which have now been in place for some time. Had those reforms been in place in 2016, the missteps identified in the report could have been prevented. This report reinforces the importance of ensuring the FBI continues to do its work with the rigor, objectivity, and professionalism the American people deserve and rightly expect.No publisherNational2023-05-15T16:00:00ZPressReleaseMassachusetts Man Indicted for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/massachusetts-man-indicted-for-acting-as-an-illegal-agent-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china
Litang Liang allegedly reported to PRC officials on pro-democracy protesters and founded a U.S. advocacy group to covertly advance the PRC’s agenda in Boston and surrounding areas.No publisherBostonNationalChina ThreatNational SecurityCounterintelligence2023-05-15T09:04:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases Results of OIA FISA Query Audit
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-results-of-oia-fisa-query-audit
On May 11, the FBI’s Office of Internal Auditing (OIA), which focuses on evaluating our Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act compliance and recommending reforms, announced the results of their initial audits regarding the FBI’s querying of information collected under FISA.No publisherNational2023-05-11T12:00:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Seizes 13 Domains Used by Lebanese Hezbollah and Its Affiliates
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-seizes-13-domains-used-by-lebanese-hezbollah-and-its-affiliates
The Justice Department announced the seizure of 13 domains used by Specially Designated Nationals (SNDs), Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and their members associated with Lebanese Hezbollah.No publisherNationalCybercrimeCounterterrorismNational SecurityAtlanta2023-05-10T17:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases 2022 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2022-statistics-on-law-enforcement-officers-killed-in-the-line-of-duty
According to statistics reported to the FBI by March 1, 2023, 118 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2022.No publisherCJISLEOKA ProgramLEOKANational2023-05-08T08:00:00ZPressReleaseKurt Ronnow Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence Division at the Washington Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/kurt-ronnow-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-counterintelligence-division-at-the-washington-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Kurt Ronnow as the special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence Division at the Washington Field Office. Mr. Ronnow most recently served as a deputy assistant director of the Bureau's Counterintelligence Division in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalWashington Field2023-05-08T07:00:00ZPressReleaseJury Convicts Four Leaders of the Proud Boys of Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/jury-convicts-four-leaders-of-the-proud-boys-of-seditious-conspiracy-related-to-us-capitol-breach
A jury in the District of Columbia returned guilty verdicts on multiple felonies against five members of the Proud Boys, finding four of the defendants guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.No publisherNationalDomestic TerrorismNational Security2023-05-04T21:30:00ZPressReleaseColorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Church Arson
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/colorado-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-hate-crime-for-church-arson
Darion Ray Sexton pleaded guilty to a hate crime charge in connection with a fire he set to a church in Loveland, Colorado.No publisherCivil RightsHate CrimesDenverNational2023-05-04T17:30:00ZPressReleaseLargest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/largest-international-operation-against-darknet-trafficking-of-fentanyl-and-opioids-results-in-record-arrests-and-seizures
The Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests—the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation.No publisherNationalCybercrimeOpioidsDrug Trafficking2023-05-02T11:00:00ZPressReleaseRobert J. Contee III Named Assistant Director of the Office of Partner Engagement
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/robert-j-contee-iii-named-assistant-director-of-the-office-of-partner-engagement
Director Christopher Wray has named Robert J. Contee III as the assistant director of the Office of Partner Engagement at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNational2023-04-27T10:40:00ZPressReleaseUnited States Obtains $629 Million Settlement with British American Tobacco to Resolve Illegal Sales to North Korea, Charges Facilitators in Illicit Tobacco Trade
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-obtains-629-million-settlement-with-british-american-tobacco-to-resolve-illegal-sales-to-north-korea-charges-facilitators-in-illicit-tobacco-trade
British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiary, BAT Marketing Singapore (BATMS), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tobacco products based in the United Kingdom, have agreed to pay combined penalties of more than $629 million to resolve bank fraud and sanctions violations charges with U.S. authorities. The charges arose out of the companies’ scheme to do business in North Korea through a third-party company in Singapore, in violation of the bank fraud statute and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Separately, charges have been unsealed in the District of Columbia against a North Korean banker and Chinese facilitators for their roles in facilitating the illicit sale of tobacco products in North Korea.No publisherExport ControlNational SecurityPhoenixNational Press ReleaseNational2023-04-25T16:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases FISA Query Guidance
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-fisa-query-guidance
The FBI is releasing two documents regarding queries of information collected under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).No publisherNationalFeatured Press Release2023-04-24T11:33:00ZPressReleaseMehtab D. Syed Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at the Los Angeles Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/mehtab-d-syed-named-special-agent-in-charge--of-the-counterintelligence-and-cyber-division-at-the-los-angeles-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Mehtab D. Syed as the special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence and Cyber Division at the Los Angeles Field Office.No publisherNationalLos AngelesDirector/FBI Leadership2023-04-24T06:45:00ZPressReleaseFBI Director Wray's Full Statement on Charges Announced Today Stemming from Investigations in Washington and New York Field Offices
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-director-wray-full-statement-on-charges-announced-today-stemming-from-investigations-in-washington-and-new-york-field-offices
FBI Director Christopher Wray's statement on charges announced April 17, 2023, which reveal a series of brazen and aggressive criminal schemes directed by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security targeting people on U.S. soil.No publisherNationalDirector WrayDirector/FBI LeadershipFBI LeadershipChina ThreatChinaTransnational RepressionCountering Nation-State ThreatsNational Security2023-04-17T15:16:00ZPressReleaseTwo Arrested for Operating Illegal Overseas Police Station of the Chinese Government
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-arrested-for-operating-illegal-overseas-police-station-of-the-chinese-government
A complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging two defendants in connection with opening and operating an illegal overseas police station, located in lower Manhattan, New York, for a provincial branch of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).No publisherNationalChina ThreatNew YorkFeatured Press ReleaseTransnational Repression2023-04-17T12:58:00ZPressRelease40 Officers of China’s National Police Charged in Transnational Repression Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/40-officers-of-chinas-national-police-charged-in-transnational-repression-schemes-targeting-us-residents
Two criminal complaints were unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging 44 defendants with various crimes related to efforts by the national police of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)—to harass Chinese nationals residing in the New York metropolitan area and elsewhere in the United States.No publisherNationalWashington FieldFeatured Press ReleaseChina ThreatTransnational Repression2023-04-17T12:56:00ZPressReleaseSuzanne Turner Named Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/suzanne-turner-named-assistant-director-of-the-counterintelligence-division
Director Christopher Wray has named Suzanne Turner as the assistant director of the Counterintelligence Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C..No publisherNationalDirector/FBI Leadership2023-04-17T09:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Director Visits Houston Field Office, Addresses Violent Crime and Makes Top Ten Fugitive Announcement
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/houston/news/fbi-director-visits-houston-field-office-addresses-violent-crime-and-makes-top-ten-fugitive-announcement
FBI Director Christopher Wray visited the FBI Houston Field Office, which covers 40 southeast Texas counties including Harris and Montgomery, and participated in a news conference with local media.No publisherHoustonNational2023-04-14T06:57:00ZPressReleaseHouston Fugitive Placed on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/houston-fugitive-placed-on-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list
The FBI has announced the addition of Wilver Villegas-Palomino to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list for his alleged involvement in narcoterrorism and drug trafficking activities.No publisherNationalFeatured Press ReleaseHoustonTen Most WantedTen Most Wanted FugitivesViolent CrimeOrganized Crime/Drugs2023-04-14T06:28:00ZPressReleaseFBI Statement on Arrest of Jack Douglas Teixeira
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-arrest-of-jack-douglas-teixeira
On April 13, the FBI took 21-year-old Jack Douglas Teixeira into custody without incident at a residence in North Dighton, Massachusetts, for his alleged involvement in leaking classified U.S. government and military documents.No publisherNationalFeatured Press ReleaseBostonWashington Field2023-04-13T15:30:00ZPressReleaseFederal Officials Meet with the Family of Shanquella Robinson
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/federal-officials-meet-with-the-family-of-shanquella-robinson
Federal officials with the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina and the FBI met with the family of Shanquella Robinson and family representatives on April 12 to offer their condolences and present the findings of the federal investigation into Robinson's death.No publisherNational2023-04-12T12:30:00ZPressReleaseSteven J. Jensen Named Special Agent in Charge of the Columbia Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/steven-j-jensen-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-columbia-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Steven J. Jensen as the special agent in charge of the Columbia Field Office in South Carolina.No publisherNationalColumbiaDirector/FBI Leadership2023-04-10T05:51:00ZPressReleaseCriminal Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/criminal-marketplace-disrupted-in-international-cyber-operation
The Justice Department announced a coordinated international operation against Genesis Market, a criminal online marketplace that advertised and sold packages of account access credentials that had been stolen from malware-infected computers around the world.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseNationalMilwaukee2023-04-05T10:14:00ZPressReleaseHigh-Ranking Member of the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face International Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/high-ranking-member-of-the-sinaloa-cartel-extradited-from-mexico-to-the-united-states-to-face-international-drug-trafficking-and-firearm-charges
Jorge Ivan Gastelum Avila, also known as Cholo Ivan, made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on April 3 to face international drug trafficking and firearms charges.No publisherDrugsOrganized Crime/DrugsDrug CrimesPartnershipsPartnershipFeatured Press ReleaseWashington FieldNational2023-04-04T12:30:00ZPressReleaseNational Counterintelligence and Security Center: Don’t Be a Pawn of Repressive Foreign Governments
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/national-counterintelligence-and-security-center-dont-be-a-pawn-of-repressive-foreign-governments
Foreign intelligence entities and elements working on behalf of repressive regimes have sought to use U.S.-based persons to facilitate their efforts to threaten or harm perceived critics and opponents in the United States.No publisherTransnational RepressionFeatured Press ReleaseNational2023-03-28T14:30:00ZPressReleaseJeffrey B. Veltri Named Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/jeffrey-b-veltri-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-miami-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Jeffrey B. Veltri as the special agent in charge of the Miami Field Office.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseNationalMiami2023-03-27T09:46:00ZPressReleaseSusan Ferensic Named Assistant Director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/susan-ferensic-named-assistant-director-of-the-weapons-of-mass-destruction-directorate
Director Christopher Wray has named Susan Ferensic as the assistant director of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate at FBI Headquarters.No publisherNationalDirector/FBI Leadership2023-03-22T09:47:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases Supplemental 2021 Hate Crime Statistics
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-supplemental-2021-hate-crime-statistics
Today, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program released 2021 hate crime statistics supplement about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.No publisherNationalCrime StatisticsFeatured Press Release2023-03-13T08:44:00ZPressReleaseB. Chad Yarbrough Named Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/b-chad-yarbrough-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-dallas-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named B. Chad Yarbrough as the special agent in charge of the Dallas Field Office. Mr. Yarbrough most recently served as a deputy assistant director in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherDallasNationalFeatured Press Release2023-03-10T08:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Pledges to Advance Women in Policing
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-pledges-to-advance-women-in-policing
Recently, the FBI signed the 30x30 Pledge that will help improve the representation and experiences of women in law enforcement. As part of our pledge, the FBI will review recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion policies and procedures to advance our diversity developments.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseNationalAll Field Offices2023-03-06T10:22:00ZPressReleaseMatthew Miraglia Named Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/matthew-miraglia-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-buffalo-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Matthew Miraglia as the special agent in charge of the Buffalo Field Office in New York. Mr. Miraglia most recently served as a section chief in the Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherBuffaloNationalFeatured Press Release2023-02-27T09:00:00ZPressReleaseRobert Fuller Named Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/robert-fuller-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-new-haven-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Robert Fuller as the special agent in charge of the New Haven Field Office in Connecticut. Mr. Fuller most recently served as a deputy assistant director in the Critical Incident Response Group at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalFeatured Press ReleaseNew Haven2023-02-27T09:00:00ZPressReleaseRobert M. DeWitt Named Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/robert-m-dewitt-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-charlotte-field-office
FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Robert M. DeWitt as the special agent in charge of the Charlotte Field Office in North Carolina. Mr. DeWitt most recently served as a section chief in the Operational Technology Division in Quantico, Virginia.No publisherCharlotteNationalFeatured Press Release2023-02-27T09:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Efforts Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-efforts-since-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine
Since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the FBI has successfully disrupted criminal, cyber, and hostile intelligence activities from Russia that endanger Ukraine, our partners, and American citizens.No publisherNationalNational SecurityRussia2023-02-24T16:30:00ZPressReleaseTask Force KleptoCapture Unseals Two Cases Charging Evasion of Russian Economic Countermeasures
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/task-force-kleptocapture-unseals-two-cases-charging-evasion-of-russian-economic-countermeasures
On the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the FBI is continuing its efforts to combat Russian aggression through actions in two FBI investigations—disrupting smuggling networks and sanctions-evasion efforts that supported the Russian government.No publisherNationalNew YorkFBI New YorkMiamiNational SecurityRussia2023-02-24T11:00:00ZPressReleaseThree High-Ranking MS-13 Leaders Arrested on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/three-high-ranking-ms-13-leaders-arrested-on-terrorism-and-racketeering-charges
A four-count indictment was unsealed February 23 in federal court in Central Islip, New York, charging 13 of the highest-ranking MS-13 leaders in the world with directing the transnational criminal organization’s criminal activities in the United States, El Salvador, Mexico, and elsewhere over the past two decades.No publisherNew YorkFBI New YorkNationalFeatured Press ReleaseNational SecurityCounterterrorism2023-02-23T19:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI Director Meets with Moroccan and Portuguese Partners
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-director-meets-with-moroccan-and-portuguese-partners
FBI Director Christopher Wray traveled to Morocco and Portugal to highlight the important role international partnerships play in combatting national security and global threats.No publisherNationalPartnershipsNational SecurityIntelligence2023-02-23T14:02:00ZPressReleaseSenior Oil and Gas Trader and Brazil-Based Intermediary Charged in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/senior-oil-and-gas-trader-and-brazil-based-intermediary-charged-in-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme
Glenn Oztemel, of Connecticut, and Eduardo Innecco, a foreign national, were charged with conspiracy and multiple counts of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.No publisherNationalLos AngelesBriberyBribeBribesMoney LaunderingForeign Corrupt Practices ActForeign CorruptionCorruptionPublic Corruption2023-02-17T07:30:00ZPressReleasePolitical Consultant Sentenced for Scheme Involving Illegal Foreign Campaign Contribution to 2016 Presidential Campaign
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/political-consultant-sentenced-for-scheme-involving-illegal-foreign-campaign-contribution-to-2016-presidential-campaign
Jessie R. Benton of Texas received 18 months in prison for his role in funneling foreign campaign contributions from a Russian national to a presidential campaign.No publisherNationalSan DiegoCampaign FraudCampaign Fund FraudFraudPublic CorruptionCorruptionElection Crimes2023-02-17T07:30:00ZPressReleaseJustice and Commerce Departments Announce Creation of Disruptive Technology Strike Force
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-and-commerce-departments-announce-creation-of-disruptive-technology-strike-force
Under the leadership of the Department of Justice's National Security Division and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, the strike force will bring together experts throughout government—including the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and 14 U.S. attorneys’ offices in 12 metropolitan regions across the country—to target illicit actors, strengthen supply chains, and protect critical technological assets from being acquired or used by nation-state adversaries.No publisherNationalNational SecurityExport ControlCountering Nation-State Threats2023-02-16T20:00:00ZPressReleaseTexas Man Pleads Guilty to 90 Federal Hate Crimes and Firearms Violations for August 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/texas-man-pleads-guilty-to-90-federal-hate-crimes-and-firearms-violations-for-august-2019-mass-shooting-at-walmart-in-el-paso-texas
Patrick Wood Crusius pleaded guilty to carrying out a mass shooting that killed 23 people and injuring 22 more.No publisherNationalEl PasoFeatured Press ReleaseViolent Crime2023-02-09T08:23:00ZPressReleasePharmacist Convicted for $1 Million Prescription Drug Fraud
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/pharmacist-convicted-for-1m-prescription-drug-fraud
A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted Ronald A. Beasley II, of Virginia, for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $1 million.No publisherNationalTampaHealth Care FraudPrescription FraudPrescription DrugsFraudMedicare FraudMedicareWhite-Collar Crime2023-02-09T07:00:00ZPressReleaseMan Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children and Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-charged-with-sexual-exploitation-of-children-and-distribution-receipt-and-possession-of-child-sexual-abuse-material
A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned an indictment charging Paul Francis Blaisse of Maryland with the sexual exploitation of children.No publisherNationalBaltimoreExploited ChildrenChild Sexual ExploitationChild Sex CrimesProject Safe ChildhoodChild PornographyChild PredatorChild Sexual AbuseChild AbuseSexual AbuseCrimes Against ChildrenMajor Thefts/Violent CrimeViolent Crime2023-02-08T07:00:00ZPressReleaseInternational Law Enforcement Agencies Issue Joint Warning about Global Financial Sextortion Crisis
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/international-law-enforcement-agencies-issue-joint-warning-about-global-financial-sextortion-crisis
The FBI and our international law enforcement partners are issuing a joint warning about a global financial sextortion crisis. Our agencies have seen an explosion in incidents of minor boys around the world being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money.No publisherNationalSextortionAll Field Offices2023-02-07T07:57:00ZPressReleaseMedical Equipment Suppliers Convicted of Health Care Fraud
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/medical-equipment-suppliers-convicted-of-health-care-fraud
Ikechukwu Udeokoro and Ayodeji Fasonu have been convicted of engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans of over $3.8 million.No publisherNationalNew YorkHealth Care FraudFraudFinancial FraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-02-07T07:30:00ZPressReleaseMaryland Woman and Florida Man Charged Federally for Conspiring to Destroy Energy Facilities
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/maryland-woman-and-florida-man-charged-federally-for-conspiring-to-destroy-energy-facilities
Sarah Beth Clendaniel and Brandon Clint Russell have been charged with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility.No publisherNationalTampaBaltimoreWashington FieldNew YorkFeatured Press Release2023-02-06T14:09:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department and Federal Partners Recognize Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-and-federal-partners-recognize-zero-tolerance-day-for-female-genital-mutilation
The FBI joins DOJ, ICE, and other partners in recognizing the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).No publisherFemale Genital MutilationFGMNationalFeatured Press Release2023-02-06T11:39:00ZPressReleasePodiatrist Pleads Guilty to Foot Bath Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/podiatrist-pleads-guilty-to-foot-bath-fraud-scheme
Marion Shaun Lund, D.P.M., of Mississippi, pleaded guilty to a scheme to defraud Medicare and TRICARE by prescribing and dispensing medically unnecessary medications.No publisherNationalJacksonFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesKickbacksBriberyHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudWhite-Collar Crime2023-02-03T17:00:00ZPressReleaseDoctor Sentenced for Role in Illegally Distributing 6.6 Million Opioid Pills and Submitting $250 Million in False Billings
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/doctor-sentenced-for-role-in-illegally-distributing-66-million-opioid-pills-and-submitting-250-million-in-false-billings
Francisco Patino, M.D., of Michigan, was sentenced for his role in a health care fraud scheme that resulted in over $250 million in false and fraudulent claims being submitted.No publisherNationalOpioidsHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesMoney LaunderingPrescription DrugsDetroitWhite-Collar Crime2023-01-30T17:00:00ZPressReleaseMark D. Michalek Named Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/mark-d-michalek-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-denver-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Mark D. Michalek as the special agent in charge of the Denver Field Office.No publisherNationalDenverLeadershipFBI Leadership2023-01-30T14:30:00ZPressReleaseTwo Florida Doctors Convicted in $31 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-florida-doctors-convicted-in-31-million-medicare-fraud-scheme
A federal jury convicted two Florida doctors, Dean Zusmerto and Lawrence Alexander, M.D., for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare.No publisherNationalTampaHealth Care FraudHealthcareHealthcare FraudHealth CareFraudMedicare FraudMedicareWhite-Collar Crime2023-01-30T13:30:00ZPressReleaseCarlton L. Peeples Named Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/carlton-l-peeples-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-birmingham-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Carlton L. Peeples as the special agent in charge of the Birmingham Field Office in Alabama.No publisherNationalBirminghamDirector/FBI Leadership2023-01-30T07:00:00ZPressReleaseRobert C. Kissane Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the New York Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/robert-c-kissane-named-special-agent-in-charge--of-the-counterterrorism-division-at-the-new-york-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Robert C. Kissane as the special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division of the New York Field Office.No publisherNationalNew YorkDirector/FBI Leadership2023-01-30T07:00:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Charges and New Arrest in Connection with Assassination Plot Directed from Iran
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-charges-and-new-arrest-in-connection-with-assassination-plot-directed-from-iran
Members of an Eastern European organized crime group have been charged in connection with a plot to murder a U.S. citizen of Iranian origin in New York City who has publicly opposed the Iranian government.No publisherNationalNew YorkTransnational Repression2023-01-27T10:04:00ZPressReleaseU.S. Department of Justice Disrupts Hive Ransomware Variant
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-of-justice-disrupts-hive-ransomware-variant
The Justice Department announced its months-long disruption campaign against the Hive ransomware group that has targeted more than 1,500 victims in over 80 countries around the world, including hospitals, school districts, financial firms, and critical infrastructure.No publisherNationalTampaFeatured NewsCyberCybercrime2023-01-26T09:41:00ZPressReleaseFBI Confirms Lazarus Group Cyber Actors Responsible for Harmony's Horizon Bridge Currency Theft
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-confirms-lazarus-group-cyber-actors-responsible-for-harmonys-horizon-bridge-currency-theft
Through an investigation, the FBI was able to confirm that the Lazarus Group (also known as APT38), cyber actors associated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, are responsible for the theft of $100 million of virtual currency from Harmony’s Horizon bridge reported on June 24, 2022.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseCyberCyber CrimeCryptocurrencyCryptocurrenciesLos AngelesCharlottePartnershipsNational2023-01-23T17:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Offering $25,000 Rewards for Information in Series of Attacks Against Reproductive Health Service Facilities
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-offering-25000-rewards-for-information-in-series-of-attacks-against-reproductive-health-service-facilities
The FBI is seeking the public’s help to identify the individual(s) responsible for a series of attacks and threats targeting reproductive health service facilities across the country.No publisherNationalDirectorFBI LeadershipLeadershipViolent CrimesFeatured Press ReleaseBuffaloCharlotteDenverLos AngelesMemphisMilwaukeePortlandSeattle2023-01-19T10:00:00ZPressReleaseFormer Elementary School Teacher Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-elementary-school-teacher-convicted-of-sexually-abusing-children
Stefan Zappey, a former elementary school teacher, was convicted by a federal jury for sexually abusing four former students and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 30 years in prison.No publisherNationalExploited ChildrenChild Sexual ExploitationChild Sex CrimesProject Safe ChildhoodChild PredatorChild Sexual AbuseSexual AbuseChild AbuseChild Sex OffenderSexual AssaultCivil Rights2023-01-19T07:00:00ZPressReleaseKevin Vorndran Named Special Agent in Charge of the Mission Services Division at the Washington Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/kevin-vorndran-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-mission-services-division-at-the-washington-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Kevin Vorndran as the special agent in charge of the Mission Services Division of the Washington Field Office.No publisherNationalDirector/FBI LeadershipFBI LeadershipLeadershipWashington Field2023-01-17T17:00:00ZPressReleaseBipartisan Congressional Visit to FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/bipartisan-congressional-visit-to-fbis-criminal-justice-information-services-division
FBI Director Christopher Wray was joined by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Senators John Cornyn, Joe Manchin, Christopher Murphy, Shelley Capito, and Thom Tillis on a visit to Clarksburg, West Virginia, to the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division.No publisherNationalNational Press ReleaseFeatured Press ReleaseDirector WrayFBI LeadershipDirector/FBI LeadershipPartnershipsPartnership StoriesCriminal Justice Information Services DivisionCJIS2023-01-05T16:48:00ZPressReleaseFormer Judge Arrested for Bribery and Obstruction of Justice
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-judge-arrested-for-bribery-and-obstruction-of-justice
A former local district court judge in Arkansas, Thomas David Carruth, was arrested in Little Rock on criminal charges related to his alleged solicitation of sex.No publisherObstructionObstruction of JusticeNationalLittle RockPublic CorruptionBriberyWire FraudFalse Statements2023-01-05T13:30:00ZPressReleaseOp-Ed by FBI Director Christopher Wray: Violent Crime Problem Is Real and Tackling It Requires a Group Effort
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/op-ed-by-fbi-director-christopher-wray-violent-crime-problem-is-real-and-tackling-it-requires-a-group-effort-010523
This op-ed by FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared on the Fox News Digital website to call attention to the nation's violent crime problem and the need for a group effort to combat it.No publisherDirector/FBI LeadershipChristopher WrayDirector WrayCriminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)NationalFeatured Press ReleaseAll Field OfficesPartnerships2023-01-05T07:30:00ZPressReleaseFormer GE Power Engineer Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Economic Espionage
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-ge-power-engineer-sentenced-for-conspiracy-to-commit-economic-espionage
Xiaoqing Zheng of New York has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for conspiring to steal GE trade secrets, intending to benefit the People’s Republic of China (PRC).No publisherNationalBuffaloTheft of Trade SecretsTrade SecretConspiracyEconomic EspionageEspionageIntellectual Property TheftIntellectual PropertyCounterintelligenceIntelligence2023-01-03T07:30:00ZPressReleaseAlvin M. Winston Sr. Named Special Agent in Charge of the Minneapolis Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/alvin-m-winston-sr-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-minneapolis-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Alvin M. Winston Sr. as the special agent in charge of the Minneapolis Field Office.No publisherNationalMinneapolis2023-01-03T01:00:00ZPressReleaseRobert W. 'Wes' Wheeler Jr. Named Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/robert-w-wes-wheeler-jr-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-chicago-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Robert W. (Wes) Wheeler Jr. as the special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Office.No publisherNationalChicago2023-01-03T01:00:00ZPressReleaseDavid Sundberg Named Assistant Director in Charge of the Washington Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/david-sundberg-named-assistant-director-in-charge-of-the-washington-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named David Sundberg as the assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office.No publisherNationalWashington Field2022-12-29T07:32:00ZPressReleaseFBI and Partners Issue National Public Safety Alert on Financial Sextortion Schemes
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-and-partners-issue-national-public-safety-alert-on-financial-sextortion-schemes
The FBI, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is issuing a national public safety alert regarding an explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money—a crime known as financial sextortion.No publisherNationalAll Field OfficesSextortionCrimes Against ChildrenFeatured Press Release2022-12-19T07:55:00ZPressReleaseTexas Man Convicted of Receiving and Possessing Images of Child Sexual Abuse
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/texas-man-convicted-of-receiving-and-possessing-images-of-child-sexual-abuse
A federal jury in Dallas convicted Andrew Kasnetz of Dallas, Texas, of receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse.No publisherNationalDallasChild Sexual AbuseCrimes Against ChildrenChild Sex CrimesChild PornographyProject Safe ChildhoodMajor Thefts/Violent CrimeViolent Crime2022-12-16T17:00:00ZPressReleaseUnderboss of Philadelphia Mafia Sentenced for Leading Racketeering Conspiracy Engaged in Loansharking, Gambling, and Extortion
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/underboss-of-philadelphia-mafia-sentenced-for-leading-racketeering-conspiracy-engaged-in-loansharking-gambling-and-extortion
Steven Mazzone was sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to participate in the affairs of a racketeering enterprise, all while serving as the underboss of the Philadelphia mafia family.No publisherPhiladelphiaOrganized CrimeViolent CrimeMafiaLa Cosa NostraFeatured Press ReleaseNational2022-12-15T20:03:00ZPressReleaseOwner of Durable Medical Equipment Companies Arrested for $17 Million Kickback Conspiracy
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/owner-of-durable-medical-equipment-companies-arrested-for-17-million-kickback-conspiracy
Alexandra Stchastlivtseva of New York has been arrested for allegedly offering and paying illegal health care kickbacks and money laundering.No publisherNationalKickbacksMoney LaunderingFinancial FraudFinancial CrimesHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudWhite-Collar CrimeNew York2022-12-15T16:30:00ZPressReleaseFormer Twitter Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as a Foreign Agent
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-twitter-employee-sentenced-to-42-months-in-federal-prison-for-acting-as-a-foreign-agent
Ahmad Abouammo of California has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for his role in accessing, monitoring, and conveying confidential and sensitive information.No publisherNationalForeign AgentInternationalCounterintelligenceNational SecuritySan FranciscoWire FraudIntelligence2022-12-15T16:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI Signs Agreement with Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-signs-agreement-with-hispanic-association-of-colleges-and-universities
The FBI and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) recently signed a memorandum of understanding to acknowledge their relationship and to encourage more cooperative activities between the two organizations.No publisherPartnershipsFeatured Press ReleaseNational2022-12-14T11:57:00ZPressReleaseUnited States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Chiropractor, Modern Vascular Office-Based Labs and Modern Vascular Corporate Entities
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-files-false-claims-act-complaint-against-chiropractor-modern-vascular-office-based-labs-and-modern-vascular-corporate-entities
The United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Yury Gampel, a chiropractor, along with a number of his businesses.No publisherNationalFalse Claims ActFalse ClaimsFalse ClaimFinancial FraudFraud2022-12-13T14:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases 2021 Hate Crime Statistics
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2021-hate-crime-statistics
The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program has released 2021 hate crime statistics about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseUniform Crime Reporting ProgramNational Use-of-Force Data CollectionNationalUCRViolent CrimeHate CrimeAll Field Offices2022-12-12T10:00:00ZPressReleaseABB Agrees to Pay More Than $315 Million to Resolve Coordinated Global Foreign Bribery Case
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/abb-agrees-to-pay-over-315-million-to-resolve-coordinated-global-foreign-bribery-case
ABB Ltd. (ABB), a Swiss-based global technology company, agreed to pay more than $315 million to resolve an investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.No publisherNationalBriberyForeign BriberyForeign Corrupt Practices ActFCPAForeign CorruptionCorruptionInternationalPublic Corruption2022-12-02T14:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs Sign Agreement to Improve Law Enforcement in Indian Country
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-and-bureau-of-indian-affairs-sign-agreement-to-improve-law-enforcement-in-indian-country
The FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have signed an agreement to establish guidelines to provide for the effective and efficient administration of criminal investigations in Indian Country.No publisherNationalIndian CountryFeatured Press Release2022-12-01T11:02:00ZPressReleaseGroup Home Owners Sentenced in $1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/group-home-owners-sentenced-in-1-million-medicare-fraud-scheme
A Texas married couple has been sentenced for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme, including violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.No publisherNationalHoustonHealth Care FraudHealthcare FraudHealthcareHealth CareFinancial FraudFraudMedicare FraudMedicareKickback SchemeKickbacksKickbackWhite-Collar Crime2022-11-30T07:30:00ZPressReleaseLeader of Oath Keepers and Oath Keepers Member Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/leader-of-oath-keepers-and-oath-keepers-member-found-guilty-of-seditious-conspiracy-and-other-charges-related-to-us-capitol-breach
Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were found guilty of seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.No publisherWashington FieldCapitolFeatured Press ReleaseNational2022-11-29T18:48:00ZPressReleaseFBI Conducts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Redstone Arsenal for the North Campus and Operations Building
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-conducts-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-at-redstone-arsenal-for-the-north-campus-and-operations-building
The FBI participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of its North Campus at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseNational2022-11-21T17:53:00ZPressReleaseUnited States Repatriates More Than $20 Million in Assets Stolen by Former Nigerian Dictator
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-repatriates-over-20-million-in-assets-stolen-by-former-nigerian-dictator
The Department of Justice announced that it has transferred more than $20.6 million to the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.No publisherNationalAsset ForfeitureInternationalCivil ForfeitureMoney LaunderingWhite-Collar Crime2022-11-17T12:00:00ZPressReleaseUpdate on Threats Targeting Historically Black Schools
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/update-on-threats-targeting-historically-black-schools
The investigation of racially motivated threats of violence targeting historically Black colleges and universities has identified one juvenile believed to be responsible for a majority of the threats and the Department of Justice has worked with state prosecutors to hold the minor accountable.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseCounterterrorism DivisionCivil RightsNational2022-11-14T12:30:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases Third Quarter 2022 Statistics from the National Use-of-Force Data Collection
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-third-quarter-2022-statistics-from-the-national-use-of-force-data-collection
According to statistics reported to the FBI for the third quarter data, January 2022 to September 2022, 8,482 law enforcement agencies submitted use-of-force data to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseUCRUniform Crime Reporting ProgramNational Use-of-Force Data CollectionNational2022-11-14T08:30:00ZPressReleaseMan Charged for Participation in LockBit Global Ransomware Campaign
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/man-charged-for-participation-in-lockbit-global-ransomware-campaign
A criminal complaint was unsealed charging Mikhail Vasiliev, a dual Russian and Canadian national, for his alleged participation in the LockBit global ransomware campaign.No publisherCyberFeatured Press ReleaseNationalNewarkPittsburghAtlantaMiami2022-11-10T12:09:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases 2021 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted in the Line of Duty
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2021-statistics-on-law-enforcement-officers-assaulted-in-the-line-of-duty
According to statistics reported to the FBI, 43,649 officers were assaulted while performing their duties in 2021.No publisherCJISLEOKACrime StatisticsNationalFeatured Press Release2022-10-31T02:00:00ZPressReleaseHealth Care Company Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Conspiring to Suppress Wages of School Nurses
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/health-care-company-pleads-guilty-and-is-sentenced-for-conspiring-to-suppress-wages-of-school-nurses
VDA OC LLC (VDA), a health care staffing company, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for entering into and engaging in a conspiracy with a competitor.No publisherNationalPrice FixingAntitrustWhite-Collar Crime2022-10-27T17:26:00ZPressReleaseTwo Arrested and 13 Charged in Three Separate Cases for Alleged Participation in Malign Schemes in the United States on Behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/two-arrested-and-13-charged-in-three-separate-cases-for-alleged-participation-in-malign-schemes-in-the-united-states-on-behalf-of-the-government-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china
Thirteen individuals, including members of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) security and intelligence apparatus and their agents, have been charged for alleged efforts to unlawfully exert influence in the United States for the benefit of the government of the PRC.No publisherNationalNew YorkNewarkChina ThreatTransnational RepressionFeatured Press Release2022-10-24T13:57:00ZPressReleaseFBI Cautions About Threats to Election Workers Ahead of the November 2022 Midterm Elections
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-cautions-about-threats-to-election-workers-ahead-of-the-november-2022-midterm-elections
The FBI continues to prioritize identifying, mitigating, and investigating threats targeting election workers.No publisherNationalElection SecurityFeatured Press Release2022-10-12T07:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Warns Voters on Election Crimes Ahead of the November 2022 Midterm Election
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-voters-on-election-crimes-ahead-of-the-november-2022-mideterm-election
The FBI is committed to protecting every eligible citizen’s right to vote.No publisherNationalElection SecurityFeatured Press Release2022-10-12T07:00:00ZPressReleaseAkil Davis Named Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/akil-davis-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-phoenix-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Akil Davis as the special agent in charge of the FBI Phoenix Field Office.No publisherNationalPhoenixDirector/FBI Leadership2022-10-11T06:39:00ZPressReleaseChristie M. Curtis Named Special Agent in Charge of the Intelligence and Surveillance Division of the New York Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/christie-m-curtis-named-special-agent-in-charge--of-the-intelligence-and-surveillance-division-of-the-new-york-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Christie M. Curtis as the special agent in charge of the Intelligence and Surveillance Division of the New York Field Office.No publisherNationalNew YorkDirector/FBI Leadership2022-10-11T06:13:00ZPressReleaseFBI Releases 2021 Crime in the Nation Statistics
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2021-crime-in-the-nation-statistics
The FBI released detailed data on over 11 million criminal offenses reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2021.No publisherNationalFeatured Press ReleaseCrime in the United StatesCIUSUCRUniform Crime Reporting ProgramCJISCJIS, Criminal Justice Information ServicesNIBRS2022-10-05T04:30:00ZPressReleaseJustice Department Announces Total Distribution of Over $4 Billion to Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/justice-department-announces-total-distribution-of-over-4-billion-to-victims-of-madoff-ponzi-scheme
The Department of Justice announced that the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its eighth distribution of approximately $372 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. government.No publisherNew YorkNationalFeatured Press Release2022-09-28T12:23:00ZPressReleaseRobert K. Tripp Named Special Agent in Charge of the San Francisco Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/robert-k-tripp-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-san-francisco-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Robert K. Tripp as the special agent in charge of the San Francisco Field Office.No publisherNationalFeatured Press ReleaseFBI San FranciscoSan Francisco2022-09-26T10:30:00ZPressReleaseGSA Announces Site Selection Process for New FBI Headquarters
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/gsa-announces-site-selection-process-for-new-fbi-headquarters
The U.S. General Services Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today announced the site selection process for the new suburban FBI headquarters campus in the National Capital Region.No publisherNationalFeatured Press ReleaseFBI Headquarters2022-09-23T16:05:00ZPressReleaseU.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/us-attorney-announces-federal-charges-against-47-defendants-in-250-million-feeding-our-future-fraud-scheme
47 defendants have been charged for their alleged roles in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.No publisherNationalMinneapolisCOVID-19Featured Press ReleaseFraud2022-09-20T12:01:00ZPressReleaseFormer Elected County Coroner Convicted for Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/former-elected-county-coroner-convicted-for-illegal-distribution-of-controlled-substances
A federal jury convicted Dr. David Suetholz of Ludlow, Kentucky, for illegally prescribing controlled substances Oxycontin, Klonopin, Ambien, and Valium.No publisherNationalPrescription DrugsIllegal PrescriptionsControlled SubstancesOrganized Crime/DrugsDrugs2022-09-15T08:30:00ZPressReleaseThree Iranian Nationals Charged with Engaging in Computer Intrusions and Ransomware-Style Extortion Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure Providers
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/three-iranian-nationals-charged-with-engaging-in-computer-intrusions-and-ransomware-style-extortion-against-us-critical-infrastructure-providers
An indictment was unsealed today charging three Iranian nationals with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseNationalIran2022-09-14T11:27:00ZPressReleaseFBI and Law Enforcement Partners Arrest Nearly 6,000 Violent Criminals This Summer
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-and-law-enforcement-partners-arrest-nearly-6000-violent-criminals-this-summer
Between May 1, and Sept. 2, 2022, the FBI and our local and state law enforcement partners arrested nearly 6,000 alleged violent criminals and gang members and seized more than 2,700 firearms connected to criminal conductNo publisherViolent CrimeNationalFeatured Press ReleaseFBI Safe Streets Task Force2022-09-13T10:00:00ZPressReleaseFBI Addresses Ongoing Threats Targeting Historically Black Schools and Institutions in Call with Partners
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-addresses-ongoing-threats-targeting-historically-black-colleges-and-universities-in-call-with-partners
The FBI and Department of Justice hosted a nationwide phone call with the victims, advocacy groups, and community leaders impacted by the ongoing threats targeting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Historically Black Churches, and Historically Black Institutions.No publisherFeatured Press ReleaseFBI Press ReleaseCounterterrorism DivisionCivil RightsNational2022-09-09T12:30:00ZPressReleaseDouglas S. Beidler Named Assistant Director of the Security Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/douglas-s-beidler-named-assistant-director-of-the-security-division
Director Christopher Wray has named Douglas S. Beidler as the assistant director of the Security Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalDirector/FBI LeadershipFBI Leadership2022-08-22T10:40:00ZPressReleaseEric G. Pokorak Named Assistant Director of the Laboratory Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/eric-g-pokorak-named-assistant-director-of-the-laboratory-division
Director Christopher Wray has named Eric G. Pokorak as the assistant director of the Laboratory Division in Quantico, Virginia.No publisherNationalDirector/FBI LeadershipFBI Leadership2022-08-22T10:35:00ZPressReleaseJohnnie Sharp, Jr. Named Assistant Director of the IT Infrastructure Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/johnnie-sharp-jr-named-assistant-director-of-the-it-infrastructure-division
Director Christopher Wray has named Johnnie Sharp, Jr. as the assistant director of the IT Infrastructure Division at the FBI’s campus in Huntsville, Alabama.No publisherNationalFBI LeadershipDirector/FBI Leadership2022-08-22T10:01:00ZPressReleaseRobert R. Wells Named Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/robert-r-wells-named-assistant-director-of-the-counterterrorism-division
Director Christopher Wray has named Robert R. Wells as the assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalDirector/FBI LeadershipFBI Leadership2022-08-22T09:43:00ZPressReleaseMichael H. Schneider Named Assistant Director of the Human Resources Division
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/michael-h-schneider-named-assistant-director-of-the-human-resources-division
Director Christopher Wray has named Michael H. Schneider as the assistant director of the Human Resources Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.No publisherNationalFBI LeadershipDirector/FBI Leadership2022-08-22T08:47:00ZPressReleaseFBI Announces Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-announces-results-of-nationwide-sex-trafficking-operation
The FBI, working with its state and local partners during two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses.No publisherOperation Cross CountryDirector/FBI LeadershipNationalAll Field OfficesHuman TraffickingCrimes Against Children2022-08-15T09:26:00ZPressReleaseRichard A. Collodi Named Special Agent in Charge of the Seattle Field Office
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/richard-a-collodi-named-special-agent-in-charge-of-the-seattle-field-office
Director Christopher Wray has named Richard A. Collodi as the special agent in charge of the Seattle Field Office.No publisherNationalSeattleDirector/FBI Leadership2022-08-15T01:30:00ZPressReleaseStatement from Director Wray
https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/statement-from-director-wray
Unfounded attacks on the integrity of the FBI erode respect for the rule of law and are a grave disservice to the men and women who sacrifice so much to protect others.No publisherDirector/FBI LeadershipFeatured Press ReleaseNationalAll Field Offices2022-08-11T17:27:00ZPressRelease