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The FBI’s Counterterrorism Division Turns 25
November 21, 2024
November 21 marks the 25th anniversary of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, or CTD. In the time since its creation, the division has worked to counter the constantly evolving threat of terrorism at home and abroad.
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Online Platform Provides Current Data on Law Enforcement Suicides
November 15, 2024
An FBI database established in 2021 to help prevent law enforcement suicides and increase awareness and understanding of the occurrences is now online.
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Help the FBI Identify John Doe 49
November 14, 2024
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance to identify an unknown male, dubbed John Doe 49, who may possess critical information about a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation.
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Longtime Indian Country Special Agent Reflects on Essential FBI Mission
October 25, 2024
Working on Native American reservations has been described as one of the FBI's most challenging jobs, but a longtime special agent there says there’s no place he’d rather be.
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'Operation Not Forgotten' Shines New Light on Indian Country Cases
October 23, 2024
In a joint effort with BIA targeting crimes against Tribal women and children, FBI personnel deployed on 30-day rotations to Bureau field offices whose regions include Tribal lands.
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FBI Investigation Leads to Historic Hate Crime Sentencing
October 17, 2024
In a landmark hate crime case, Daqua Lameek Ritter was sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman. It's the first time a defendant has been found guilty by trial verdict for a hate crime motivated by gender identity under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
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FBI Personnel Assist in Hurricane Helene Response
October 9, 2024
FBI personnel in communities affected by Hurricane Helene are working around the clock to support first responders and assist communities as they recover and rebuild following Hurricane Helene.
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September 18, 2024
The FBI and our partners disrupted a Chinese botnet and freed thousands of impacted devices from its clutches, Director Christopher Wray announced September 18.
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2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report Released
September 10, 2024
Losses related to cryptocurrency fraud totaled over $5.6 billion in 2023, a 45% increase in losses since 2022.
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Highlighting Safety Measures to Protect Nation's Food Infrastructure
August 20, 2024
More than 400 farmers and cybersecurity experts gathered in Nebraska recently to learn about threats to the nation’s food and biofuel pipelines and how to protect against them.
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August 9, 2024
While cruises promise relaxation and escape, the unfortunate reality is that serious crimes can and do happen on the high seas. The FBI, alongside its partners, works to ensure the safety of the millions of Americans traveling aboard cruise ships every year.
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Students Get Inside Look at Life as an FBI Agent
July 31, 2024
The Cleveland Field Office’s Future Agents in Training program is a four-day introduction to the FBI for rising high school seniors in northern Ohio.
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July 23, 2024
This rapid response fly team can deploy across the globe within hours to respond to major cyber threats.
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Operation Clean House: New Orleans
July 17, 2024
On June 27, FBI New Orleans announced the results of Operation Clean House, an intelligence-driven operation conducted in partnership with federal, state, and local agencies to target the most violent individuals on the city’s streets.
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FBI Marks 100 Years of Fingerprints and Criminal History Records
July 10, 2024
Director Wray joined FBI staff, lawmakers, and dozens of retired fingerprint examiners to celebrate 100 years since the Bureau established its Identification Division in 1924.
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Hogan’s Alley Adds New Venues Reflecting Focus on Active Shooter Training
July 3, 2024
Hogan's Alley, a mock town where the FBI trains new agents and others, recently expanded by nearly 15,000 square feet to include a new nightclub and movie theater.
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FBI Helps Return Missing Musket to Museum of the American Revolution
July 3, 2024
The Bureau helped return a Revolutionary War-era musket to the Philadelphia museum on July 1, 2024—more than 50 years after it was stolen from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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July 2, 2024
On the 17th anniversary of Ashley Summers' disappearance, the FBI calls on the public to help bring her home.
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BAU Launches 'Prevent Mass Violence' Campaign
July 1, 2024
In bid to prevent mass attacks, Behavioral Analysis Unit asks public to talk to someone you trust if you notice concerning behaviors.
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Team Approach to Keeping Potential Attackers Off ‘Path to Violence’
July 1, 2024
A threat assessment team in San Antonio meets three times a week to discuss and evaluate cases they believe could—if ignored—devolve into acts of mass violence.
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Theodore Roosevelt's Historic Pocket Watch Recovered
June 27, 2024
A 126-year-old watch once owned by the 26th U.S. president—and missing almost 40 years—has been returned to its rightful owner.
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Mexican Cartels Targeting Americans in Timeshare Fraud Scams, FBI Warns
June 7, 2024
The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.
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FBI Cyber Lead Urges Potential LockBit Victims to Contact Internet Crime Complaint Center
June 5, 2024
FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Bryan Vorndran on June 5 highlighted the Bureau’s “ongoing disruption” of the LockBit ransomware group and its affiliates, and urged potential victims to contact the Bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
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Supporting Victims in Missing Children Cases
June 4, 2024
Our Victim Services Division supports child victims and witnesses of federal crimes, as well as their families and loved ones, through investigative forensic interviews and coordination with victim specialists who ensure all parties receive the proper care when faced with devastating challenges.
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Preventing Laser Strikes on Aircraft
May 29, 2024
The FBI is reminding the public to keep their laser pointers out of the sky to protect pilots—and to avoid hefty fines and potential prison time.
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National Missing Children’s Day 2024
May 23, 2024
In recognition of National Missing Children’s Day—observed annually on May 25—the FBI reaffirms its year-round commitment to reuniting missing and kidnapped children with their families and asks the public for help in bringing them home.
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Reaching Out to Assist Victims of Crime
May 20, 2024
Our Victim Services Division informs and assists victims navigating the aftermath of crime and the criminal justice process. One piece of that mission involves coordinated outreach to victims to support their needs, a specialty that falls under the FBI Victim Outreach Support and Strategy (VOSS) Program.
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May 14, 2024
The FBI joined solemn observations of National Police Week, which recognizes men and women who swore an oath to protect and serve and made the ultimate sacrifice.
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A Legacy in Law Enforcement: A Mother’s and Son's Journeys to the FBI
May 10, 2024
FBI Special Agent Kevin Vázquez has been part of the FBI extended family since his mom, Supervisory Special Agent Marilyn Santos, joined the Bureau when he was a kid.
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Hopi Special Agent Returns Home to Seek Justice for Tribal Communities
May 3, 2024
For FBI Special Agent Piere Himel–an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe—investigating Indian Country Crime on reservations in New Mexico is more than just a job: it’s a homecoming.
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April 30, 2024
Elder fraud complaints to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (or IC3) increased by 14% in 2023, and associated losses increased by about 11%, according to IC3’s 2023 Elder Fraud Report, released April 30. This annual publication provides statistics about incidents of elder fraud—or fraud that explicitly targets older Americans’ money or cryptocurrency—that are reported to IC3.
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Charlotte Child Pornography Case Shows 'Unsettling' Reach of AI Imagery
April 29, 2024
Child psychiatrist David Tatum was sentenced to 40 years in prison for using generative artificial intelligence to digitally alter clothed images of minors into child pornography.
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Investigating Environmental Crimes: The Huntington Oil Spill
April 22, 2024
The FBI and partners used groundbreaking techniques and advanced technology to investigate the 2021 disaster.
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FBI Launches Trauma Notification Training
April 22, 2024
The FBI has launched an updated, mobile-friendly Trauma Notification Training program to help ensure trauma notifications are delivered with professionalism, dignity, and compassion.
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Wray: Chinese Government Poses 'Broad and Unrelenting' Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
April 18, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned national security and intelligence experts that the risks posed by the government of China to U.S. national and economic security are “upon us now."
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'A Great Partner in the Community'
April 17, 2024
An Oklahoma City area pastor who had a run-in with the FBI in the late ’90s is set to be honored by the Director and special agent who once pursued him.
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April 15, 2024
A U. S. Army veteran who established an illegal weapons facility in the Kurdistan region of Iraq— and who proceeded to both direct and engage in the torture of one of his employees—has been sentenced to 70 years in federal prison for those crimes and for additional crimes linked to his role at the facility.
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Director Addresses Birmingham Civil Rights Conference
April 15, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray summoned the words of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech in Alabama encouraging civil rights activists and law enforcement leaders to forge ahead in their fight for justice despite the persistence of violent, bias-motivated hate crimes.
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Protecting Quantum Science and Technology
April 12, 2024
Foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting a wide range of U.S. quantum companies, universities, and government labs. The National Counterintelligence Task Force's Quantum Information Science Counterintelligence Protection Team unites the FBI with our intelligence and security partners to protect quantum information science and technology developed in the U.S. and like-minded nations.
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April 9, 2024
Such a requirement would hinder the Bureau's ability to obtain and act upon threat intelligence and—by extension—to prevent potential terrorist or cyber-facilitated attacks against the homeland, Director Christopher Wray said on April 9.
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