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RCFLs Fight Violent Crime and Protect National Security One Byte at a Time
June 17, 2025
As law enforcement continues to face new threats in the digital age, the FBI’s Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories (RCFLs)—with cutting-edge technology, expertise, and partnerships—remain a vital force in defending our communities and upholding justice.
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Meet the FBI’s Newest Class of Crisis Response Canines
June 13, 2025
The FBI’s Victim Services Division has welcomed two new recruits: yellow English Labradors named Taz and Peg. Taz and Peg join the FBI family as certified crisis response canines (CRCs). These dogs are specially trained to support victims of crime and foster trust among impacted communities. CRCs also help victims find the courage and confidence to share their experiences in sensitive settings, such as investigative interviews and on the witness stand in court.
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Justice for Palak Patel: A Life Gone Too Soon
May 30, 2025
Palak Patel was 21 years old when her husband, Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, allegedly stabbed her just before midnight on April 12, 2015. The FBI added Bhadreshkumar Patel to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List and is offering a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to his arrest.
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National Missing Children’s Day 2025
May 23, 2025
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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FBI Seeks the Public’s Help in Finding Missing Children in Saipan
May 23, 2025
As the 14th anniversary of their disappearance approaches, FBI Honolulu is encouraging the public to share any information they may have about what might’ve happened to Maleina and Faloma Luhk. The field office is also reminding the public that the Bureau is offering an award of up to $25,000 for information that leads to their whereabouts.
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Global Operation Targets Darknet Drug Trafficking
May 22, 2025
A multi-agency operation on four continents led to arrests of 270 darknet vendors, buyers, and administrators suspected of trafficking fentanyl and other illegal drugs.
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FBI Honors Fallen Law Enforcement During National Police Week
May 14, 2025
As the names of fallen law enforcement officers are read in solemn gatherings for National Police Week, the FBI paused to honor law enforcement partners who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Raising Awareness: Sexual Assault Aboard Aircraft
April 29, 2025
Sexual assault aboard an aircraft is a federal crime that should be reported to the flight crew and the FBI.
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FBI-Led Operation in Nigeria Leads to Sextortion Arrests
April 24, 2025
The FBI and partners from Canada, Australia, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom conducted a first-of-its kind operation in Nigeria that resulted in arrests of 22 Nigerian subjects.
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Celebrating 45 Years of FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces
April 21, 2025
The FBI’s New York Office in 1980 created the Bureau’s first Joint Terrorism Task Force. Today, the model that began as a local solution to a local problem has spread across the country.
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30th Anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing
April 18, 2025
Thirty years ago, a homegrown terrorist exploded a bomb at a federal building in Oklahoma City killing 168 people, the worst act of homegrown terrorism in the nation’s history.
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How the FBI’s Victim Services Division Supports Survivors of Crime
April 8, 2025
Each April, during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the FBI and our partners come together to educate the public about resources available to victims of crime. In honor of this week’s commemoration, here’s a look at how different parts of the FBI Victim Services Division team uniquely support crime victims.
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FBI Recovers Money Swindled from Kansas Bank's Investors
March 26, 2025
After the failure of a small-town bank cost investors more than $8.2 million, an FBI investigation helped victims get back nearly all their funds.
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75th Anniversary of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
March 14, 2025
For 75 years, the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has helped the FBI track and capture some of the most elusive and dangerous criminals in history. The list serves as a testament to the Bureau's commitment to bringing criminals, especially the most violent and dangerous offenders, to justice.
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New FBI Director Takes Oath of Office
February 25, 2025
On February 21, Kash Patel was sworn in as the ninth Director of the FBI in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Attorney General Pamela Bondi administered the oath of office.
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FBI Columbia Investigation Leads to Conviction in Widespread Real Estate Fraud Scheme
February 25, 2025
A man who orchestrated a real estate fraud scheme that defrauded 40 victims of $2 million has been sentenced to more than six years in prison.
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February 20, 2025
On February 19, 2005, young couple Danielle Imbo and Richard “Rich” Petrone left a cheerful, informal get-together with friends at a Philadelphia bar and seemingly disappeared into the night, never to be seen again.
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Operation Level-Up: How the FBI Is Saving Victims from Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud
February 13, 2025
Through Operation Level Up—a proactive initiative to identify and notify victims of cryptocurrency investment fraud—the FBI is trying to save victims from losing their hard-earned money.
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FBI Jacksonville's Historic Search for Justice
February 11, 2025
FBI Jacksonville's Evidence Response Team in 2020 recovered the remains of a missing Florida woman, marking the FBI's first successful landfill search for covered remains.
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Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores Added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List
February 4, 2025
In a video statement addressed to the public, FBI Acting Director Brian Driscoll announced that the FBI added Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
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'Keeping America Left-of-Boom Safe'
January 29, 2025
WMD coordinators 'keeping America left-of-boom safe' through outreach and training with first responders, law enforcement partners, and industry leaders in their communities.
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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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November 12, 2024
A cold case is just that—an investigation of a crime, usually a violent one, where all leads have been exhausted and the trail has gone cold. But in recent years, the use of various technologies has begun heating up many of these cold cases, uncovering new leads for investigators and providing justice for victims.
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CJIS Division Observes a Milestone
November 12, 2024
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division was created 25 years ago as the central repository for all criminal justice information services within the Bureau.
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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 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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