Category: FBI Investigations

Former U.S. Defense Contractor Executive Sentenced to 87 Months for Selling Stolen Cyber Exploits to Russian Broker

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Orlando Man Convicted in Federal Sextortion Scheme Targeting More Than 50 Child Victims

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Everstand Named Recipient of FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for Anti-Trafficking Work in Maryland

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Pennsylvania Man Arrested in California, Federally Charged After Alleged Online Grooming of Minor

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Jacksonville Drug Trafficking Organization Members Sentenced in Interstate Drive-By Shooting on I-95

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Gallup Man Charged in Federal Court After Alleged Assault Caused Severe Facial Fractures

Assault & Battery

FIVE-PERSON MAIL THEFT AND FRAUD RING PLEADS GUILTY IN $1.7M MIAMI CHECK-WASHING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION

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FBI ISSUES INVESTIGATIVE UPDATE ON FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING AT MAR-A-LAGO

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LAS CRUCES WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL METH TRAFFICKING CHARGE AFTER HIGHWAY STOP NETS 40+ GRAMS

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FORMER NFL PLAYER CONVICTED IN $328 MILLION MEDICARE GENETIC TESTING FRAUD SCHEME

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ZUNI MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SEXUAL ABUSE WITHIN INDIAN COUNTRY JURISDICTION

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Federal Impersonation Fraud Alert: FBI Chicago Seeks Identification of Suspects Posing as Agents to Steal Funds and Personal Data

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Multi-State Federal Investigation Underway After Vehicle Ramming at Nevada Electrical Substation

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Federal Open Letter Issued as Online Predator Networks Intensify Coercion Campaigns Targeting Minors

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FBI Boston Flags Expansion of Online Exploitation Networks Targeting Minors Through Coercion, Doxing, and Live Abuse Streaming

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Cross-Border Sextortion Ring Linked to U.S. Teen Death: Third Suspect Extradited from Nigeria to Face Federal Charges

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Cross-Border Fentanyl Pipeline Disruption: Two Mexican Nationals Removed to U.S. to Face Federal Trafficking and Laundering Charges in New Mexico

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Sanctions Evasion Circuitry: Bulgarian National Sentenced in U.S. Microelectronics Export Scheme Supplying Russian Engineering Firm

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Retail Gift Card Laundering Pipeline Exposed: Chinese National Found Guilty in $2.28M Fraud-Linked Redemption Conspiracy

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When Relief Systems Become Revenue Streams: Utah Accountant Convicted in Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme

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FEDERAL INDICTMENT FILED IN WINDOW ROCK KNIFE ASSAULT CASE

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CARTEL-ALIGNED FENTANYL CASE: TWO MEXICAN NATIONALS REMOVED TO FACE FEDERAL CHARGES IN NEW MEXICO

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FENTANYL & CRACK DISTRIBUTION: HUNTINGTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT

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FEDERAL FIREARMS PLEA ENTERED IN SHIPROCK SHOOTING CASE

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VIOLENT FUGITIVE WANTED IN INDIANAPOLIS CAPTURED IN TEXAS DURING MULTI-STATE MANHUNT

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FEDERAL BUILDING BREACH IN EUGENE UNDER ACTIVE FBI INVESTIGATION AFTER JANUARY 30 RIOT

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FUGITIVE ALEXIS FLORES ARRESTED AFTER 25-YEAR MANHUNT IN 2000 PHILADELPHIA CHILD ABDUCTION AND MURDER CASE

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FIVE INDICTED IN ALLEGED $220 MILLION NATIONWIDE CATTLE FRAUD SCHEME; ONE DEFENDANT REMAINS FUGITIVE

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INDIAN NATIONAL NIKHIL GUPTA PLEADS GUILTY IN NEW YORK MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT TARGETING U.S. CITIZEN

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FORMER JACKSONVILLE TEACHERS UNION PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT SENTENCED IN $2.6 MILLION EMBEZZLEMENT SCHEME

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SEATTLE MAN CONVICTED OF ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT ON BILLINGS–SEATTLE FLIGHT

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FOUNDER OF WANU WATER SENTENCED TO 51 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTOR FRAUD

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SAFEMOON CEO SENTENCED TO 100 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CRYPTO FRAUD CASE

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INDEPENDENCE MAN INDICTED IN MULTIPLE BANK ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY INCIDENTS

Bank Robbery

FBI SEATTLE ANNOUNCES OPERATION WINTER SHIELD AS CYBER LOSSES IN WASHINGTON REACH $368 MILLION

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DEFENSE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE INDICTED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME LINKED TO NIGERIAN FRAUD NETWORK

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OPERATION TOP SHELF: ABILENE FENTANYL RING DISMANTLED AS LEADER RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE; OVERDOSE RATES DROP SHARPLY AFTER FEDERAL TAKEDOWN

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ATTORNEY EMBEDDED IN MULTI-STATE BEC FRAUD NETWORK RECEIVES FEDERAL PRISON TERM

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHARE OF U.S. VIOLENT CRIME ROSE FROM 2020–2024, FBI DATA SHOWS

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FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY BRINGS 242 NEW IMMIGRATION PROSECUTIONS ACROSS WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

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FBI Releases Armed Surveillance Footage as Nancy Guthrie Investigation Intensifies

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POLITICAL OPERATIVE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR COVERTLY ACTING AS PRC AGENT INSIDE U.S. LOCAL POLITICS

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FATHER AND SON SENTENCED TO DECADES IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR NIAGARA FALLS MURDER TIED TO MULTI-STATE DRUG CONSPIRACY

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THIRD BENGHAZI COCONSPIRATOR IN U.S. CUSTODY AS DOJ UNSEALS TERRORISM AND MURDER INDICTMENT

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED ONLINE ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR

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Alaska Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Sexual Assault of Teen Aboard Anchorage–Seattle Flight

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First Defendant Sentenced as Federal Case Exposes Drug Trafficking Network Operating Inside Seattle’s International District and Homeless Encampments

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FBI Offers $50,000 Reward as Search Intensifies for Missing Tucson Woman Nancy Guthrie

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Arizona Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of Minor Involving Threats and Intimidation

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International Fake Gold Bar Investment Scheme Uncovered as Hungarian Authorities Arrest Suspects Linked to New Jersey Victims

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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Possession of Machinegun Conversion Device

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Kentucky Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Online Exploitation of a Minor

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Federal Indictments Unseal Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Network Operating Across Bessemer and Jefferson County

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KC Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy That Put Families and Children in the Line of Fire

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Ryan Wesley Routh Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump

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Florida Man Sentenced to More Than 27 Years in Federal Prison for Violent Sex Trafficking Operation in Daytona

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New York Man Charged in Federal Child Exploitation Case Linked to Nihilistic Violent Extremist Network “764”

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Federal Civil Rights Investigation Expands Into Conduct of Former Raleigh Police Officer

Abuse of Authority

FBI Houston Seeks ‘Subzero Suspect’ After Armed Bank Robbery at Frost Bank

Armed Robbery

FBI Offers $20,000 Reward in Targeted Shooting Death of Ole Miss Football Player Corey Adams

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Massachusetts Man Charged After Knife Assault on Federal Officer During Fugitive Arrest

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FAA and FBI Establish Federal ‘No Drone Zones’ Ahead of Super Bowl LX

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Pasadena Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

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Multi-Agency Investigation Continues Into the Death of Hailey Buzbee as Federal Authorities Emphasize Evidence Integrity

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55 Arrested in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Takedown Centered in Glynn County

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Farmington Man Faces Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges Following Highway Stop

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Romance Scams Surge Across Florida as FBI Warns of AI-Driven Fraud Ahead of Valentine’s Day

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Drone Sightings Near UK Military Bases Double as Government Moves to Expand Armed Forces Counter-Drone Authority

Advanced Military Technology

Pomona Man Charged After FBI Investigation Uncovers Unregistered Aircraft Operations Across Multiple Municipal Airports

Aviation Security

Joint U.S.–India Investigation Dismantles International Fraud Network Targeting Maryland Residents and Hundreds Nationwide

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District of Arizona Files 200 Immigration-Related Criminal Cases in One Week as Federal Enforcement Surge Intensifies

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California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multi-State Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Operation

Bank Fraud

Former Google Engineer Convicted of Economic Espionage, Marking First U.S. Jury Verdict Involving AI Trade Secret Theft

Artificial Intelligence

Two Kansas Men Indicted in Separate Federal Threat Cases, Exposing Escalating Pattern of Online Political Violence

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Federal, State, and Local Agencies Form Catawba Valley Violent Crime Task Force as Regional Enforcement Strategy Intensifies

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Commerce Township Man Pleads Guilty to Using AI-Generated Sexual Images to Cyberstalk Social Media Influencer

AI-Enabled Abuse

East Hartford Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Abuse Material While on State Probation

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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening a Federal Law Enforcement Officer

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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeting Journalist Critical of the Iranian Government

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Middlesex County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Online Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

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Former Missouri Kindergarten Teacher Pleads Guilty to Possession and Sharing of Child Sex Abuse Material

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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Fencing Millions in Stolen Jewelry from Mall Thefts Across the United States

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Serial Rapist Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

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Polk County Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison

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FLORIDA AIRMAN INDICTED ON FEDERAL CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGES FOLLOWING JOINT INVESTIGATION

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MONTANA MEN FACE FEDERAL DRUG AND FIREARMS CHARGES FOLLOWING FENTANYL TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS

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FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WARN OF NATIONWIDE SCAM INVOLVING IMPOSTORS POSING AS PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

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WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI RECOVERS NEARLY $10 MILLION IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN FY 2025

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ROCHESTER MAN FACES FEDERAL CHILD EXPLOITATION CHARGES AFTER DRUG INTERDICTION UNCOVERS ONLINE ABUSE

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BIOTECH CEO SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR SECURITIES FRAUD AND INSIDER TRADING LINKED TO COVID-19 AND HIV DRUG CLAIMS

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FORMER SPOKANE TRIBE CHILD SERVICES OFFICIAL SENTENCED FOR MULTI-YEAR EMBEZZLEMENT OF FUNDS MEANT FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN

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TWO DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN KANAWHA COUNTY DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE AS FEDERAL INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

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KANAWHA COUNTY WOMAN ADMITS TO WIRE FRAUD SCHEME INVOLVING STATE PURCHASING CARDS

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North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Case Involving Coordinated Online Animal Torture Network

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Former Virgin Islands Commissioner Sentenced to Federal Prison in Bribery and Contract Rigging Case

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Alejandro Rosales Castillo Returned to North Carolina to Face Murder Charges in 2016 Killing

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Florida State Prison Inmate Indicted on Federal Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

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Senior Mexican Cartel Figures Appear in Texas Federal Court on Major Drug Trafficking Charges

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El Paso Physician Reaches $200,000 Settlement Over State and Federal Prescription Fraud Allegations

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Fatal Houston Metro Bus Shooting Leads to Federal Machine Gun Charges

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