Thursday, December 5, 2024
| National Press Releases/FBI Salt Lake City News Leaders of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists The Justice Department announced that Dallas Humber of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison of Boise, Idaho—leaders of the Terrorgram Collective, a transnational terrorist group—were charged with a 15-count indictment for soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Sept. 9, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Pharmacists Convicted of $13 Million Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer Fraud Scheme A federal jury convicted four pharmacy owners for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, causing more than $13 million in losses. Sept. 9, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Publishes 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report The FBI on September 9 released its Cryptocurrency Fraud Report for 2023. In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 69,000 complaints from the public regarding cyber-enabled crime and financial fraud involving the use of cryptocurrency, with over $5.6 billion in reported losses. Sept. 9, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases/FBI New York News Pakistani National with Ties to Iran Charged in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate a Politician or U.S. Government Official Asif Merchant, also known as Asif Raza Merchant, was indicted with attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries and murder-for-hire as part of a scheme to assassinate a politician or U.S. government official on U.S. soil. Sept. 11, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Ashley T. Johnson Named Special Agent in Charge of St. Louis Field Office Director Christopher Wray has named Ashley T. Johnson as the special agent in charge of the St. Louis Field Office at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Sept. 9, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases James Dennehy Named Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office Director Christopher Wray has named James E. Dennehy as the assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York Field Office. Sept. 13, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Statement on Incident in West Palm Beach, Florida The FBI has responded to West Palm Beach, Florida, and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Sept. 15, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Four Delaware Men Charged with International "Sextortion" and Money Laundering Scheme Four Delaware men were arrested and/or self-surrendered on charges relating to an international "sextortion" scheme that targeted victims throughout the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. Sept. 9, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases/FBI Miami News Suspect at Trump International Golf Course Charged with Firearms Offenses Ryan Wesley Routh of Hawaii has been charged by a criminal complaint in the Southern District of Florida with firearms charges related to an incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15. Sept. 16, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Co-Founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Arraigned in Brooklyn on International Drug Charges Ismael El Mayo Zambada Garcia, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned this morning on 17 counts related to drug trafficking. Sept. 13, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Court-Authorized Operation Disrupts Worldwide Botnet Used by People's Republic of China State-Sponsored Hackers The Justice Department announced a court-authorized law enforcement operation that disrupted a botnet consisting of more than 200,000 consumer devices in the United States and worldwide. Sept. 18, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement on Iranian Election Influence Efforts The FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a statement regarding Iran's efforts to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions. Sept. 18, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement The FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a statement regarding efforts to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions. Sept. 18, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Releases 2023 Crime in the Nation Statistics The FBI released detailed data on over 14 million criminal offenses for 2023 reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program by participating law enforcement agencies. Sept. 23, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Roman Rozhavsky Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence Division at the Washington Field Office Director Wray has named Roman Rozhavsky as the special agent in charge of the Counterintelligence Division at the Washington Field Office. Sept. 23, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Florida Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Nearly a Dozen Women and Girls Shannima Yuantrell Session of Lake Placid, Florida, has been convicted on 13 charges of sex trafficking nearly a dozen women and girls. Sept. 23, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Leader of $4 Million International Telemarketing Scheme Convicted Roger Roger, of Costa Rica, has been convicted of his role in orchestrating a telemarketing scheme that defrauded victims in the U.S. from a call center in Costa Rica. Sept. 20, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Ryan Wesley Routh Indicted for Attempted Assassination of Former President Trump A federal grand jury in Miami late this afternoon returned an indictment charging Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, with attempting to kill former President Donald J. Trump at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15. Sept. 24, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Maryland Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Destroy the Baltimore Region Power Grid Sarah Beth Clendaniel of Catonsville, Maryland, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for conspiring to damage or destroy electrical facilities in Maryland and a concurrent sentence of 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Sept. 25, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Former FAA Contractor Indicted for Illegally Acting as an Agent of the Iranian Government Former Federal Aviation Administration contractor, Abouzar Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and resident of Great Falls, Virginia, was indicted for acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Iranian government in the United States without prior notice to the Attorney General. Sept. 27, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Releases 2024 Quarterly Crime Report and Use-of-Force Data Update On September 30, 2024, the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program released the Quarterly Uniform Crime Report (Q2), January-June 2024, and the National Use-of-Force Data Collection Update, June 2024, on the FBI's Crime Data Explorer (CDE) at https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov. Sept. 30, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Marks One Year Since October 7, 2023, Hamas Attack The United States continues to be in a heightened threat environment, and the FBI is fully engaged to detect and stop any potential threats to the American people. As we mark one year since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East calls for vigilance by the FBI, our law enforcement partners, and members of the public. Oct. 2, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Chinese National and DPRK Facilitator Extradited to the United States; Faces Charges of Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Violating North Korea Sanctions Jin Guanghua, a Chinese national, and his co-conspirators were all charged by indictment in 2022 in connection with a multi-year scheme to violate sanctions. Sept. 30, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases/FBI Washington/New York/Cleveland News U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison For Attempting to Assist ISIS to Conduct Deadly Ambush on U.S. Troops Cole Bridges, also known as Cole Gonzales, 24, of Stow, Ohio, was sentenced to 168 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members. Oct. 11, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Former Louisiana Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation for Using Excessive Force Against Detainee Javarrea Pouncy, a former Louisiana sheriff's office deputy, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for assaulting a pretrial detainee. Oct. 16, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Justice Department Announces Charges Against Indian Government Employee in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City Indian government employee Vikash Yadav was charged for his role in directing a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City. Oct. 17, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Jacqueline Maguire Named Executive Assistant Director of the Science and Technology Branch Director Wray has named Jacqueline Maguire as the executive assistant director of the FBI's Science and Technology Branch. Oct. 24, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Justice Department Announces Four Cases Brought by Election Threats Task Force The U.S. Department of Justice's Election Threats Task Force announced developments this week in four cases involving interstate transmissions of threats to election personnel and other victims. Oct. 23, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI's Operation Not Forgotten 2024 In its second year, Operation Not Forgotten, a joint operation between the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services (BIA), surged more than 50 personnel to assist with unresolved investigations in Indian country. From June to September 2024, dedicated resources included FBI special agents and intelligence personnel who deployed to support 10 FBI field offices whose regions include Tribal communities that too often are impacted by a crisis of violence. Oct. 23, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI's Operation Not Forgotten 2024 In its second year, Operation Not Forgotten, a joint operation between the FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Office of Justice Services (BIA), surged more than 50 personnel to assist with unresolved investigations in Indian country. From June to September 2024, dedicated resources included FBI special agents and intelligence personnel who deployed to support 10 FBI field offices whose regions include Tribal communities that too often are impacted by a crisis of violence. Oct. 23, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Defense Contractor Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Unlawful Export of Technical Data Yuksel Senbol, 36, of Orlando, Florida, received 15 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the U.S., wire fraud and money laundering offenses, and conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, violating the Export Control Reform Act, and violating the Arms Export Control Act. Oct. 24, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Joint Statement by FBI and CISA on People's Republic of China Activity Targeting Telecommunications The U.S. government is investigating the unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People's Republic of China. Oct. 25, 2024 | | Full Statement |
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| National Press Releases Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement The Intelligence Community assesses that Russian actors manufactured and amplified a recent video that falsely depicted an individual ripping up ballots in Pennsylvania. Oct. 25, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Director Wray Visits FBI Offices in Burlington, Bedford, and Providence FBI Director Christopher Wray recently visited the Bureau's resident agencies—or satellite offices—in Burlington, Vermont; Bedford, New Hampshire; and Providence, Rhode Island. He met with employees, U.S. attorneys, and a number of key law enforcement, private sector, and community partners from across the region. Nov. 1, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases New Jersey Resident Pleads Guilty to Helping Russia's Defense Sector Evade U.S. Export Controls Vadim Yermolenko, a dual U.S.-Russian national and resident of New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States for his role in a transnational procurement and money laundering network that sought to acquire sensitive dual-use electronics for Russian military and intelligence services. Nov. 1, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Statement on Additional Inauthentic Uses of Bureau Name, Insignia in Promoting False Election-Related Narratives The FBI was made aware of three instances of its name and insignia being misused to promote false narratives surrounding the election. These three instances are the latest in a series of fabricated videos and statements falsely attributed to the FBI designed to mislead the American public. Nov. 5, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Cholo Abdi Abdullah Convicted for Conspiring to Commit 9/11-Style Attack at the Direction of al Shabaab Cholo Abdi Abdullah was convicted of all six counts in an indictment, which included conspiring to provide, and providing, material support to a foreign terrorist organization; and conspiring to murder U.S. nationals, commit aircraft piracy, destroy aircraft, and commit transnational acts of terrorism. Nov. 4, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Statement About Fabricated Videos and Statements Falsely Attributed to the FBI Today, the FBI was made aware of four additional instances of its name and insignia being misused to promote false narratives surrounding the election. These instances are the latest in a series of fabricated videos and statements falsely attributed to the FBI designed to mislead the American public and undermine confidence in the election process and outcomes. Nov. 6, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases New York Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS A criminal complaint was filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Syed Aman—a U.S. citizen and resident of Nassau County, New York—with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. Nov. 6, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Statement on Video Misusing the Bureau's Name and Insignia to Promote False Election-Related Narratives Again on November 8, the FBI was made aware of an additional video that misuses the FBI name and insignia to promote false narratives surrounding the election. This is the latest in a series of fabricated videos and statements falsely attributed to the FBI designed to mislead the American public and undermine confidence in the election process and outcomes. Nov. 8, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Member of Violent 764 Terror Network Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child Richard Anthony Reyna Densmore of Kaleva, Michigan, is a member of 764, a network of violent extremists who seek to normalize the production, sharing, and possession of child sexual abuse material and gore material to desensitize and corrupt youth toward future acts of violence. Nov. 7, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Statement on Offensive and Racist Text Messages The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter. Nov. 7, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives Farhad Shakeri of Iran; Carlisle Rivera—also known as Pop—of Brooklyn, New York; and Jonathon Loadholt of Staten Island, New York, were charged in a criminal complaint in connection with their alleged involvement in a plot to murder a U.S. citizen of Iranian origin in New York. Nov. 8, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Phobos Ransomware Administrator Extradited from South Korea to Face Cybercrime Charges Evgenii Ptitsyn, a Russian national, has been charged with allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Nov. 18, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases California Man Sentenced for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People's Republic of China Government and Bribery John Chen was sentenced to 20 months in prison for acting as an unregistered agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and bribing an IRS agent in connection with a plot to target U.S.-based practitioners of Falun Gong—a spiritual practice banned in the PRC. Nov. 19, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Detonating an Explosive Device Outside the Alabama Attorney General's Office Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert of Irondale, Alabama, was sentenced to nine years in prison for the malicious use of an explosive device outside of the Alabama Attorney General's Office in Montgomery, Alabama. Nov. 21, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Dual U.S. and Albanian Citizen Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Distributing Instructions Regarding Homemade Explosives Erald Alimehmeti, of Albania, was arrested on charges related to his alleged involvement in attempting to provide material support to ISIS and distributing instructional information regarding the making of explosives. Nov. 22, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases Florida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government Ping Li was sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiring to act as an agent of the People's Republic of China. Li was further ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 and to serve three years of supervised release. Nov. 25, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases FBI Director's Statement on Arrest of FBI Most Wanted Terrorist Daniel San Diego "Daniel San Diego's arrest after more than 20 years as a fugitive for two bombings in the San Francisco area shows that no matter how long it takes, the FBI will find you and hold you accountable," said FBI Director Christopher Wray. "There's a right way and a wrong way to express your views in our country, and turning to violence and destruction of property is not the right way." Nov. 26, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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| National Press Releases The FBI and the Maine State Police Announce $15,000 Reward for Missing Aroostook County Teenager Stefanie Damron The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Maine State Police continue to seek the public's assistance in locating 14-year-old Stefanie Damron, of New Sweden, Maine. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the safe return of Damron and/or the arrest and prosecution of anyone involved in her disappearance. Dec. 2, 2024 | | Full Press Release |
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