FBI News

A California man charged with transmitting a demand for ransom made an initial appearance in federal court in Tucson.

A 29-year-old Whatcom County man was arraigned on an indictment for distributing fentanyl on Lummi Nation tribal land.

Officials announced the #DatingOrDefrauding Campaign to draw attention to relationship investment scams.

Darryl Dacota Riley, Jr, 39, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in connection with his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.

An 18-count superseding indictment was unsealed in the Southern District of Texas charging 20 defendants—all alleged Free Money gang members and associates.

Erwin Phillips Burley of Jacksonville has been charged by federal indictment with two counts of sex trafficking by means of force, fraud, and coercion, and related crimes.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working to raise awareness about online romance scams, also called confidence fraud.

Reinaldo Sanchez Gonzalez, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

Many people have good intentions when looking for love and companionship. However, criminals will sometimes prey upon those good intentions to victimize innocent people.

A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned indictments charging two men with assaulting U.S. Department of Justice employees.

Justin Floyd Qualls, of Muldrow, was sentenced to 360 months in prison for one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the FBI’s Birmingham Division is warning the public about romance scams.

Nathaniel Hatcher III, of Jacksonville, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in drug crimes and a drive-by shooting.

A man who used Snapchat to sexually exploit a pair of middle school girls from Southwest Virginia pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Abingdon.

The CEO of a multi-level marketing and bitcoin trading firm was sentenced to 20 years in prison following his conviction on wire fraud and money laundering.

The FBI urges the public to #TakeABeat and watch for warning signs of romance scams, a form of confidence fraud.

A federal grand jury has indicted alleged Sinaloa Cartel associates Poly Antunez, Antonio Quinones, and Jovanny Enriquez for directing a plot to execute a cartel target in Chula Vista in March 2024 using two teen gang members as hitmen.

Five defendants pleaded guilty in federal court for their roles in a sophisticated scheme involving stolen U.S. Postal Service mail keys.

Two foreign nationals participated in a $10 million scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and private insurers for nonexistent health care services.

Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, of Madison, Mississippi, was charged by superseding indictment with civil rights and arson offenses.