FBI News

Aidan Getchius of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty to one count of conveying false information and hoaxes.

Yunqing Jian pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling a biological pathogen into the United States and then lying to FBI agents about it.

Five members of the transnational criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) were found guilty by a jury of committing six murders to advance their standing in the gang.

Mitchell Gibson has been sentenced to 25 additional years in federal prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.

Samuel Kirkwood has been sentenced after pleading guilty to production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material and possession of child sexual abuse material.

Jennifer Tinker was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud.

A naturalized U.S. citizen previously convicted for child pornography charges was sentenced in San Antonio after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization.

Clark P. Rittersbach, 51, of Cape Coral, Florida, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison.

Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz and Luis Leandro Ortiz Ribera have been charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and honest services wire fraud conspiracy, and conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery.

Andrew Walter Sandvik, age 47, from West Fargo, North Dakota, made an initial appearance in federal court to face federal threat charges.

A 42-year-old citizen of Mexico has been ordered to prison after recruiting an 18-year-old victim, abusing her, and forcing her to engage in commercial sex acts.

Robert Logan Shoecraft, III, of Tampa, has been charged with interstate communication of a threat to injure and kill.

After a five-day trial, Jarvis Matthews was convicted for his role in leading a multimillion-dollar drug trafficking and money laundering operation from the confines of Calhoun State Prison.

Zimnako Salah, 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to six years in prison in connection with his plot targeting Christian churches.

Ramon Appellaniz, previous operator of The Gemini Project, LLC, has been sentenced to serve 78 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release; and ordered to pay over $1.8 million in restitution to CT Medicaid.

An extensive FBI San Diego investigation has led to the arrest and indictment of Ethan Joseph Sanchez for his alleged role in an investment scheme victimizing investors throughout the United States.

The FBI is seeking 28 individuals in connection with violence against people and property related to anti-immigration enforcement protests in June 2025.

Thirty-eight defendants, including eight members and associates of MS-13, have been charged on a variety of charges involving trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, carjacking, assault on law enforcement, unlawful possession of firearms, and immigration offenses.

A Red Bluff, California, man was sentenced to federal prison for using social media to coerce a minor into sending him sexually explicit material.

A Colombian national made his initial appearance after being arrested for his alleged role in a burglary ring that primarily targeted residents of Asian descent in Oregon and Washington.