FBI News

A Coventry man was sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island for exploitation of a minor while producing and distributing child sexual abuse material.

Rita Hartman, a former Kansas credit union manager, received 63 months in prison for stealing more than $750,000 from her long-time employer.

Jeremy Weber, 47, of Topeka, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for five counts of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Shane Jacquces Barfield, a multi-convicted felon and domestic abuser, has been sentenced to federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm that he shot at local law enforcement.

Three research scholars from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to smuggle biological materials into the United States and for making false statements to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.

A federal jury has convicted Ji Wang, 63, of Painted Post, N.Y., of two counts of economic espionage, one count of theft of trade secrets, one count of attempted economic espionage, and one count of attempted theft of trade secrets.

The FBI San Diego Elder Justice Task Force (EJTF), along with over a hundred law enforcement personnel, executed multiple federal and state arrest and search warrants on November 5 targeting alleged members and associates of an international elder scam network.

The FBI arrested a third defendant, Ayob Nasser, 19, of Dearborn, Michigan, in connection with alleged ISIS terrorism case.

Nathaniel Cheney, 31, of Centralia, Washington, pleaded guilty to damaging a Portland area energy facility.

Jackson Traylor pled guilty to one count of utilizing a telecommunications device without disclosing his identity with the intent to abuse, threaten, or harass.

The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office and the FBI are seeking public assistance to locate an at-risk missing child from California who may have traveled through multiple states.

A federal jury has convicted Ji Wang, 63, of Painted Post, of two counts of economic espionage, one count of theft of trade secrets, and other related offenses.

Two Massachusetts men have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to damage a building on Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) campus using a large commercial firework.

Marley R. Taylor, 27, of Hopkinsville, pleaded guilty to damaging religious property.

Brendan Munro Thompson, also known as Bella Thompson and Bella Castillo, 26, was charged by criminal complaint with the federal crime of assaulting federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon by accelerating a U-Haul truck as it approached several U.S. Coast Guard personnel on October 23.

Bradley Heppner was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, false statements to auditors, and falsification of records.

Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy of Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty to offenses related to a 2020 attack on correctional officers at the United State Penitentiary Allenwood.

Andrew Nguyen, a former New York City Police Department officer, has been charged with bribery, narcotics, firearms, and robbery offenses.

Yana Leonova, 33, a Belorussian citizen most recently residing in Russia, was extradited from France on an indictment charging her with conspiring to violate the Export Control Reform Act, to commit smuggling, to commit money laundering, and to defraud the United States

The FBI Dallas Field Office is participating in the first-of-its-kind Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), which coordinates law enforcement efforts nationwide to crush violent crime.