FBI News

Alphonso Payne of Buffalo was sentenced to serve life in prison plus 15 years for murdering a federal informant, drug distribution, and other related offenses.

David Washington of Buffalo, New York, and Eleazar Martinez Medina of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to drug possession and distribution offenses.

A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted six individuals for allegedly forcibly impeding and interfering with a federal agent.

On Friday, FBI Philadelphia and law enforcement partners, executed a large-scale operation against alleged members of a violent drug trafficking organization.

A historic indictment against a violent drug trafficking organization operating in the Kensington section of Philadelphia charges 33 alleged members of the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and dozens of related offenses.

Abdullah At Taqi was convicted on all three counts charging him and co-defendant Mohammad David Hashimi with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS.

A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an 11-count indictment on October 16, 2025, charging a Des Moines man with wire fraud.

The owner and operator of La Popular, a money service business, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder drug trafficking proceeds.

A Pakistani national was sentenced to 40 years in prison for charges relating to his transportation of Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry.

Vincent Alan Elder of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced to federal prison for using social media platforms to exploit and coerce children in Oregon, New York, and Florida.

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a seven-count indictment was unsealed charging 31 defendants in criminal schemes to rig illegal poker games at various locations in New York City, East Hampton, New York, and throughout the United States.

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging six defendants with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy for their alleged roles in a scheme to use inside information from National Basketball Association (NBA) players and coaches to profit from illegal betting activity.

Robert Morris, 49, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

Edward Rollie, 49, of Niagara Falls, received 121 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and felony possession of a firearm.

FBI Milwaukee announced the results of “Operation Chalkline,” a long-term multi-year criminal enterprise investigation that targeted a violent street gang operating in Milwaukee and Racine with direct connections to a major international cartel.

A jury has found Konstantinos "Kosta" Diamantis, 69, of Farmington, guilty of 21 counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and false statement offenses related to his conduct as director of Connecticut’s Office of School Constructions Grants and Review.

The FBI Denver Division, in coordination with the Denver Police Department, is seeking to identify potential victims in the ongoing investigation of Aaron Jacob 'Jake' Bunch, who was recently indicted on child sexual exploitation charges. The FBI believes Bunch may have sought out minor victims while serving in a position of trust, from 2005 to October 2025.

Alexander Scott Mercurio, 20, of Coeur d’Alene, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.

A Mexican national living illegally in the United States was charged in a federal criminal complaint with ramming law enforcement vehicles.

Ashley Tellis, 64, a U.S. citizen residing in Vienna, Virginia, was arrested on Oct. 11 in connection with his alleged unlawful retention of classified national defense information.