FBI News

Derrick Polk, a resident of Long Beach, California, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for drug trafficking.

Christopher Payne of Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.

The FBI Philadelphia Field Office is seeking candidates for our 2026 Citizens Academy programs. Sessions are held in person at our Philadelphia office.

Zackary Keith Jones of Irvine was sentenced to 194 months in prison for transporting a minor over state lines with the intent that the minor engage in sexual activity.

A former co-founder and top executive of Prophecy Asset Management LP was arraigned on charges of conspiring to defraud dozens of victim investors.

Martin Joseph Avila, 66, of Longmont, Colorado, pleaded guilty to aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.

Justin Heath Smith of New York was sentenced to 19 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.

FBI Detroit Acting Special Agent in Charge Reuben Coleman spoke at a press conference on September 29, 2025.

FBI Omaha is asking for the public’s help in identifying the individual(s) responsible for the placement of a hazardous device in Lexington, Nebraska, on September 4, 2024.

An Ivorian national has been extradited to the United States for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle goods out of the United States.

Jade Price, of Winfield, Indiana, was sentenced to 12 months of probation after pleading guilty to wire fraud.

Remarks from Acting Special Agent in Charge Reuben Coleman regarding the shooting and fire at a Michigan church on September 28, 2025.

Perry Jason Ward, 27, of Evans, Georgia, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possessing images of sexual exploitation of children.

A self-admitted gang member from Brockton, who was previously convicted of killing a 17-year-old outside a Roxbury high school, was sentenced to prison for drug and firearm crimes.

A Newton, Massachusetts, psychologist has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to allegedly defrauding two victims, his psychotherapy patient and one of his own relatives.

Anthony John Crowley, 52, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of child pornography.

Ian Zachary Adams of Fort Lauderdale was arraigned on a three-count indictment charging him with distribution, production, and possession of child sexual abuse material.

Margaret E. Shafe of Kansas was sentenced to 293 months in prison for the murder of her husband, a U.S. Army soldier.

Howard Rubin along with his personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, was charged with sex trafficking and transporting women in interstate commerce for sex acts.

Jessie Thomas Taylor has been sentenced to 24 years and four months in federal prison for sex trafficking of a minor.