FBI News

Sacramento Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel delivered comments on the Bakersfield Hostage Situation.

A Mexican national has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking ring that sought drug customers in Seattle’s homeless encampments.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii, in partnership with the FBI, is working to prosecute those endangering aircraft with laser pointers.

A Chicago man made his initial appearance in court after allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door and the flight door during a commercial flight.

Austin Hawk, 26, of London, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 165 months in prison for transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Twenty-five individuals have been charged, five convicted, and another five sentenced to 944 months in federal prison as part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative.

Andrew Meyers, of Medina, Ohio, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing controlled substances and manufacturing illegal drugs out of his home.

Krandon Wenger, 25, of Lititz, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty to two counts of wire fraud, arising from a pandemic program fraud scheme.

Jeffrey Thomas Higgins, 54, of Baker City, Oregon, pleaded guilty to stealing his clients’ shares of stocks, selling them, and transferring the proceeds into his personal bank account.

The FBI is asking the public to provide information for an investigation into a Kansas man facing drug trafficking and weapons violations.

Bobbie Jean Margiotta, 65, of Diamondhead, Mississippi, was sentenced to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay $928,988.37 in restitution for wire fraud.

Florida woman guilty of identity theft was sentenced to 42 months in prison and ordered to pay approximately $118,000 in restitution to compensate her victim.

Rafael Contreras Ramos, 40, of Mexico, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute controlled substances in South Carolina.

A resident of Reading, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.

The FBI, in coordination with the FAA and DHS, has established a No Drone Zone for the Philadelphia Stadium for the FIFA World Cup and related sites.

George Carr was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his participation in the armed robbery of a Washington beauty supply store.

Timothy Spence pleaded guilty to assault in-aid-of racketeering and a firearms crime related to his involvement in a shooting at Taste of the City Lounge.

Officials announced the unsealing of a complaint charging Joshua Smith of Yonkers with conspiracy to commit bribery.

A Memphis man was sentenced to 180 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

Kimani Osayande Jones was charged with unlawfully possessing explosive material in an airport.