FBI News

A federal judge sentenced a former Maryland law enforcement officer for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy.

A man has been arrested in the state of Minnesota on criminal charges related to child exploitation.

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of Monica Witt, a former U.S. service member and counterintelligence agent who was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Government of Iran.

Cornelius Ellis of Madison pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Quindon Bailey John, 24, of Conehatta, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor.

Political consultant Dana Williamson, 53, of Carmichael, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud.

Basil Jacob Kyles, 71, of Columbia, Missouri, has been charged with bank robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Bradley D. Hounsell, 44, of Oshkosh, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for using the internet to coerce and entice a minor in the Philippines to engage in unlawful sexual conduct.

An Australian permanent resident has been sentenced to 345 months in prison without the possibility of parole for distributing child pornography.

A former teacher and coach from a Rogers Middle School was sentenced to 375 months in prison for the offenses of sexual exploitation of a minor.

In recognition of National Senior Fraud Awareness Day on May 15, the FBI Norfolk Field Office is reminding older Americans to remain vigilant against scams.

The founder and owner of HealthSplash has been convicted for his role in operating a platform that generated false doctors’ orders and prescriptions to defraud Medicare and other federal health care benefit programs.

Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian national also known as “Commander Butcher,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon for soliciting hate crimes and distributing instructions to make bombs and ricin.

Kai Whitney Sommers, 38, of Ventura, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking two minors.

A Winchester, Virginia, man, who made online threats to kill, kidnap, or injure former Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Barrack Obama, was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

A registered sex offender from San Bernardino County and two of his co-conspirators were arrested on a six-count federal indictment charging them with sex trafficking two victims—one of them a minor—in Southern California.

Dakota A. Smith, 35, of Florida, has been sentenced to federal prison for his part in a Ponzi scheme.

Angela Aquino of New York was charged with wire fraud in connection with her scheme to defraud New York City’s campaign finance system to obtain public matching funds.

Tyrone Hampton, 44, of California, who acted as the leader for an Alaska drug trafficking organization, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Daniella Vasquez, 48, of San Antonio, has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for wire fraud.