Stories
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February 13, 2017
A woman who lost $2 million to a con artist who she fell in love with online shares her story in the hopes that others might avoid falling victim to this type of crime.
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February 9, 2017
A California businessman’s long-running scheme involving fictitious wine futures resulted in thousands of victims in the U.S. and overseas losing millions of dollars.
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February 6, 2017
The FBI has launched a free new mobile app to enlist the public’s help in locating and identifying wanted fugitives, missing persons, and others sought by the Bureau.
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February 2, 2017
Brad Brekke, head of the FBI's Office of Private Sector, explains how the Bureau is working to build partnerships and enhance information-sharing efforts with U.S. businesses to thwart a variety of threats.
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January 30, 2017
The FBI and its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners have been working hard to make sure the big game and the events leading up to it in Houston are without incident.
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January 27, 2017
Launched on January 27, 1967, the FBI’s National Crime Information Center gives our law enforcement partners access to a computerized index of documented criminal justice information whenever and wherever they need it.
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Unearthing a Coal Mining Fraud
January 24, 2017
A company that falsely claimed to be mining and processing a highly profitable type of coal used to manufacture silicon and computer electronics bilked more than 160 investors out of millions of dollars.
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Forfeiture as an Effective Law Enforcement Tool
January 17, 2017
Forfeiture allows law enforcement to accomplish a number of goals—from disrupting and dismantling criminal and terrorist organizations and punishing criminals to compensating victims and protecting communities.
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Civil Rights Icon Addresses FBI Employees
January 13, 2017
Longtime civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis recently visited FBI Headquarters and spoke to Bureau employees during a commemorative program heralding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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January 13, 2017
The owner of a debt collection company who used illegal and aggressive tactics to squeeze millions of dollars from thousands of victims is now paying his own debt—to society—in the form of a five-year prison sentence.
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Volkswagen to Pay Total of $4.3 Billion to Resolve Criminal and Civil Actions
January 11, 2017
Volkswagen AG has agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts, and six VW executives and employees have been indicted in connection with a conspiracy to cheat U.S. emissions tests.
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Preliminary Crime Stats for 2016 Released
January 9, 2017
The report, which covers January through June 2016, shows an increase in the number of violent crimes and a decrease in the number of property crimes over the same period in 2015.
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Federal Funds Stolen from Non-Profit Health Care Clinics
January 6, 2017
A former CEO of two health care clinics carried out a seven-year criminal scheme to defraud the clinics and the federal government out of more than $16 million.
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Woman Sentenced for Cyberstalking
January 3, 2017
A Miami college student who became fixated on a stranger she found online and harassed and threatened her through social media is serving time behind bars.
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A Look Back: A Small Office with a Big Mission
December 28, 2016
A 1940 operation in Rockefeller Center was the FBI’s first attempt to set up a long-term cover company for the nation’s first civilian foreign intelligence service.
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