Stories https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories Breaking News, Podcasts, Videos, Local, State, National, and International News and Stories. FBI-Led Operation in Nigeria Leads to Sextortion Arrests https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-operation-in-nigeria-targeted-perpetrators-of-online-extortion-schemes-that-prey-on-teens The FBI and partners from Canada, Australia, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom conducted a first-of-its kind operation in Nigeria that resulted in arrests of 22 Nigerian subjects. No publisher Partnerships Victim Services Division International Financial Sextortion Nigeria Crimes Against Children 2025-04-24T08:00:00Z Story Celebrating 45 Years of FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/celebrating-45-years-of-fbi-joint-terrorism-task-forces The FBI’s New York Office in 1980 created the Bureau’s first Joint Terrorism Task Force. Today, the model that began as a local solution to a local problem has spread across the country. No publisher 2025-04-21T07:00:00Z Story 30th Anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/30th-anniversary-of-oklahoma-city-bombing Thirty years ago, a homegrown terrorist exploded a bomb at a federal building in Oklahoma City killing 168 people, the worst act of homegrown terrorism in the nation’s history. No publisher Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary Oklahoma City 2025-04-18T08:30:00Z Story How the FBI’s Victim Services Division Supports Survivors of Crime https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/how-the-fbi-s-victim-services-division-supports-survivors-of-crime Each April, during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the FBI and our partners come together to educate the public about resources available to victims of crime. In honor of this week’s commemoration, here’s a look at how different parts of the FBI Victim Services Division team uniquely support crime victims. No publisher Victim Services Division National Crime Victims Rights Week 2025-04-08T13:00:00Z Story FBI Recovers Money Swindled from Kansas Bank's Investors https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-recovers-8-million-swindled-from-failed-kansas-banks-small-town-investors After the failure of a small-town bank cost investors more than $8.2 million, an FBI investigation helped victims get back nearly all their funds. No publisher Kansas City White-Collar Crime 2025-03-26T09:00:00Z Story 75th Anniversary of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/75th-anniversary-of-the-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list For 75 years, the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has helped the FBI track and capture some of the most elusive and dangerous criminals in history. The list serves as a testament to the Bureau's commitment to bringing criminals, especially the most violent and dangerous offenders, to justice. No publisher Ten Most Wanted Fugitives 2025-03-14T07:43:00Z Story New FBI Director Takes Oath of Office https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/new-fbi-director-takes-oath-of-office On February 21, Kash Patel was sworn in as the ninth Director of the FBI in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Attorney General Pamela Bondi administered the oath of office. No publisher Director Patel Director/FBI Leadership 2025-02-25T14:30:00Z Story FBI Columbia Investigation Leads to Conviction in Widespread Real Estate Fraud Scheme https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-columbia-investigation-leads-to-conviction-in-widespread-real-estate-fraud-scheme A man who orchestrated a real estate fraud scheme that defrauded 40 victims of $2 million has been sentenced to more than six years in prison. No publisher Real Estate Fraud Columbia White-Collar Crime 2025-02-25T03:30:00Z Story A Secret in South Philly https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/a-secret-in-south-philly On February 19, 2005, young couple Danielle Imbo and Richard “Rich” Petrone left a cheerful, informal get-together with friends at a Philadelphia bar and seemingly disappeared into the night, never to be seen again. No publisher Philadelphia 2025-02-20T09:23:00Z Story Operation Level-Up: How the FBI Is Saving Victims from Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/operation-level-up-how-the-fbi-is-saving-victims-from-cryptocurrency-investment-fraud Through Operation Level Up—a proactive initiative to identify and notify victims of cryptocurrency investment fraud—the FBI is trying to save victims from losing their hard-earned money. No publisher Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud 2025-02-13T12:30:00Z Story FBI Jacksonville's Historic Search for Justice https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-jacksonvilles-historic-search-for-justice FBI Jacksonville's Evidence Response Team in 2020 recovered the remains of a missing Florida woman, marking the FBI's first successful landfill search for covered remains. No publisher Jacksonville Evidence Response Team FBI Laboratory 2025-02-11T02:30:00Z Story Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores Added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fausto-isidro-meza-flores-added-to-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list The FBI added Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. No publisher Top Ten Fugitive Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Most Wanted Violent Crimes Washington Violent Crime Organized Crime 2025-02-04T01:30:00Z Story 'Keeping America Left-of-Boom Safe' https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/wmd-coordinators-aim-for-left-of-boom-in-outreach-and-training-efforts WMD coordinators 'keeping America left-of-boom safe' through outreach and training with first responders, law enforcement partners, and industry leaders in their communities. No publisher Weapons of Mass Destruction Albany 2025-01-29T02:30:00Z Story The FBI’s Counterterrorism Division Turns 25 https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/the-fbis-counterterrorism-division-turns-25 November 21 marks the 25th anniversary of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, or CTD. In the time since its creation, the division has worked to counter the constantly evolving threat of terrorism at home and abroad. No publisher National Security Counterterrorism 2024-11-21T15:00:00Z Story Online Platform Provides Current Data on Law Enforcement Suicides https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/online-platform-provides-current-data-on-law-enforcement-suicides An FBI database established in 2021 to help prevent law enforcement suicides and increase awareness and understanding of the occurrences is now online. No publisher CJIS Partnership 2024-11-15T11:17:00Z Story