FBI’s Tech: Building a Digital Defense Against Online Sale Frauds
Summer is upon us – and if you are like me, this is the best time to get rid of all that extra stuff sitting in your garage. Who couldn’t use a few extra bucks…
Author: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mortgage Fraud Fugitive Back in U.S.
On April 24, 2017, Houston-area building contractor Oscar Cantalicio Ortiz was scheduled to appear in a Houston federal courtroom to be sentenced following his June 2016 guilty plea in connection with a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud…
FBI Statement on the Shooting in Parkland, Florida
On January 5, 2018, a person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the FBI’s Public Access Line (PAL) tipline to report concerns about him. The caller provided information about Cruz’s gun ownership, desire to kill people,…
Stopping Human Trafficking
Jaboree Williams was a pimp and drug dealer who brutally abused and psychologically tortured his victims. And thanks to the joint efforts of the FBI and local law enforcement, he will spend the next 30…
Theft of Federal Funds for Housing
Alternatives Living, Inc., was a non-profit organization in the New Orleans area with a stated mission of providing affordable housing to the elderly, homeless families, and individuals with mental disabilities. And through the state of…
Reauthorizing Section 702 Before it Expires is Vital to Keeping the Nation Safe
Reauthorizing Section 702 before it expires is vital to keeping the nation safe. Let us be clear: if Congress fails to act, vital intelligence collection on international terrorists and other foreign adversaries will be lost.…
FBI NEWS: Commodities Fraud Sentencing
Word of Warning to Investors: Do Your Due Diligence Self-professed investment professional Pedro Jaramillo was a pro at promoting himself and his financial prowess. Through a slickly produced online video, phony office space on Wall Street,…
Online Scammers Require Payment Via Music Application Gift Cards
FBI - - Complaints filed with Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) from 2017 show online scammers are asking victims to pay fraudulent fees using music application gift cards as part of multiple fraud schemes. These…
DEA brings in record amount of unused prescription drugs on National Prescription Take Back Day
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (drop box here) and more than 4,200 of its law enforcement and community partners collected more unused prescription drugs than at any of the 12 previous National Prescription Drug Take…
Drug Trafficking Aryan Brotherhood Methamphetamine Operation Dismantled
When a federal judge recently sentenced the last two of 34 Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang members to prison for their roles in a methamphetamine drug distribution network, it marked the end of the gang’s…