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Hogan’s Alley Adds New Venues Reflecting Focus on Active Shooter Training
July 3, 2024
Hogan's Alley, a mock town where the FBI trains new agents and others, recently expanded by nearly 15,000 square feet to include a new nightclub and movie theater.
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July 2, 2024
On the 17th anniversary of Ashley Summers' disappearance, the FBI calls on the public to help bring her home.
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BAU Launches 'Prevent Mass Violence' Campaign
July 1, 2024
In bid to prevent mass attacks, Behavioral Analysis Unit asks public to talk to someone you trust if you notice concerning behaviors.
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Team Approach to Keeping Potential Attackers Off ‘Path to Violence’
July 1, 2024
A threat assessment team in San Antonio meets three times a week to discuss and evaluate cases they believe could—if ignored—devolve into acts of mass violence.
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Theodore Roosevelt's Historic Pocket Watch Recovered
June 27, 2024
A 126-year-old watch once owned by the 26th U.S. president—and missing almost 40 years—has been returned to its rightful owner.
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Mexican Cartels Targeting Americans in Timeshare Fraud Scams, FBI Warns
June 7, 2024
The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.
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FBI Cyber Lead Urges Potential LockBit Victims to Contact Internet Crime Complaint Center
June 5, 2024
FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Bryan Vorndran on June 5 highlighted the Bureau’s “ongoing disruption” of the LockBit ransomware group and its affiliates, and urged potential victims to contact the Bureau’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
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Supporting Victims in Missing Children Cases
June 4, 2024
Our Victim Services Division supports child victims and witnesses of federal crimes, as well as their families and loved ones, through investigative forensic interviews and coordination with victim specialists who ensure all parties receive the proper care when faced with devastating challenges.
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Preventing Laser Strikes on Aircraft
May 29, 2024
The FBI is reminding the public to keep their laser pointers out of the sky to protect pilots—and to avoid hefty fines and potential prison time.
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National Missing Children’s Day 2024
May 23, 2024
In recognition of National Missing Children’s Day—observed annually on May 25—the FBI reaffirms its year-round commitment to reuniting missing and kidnapped children with their families and asks the public for help in bringing them home.
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Reaching Out to Assist Victims of Crime
May 20, 2024
Our Victim Services Division informs and assists victims navigating the aftermath of crime and the criminal justice process. One piece of that mission involves coordinated outreach to victims to support their needs, a specialty that falls under the FBI Victim Outreach Support and Strategy (VOSS) Program.
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May 14, 2024
The FBI joined solemn observations of National Police Week, which recognizes men and women who swore an oath to protect and serve and made the ultimate sacrifice.
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A Legacy in Law Enforcement: A Mother’s and Son's Journeys to the FBI
May 10, 2024
FBI Special Agent Kevin Vázquez has been part of the FBI extended family since his mom, Supervisory Special Agent Marilyn Santos, joined the Bureau when he was a kid.
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Hopi Special Agent Returns Home to Seek Justice for Tribal Communities
May 3, 2024
For FBI Special Agent Piere Himel–an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe—investigating Indian Country Crime on reservations in New Mexico is more than just a job: it’s a homecoming.
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April 30, 2024
Elder fraud complaints to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (or IC3) increased by 14% in 2023, and associated losses increased by about 11%, according to IC3’s 2023 Elder Fraud Report, released April 30. This annual publication provides statistics about incidents of elder fraud—or fraud that explicitly targets older Americans’ money or cryptocurrency—that are reported to IC3.
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Charlotte Child Pornography Case Shows 'Unsettling' Reach of AI Imagery
April 29, 2024
Child psychiatrist David Tatum was sentenced to 40 years in prison for using generative artificial intelligence to digitally alter clothed images of minors into child pornography.
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Investigating Environmental Crimes: The Huntington Oil Spill
April 22, 2024
The FBI and partners used groundbreaking techniques and advanced technology to investigate the 2021 disaster.
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FBI Launches Trauma Notification Training
April 22, 2024
The FBI has launched an updated, mobile-friendly Trauma Notification Training program to help ensure trauma notifications are delivered with professionalism, dignity, and compassion.
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Wray: Chinese Government Poses 'Broad and Unrelenting' Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
April 18, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned national security and intelligence experts that the risks posed by the government of China to U.S. national and economic security are “upon us now."
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'A Great Partner in the Community'
April 17, 2024
An Oklahoma City area pastor who had a run-in with the FBI in the late ’90s is set to be honored by the Director and special agent who once pursued him.
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April 15, 2024
A U. S. Army veteran who established an illegal weapons facility in the Kurdistan region of Iraq— and who proceeded to both direct and engage in the torture of one of his employees—has been sentenced to 70 years in federal prison for those crimes and for additional crimes linked to his role at the facility.
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Director Addresses Birmingham Civil Rights Conference
April 15, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray summoned the words of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech in Alabama encouraging civil rights activists and law enforcement leaders to forge ahead in their fight for justice despite the persistence of violent, bias-motivated hate crimes.
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Protecting Quantum Science and Technology
April 12, 2024
Foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting a wide range of U.S. quantum companies, universities, and government labs. The National Counterintelligence Task Force's Quantum Information Science Counterintelligence Protection Team unites the FBI with our intelligence and security partners to protect quantum information science and technology developed in the U.S. and like-minded nations.
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FBI Helps Return Missing Musket to Museum of the American Revolution
April 10, 2024
The Bureau helped return a Revolutionary War-era musket to the Philadelphia museum on July 1, 2024—more than 50 years after it was stolen from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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April 9, 2024
Such a requirement would hinder the Bureau's ability to obtain and act upon threat intelligence and—by extension—to prevent potential terrorist or cyber-facilitated attacks against the homeland, Director Christopher Wray said on April 9.
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FBI Countering Cyber Threats Through ‘Joint, Sequenced Operations,’ Director Says
April 4, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray described the Bureau’s aggressive efforts to counter cyber threats and go after attackers in an April 4 speech at a conference of leading cybersecurity experts.
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NICS Enhanced Background Checks for Under-21 Gun Buyers Showing Results
March 25, 2024
A 2022 law requires the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System analysts to go beyond the routine when requests are for prospective gun buyers under 21.
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Investigations and Oversight: Director Wray Discusses FBI’s Commitment to Government Accountability
March 19, 2024
The FBI pursues the cause of government accountability by investigating abuses of power by law enforcement officers and the corruption of public officials, and by holding our own workforce to a higher standard, FBI Director Christopher Wray said during the University of Georgia’s 2024 Getzen Lecture on Government Accountability on March 19.
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FBI Boston Recovers and Returns 22 Historic Artifacts to Okinawa, Japan
March 15, 2024
The Boston Division recovered 22 historic artifacts looted at the end of World War II and has orchestrated their return to Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.
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FBI Jacksonville Program Aims to Keep Connected Kids Safe
March 7, 2024
FBI Jacksonville's Be Smart With Your Kids' Smartphone program partners with local law enforcement and schools to keep connected kids safe.
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A Proven Partnership: Director Discusses FBI-Military Collaboration at West Point
March 4, 2024
On March 4, FBI Director Christopher Wray visited the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to speak with future U.S. Army officers about the Bureau’s legacy of collaboration with the Defense Department.
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FBI Hockey Team Battles Secret Service in Triple-Overtime Thriller
March 4, 2024
In an electrifying and hard-fought game, the FBI lost 3-2 in triple overtime to its longtime hockey rivals the U.S. Secret Service. The sold-out charity game raised about $35,000 to benefit the families of law enforcement officers and first responders killed in the line of duty.
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Director Outlines New Intelligence Program Strategy
February 29, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray today outlined the Bureau’s new intelligence program strategy and emphasized how partnerships, collaboration, and innovation are essential to combatting emerging national security threats.
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Kansas City Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Cyberstalking, Murder
February 23, 2024
A convicted felon received a life sentence for using a GPS device to track the vehicle of a man he later murdered. It's a case that marked the first filing of both the cyberstalking and the cyberstalking resulting in death charges in the Western District of Missouri.
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Director Wray Talks Partnerships with Sheriffs
February 15, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray met with the Major County Sheriffs of America during their 2024 Winter Conference on February 9 in Washington, D.C., to discuss threats facing law enforcement and strategies to address them.
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FBI Recruitment Supports NSM-3
February 13, 2024
The FBI supports the same goals as the NSM-3 initiative—outlined in a 2021 White House memorandum—to strengthen and grow our national security and foreign policy workforce.
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February 8, 2024
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the FBI's role in ensuring safety at the Super Bowl.
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International Drug Trafficking Organizations Takedown
February 6, 2024
A team of FBI and international law enforcement agencies conducted multiple takedowns the morning of January 30, 2024, across the United States, and Canada to disrupt and dismantle an international organized crime syndicate importing and exporting massive quantities of drugs across the North American continent.
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China's Hackers Have Entire Nation in Their Crosshairs, FBI Director Warns
January 31, 2024
Chinese government hacking efforts now target the entire American populace, and the escalating urgency of the overall threat that China poses to U.S. national security requires more investment in the FBI’s capabilities, FBI Director Wray warned lawmakers during a January 31 appearance before the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
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How FBI New York Helps Protect New Year’s Eve
January 31, 2024
Each year, the FBI’s New York Field Office joins forces with local, state, and federal partners to ensure that residents and visiting tourists can safely partake in New Year’s Eve celebrations across the city.
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