FBI National Press

The Justice Department announced the results of Operation Spring Cleaning, an FBI-led initiative to combat gang-related threats and enhance public safety. The operation resulted in over 1100 arrests, over 600 charges filed, and almost 600 search warrants conducted.

The FBI arrested three men in Kansas City, Kansas, San Diego, California, and Sacramento, California, for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Thomas Weir Pauken II, an American citizen who lived and worked in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States.

The FBI has launched a new 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list to publicly identify individuals charged with defrauding the American public. This initiative aims to highlight cases of fraud by naming suspects involved in such activities.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the creation of the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list and a healthcare fraud takedown in Ohio.

The Justice Department announced a federal-state partnership in Ohio to combat fraud through data-sharing agreements and enhanced prosecution efforts. Nine defendants face charges for alleged involvement in over $42 million in fraud, with three detained and two pending extradition in connection with an additional $15 million in fraud. The FBI also launched a Most Wanted Fraudsters list.

Nicholas Matthew Scelfo of Brooklyn, New York, was charged with threatening to assault and murder a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) officer and their family outside an ICE detention facility.

The Justice Department indicted Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, for terrorism-related offenses linked to his role in Kata'ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He is accused of participating in nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks in Europe and the United States.

Jonathan Loadholt was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in an Iran-directed plot targeting journalist Masih Alinejad. The plot involved murder-for-hire and stalking.

The United States has unsealed a superseding indictment charging Raul Castro and five Cuban officials for the 1996 shoot-down of two unarmed U.S. civilian aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue over international waters. The incident resulted in the deaths of four Americans.

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 bomb-making instructions, including ricin. The case involved planning a mass casualty attack in New York City.

Sharon Gohari, an Iranian national based in New York, pleaded guilty to unlawfully smuggling aliens into the United States and intentionally receiving child sexual abuse material. The case highlights criminal violations of immigration and child protection laws.

Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has been federally charged with acting as an illegal agent of the People's Republic of China. The charge alleges she represented a foreign government without proper disclosure.

Matthew Issac Knoot and Erick Ntekereze Prince, two U.S. nationals, were sentenced for their involvement in facilitating fraudulent remote IT worker schemes that generated revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). The case highlights illicit activities exploiting international labor networks to benefit a foreign state.

A former senior official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has been indicted for concealing federal records and attempting to evade Freedom of Information Act requests during the COVID-19 pandemic. The indictment highlights allegations of a scheme to obstruct transparency and withhold public records.

Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, has been arraigned in U.S. District Court on charges related to a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 25, 2026. Allen faces charges including an attempt to assassinate the President. The incident occurred at a major political and media event in Washington, D.C.

The Scam Center Strike Force has announced coordinated actions against Southeast Asian criminal organizations operating scam centers that target Americans. This represents a major enforcement effort against transnational cybercrime operations.

U.S. Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke has been indicted for using classified government information to make profitable bets on prediction markets. The charges include unlawful use of confidential information, theft of nonpublic government data, commodities fraud, wire fraud, and unlawful monetary transactions.

A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts including wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. The charges represent serious allegations of financial misconduct against the prominent civil rights organization.

The FBI has issued a statement reaffirming its support for the Ames II Technical Report and three scientific papers derived from it. The statement indicates the FBI's confidence in the technical findings and related research outputs.