SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Evan Frederick Light, age 21, of Lebanon, Indiana, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica Duffy on September 30, 2024, and pleaded guilty to an Indictment that charged him with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. The maximum penalty for each
Note: View the indictment here and the FBI Wanted Poster here. The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Iranian nationals, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) employees, Masoud Jalili, 36, also known as, مسعود جلیلی, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, 34, also known as, سید علی آقامیری, and Yaser Balaghi, 37, also known as, یاسر
FBI Criminal Investigative Division Assistant Director Chad Yarbrough issued the following statement regarding a cryptocurrency seizure that was announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on September 26: “These types of schemes are devastating, and they’re impacting thousands of Americans every day,” said Assistant Director Chad Yarbrough of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. “The FBI
FBI highlights tips to identify investment fraud, prevent losses, and report these crimes Cryptocurrency investment fraud, commonly described as "pig butchering," is one of the most prevalent and damaging fraud schemes today, impacting hundreds of Marylanders each year. Scammers, through various means of manipulation, convince victims to deposit more and more money into financial “investments”
Director Christopher Wray has named B. Chad Yarbrough as assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Yarbrough most recently served as special agent in charge of the Dallas Field Office. Mr. Yarbrough joined the FBI as a special agent in 2006 and was assigned to the Dothan Resident Agency
