FBI Boston

📣New Englanders reported over $446 million in financial losses to the #FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in 2024, up 42% from the previous year. People over 60 were hit the hardest. Learn the tactics scammers are using to steal your money: ow.ly/vOlv50VKRup

Following an FBI Boston investigation, Patrick Dolan, of North Attleboro, MA, was charged today with allegedly stealing over $2 million from his clients. He allegedly used the stolen funds for himself and his family members to make mortgage, tuition and student loan payments, and…

As a result of an FBI Boston investigation, Christian Decristofaro, of Newburyport, MA, has been sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding a home repair insurance provider of more than $2 million by billing for purported repair jobs that were never performed.…

As a result of an FBI Boston investigation with @MassStatePolice, Estes Carter Thompson III, a former American Airlines flight attendant, was sentenced to 18.5 years in prison for surreptitiously filming minors as they used aircraft lavatories. ow.ly/xEtS50WuW1N

Jonathan Einhorn, a Connecticut attorney who made false statements to Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility officers while visiting with clients, has entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement and has agreed to surrender his license to practice law. Einhorn passed papers to an…

As a result of an FBI Boston investigation, a federal grand jury in RI has returned a seven-count indictment alleging that Tushal Rathod, of Baldwinsville, NY, participated in a fraud & money laundering scheme that defrauded a RI law firm and other businesses of more than eight…

Following an FBI Boston investigation, Scott P. Hickey, of Coventry, RI, has admitted that, while on pre-trial release on a child pornography charge, he exploited a minor while producing and distributing child sexual abuse material. Details @USAO_RI: ow.ly/obJa50WuAfq

The FBI has released a public service announcement on Hacker Com, a network of technically adept cybercriminals who have conducted high-profile intrusions and may have links to ransomware groups. Hacker Com uses swatting to divert attention during intrusions or crypto thefts.…

⚠️ Scam Alert: Have you gotten a text like this? Drivers in our area have received text messages falsely claiming to be from the DMV requesting payment to resolve traffic violations or unpaid fees. In reality, it's an attempt by criminals to access your financial & personal…

As a result of an investigation by our RI Safe Streets Task Force, Michael Sellers, of Providence, RI, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for trafficking more than 2,000 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills. ow.ly/kZM950WtEGW

FBI Boston recently hosted students from the @SheriffSuffolk's Summer Enrichment Program to give them a behind-the-scenes look at our HQ in Chelsea, MA to learn about our SWAT & Evidence Response teams & the work we do to keep our communities safe. We hope to see these young…

As a result of an FBI Boston Safe Street Task Force investigation with @DEANEWENGLAND & @ProvidenceRIPD, William Mendez, a career offender & leader of a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for trafficking cocaine, crack cocaine &…

The FBI and our law enforcement partners are restoring safety in communities across the country. Through Operation Summer Heat, we're surging resources in states like Massachusetts, Florida, Illinois, and beyond to crush violent crime and dismantle violent gangs.…

Securing our seaports is vital to protecting our homeland. Special thanks to @uscg's Sector Northern New England for hosting FBI Boston & members of our InfraGard chapter in Maine who work together to protect critical U.S. infrastructure. This session highlighted ongoing risk…

FBI Boston's Safe Streets Task Force in Maine along with our partners assisted @USMarshalsHQ in apprehending a wanted Massachusetts Trinitarios Gang Member in Bethel, Maine. Learn more: ow.ly/mF3750Ws9e7

🚨BREAKING: As a result of an FBI Boston Child Exploitation - Human Trafficking Task Force investigation, John Magee Gavin, a former science teacher at the Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston, has been indicted for child exploitation. He's believed to have communicated with at…

As part of our ongoing efforts to build trust with the communities we serve, Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks welcomed members of FBI Boston's Citizens Academy Alumni Association to our office to learn more about how our Violent Crimes Task Force works with our law enforcement…

As a result of an investigation by our Metro Boston Gang Task Force & @MassStatePolice, Terrence Pyrtle, of Taunton, MA, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiring to distribute drugs, including cocaine & fentanyl, access device fraud, & aggravated identity theft.…

🚨BREAKING: FBI Boston special agents have arrested Edward John Kay, of Rigby, ID, for allegedly cyberstalking a Massachusetts professor for five months after taking one of her online classes. He allegedly sent over 80 harassing communications, repeatedly mentioning the victim's…

Marcos Haro, a known member of the Norteno & Bloods gangs, as well as the RideZilla prison gang, was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl & methamphetamine following our investigation with @MACorrections.…

Robert Bullock, a former Stoughton Water Department employee, was sentenced today for tampering with the drinking water supply following an FBI Boston investigation with the Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Investigation Division. ow.ly/WMNr50Wrta3