CASE UPDATE
CASE UPDATE from @fbimilwaukee: Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Ordered to Pay $14.25 Million in Restitution
Between 2019 and June 2025, Stanley Pophal, 65, offered investment opportunities and told investors that he was able to secure high rates of return because he had connections in the finance, commodities, and real estate sectors. In fact, Pophal's claims of past business success were exaggerated, and he used the vast majority of money he received from investors to pay his personal and business expenses, fund personal travel, pay his mortgage, rent a private plane, and purchase snowmobiles, motorcycles, and vehicles including a yellow Ferrari.
NEWS ALERT
NEWS ALERT from #fbilosangelesdivision: A resident of the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles and one-time podcaster was arrested today on a three-count federal grand jury indictment charging him with threatening to kill President Donald Trump and cyberstalking and harassing President Trump's personal lawyer and that lawyer's family.
Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was arrested this morning and is expected to make his initial appearance and be arraigned this afternoon in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.
Southworth is charged with one count of threats against the President, one count of cyberstalking, and one count of harassing telephone calls in interstate communications.
NEWS ALERT
NEWS ALERT from #fbilosangelesdivision: A resident of the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles and one-time podcaster was arrested today on a three-count federal grand jury indictment charging him with threatening to kill President Donald Trump and cyberstalking and harassing President Trump's personal lawyer and that lawyer's family.
Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was arrested this morning and is expected to make his initial appearance and be arraigned this afternoon in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.
Southworth is charged with one count of threats against the President, one count of cyberstalking, and one count of harassing telephone calls in interstate communications.
NEWS ALERT
NEWS ALERT from #fbilosangelesdivision: A resident of the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles and one-time podcaster was arrested today on a three-count federal grand jury indictment charging him with threatening to kill President Donald Trump and cyberstalking and harassing President Trump's personal lawyer and that lawyer's family.
Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was arrested this morning and is expected to make his initial appearance and be arraigned this afternoon in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.
Southworth is charged with one count of threats against the President, one count of cyberstalking, and one count of harassing telephone calls in interstate communications.
NEWS ALERT
NEWS ALERT from #fbilosangelesdivision: A resident of the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles and one-time podcaster was arrested today on a three-count federal grand jury indictment charging him with threatening to kill President Donald Trump and cyberstalking and harassing President Trump's personal lawyer and that lawyer's family.
Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was arrested this morning and is expected to make his initial appearance and be arraigned this afternoon in United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.
Southworth is charged with one count of threats against the President, one count of cyberstalking, and one count of harassing telephone calls in interstate communications.
#ICYMI from #fbiwfo
#ICYMI from #fbiwfo:: The FBI Safe Streets Task Force joined forces with law enforcement partners this week to arrest a father and son who allegedly distributed large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. During the joint operation, investigators seized 4.6 kilograms of fentanyl and 13.1 kilograms of cocaine and cocaine base, recovered two firearms, and seized over $100,000 in illicit proceeds.
The arrests and seizures demonstrate the progress we're making under @
#FBIDirectorKash's leadership toward crushin violent crime and ridding our communities
#ICYMI from #fbiwfo
#ICYMI from #fbiwfo:: The FBI Safe Streets Task Force joined forces with law enforcement partners this week to arrest a father and son who allegedly distributed large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. During the joint operation, investigators seized 4.6 kilograms of fentanyl and 13.1 kilograms of cocaine and cocaine base, recovered two firearms, and seized over $100,000 in illicit proceeds.
The arrests and seizures demonstrate the progress we're making under @
#FBIDirectorKash's leadership toward crushin violent crime and ridding our communities
#ICYMI from #fbiwfo
#ICYMI from #fbiwfo:: The FBI Safe Streets Task Force joined forces with law enforcement partners this week to arrest a father and son who allegedly distributed large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. During the joint operation, investigators seized 4.6 kilograms of fentanyl and 13.1 kilograms of cocaine and cocaine base, recovered two firearms, and seized over $100,000 in illicit proceeds.
The arrests and seizures demonstrate the progress we're making under @
#FBIDirectorKash's leadership toward crushin violent crime and ridding our communities
#ICYMI from #fbiwfo
#ICYMI from #fbiwfo:: The FBI Safe Streets Task Force joined forces with law enforcement partners this week to arrest a father and son who allegedly distributed large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. During the joint operation, investigators seized 4.6 kilograms of fentanyl and 13.1 kilograms of cocaine and cocaine base, recovered two firearms, and seized over $100,000 in illicit proceeds.
The arrests and seizures demonstrate the progress we're making under @
#FBIDirectorKash's leadership toward crushin violent crime and ridding our communities
Drug abuse
This FBI is crushing narcotics networks and dismantling criminal enterprises across the country. As part of Summer Heat 2.0, our teams have seized nearly 10,000 kg of narcotics and 3,116 weapons, and made 5,097 arrests, and we're not slowing down. On this International Overdose Awareness Day, we reaffirm our commitment to combat drug trafficking organizations and crush violent crime to restore safety in our communities.
Posted on 2026-09-02 19:52:15fbi CASE UPDATE from #fbiportland:
Estacada Man
Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution of Over 250
Pounds of Methamphetamine
During an investigation of an alleged drug trafficker, later identified as Anthony Barrera, 31, investigators learned Barrera rented a vehicle and traveled to California to pick up large quantities of drugs to distribute and sell in Oregon. On May 24, 2025, officers located Barrera driving the rental vehicle northbound on Interstate 5 and followed him to a rest area near Roseburg, Oregon, where Barrera was arrested.
Agents seized 270 pounds of methamphetamine and two pounds of cocaine, which were concealed in the backseat and cargo area of the vehicle. This was one of the largest drug seizures in Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit's (MCSO SIU) history.
fbi CASE UPDATE from #fbiportland:
Estacada Man
Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distribution of Over 250
Pounds of Methamphetamine
During an investigation of an alleged drug trafficker, later identified as Anthony Barrera, 31, investigators learned Barrera rented a vehicle and traveled to California to pick up large quantities of drugs to distribute and sell in Oregon. On May 24, 2025, officers located Barrera driving the rental vehicle northbound on Interstate 5 and followed him to a rest area near Roseburg, Oregon, where Barrera was arrested.
Agents seized 270 pounds of methamphetamine and two pounds of cocaine, which were concealed in the backseat and cargo area of the vehicle. This was one of the largest drug seizures in Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Unit's (MCSO SIU) history.
FBI Releases 2025 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics
Data reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program shows 2024 to 2025 marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936.
Following the May announcement that violent crime decreased 9.3% from 2024 to 2025, the FBI released detailed data tables on more than 13 million criminal offenses reported to the FBI by participating law enforcement agencies for 2025. The data support the previously released violent crime trends:
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses decreased an estimated 18.1%.
Rape offenses decreased an estimated 7.6%.
Aggravated assault figures decreased an estimated 7.2%.
Robbery offenses decreased an estimated 18.5%.
The 2025 murder rate of 4.1 per 100,000 inhabitants is tied with 1955 and 1956 for the lowest murder rate.
Property crime and hate crime also declined in 2025. Law enforcement agencies submitted hate crime reports involving 10,881 criminal incidents and 13,026 related offenses as being motivated by bias toward race/ethnicity/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity.
To publish a national trend, the FBI’s UCR Program used a dataset of reported hate crime incidents and zero reports submitted by agencies reporting 6 or more common months of hate crime data to the FBI’s UCR Program for both 2024 and 2025. According to this dataset, reported hate crime incidents decreased 7.0% from 11,404 in 2024, to 10,606 in 2025.
More than 17,000 state, county, city, tribal, and university and college agencies, covering a combined population of 96.2% inhabitants, submitted data to the UCR Program through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the Summary Reporting System. Nearly 17,000 (16,791) agencies participated in the Hate Crime Data Collection, with a population coverage of 95.3%.
Reported Crimes in the Nation (RCN) is composed of five parts—Crime in the United States, 2025, NIBRS, 2025, Hate Crime Statistics, 2025, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2025 assault tables, and UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025.
FBI Releases 2025 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics
Data reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program shows 2024 to 2025 marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936.
Following the May announcement that violent crime decreased 9.3% from 2024 to 2025, the FBI released detailed data tables on more than 13 million criminal offenses reported to the FBI by participating law enforcement agencies for 2025. The data support the previously released violent crime trends:
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses decreased an estimated 18.1%.
Rape offenses decreased an estimated 7.6%.
Aggravated assault figures decreased an estimated 7.2%.
Robbery offenses decreased an estimated 18.5%.
The 2025 murder rate of 4.1 per 100,000 inhabitants is tied with 1955 and 1956 for the lowest murder rate.
Property crime and hate crime also declined in 2025. Law enforcement agencies submitted hate crime reports involving 10,881 criminal incidents and 13,026 related offenses as being motivated by bias toward race/ethnicity/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity.
To publish a national trend, the FBI’s UCR Program used a dataset of reported hate crime incidents and zero reports submitted by agencies reporting 6 or more common months of hate crime data to the FBI’s UCR Program for both 2024 and 2025. According to this dataset, reported hate crime incidents decreased 7.0% from 11,404 in 2024, to 10,606 in 2025.
More than 17,000 state, county, city, tribal, and university and college agencies, covering a combined population of 96.2% inhabitants, submitted data to the UCR Program through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the Summary Reporting System. Nearly 17,000 (16,791) agencies participated in the Hate Crime Data Collection, with a population coverage of 95.3%.
Reported Crimes in the Nation (RCN) is composed of five parts—Crime in the United States, 2025, NIBRS, 2025, Hate Crime Statistics, 2025, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2025 assault tables, and UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025.
FBI Releases 2025 Reported Crimes in the Nation Statistics
Data reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program shows 2024 to 2025 marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936.
Following the May announcement that violent crime decreased 9.3% from 2024 to 2025, the FBI released detailed data tables on more than 13 million criminal offenses reported to the FBI by participating law enforcement agencies for 2025. The data support the previously released violent crime trends:
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses decreased an estimated 18.1%.
Rape offenses decreased an estimated 7.6%.
Aggravated assault figures decreased an estimated 7.2%.
Robbery offenses decreased an estimated 18.5%.
The 2025 murder rate of 4.1 per 100,000 inhabitants is tied with 1955 and 1956 for the lowest murder rate.
Property crime and hate crime also declined in 2025. Law enforcement agencies submitted hate crime reports involving 10,881 criminal incidents and 13,026 related offenses as being motivated by bias toward race/ethnicity/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity.
To publish a national trend, the FBI’s UCR Program used a dataset of reported hate crime incidents and zero reports submitted by agencies reporting 6 or more common months of hate crime data to the FBI’s UCR Program for both 2024 and 2025. According to this dataset, reported hate crime incidents decreased 7.0% from 11,404 in 2024, to 10,606 in 2025.
More than 17,000 state, county, city, tribal, and university and college agencies, covering a combined population of 96.2% inhabitants, submitted data to the UCR Program through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the Summary Reporting System. Nearly 17,000 (16,791) agencies participated in the Hate Crime Data Collection, with a population coverage of 95.3%.
Reported Crimes in the Nation (RCN) is composed of five parts—Crime in the United States, 2025, NIBRS, 2025, Hate Crime Statistics, 2025, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2025 assault tables, and UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025.
#FBINews
The FBI seized more than 8,000 phones from scam compounds in Thailand in a joint operation with Thai police.
The operation was part of a broader crackdown on organized fraud networks across Southeast Asia.
#FBIOklahomaCity
#FBIOklahomaCity is thrilled to welcome Douglas Goodwater as our new Special Agent in Charge, overseeing all #FBI operations in the state of #Oklahoma.
Posted on 2026-08-19 17:58:44#FBIWFO's
#FBIWFO's Crisis Management Team consists of special agents and professional staff who lead the office's readiness, response, and resolution capabilities.
Team members can establish command posts in the office and in the field. They document operational activities, facilitate planning, manage resources, control radio communications, and maintain situational awareness during planned, crisis, and special events.
#FBINews
We're just as comfortable chasing down criminals in cyberspace as we are in back alleys and across continents.
Our personnel are hard at work in the FBl's Cyber Division located at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC.
Breaking News!
You can run, and you may think you can hide, but justice doesn't have a timeline and the #FBI has a global reach. Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Alejandro Rosales Castillo was flown from Mexico to Charlotte to face murder charges on January 23rd.
He was taken into custody by FBI special agents and detectives from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to face state charges.
FBI Director Kash Patel #fbidirectorkash flew two Ten Most Wanted Fugitives back to the United States Friday. Castillo and Ryan Wedding are now behind bars to begin their journeys to justice.
FBI Crisis Response Canine Wally Retiring After 10 Years of Service
Wally, an inaugural member of the FBI Crisis Response Canine Program, retired from his official duties after a 10-year career.
Posted on 2026-08-19 15:39:22