Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation is a law enforcement and intelligence agency within the U.S. Department of Justice. Its Director is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Kash Patel became Director on February 20, 2025.
Leadership
Kash Patel, Director. Kash Patel is the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He has served in the role since 2025.
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WYDE coverage of Federal Bureau of Investigation
WYDE Newsroom has published 14 articles about Federal Bureau of Investigation, from Apr 3, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. Federal Bureau of Investigation is the regulator in 9 stories and the subject of 5 stories. The most recent is 33 Countries Advise Residents to Stockpile Food and Water as Bongino Cites 30 Days.
33 Countries Advise Residents to Stockpile Food and Water as Bongino Cites 30 Days
Newsweek's list names 33 countries that tell households to keep emergency food and water, with 72 hours the most common advice. Former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino told Americans to take the warnings seriously and cited 30 days.
Oct 30, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story
HealthcareNew York Investigates More Than 100 Adult Day Care Providers Over Suspected Medicaid Fraud
New York and federal investigators are examining more than 100 social adult day care providers. An audit the FBI cited found Medicaid paid roughly $2.4 billion for the service from January 2019 through October 2024.
Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story
LegalDutch Police Arrest a ShinyHunters Suspect Tied to the FBI Jobs Portal Breach
Dutch authorities detained 24-year-old Pepijn van der Stap, a suspected ShinyHunters hacker linked to data-extortion breaches and a $100 million campaign
Sep 29, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiA Vietnamese National Is Charged in a $16 Million Crypto Pig Butchering Scam
Trung Nguyen Van faces money laundering charges in the Western District of Missouri after prosecutors say his crypto wallets received more than $53 million from pig butchering investment scams targeting Americans.
Sep 25, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
LegalThe DOJ Extradites a Russian Developer Charged in a Bank Account Takeover Scheme That Targeted Millions
Sergei Filimonov was arraigned in Atlanta after extradition from the Republic of Georgia, accused of running spoofed bank login pages and buying sponsored search ads to harvest more than 5,000 stolen credentials.
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
LegalIDScan Confirms a Data Breach Exposing More Than 150 Million Driver's Licenses
The identity verification company IDScan confirmed hackers stole full names and driver's license and passport numbers tied to more than 150 million records in its cloud, and the FBI is investigating the data breach.
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
LegalA Federal Judge Blocks the Trump Administration From Scrapping the $1 Billion Greenbelt FBI Headquarters
Judge Theodore Chuang ruled Monday that moving the bureau to the Ronald Reagan Building, and redirecting the money Congress appropriated to do it, violates the Administrative Procedure Act and caused Maryland irreparable injury.
Aug 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiA Former FBI Agent Is Charged With Stealing Nearly $1 Million in Crypto, Then Asking ChatGPT How to Move to Europe
Prosecutors say Patrick Yaroch, a former counterintelligence supervisor with a Top Secret clearance, memorized seed phrases from FBI systems, moved nearly $1 million in crypto into his own wallets, and asked ChatGPT how to invest it and relocate to Europe.
Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
WYDE WeeklyNorcross Gave $100M, the DOJ Charged $350M in Fraud, and BNY Put $8.6 Trillion Onchain. Over 60,000 Meals.
WYDE Weekly: a record Cooper Health gift, a $350 million Southeast fraud sweep, BNY's onchain funds, Circle's New York trust charter, and the EAT Clippers launch.
Aug 1, 2026 · 6 min read · Regulator
LegalFBI Returns COVID Relief Fraud Fugitive Elaine Escoe From Jamaica in $32 Million Case
Elaine Escoe, on the FBI Most Wanted Fraudsters list, was returned from Jamaica to Florida to face charges in a $32 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme spanning PPP, EIDL, and pandemic grant programs.
Jul 27, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
WYDE WeeklyBig Tech moved $1.5B into giving. A judge saved SNAP. Roubini went onchain. 58,300 meals.
WYDE Weekly: Intercept's $500M fund, Evan Spiegel's $550M medical-debt erase, the US $800M WFP pledge, Project Pangea, and the EAT Card beta.
Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read · Regulator
HealthcareFBI Captures $1.2 Billion Medicare Fraud Fugitive From New Most Wanted List
Herbert Leon Kimble, who prosecutors say ran a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scheme using call centers and unnecessary orthopedic braces, was captured in the Philippines, the second arrest off the FBI's new Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
Jun 23, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
WYDE Weekly$EAT just hit #1 on Base. Three states legalized DAOs. The FDIC is implementing stablecoin rules Monday.
$EAT hit #1 on Base at +150%. Three states signed the DUNA Act. Schwab opened crypto to 38.9 million accounts. The FDIC is implementing stablecoin rules Monday. Here's the full week.
Apr 4, 2026 · 8 min read · Regulator
Government & FraudFBI Arrests 15 in $50 Million Southern California Hospice Fraud Crackdown
FBI arrests 15 in $50 million Southern California hospice fraud crackdown. Operation Never Say Die targets sham facilities billing Medicare for non-terminal patients.
Apr 3, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
Reported alongside Federal Bureau of Investigation
- U.S. Department of Justice · in 6 stories with Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Anthropic · in 3 stories with Federal Bureau of Investigation
- BitMart · in 2 stories with Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Coinbase · in 2 stories with Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Aleph Neuro · in 1 story with Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Anchorage Digital · in 1 story with Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Andreessen Horowitz · in 1 story with Federal Bureau of Investigation
- BNY · in 1 story with Federal Bureau of Investigation
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