FBI: Gotcha!
Each entry in this podcast series highlights a closed case in which the FBI, often working with local and state police and possibly other federal agencies, solves a crime and makes arrests.
Author: Neal Schiff, spokesman for the FBI's Office of Public Affairs, is responsible for this podcast as well as FBI This Week.
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Recent Posts from FBI: Gotcha!
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$20 Million Ponzi Scheme, Part II
It’s a case of a very large investment scheme that was bad for investors and ultimately bad for the scammers. The episode is part of our "Gotcha" series highlighting closed FBI cases.
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$20 Million Ponzi Scheme, Part I
Hundreds of investors lost millions of dollars in a scam. Special Agent Sabrina Lawrence of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, describes the case. The episode is part of our "Gotcha" series highlighting closed FBI…
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Prison Time for Threats Over the Internet, Part II
Threatening people over the Internet is illegal in the United States. The FBI and other police agencies investigated such a case and found the man who’s now doing the time for the crime. The episode…
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Prison Time for Threats Over the Internet, Part I
Prison time for a Virginia man convicted of making threats over the Internet. Special Agent Tom Snapp at the FBI’s Bristol, Virginia office says the 28-year-old subject applied to some colleges, and one wrote back.…
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A Lawyer and his $30 Million Scam, Part II
A $30 million scam by a lawyer. FBI Special Agent William Cromer in Atlanta says a call came in and a case was opened. Second in a series. The episode is part of our "Gotcha"…
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A Lawyer and his $30 Million Scam, Part I
A $30 million scam by a lawyer. FBI Special Agent William Cromer in Atlanta says a call came in and a case was opened. First in a series. The episode is part of our "Gotcha"…
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Operation Tow Scam, Part II
The investigation targeted independent tow truck drivers in the city of Chicago who were offering bribes to Chicago police officers to make them the preferred tow operators in a certain area of the city. Second…
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Operation Tow Scam, Part I
The investigation targeted independent tow truck drivers in the city of Chicago who were offering bribes to Chicago police officers to make them the preferred tow operators in a certain area of the city. First…
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$487,000 Health Care Fraud, Part II
Health care fraud remains a major problem, and the FBI is investigating hundreds of cases around the country. One South Carolina case involved hundreds of thousands of dollars and a lot of victims. Second in…
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$487,000 Health Care Fraud, Part I
Changing tax ID numbers on legitimate health care providers to others who are not health care providers allowed for more than $480,000 in fraud of a major company. First in a series. The episode is…