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Our Mission

The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

Our Values

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*   Independence and Impartiality. We work each day to earn the public’s trust by following the facts and the law wherever they may lead, without prejudice or improper influence.

*   Honesty and Integrity. Our employees adhere to the highest standards of ethical behavior, mindful that, as public servants, we must work to earn the trust of, and inspire confidence in, the public we serve.

*   Respect. Our employees value differences in people and in ideas and treat everyone with fairness, dignity, and compassion.

*   Excellence. We work every day to provide the highest levels of service to the American people and to be a responsible steward of the taxpayers’ dollars.

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[Alleged International Leader of MS-13 Extradited on RICO Charge](/opa/pr/alleged-international-leader-ms-13-extradited-rico-charge)

Moises Humberto Rivera-Luna, also known as Santos and Viejo Santos, 55, an alleged international leader of the violent MS-13 drug gang, made an initial appearance today in the...

March 5, 2025

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[Colombian National Sentenced to Prison and Another Pleads Guilty for Roles in Conspiracy to Kidnap and Assault U.S. Army Soldiers in Colombia](/opa/pr/colombian-national-sentenced-prison-and-another-pleads-guilty-roles-conspiracy-kidnap-and)

A Colombian national was sentenced and another pleaded guilty in separate hearings today in the Southern District of Florida for their respective roles in kidnapping and assaulting two...

March 5, 2025

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[Florida Dentist Sentenced for Threatening Public Figures and an Election Official](/opa/pr/florida-dentist-sentenced-threatening-public-figures-and-election-official)

A Florida dentist was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for threatening public figures, an election official, and others between 2019 and 2024.

March 5, 2025

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[Former Alabama Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation and Child Sexual Exploitation](/opa/pr/former-alabama-police-officer-pleads-guilty-federal-civil-rights-violation-and-child-sexual)

A former Killen, Alabama, Police Department officer pleaded guilty yesterday for sexually assaulting a woman while on duty and for receiving sexually explicit photos of a minor.

March 5, 2025

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[Justice Department Charges 12 Chinese Contract Hackers and Law Enforcement Officers in Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns](/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-12-chinese-contract-hackers-and-law-enforcement-officers-global)

The Justice Department, FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Departments of State and the Treasury announced today their coordinated efforts to disrupt and deter the malicious cyber activities...

March 5, 2025

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[New Jersey Man Admits to Concealing Material Support and Resources to ISIS](/opa/pr/new-jersey-man-admits-concealing-material-support-and-resources-isis)

Kyse S. Abushanab, 27, of Budd Lake, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to a one-count information charging him with concealing material support and resources to a designated foreign...

March 5, 2025

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From Our Most Wanted Files

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*   Alexis Flores

    **FBI Field Office:** Philadelphia

    **Wanted For:** Alexis Flores is wanted for his alleged involvement in the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/alexis-flores)

*   Kun Jiang

    **DEA Field Office:** New York Southern

    **Wanted For:** Fentanyl importation conspiracy, fentanyl trafficking and…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.dea.gov/fugitives/kun-jiang)

*   Oscar Noe Medina Gonzalez

    **DEA Field Office:** New York Southern

    **Wanted For:** : CONTINUING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE (CCE) FENTANYL…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.dea.gov/fugitives/oscar-noe-medina-gonzalez)

*   Wilver Villegas-Palomino

    **FBI Field Office:** Houston

    **Wanted For:** Wilver Villegas-Palomino is a ranking member of the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/wilver-villegas-palomino)

*   Omar Alexander Cardenas

    **FBI Field Office:** Los Angeles

    **Wanted For:** Omar Alexander Cardenas is wanted for his alleged…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/omar-alexander-cardenas)

*   Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias

    **Wanted For:** Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias is charged federally in the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/yulan-adonay-archaga-carias)

*   Ruja Ignatova

    **FBI Field Office:** New York

    **Wanted For:** Ruja Ignatova is wanted for her alleged participation in a…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/ruja-ignatova)

*   Alejandro Rosales Castillo

    **FBI Field Office:** Charlotte

    **Wanted For:** Alejandro Rosales Castillo is wanted for his alleged…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/alejandro-castillo)

*   Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores

    **FBI Field Office:** Washington D.C.

    **Wanted For:** Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores is the alleged leader of the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fausto-isidro-meza-flores)

*   Vitel'Homme Innocent

    **FBI Field Office:** Miami

    **Wanted For:** Vitel'Homme Innocent, as leader of the gang Kraze…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/vitelhomme-innocent)

*   Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales

    **FBI Field Office:** New York

    **Wanted For:** Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is wanted for his alleged…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/francisco-javier-roman-bardales)

*   Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel

    **FBI Field Office:** Baltimore

    **Wanted For:** Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel is wanted for allegedly…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/bhadreshkumar-chetanbhai-patel)

*   Alexis Flores

    **FBI Field Office:** Philadelphia

    **Wanted For:** Alexis Flores is wanted for his alleged involvement in the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/alexis-flores)

*   Kun Jiang

    **DEA Field Office:** New York Southern

    **Wanted For:** Fentanyl importation conspiracy, fentanyl trafficking and…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.dea.gov/fugitives/kun-jiang)

*   Oscar Noe Medina Gonzalez

    **DEA Field Office:** New York Southern

    **Wanted For:** : CONTINUING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE (CCE) FENTANYL…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.dea.gov/fugitives/oscar-noe-medina-gonzalez)

*   Wilver Villegas-Palomino

    **FBI Field Office:** Houston

    **Wanted For:** Wilver Villegas-Palomino is a ranking member of the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/wilver-villegas-palomino)

*   Omar Alexander Cardenas

    **FBI Field Office:** Los Angeles

    **Wanted For:** Omar Alexander Cardenas is wanted for his alleged…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/omar-alexander-cardenas)

*   Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias

    **Wanted For:** Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias is charged federally in the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/yulan-adonay-archaga-carias)

*   Ruja Ignatova

    **FBI Field Office:** New York

    **Wanted For:** Ruja Ignatova is wanted for her alleged participation in a…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/ruja-ignatova)

*   Alejandro Rosales Castillo

    **FBI Field Office:** Charlotte

    **Wanted For:** Alejandro Rosales Castillo is wanted for his alleged…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/alejandro-castillo)

*   Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores

    **FBI Field Office:** Washington D.C.

    **Wanted For:** Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores is the alleged leader of the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fausto-isidro-meza-flores)

*   Vitel'Homme Innocent

    **FBI Field Office:** Miami

    **Wanted For:** Vitel'Homme Innocent, as leader of the gang Kraze…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/vitelhomme-innocent)

*   Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales

    **FBI Field Office:** New York

    **Wanted For:** Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is wanted for his alleged…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/francisco-javier-roman-bardales)

*   Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel

    **FBI Field Office:** Baltimore

    **Wanted For:** Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel is wanted for allegedly…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/bhadreshkumar-chetanbhai-patel)

*   Alexis Flores

    **FBI Field Office:** Philadelphia

    **Wanted For:** Alexis Flores is wanted for his alleged involvement in the…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/alexis-flores)

*   Kun Jiang

    **DEA Field Office:** New York Southern

    **Wanted For:** Fentanyl importation conspiracy, fentanyl trafficking and…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.dea.gov/fugitives/kun-jiang)

*   Oscar Noe Medina Gonzalez

    **DEA Field Office:** New York Southern

    **Wanted For:** : CONTINUING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE (CCE) FENTANYL…

    Locations:

    Unknown, Unknown

    [More Details/Submit a Tip](https://www.dea.gov/fugitives/oscar-noe-medina-gonzalez)