FBI releases annual internet crime complaint report The FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report shows cyber-enabled crimes defrauded Americans of nearly $21 billion, with cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence-related complaints among the costliest. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 1,008,597 total complaints, an increase from 859,532 in 2024. Phishing/spoofing, extortion, and investment schemes were the most frequently […]
The FBI Anchorage Field Office has seen an increase in reported fraud schemes targeting Alaskans through unsolicited phone calls in which scammers impersonate law enforcement or government officials to extort money or steal personally identifiable information. Criminal scammers are representing themselves as officials from the FBI, as well as from other local, state, and federal law […]
Nationwide initiative targets criminal organizations The FBI Anchorage Field Office is participating in the first-of-its-kind Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), which coordinates law enforcement efforts nationwide to crush violent crime. The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)—the investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security—are leading efforts to target sophisticated cartels, foreign terrorist organizations, and […]
“I can see that I’m not going to get a straight answer from you to a very simple question,” said a frustrated Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse during the hearing US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday dodged questions related to a $50,000 cash bribe that Trump administration official Tom Homan was allegedly caught on video accepting last year. […]