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This Police Week, we remember and honor our law enforcement partners who gave their lives in the line of duty last year. Their service and sacrifice will never be forgotten. In 2025, 53 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty. An additional 90,000 were assaulted. This Police Week, the #FBI released the "Officers Killed and Assaulted in the Line of Duty, 2025" special report. See how last year's numbers compare to the past decade on the Crime Data Explorer at ow.ly/iGwA50YYwGj

Brian Hargraves, of Albany, NH, admitted today to posing as a teenage boy online to trick a minor victim into sending him child sexual abuse material. After #FBI Boston seized his devices & searched his home, Hargraves contacted the victim & asked her to not to testify against him. Details @USAO_NH: ow.ly/E7Ks50YYtLU

Following an #FBI Boston investigation, Angel Luis Morales Torres, of Puerto Rico, admitted today to damaging an aircraft after he opened the emergency exit on a Boston-to-Puerto Rico JetBlue flight while the plane was on the taxiway preparing for takeoff, causing the emergency inflatable slide to deploy, & rendering the aircraft inoperable. ow.ly/h9nu50YYs7q

Westyn Lantigua, a member of the Trinitarios gang, admitted today to racketeering conspiracy, including his participation in two murders & two attempted murders, & conspiring to conduct burglaries of convenience stores in MA & NH. Learn more about this #FBI Boston North Shore Gang Task Force investigation with @HSINewEngland, @MassStatePolice & @LynnPoliceDept: ow.ly/Z9uY50YYs3Z

#FBI Boston has charged Damarcus Bonner, of CT, & Tyron Harris, of MA, with interstate kidnapping after they allegedly kidnapped a woman in Claremont, NH, brought her to Springfield, VT, held her against her will, tortured & beat her, & demanded money from her & others on her behalf. Details @USAO_NH: ow.ly/OWky50YYml3

Aditya Humad, the Chief Financial Officer of SpineFrontier, Inc., formerly based in Malden, MA, has admitted to his role in a kickback scheme that bribed surgeons to use company products in exchange for sham consulting fees for work they did not perform. Learn more about this #FBI Boston investigation with @OIGatHHS, @VetAffairsOIG, @USPIS_BOS: ow.ly/FQ2P50YYmya

This FBI is leading the way using AI to make America safer than ever before. Read more from @FBIDirectorKash on how AI is helping the FBI triage tips, stay ahead of threats, and crush violent crime. foxnews.com/opinion/direct…

Dashane Seamster, of Lewiston, Maine, has admitted to trafficking methamphetamine & heroin following an #FBI Southern Maine Gang Task Force investigation. Learn more: ow.ly/12kg50YXK92

An #FBI Boston investigation has led to Austin Cocchiaro, of Veazie, Maine, being sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for enticing minors and possessing child sexual abuse material. Details @USAO_ME: ow.ly/as8g50YXJs0

This #NationalPoliceWeek, #FBI Boston honors law enforcement officers across the country who have made the ultimate sacrifice, including our fallen FBI family members. Read their stories at fbi.gov/wallofhonor.

The FBI is aware of a service disruption affecting an online Learning Management System (LMS). This disruption has impacted schools, educational institutions, and students across the country. If you are contacted directly by anyone claiming to have your data, we recommend you not send payment or respond to their demands. By receiving a message, that does not necessarily mean your personal information has been compromised. Threat actors often exaggerate or fabricate their access to sensitive or personal information to prompt payment from victims. We encourage individuals to be cautious of unsolicited emails, calls, or texts claiming to be from your school, the LMS provider, or law enforcement and to verify the contact through known channels before responding. We understand that the immediate concern for individuals/students is determining what, if any, of their data or other sensitive information may have been exposed. At this time, the strongly recommended course is to await formal guidance from your educational institution regarding the scope of the incident and the nature of any affected data. If you believe you have been impacted by the attack, please file a complaint at ic3.gov. All crimes can have a devastating effect on those who have been impacted, as well as their families who may need help coping with what happened. Visit fbi.gov for more resources on coping with the impact of crime: ⚫ fbi.gov/how-we-can-hel… ⚫ fbi.gov/file-repositor…

Melbi Ovidio Ortez, a Salvadoran national & 18th Street gang associate who illegally sold four pistols, two with defaced serial numbers, and more than 100 rounds of ammunition to gang members over the course of one month, has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison. He's also subject to deportation after completing his sentence. Learn more about #FBI Boston's North Shore Gang Task Force investigation with @ATFBoston here: ow.ly/ti8250YWkj1

Tonight, Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks provided our Citizens Academy class with an overview of how the #FBI works closely with its partners both here & abroad to defend our homeland and counter international and domestic terrorism. He also highlighted #FBI Boston's ongoing efforts to warn the public about nihilistic violent extremists who are targeting & exploiting children & other vulnerable individuals across the U.S. & here in New England. The #FBI is now investigating over 450 subjects nationwide who are tied to violent online networks. Read our public service announcement to learn about their tactics & how to protect the young people in your life. ow.ly/WHjx50YWkW1

Rest in Peace, Trooper Kevin Trainor of the Massachusetts State Police. End of Watch: May 6, 2026. Topper Trainor served for three years - including a recent stint assisting the FBI with traffic stops in support of an FBI Boston Human Trafficking investigation. He is survived by his mother, four siblings, and his fiancé. The @FBI sends our prayers and condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues left behind. They will have our full support.

Special agents & officers with #FBI Boston's Child Exploitation - Human Trafficking Task Force arrested & charged James Muzzi, a registered sex offender from Medford, MA, today for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The #FBI found thousands of images & videos of CSAM on Muzzi's cellphone, including children who appeared to be as young as three to five years old. ow.ly/BLsq50YWk5e

Hoax threats are not a joke and have real-life consequences. An #FBI Boston investigation into a 2024 swatting incident in Tiverton, Rhode Island, has resulted in the recent arrest of a 20-year-old man from Nógrád County in northern Hungary by the National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) for misleading authorities about this incident. Watch him being taken into custody & learn how the #FBI's strong international partnerships led to this arrest: ow.ly/E5KR50YWhol

Following an #FBI Boston investigation, Blu Zeke Daly, aka Cullan Zeke Daly, formerly of Manchester, NH, has been indicted for the attempted murder of a federal officer & assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous/deadly weapon. Daly allegedly fired a handgun at a Border Patrol agent on 2/22/26 in Pittsburg, NH. Details @USAO_NH: ow.ly/ueeY50YWgQi

As a result of an #FBI Boston North Shore Gang Task Force investigation with @HSINewEngland, Adam Rodriguez, a member of the transnational criminal organization known as MS-13, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for racketeering in connection with his role in a 2010 murder in Chelsea, MA. ow.ly/uQ9R50YWfqv

As a result of a Maine Homeland Security Task Force investigation, Maximo Pepin, of Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for running one of the most prolific drug trafficking operations in southern Maine. Pepin & his associates brought kilos of fentanyl, cocaine, & meth from Massachusetts to Maine. Details @USAO_ME: ow.ly/e2eS50YWaNX

An #FBI Boston investigation has led to to the arrest of Ricardo Fontanilla, of Fairfax, VA, for allegedly stealing more than $6.6 million from his employer, a global financial services company headquartered in Massachusetts, over the course of a decade. Learn more: ow.ly/PHbF50YVShP