# Press Releases

A webpage compiling press releases from the FBI released at the nationwide level.

- Former U.S. Ambassador and National Security Council Official Admits to Secretly Acting as Agent of the Cuban Government and Receives 15-Year Sentence Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami, a former U.S. Department of State employee who served on the National Security Council from 1994 to 1995 and as U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002, pleaded guilty today to secretly acting for decades as an agent of the government of the Republic of Cuba. Immediately thereafter, a federal judge sentenced Rocha to the statutory maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
- The FBI Celebrates World Quantum Day On World Quantum Day, the FBI acknowledges the importance of protecting quantum information science and technology.
- Siddhartha Patel Named Special Agent in Charge of the Sacramento Field Office Director Christopher Wray has named Siddhartha Patel as the special agent in charge of the Sacramento Field Office in California.
- Principal Drug and Weapons Supplier for MS-13 in Honduras Arrested and Extradited for Racketeering, Narcotics, and Firearms Offenses David Campbell of Honduras, one of the principal narcotics and weapons suppliers to MS-13 in Honduras, has been charged with racketeering, narcotics, and firearms offenses.
- Idaho Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS Alexander Scott Mercurio was arrested Saturday, April 6, 2024, for attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS.
- Leslie Rodrigues Backschies Named Special Agent in Charge Of the Criminal Investigative Division of the New York Field Office Director Christopher Wray has named Leslie Rodrigues Backschies as the special agent in charge of the Criminal Investigative Division of the New York Field Office.
- Douglas A. Olson Named Special Agent in Charge of the Portland Field Office Director Christopher Wray has named Douglas A. Olson as the special agent in charge of the Portland Field Office in Oregon.
- Jay Greenberg Named Assistant Director of the Inspection Division Director Christopher Wray has named Jay Greenberg as the assistant director of the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
- Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Against Asian American Man John Sullivan of Massachusetts pleaded guilty to willfully causing bodily injury with the use of a dangerous weapon (a vehicle) because of the victim's national origin.
- California Man Sentenced for Attempting to Illegally Export Firearms and Night Vision Rifle Scopes to the Sultanate of Oman Fares Abdo Al Eyani of Oakland, California, was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to export defense articles and attempting to export defense articles.
- Two Men Sentenced for Role in $9 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme The owner of two California-based hospice companies, along with his biller and consultant, have been sentenced for fraud.
- Swiss Commodities Trading Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Scheme Trafigura Beheer B.V., an international commodities trading company with its primary operations in Switzerland, pleaded guilty for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
- Samuel Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years for His Orchestration of Multiple Fraudulent Schemes Samuel Bankman-Fried of Stanford, California, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his multiple fraudulent schemes.
- Elena Iatarola Named Special Agent in Charge of the Cincinnati Field Office Director Christopher Wray has named Elena Iatarola as the special agent in charge of the Cincinnati Field Office.
- Seven Hackers Associated with Chinese Government Charged with Computer Intrusions Targeting Perceived Critics of China and U.S. Businesses and Politicians An indictment has been unsealed charging seven nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their involvement in a PRC-based hacking group that spent approximately 14 years targeting U.S. and foreign critics, businesses, and political officials in furtherance of the PRC’s economic espionage and foreign intelligence objectives.