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    Inside the FBI

    Inside the FBI highlights news, cases, and people from around the Bureau—in audio form. For more information, visit fbi.gov.
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    Episodes (61)

    The Phantom Hacker Scam

    The Phantom Hacker Scam

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about the Phantom Hacker scam—a type of tech support scam that's growing in popularity—and how to avoid becoming its next victim.

    For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/. You can also visit fbi.gov/scams to learn more about common scams and crimes, how to protect yourself, and how to report suspected scams to the FBI.


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    Romance Scams Revisited

    Romance Scams Revisited

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, get the latest romance-scam statistics from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and learn how to protect your heart—and wallet—from these schemes.

    For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/. And to learn more about safeguarding yourself from romance scams and how to report suspected scammers to the FBI, visit fbi.gov/romancescams.


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    Top Ten Fugitive Vitel'Homme Innocent

    Top Ten Fugitive Vitel'Homme Innocent

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Vitel’Homme Innocent—leader of the Haitian gang Kraze Barye—who was allegedly involved in kidnapping U.S. citizens and holding them hostage.


    For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/. You can also view photos of Vitel'Homme, read more about the case, and learn how to submit tips to the FBI at https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/vitelhomme-innocent

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    Searching for Joshua Garcia

    Searching for Joshua Garcia

    Joshua Garcia was nearly 2 years old when he was kidnapped 20 years ago in Mexico City. What followed was a series of ransom calls—and a money drop that led to the arrest of a key suspect. But Joshua still hasn’t been seen since 2003. Learn more in this episode of Inside the FBI.

    For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/. You can also view photos of Joshua, read more about the case, and learn how to submit tips to the FBI at https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/joshua-keshaba-sierra-garcia

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    Pan Am Flight 103

    Pan Am Flight 103

    It’s been 35 years since the tragic aircraft bombing on December 21, 1988. In this episode of Inside the FBI, we’ll look back on one of the largest and most complex acts of international terrorism ever investigated by the FBI. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/

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    Charity Scams

    Charity Scams

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, we’ll learn how charity fraud scams work, how to avoid being conned, and how to report suspected incidents to the Bureau. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/. You can visit fbi.gov/charityfraud to learn more about this risk.

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    The Importance of Partner Engagement

    The Importance of Partner Engagement

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, we'll hear from Robert J. Contee III, assistant director of the FBI's Office of Partner Engagement.

    For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

    To learn more about the FBI's Office of Partner Engagement, visit le.fbi.gov/ope.

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    The Art Crime Program

    The Art Crime Program

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, we’ll learn more about the Bureau's role in investigating and recovering missing art and cultural property.

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    The Emerging Technology and Securing Innovation Security Summit

    The Emerging Technology and Securing Innovation Security Summit

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, we’ll learn about the Five Eyes coalition, give you a glimpse into this week’s summit, and learn why the heads of some of the world’s foremost intelligence agencies all have the threat of Chinese economic espionage on their minds.

    For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

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    The Osage Murders

    The Osage Murders

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about the Osage family that was targeted in a deadly conspiracy and how a young Bureau of Investigation searched for answers.

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    Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge

    Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, get an overview of the Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge, which helps teach kids in grades three through eight how to be better digital citizens.

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    Top Ten Fugitive Alejandro Rosales Castillo

    Top Ten Fugitive Alejandro Rosales Castillo

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Alejandro Castillo, who is allegedly responsible for murdering a woman in Charlotte, North Carolina.

    For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

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    Searching for Steven

    Searching for Steven

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, we'll discuss the relentless efforts to find Steven Kraft, who disappeared in 2001 from his Michigan neighborhood.

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    Making Sense of FISA Section 702

    Making Sense of FISA Section 702

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, Deputy Director Paul Abbate explains Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: what it is, what it's not, and why you’ll likely be hearing a lot about it in the near future. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

    You can learn more about Section 702 and the FBI’s efforts in this area at fbi.gov/fisa.

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    Defending Against AI Threats

    Defending Against AI Threats

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, hear from Director Christopher Wray and the head of the FBI’s Cyber Division about the Bureau’s stance on artificial intelligence and our key priorities. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

    To learn more about the FBI's Cyber Division, visit fbi.gov/cyber.

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    Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Donald Eugene Fields II

    Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Donald Eugene Fields II

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Donald Eugene Fields II, who is wanted for the alleged sex trafficking of at least one child in Missouri. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

    For information on the FBI's Violent Crimes Against Children program, visit https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/violent-crime/vcac.

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    The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist

    The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist

    On this episode, learn about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist; why the stolen pieces matter to the museum, the art world at large, and the FBI; and how you can help the Bureau bring the looted masterpieces back to Boston. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

    Learn about the FBI's National Stolen Art File app at https://www.fbi.gov/news/apps/national-stolen-art-file-app.

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    Top Ten Fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez

    Top Ten Fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez, who allegedly murdered his new wife just hours after their wedding. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

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    Top Ten Fugitive Wilver Villegas-Palomino

    Top Ten Fugitive Wilver Villegas-Palomino

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Wilver Villegas-Palomino—a ranking member of the ELN who is wanted on charges such as narcoterrorism and international cocaine distribution. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

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    The Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection, Revisited

    The Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection, Revisited

    On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection's 2022 statistics, and how the Bureau uses this kind of data to help keep law enforcement officers alive. For a full transcript and additional resources, visit fbi.gov/news/podcasts/.

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