Here is a list of the Most Wanted Criminals in the United States. Follow along if you are interested in learning more!
Over the past few years, the primary focus of FBI and CIA investigations has shifted away from domestic criminal behavior and more towards capturing and eliminating terrorism. So, while mobsters, gang leaders, and serial killers are always included in any “Most Wanted” list, what’s changed is the number of terrorists (both Muslim extremists, cyber-terrorists, and hackers) on the most wanted list. But the bottom line remains, as stated by the FBI: at the heart of their operations (and we quote) is “To protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal laws of the United States.”
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If you go to any FBI website, you’ll see their priority “wanted” list divided into two categories National Security Priorities (terrorism, counterintelligence, cybercrimes), and criminal priorities (public corruption, civil rights, organized crime, white-collar and violent crimes). We’ve done a bit of the same thing here. The list that follows has been divided into three sections, violent crimes, terrorism, and cyber-terrorism. It is not arbitrary, even though the FBI no longer lists one criminal as being more wanted than another. We’ve listed them based on the FBI and other USA most wanted lists averaged them out and listed them in an order of our own device.
One more thing. If you know anything about any of these individuals. Call your local FBI office or nearest state police barracks immediately.
1. Alexis Flores
Charged with: Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, Kidnapping, Murder
Reward: $100,000 for information leading directly to his arrest.
Flores is wanted for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a 5 year old girl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The girl was reported missing in July 2000, and was later found strangled to death in a nearby apartment in August of the same year.
2. Glen Stewart Godwin
Charged with: Unlawful Flight to Avoid Confinement, Murder, Escape
Reward: $100,000 for information leading directly to his arrest.
Glen Stewart Godwin is being sought for his 1987 escape from Folsom State Prison in California, where he was serving a lengthy sentence for murder. Later in 1987, Godwin was arrested for drug trafficking in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. After being convicted, he was sent to a prison in Guadalajara. In April of 1991, Godwin allegedly murdered a fellow inmate. He escaped five months later.
3. Jason Derek Brown
Charged with: Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, First Degree Murder, Armed Robbery
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $100,000
Brown is wanted for murder and armed robbery in Phoenix, Arizona. During November of 2004, Brown allegedly shot and killed an armored car guard outside a movie theater and then fled with the money. He may be in the possession of a Glock 9mm and a .45 caliber handgun.
4. Fidel Urbina
Charged with: First Degree Murder, Aggravated Kidnapping, Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Failure to Appear.
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $100,000
Fidel Urbina is wanted for allegedly beating and raping a woman in March of 1998. While out on bond, he also allegedly beat, raped and strangled a second woman to death in October of 1998. Her body was later found in the trunk of a vehicle that had been burned. Both crimes occurred in Chicago, Illinois.
5. William Bradford Bishop Jr.
Charged with: Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution; Murder With a Blunt Instrument
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $100,000
Bishop allegedly bludgeoning to death his wife (age 37), mother (age 68), and three sons (ages 5, 10 and 14) in Bethesda, Maryland, on March 1, 1976. He then allegedly transported their bodies to Columbia, North Carolina, where he buried the bodies in a shallow grave and lit them on fire. He would seem to be quite intelligent: Bishop has an American Studies degree from Yale University and a Master’s Degree in Italian from Middlebury College in Vermont. A longtime insomniac, Bishop reportedly had been under psychiatric care in the past and had used medication for depression.
6. Robert William Fisher
Charged with: Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution; First Degree Murder (3 Counts); Arson of an Occupied Structure
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $100,000
Fisher is wanted for allegedly killing his wife and two young children and then blowing up the house in which they all lived in Scottsdale, Arizona in April of 2001. Fisher is physically fit and is an avid outdoorsman, hunter, and fisherman. He is believed to be in possession of several weapons, including a high-powered rifle.
7. Eduardo Ravelo
Charged with: Engaging in the Affairs of an Enterprise; Through a Pattern of Racketeering Activities; Conspiracy to Conduct the Affairs of an Enterprise, Through a Pattern of Racketeering Activities; Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $100,000
Ravelo was indicted in Texas in 2008 for his involvement in racketeering activities, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and conspiracy to possess heroin, cocaine and marijuana with the intent to distribute. His alleged criminal activities began in 2003. Ravelo is known to be a Captain (Capo) within the Barrio Azteca criminal enterprise and is allegedly responsible for issuing orders to the Barrio Azteca members residing in Juarez, Mexico. Allegedly, Ravelo and the Barrio Azteca members act as “hitmen” for the Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Drug Trafficking Organization and are responsible for numerous murders.
8. Victor Manuel Gerena
Charged with: Bank Robbery; Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution – Armed Robbery; Theft From Interstate Shipment
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $100,000
Gerena is being sought in connection with the armed robbery of approximately $7 million from a security company in Connecticut in 1983. He allegedly took two security employees hostage at gunpoint and then handcuffed, bound and injected them with an unknown substance in order to further disable them.
9. Semion Mogilevich
Charged with: Fraud by Wire; RICO Conspiracy; Mail Fraud; Money Laundering Conspiracy; Money Laundering; Aiding and Abetting; Securities Fraud; Filing False Registration With the SEC; False Filings With the SEC; Falsification of Books [and more]
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $100,000
Mogilevich is wanted for his alleged participation in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud thousands of investors in the stock of a public company incorporated in Canada, but headquartered in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, between 1993 and 1998. The scheme to defraud collapsed in 1998, after thousands of investors lost in excess of $150 million. Mogilevich, thought to have allegedly funded and authorized the scheme, was indicted in April of 2003. Mogilevich may wear facial hair to include a mustache. His primary residence in Moscow, Russia. He is known to utilize a Russian passport, but may also possess Israeli, Ukrainian, and Greek passports.
10. Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara
Charged with: Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution – Second Degree Murder, Aggravated Rape, Aggravated Burglary
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: None given.
Guevara allegedly murdered a 26-year-old woman in the presence of her four-year-old stepson in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 2008. Guevara and the victim lived in the same mobile home park. Guevara allegedly broke into the victim’s home, raped her, and brutally stabbed her to death.
30 Most Wanted Terrorists
1.Ayman Al-Zawahiri
Charged with: Murder of U.S. Nationals Outside the United States; Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Nationals Outside the United States; Attack on a Federal Facility Resulting in Death
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $25 million
Al-Zawahiri has been indicted for his alleged role in the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. Al-Zawahiri is a physician and the founder of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ). This organization opposes the secular Egyptian government and seeks its overthrow through violent means. In approximately 1998, the EIJ led by Al-Zawahiri merged with Al Qaeda. Along with Osama bin Laden, he was a leader of Al Qaeda in the World Trade Center attack.
2. Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi
Charged with: Murder and Conspiracy to Murder United States Nationals and United States Military Personnel; Conspiracy to Use and Using Weapon of Mass Destruction; Damaging and Destroying Government Properties and Defense Facilities
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $5 million
Al-Badawi is wanted in connection with the October 12, 2000, bombing of the USS Cole in Aden, Yemen. This caused the deaths of 17 American sailors. Al-Badawi was being held by Yemeni authorities in connection with the attack when he escaped from prison in April of 2003. He was recaptured in March of 2004, but again escaped Yemeni custody on February 3, 2006.
3. Muhammad Ahmed Al-Munawar
Charged with: Damaging an Aircraft; Unlawful Placing of a Destructive Device on an Aircraft; Performing an Act of Violence Against an Individual on an Aircraft; Hostage Taking; Murder of United States Nationals
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: Up to $5 million
Al-Munawar was indicted in the District of Columbia for his alleged role in the September 5, 1986, hijacking of Pan American World Airways Flight 73 during a stop in Karachi, Pakistan. The attack resulted in the murder of 20 passengers and crew, including two American citizens, and the attempted murder of 379 passengers and crew, including 89 American citizens.
Al-Munawar is most likely residing in a Middle Eastern country. He is believed to be a member of the Abu Nidal organization.
4. Wadoud Muhammad Hafiz Al-Turki
Charged with: Damaging an Aircraft; Unlawful Placing of a Destructive Device on an Aircraft; Performing an Act of Violence Against an Individual on an Aircraft; Hostage Taking; Murder of United States Nationals
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Al-Turki was indicted in the District of Columbia for his role in the September 5, 1986, hijacking of Pan American World Airways Flight 73 during a stop in Karachi, Pakistan. The attack resulted in the murder of 20 passengers and crew, including two American citizens, and the attempted murder of 379 passengers and crew, including 89 American citizens.
5. Isnilon Totoni Hapilon
Charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking Resulting in Death; Hostage Taking; Murder of a United States National Outside the United States; Hostage Taking Resulting in Death; Conspiracy to Use and Carry a Firearm
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Hapilon is wanted for his alleged involvement in terrorist acts against United States nationals and other foreign nationals in and around the Republic of the Philippines. He allegedly served as deputy or second in command for the foreign terrorist organization, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
6. Jaber A. Elbaneh
Charged with: Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization; Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Terrorist Organization
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Elbaneh is wanted in connection with a federal criminal complaint unsealed on May 21, 2003, in the Western District of New York, Buffalo, New York. He is charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization and conspiring to provide material support, specifically to Al-Qaeda. Elbaneh was last known to be in Yemen.
7.Mohammed Ali Hamadei
Charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Aircraft Piracy; to Commit Hostage Taking; to Commit Air Piracy Resulting in Murder; to Interfere With a Flight Crew; to Place a Destructive Device Aboard an Aircraft
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Hamadei was indicted for his role and participation in the June 14, 1985, hijacking of a commercial airliner, which resulted in the assault on various passengers and crew members, and the murder of one United States citizen. Hamadei is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah. He is thought to be in Lebanon.
8.Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al Yacoub
Charged with: Conspiracy to Kill U.S. Nationals; Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Employees; Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction Against U.S. Nationals; Conspiracy to Destroy Property of the U.S. [And more]
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Al-Yacoub has been indicted for the June 25, 1996, bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Al-Yacoub is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Saudi Hizballah.
9. Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah
Charged with: Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO); Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Murder Persons in a Foreign Country
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Smart and deadly. Shallah is wanted for conspiracy to conduct the affairs of the designated international terrorist organization known as the “Palestinian Islamic Jihad” (PIJ) through a pattern of racketeering activities such as bombings, murders, extortions, and money laundering. Shallah was one of the original founding members of the PIJ and is presently the Secretary-General and leader of the organization, which has its headquarters located in Damascus, Syria. He was listed as a “Specially Designated Terrorist” under United States law on November 27, 1995. Shallah earned a PhD in Banking and Economics from a university in England. In the past, he has worked as a university professor in several countries and has ties to Tampa, Florida; the Gaza Strip; Egypt; and London, England.
10. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah
Charged with: Murder of U.S. Nationals Outside the United States; Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Nationals Outside the United States; Attack on a Federal Facility Resulting in Death; Conspiracy to Kill U.S Citizens
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah has been indicted for his alleged involvement in the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. Abdullah fled Nairobi, Kenya, on August 6, 1998, and went to Karachi, Pakistan.
11. Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser
Charged with: Conspiracy to Kill U.S. Nationals; Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Employees; Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction Against U.S. Nationals; Conspiracy to Destroy Property of the U.S.
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Al-Nasser has been indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for the June 25, 1996, bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Al-Nasser is the alleged leader of the terrorist organization, Saudi Hizballah.
12. Abdul Rahman Yasin
Charged with: Damage by Means of Fire or an Explosive; Damage by Means of Fire or an Explosive to United States Property; Transport in Interstate Commerce an Explosive; Destruction of Motor Vehicles, [and more]
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Yasin is wanted for his alleged participation in the terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center, New York City, on February 26, 1993, which resulted in six deaths, the wounding of numerous individuals, and the significant destruction of property and commerce.
13. Hasan Izz-al-Din
Charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Aircraft Piracy; to Commit Hostage Taking; to Commit Air Piracy Resulting in Murder; to Interfere With a Flight Crew; to Place a Destructive Device Aboard an Aircraft
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Izz-Al-Din was indicted for helping to plan the June 14, 1985 hijacking of a commercial airliner, which resulted in the assault on various passengers and crew members, and the murder of one United States citizen. Izz-Al-Din is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah. He is thought to be in Lebanon.
14. Ahmad Ibrahim al-Mughassil
Charged with: Conspiracy to Kill U.S. Nationals; Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Employees; Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction Against U.S. Nationals; Conspiracy to Destroy Property of the U.S.; Conspiracy to Attack National Defense Utilities; Bombing Resulting in Death; Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Against U.S. Nationals; Murder While Using Destructive Device During a Crime of Violence; Murder of Federal Employees; Attempted Murder of Federal Employees
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Al-Mughassil has been indicted for the June 25, 1996, bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is the alleged head of the “military wing” of the terrorist organization, Saudi Hizballah.
15. Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim
Charged with: Damaging an Aircraft; Unlawful Placing of a Destructive Device on an Aircraft; Performing an Act of Violence Against an Individual on an Aircraft; Hostage Taking; Murder of United States Nationals
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Rahim had an alleged role in the September 5, 1986 hijacking of Pan American World Airways Flight 73 during a stop in Karachi, Pakistan. The attack resulted in the murder of 20 passengers and crew, including two American citizens, and the attempted murder of 379 passengers and crew, including 89 American citizens.
16. Abd al Aziz Awda
Charged with: Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO); Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Murder Persons in a Foreign Country
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Awda is wanted for conspiracy to conduct the affairs of the designated international terrorist organization known as the “Palestinian Islamic Jihad” (PIJ) through a pattern of racketeering activities such as bombings, murders, extortions, and money laundering. Awda was one of the original founders and the spiritual leader of the PIJ and is presently still involved in the organization, which has its headquarters located in Damascus, Syria. He was educated in Arab and Islamic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. He has worked as a lecturer at a university and as an Imam at a Mosque, both of which were located in the Gaza Strip.
17. Saif al-Adel
Charged with: Conspiracy to Kill United States Nationals; to Murder, to Destroy Buildings and Property of the United States; and to Destroy the National Defense Utilities of the United States
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Al-Adel is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998 bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. He is thought to be affiliated with the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), and is believed to be a high-ranking member of the Al-Qaeda organization.
18. Zulkifli Abdhir
Charged with: Providing Material Support to Terrorists; Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists; Contributing Goods and Services to a Specially Designated Global Terrorist; Making False Statements
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Abdhir is thought to be the head of the Kumpulun Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM) terrorist organization and a member of Jemaah Islamiyah’s (JI) central command. It is alleged that he is a supplier to terrorist organizations and also conducts bomb-making training for terrorist organizations, specifically the Abu Sayyaf Group. Abdhir was indicted on August 1, 2007.
19. Muhammad Abdullah Khalil Hussain Ar-Rahayyal
Charged with: Damaging an Aircraft; Unlawful Placing of a Destructive Device on an Aircraft; Performing an Act of Violence Against an Individual on an Aircraft; Hostage Taking; Murder of United States Nationals
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Ar-Rahayyal was indicted for his alleged role in the September 5, 1986 hijacking of Pan American World Airways Flight 73 during a stop in Karachi, Pakistan. The attack resulted in the murder of 20 passengers and crew, including two American citizens, and the attempted murder of 379 passengers and crew, including 89 American citizens.
20. Jehad Serwan Mostafa
Charged with: Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists; Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization; Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Mostafa is being sought for his alleged terrorist activities and acting as an operating member of al-Shabaab, a Somalia-based terrorist organization. On October 9, 2009, an indictment charged Mostafa with providing material support to the foreign terrorist organization al-Shabaab. Mostafa graduated from a university in California with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
21. Ali Atwa
Charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Aircraft Piracy; to Commit Hostage Taking; to Commit Air Piracy Resulting in Murder; to Interfere With a Flight Crew; to Place a Destructive Device Aboard an Aircraft [and more]
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Atwa was indicted for his role and participation in the June 14, 1985 hijacking of a commercial airliner which resulted in the assault on various passengers and crew members, and the murder of one United States citizen. Atwa is an alleged member of the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah.
22. Adnan G. El Shukrijumah
Charged with: Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction; Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization; Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization; Receiving Military-Type Training from a Foreign Terrorist [and more]
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
Shukrijumah was indicted in the Eastern District of New York in July of 2010 for his alleged role in a terrorist plot to attack New York City’s subway system. The plot, uncovered in September of 2009, was directed by senior Al-Qaeda leadership in Pakistan and was also directly related to a scheme by Al-Qaeda plotters in Pakistan to use Western operatives to attack a target in the United States. Shukrijumah is thought to have served as one of the leaders of Al-Qaeda’s external operations program.
23. Ali Saed Bin Ali El-Hoorie
Charged with: Conspiracy to Kill U.S. Nationals; Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Employees; Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction Against U.S. Nationals; Conspiracy to Destroy Property of the U.S.; Conspiracy
The Rewards for Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million.
El-Hoorie was indicted in the U.S. for the June 25, 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing complex in Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is thought to be a member of the terrorist organization, Saudi Hizballah.
24. Joanne Deborah Chesimard
Charged with: Act of Terrorism, Domestic Terrorism, Unlawful Flight to Avoid Confinement – Murder.
Reward directly leading to her apprehension: $1 million
Chesimard is wanted for escaping from prison in Clinton, New Jersey, while serving a life sentence for murder. On May 2, 1973, Chesimard, who was part of a revolutionary extremist organization known as the Black Liberation Army, and two accomplices were stopped for a motor vehicle violation on the New Jersey Turnpike by two troopers with the New Jersey State Police. Chesimard and her accomplices opened fire on the troopers. One trooper was wounded and the other was shot and killed execution-style at point-blank range. Chesimard fled the scene, but was subsequently apprehended.
In 1977, Chesimard was found guilty of first degree murder, assault and battery of a police officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to kill, illegal possession of a weapon, and armed robbery. She was sentenced to life in prison. On November 2, 1979, Chesimard escaped from prison and lived underground before being located in Cuba in 1984. She is thought to currently still be living in Cuba.
25. Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Charged with: Treason – 18 U.S.C. § 2381; Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda; Aiding and Abetting
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: Up to $1 million
Gadahn was indicted in the Central District of California for treason and material support to Al Qaeda. The charges are related to Gadahn’s alleged involvement in a number of terrorist activities, including providing aid and comfort to Al Qaeda and services for Al Qaeda.
26. Raddulan Sahiron
Charged with: Hostage Taking; Aiding and Abetting and Causing an Act to be Done
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: Up to $1 million
Sahiron is wanted for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a United States citizen. On November 14, 1993, the victim was abducted from his residence at Simbahan, Pangutaran, Sulu, Philippines, by 14 armed members of the terrorist organization Al Harakat al Islamiyyah, also known as the Abu Sayyaf Group. The victim was transported to the terrorist’s jungle camp on the Southern Philippine island of Jolo. He was held captive for 23 days until his release on December 7, 1993. Sahiron has been the overall leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group since 2005, and is believed to be in the area of Patikul Jolo, Sulu, Philippines.
27. Daniel Andreas San Diego
Charged with: Maliciously Damaging and Destroying, and Attempting to Destroy and Damage, by Means of Explosives, Buildings and Other Property; Possession of a Destructive Device
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $250,000
San Diego is wanted for his alleged involvement in two bombings in the San Francisco, California, area. On August 28, 2003, two bombs exploded approximately one hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology corporation in Emeryville. Then, on September 26, 2003, one bomb strapped with nails exploded at a nutritional products corporation in Pleasanton. San Diego was indicted in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, in July of 2004.
28. Husayn Muhammad Al-Umari
Charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Assault and Damage Property; Conspiracy to Commit Murder; Murder; Aircraft Sabotage; Damaging Aircraft Used in Foreign Commerce; Placing Bombs on Aircraft; Assault; Attempted Aircraft Sabotage; Aiding and Abetting
The United States Department of Defense is offering a reward of up to $200,000 for information leading to his capture.
Al-Umari was indicted for his alleged role in the August 11, 1982, bombing of Pan Am Flight 830, while it was on route from Japan to Hawaii. He is alleged to have prepared the bomb that was placed under a seat on Flight 830, resulting in the death of a 16-year-old passenger and injuring 16 other passengers. Al-Umari is a Sunni Muslim and doesn’t drink or gamble, but smokes Cuban cigars. He has a high school education and is a mechanic and explosives expert.
29. Ahmad Abousamra
Charged with: Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists; Providing and Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists; Conspiracy to Kill in a Foreign Country; Conspiracy; False Statements
Reward directly leading to his apprehension: $50,000
A home grown terrorist. Abousamra was indicted after taking multiple trips to Pakistan and Yemen where he allegedly attempted to obtain military training for the purpose of killing American soldiers overseas. On November 5, 2009, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Abousamra in the United States, after which he was charged several felonies. He grew up near Boston, Massachusetts, and also has ties to the Detroit, Michigan, area. Abousamra is thought to have left the United States in 2006, and may now be living in Aleppo, Syria.
30. Faouzi Mohamad Ayoub
Charged with: Count One – Passport Fraud
Reward: None listed
Ayoub was indicted for willfully and knowingly using and attempting to use a false, forged, or counterfeit United States passport in order to gain admittance into the state of Israel for the purpose of conducting a bombing on behalf of the designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Hizballah. There are reports, unconfirmed at this date, that Ayoub might be dead.
Cyber’s 10 Most Wanted:
1.Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev
Charged with: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity; Bank Fraud; Conspiracy to Violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act; Conspiracy to Violate the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act; Aggravated Identity Theft; Conspiracy
Bogachev, using the online monikers “lucky12345” and “slavik”, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a wide-ranging racketeering enterprise and scheme that installed, without authorization, malicious software known as “Zeus” on victims’ computers. The software was used to capture bank account numbers, passwords, personal identification numbers, and other information necessary to log into online banking accounts.
Starting in September of 2011, the FBI began investigating a modified version of the Zeus Trojan, known as Gameover Zeus (GOZ). It is believed GOZ is responsible for more than one million computer infections, resulting in financial losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
2. Sun Kailiang
Charged with: 31 counts, including Conspiring to Commit Computer Fraud; Accessing a Computer Without Authorization for the Purpose of Commercial Advantage and Private Financial Gain; Damaging Computers Through the Transmission of Code and Commands; Aggravated Identity Theft
On May 1, 2014, a grand jury indicted five members of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for 31 criminal counts, including the above, plus aggravated identity theft; economic espionage; and theft of trade secrets.
The subjects, including Sun Kailiang, were officers of the PRC’s Third Department of the General Staff Department of the People’s Liberation Army (3PLA), Second Bureau, Third Office, Military Unit Cover Designator (MUCD) 61398, at some point during the investigation.
3. Huang Zhenyu
Charged with: Conspiring to Commit Computer Fraud; Accessing a Computer Without Authorization for the Purpose of Commercial Advantage and Private Financial Gain; Damaging Computers
Reward: The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his arrest.
On May 1, 2014, a grand jury indicted five members of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for 31 criminal counts. The activities executed by each of these individuals allegedly involved in the conspiracy varied according to their specific specialties.
Each person provided his individual expertise to an alleged conspiracy to penetrate the computer networks of six American companies while those companies were engaged in negotiations or joint ventures or were pursuing legal action with, or against, state-owned enterprises in China. They then used their illegal access to allegedly steal proprietary information including, for instance, e-mail exchanges among company employees and trade secrets related to technical specifications for nuclear plant designs. Huang was a computer programmer who managed the domain accounts used by the others.
4. Wen Xinyu
Charged with: Conspiring to Commit Computer Fraud; Accessing a Computer Without Authorization for the Purpose of Commercial Advantage and Private Financial Gain; Damaging Computers Through the Transmission of Code and Commands; Aggravated Identity Theft
A judge indicted five members of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for 31 criminal counts. The subjects, including Wen Xinyu, were officers of the PRC’s Third Department of the General Staff Department of the People’s Liberation Army (3PLA), Second Bureau,
5. Wang Dong
Charged with: Conspiring to Commit Computer Fraud; Accessing a Computer Without Authorization for the Purpose of Commercial Advantage and Private Financial Gain; Damaging Computers Through the Transmission of Code and Commands; Aggravated Identity Theft
Dong was an officer of the PRC’s Third Department of the General Staff Department of the People’s Liberation Army (3PLA), Second Bureau, Third Office, Military Unit Cover Designator (MUCD) 61398. The activities executed allegedly involved in the conspiracy varied according to his specialties. Each provided his individual expertise to an alleged conspiracy to penetrate the computer networks of six American companies while those companies were engaged in negotiations or joint ventures or were pursuing legal action with, or against, state-owned enterprises in China. They then used their illegal access to allegedly steal proprietary information including, for instance, e-mail exchanges among company employees and trade secrets related to technical specifications for nuclear plant designs. Wang controlled victim computers.
6. Abberzeus Subjects
Charged with: Conspiracy to Participate in Racketeering Activity; Bank Fraud; Conspiracy to Violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act; Conspiracy to Violate the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act; and Aggravated Identity Theft
These individuals, thought to be located in Russia and Ukraine, were involved in a wide-ranging racketeering enterprise and scheme that installed, without authorization, malicious software known as “Zeus” on victims’ computers.
7. Bjorn Daniel Sundin
Charged with: Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud; Computer Fraud
Reward: The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000
Sundin, along with his co-conspirator, Shaileshkumar P. Jain, is wanted for his alleged involvement in an international cybercrime scheme that caused internet users in more than 60 countries to purchase more than one million bogus software products, resulting in consumer loss of more than $100 million.
Sundin and his co-conspirators deceived victims, through browser hijacking, multiple fraudulent scams and false error messages, into purchasing full paid versions of software products offered by their company, Innovative Marketing, Inc. The proceeds of these credit card sales were allegedly deposited into bank accounts controlled by the defendant and others around the world, and were then transferred to bank accounts located in Europe. When customers complained that their purchases were actually fraudulent software, call center representatives were allegedly instructed to lie or provide refunds in order to prevent fraud reports to law enforcement or credit companies.
8. Alexandr Sergeyvich Bobnev
Charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
Reward: $50,000
Bobnev was indicted for his alleged participation in a money laundering scheme involving unauthorized access to the accounts of a major provider of investment services. He allegedly accessed compromised accounts and wire transferred funds out of these accounts to money mules in the United States. These mules were then responsible for transferring the money back to Bobnev.
Between June of 2007 and August of 2007, Bobnev allegedly wired or attempted to wire over $350,000 from compromised accounts.
9.Carlos Enrique Perez-Melara
Charged with: Manufacturing a surreptitious interception device; sending a surreptitious interception device; advertising a surreptitious interception device; unlawfully intercepting electronic communications; disclosing unlawfully intercepted electronic communications; unauthorized access to protected computer for financial gain; and aiding and abetting
Reward: $50,000
Perez-Melara is wanted for his alleged involvement in manufacturing spyware, which was used to intercept the private communications of hundreds, if not thousands, of victims. As part of the scheme, he ran a website offering customers a way to “catch a cheating lover” by sending spyware masqueraded as an electronic greeting card. Victims who opened the greeting card would unwittingly install a program onto their computers.
The program collected keystrokes and other incoming and outgoing electronic communications on the victims’ computers. The program would periodically send e-mail messages back to the purchasers of the service containing the acquired communications, including the victims’ passwords, lists of visited websites, intercepted e-mail messages, and keystroke logs.
10. Andrey Nabilevich Taame
Charged with: Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Commit Computer-Related Fraud (Computer Intrusion); Wire Fraud; Computer Intrusion
Reward: The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.
Taame is wanted for his alleged involvement in the unauthorized infection of malware on over four million computers located in more than 100 countries, which includes at least 500,000 victims in the United States, from approximately 2007 to October of 2011.
This malware changed the infected computers’ Domain Name System (DNS) settings so that the infected computers did not connect to the user’s Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) server, but instead connected to fraudulent servers that Taame’s co-conspirators controlled. These fraudulent servers then converted the domain names to the wrong IP addresses and redirected the infected computer to websites the user of the infected computer did not intend to visit. This allowed Taame to hijack Internet traffic for the purpose of online advertising fraud.
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