Organized Crime

Houston and Galveston 1 day ago

Organized South American crime group burglarizes over 60 high-end Houston-area homes targeting designer goods

Over 60 Houston-area homes allegedly hit by South American theft ring using signal jammers and counter-surveillance tactics during burglary spree.

Caribbean 2 days ago

Fake police officers kidnapping Americans in Haiti, sparking renewed strong travel warning

Kidnappers posing as police officers are reportedly targeting victims in Haiti's capital as ransom abductions spike in Port-au-Prince's Delmas area.

Homeland Security 3 days ago

Trump task force racks up 500 arrests in January as president brands cartels ‘ISIS of the Western Hemisphere’

Trump's Homeland Security Task Force reportedly arrested over 500 people in January surge targeting cartels, gangs and smuggling rings across the nation.

Kash Patel January 30

FBI busts Latin Kings gang nationwide, nearly 50 arrested in sweeping crackdown

A sweeping FBI-led operation targeting the Latin Kings gang led to nearly 50 arrests and the seizure of guns, drugs and cash across multiple states, according to the bureau.

Travel January 20

Security alert issued for tropical destination after major gangs attack police

As gang violence escalates, the U.S. Embassy has issued a security alert for Americans in Guatemala. Travelers have been advised to use increased caution.

Crime January 11

Five severed heads found hanging on Ecuador beach amid escalating gang clashes

Ecuador gang violence escalates as five severed heads discovered on tourist beach in Puerto Lopez, highlighting country's record homicide rate amid military crackdown.

Tren de Aragua January 10

Aurora terrorized by Venezuelan gang as dictator Maduro let Tren de Aragua seize power

How government failure in Venezuelan prison system created transnational criminal organization now facing federal charges in multiple U.S. states.

Venezuelan Political Crisis January 5

Venezuela's new interim leader Delcy Rodríguez 'hates the West,' ex official warns

Venezuela's new interim president Delcy Rodríguez represents continuity of Maduro's regime, according to a former official as the 56-year-old faces U.S. sanctions.

True Crime January 3

‘Mind chess,’ not threats, convinced real-life Sopranos mobster to cooperate: retired FBI agent

How the FBI cracked the real-life crime family behind HBO's "The Sopranos" using one shocking arrest to bring down the entire DeCavalcante organization.

VIDEO January 2

Retired FBI agent explains how the real-life ‘Sopranos’ were dismantled from the inside

Retired FBI agent Séamus McElearney details the arrest and cooperation that cracked the DeCavalcante crime family and exposed the real-life inspiration for "The Sopranos."