Most Wanted Fraudster List Established to Eliminate Fraud and Bring to Justice Individuals Defrauding the American People
The Federal Bureau of Investigation today announced the launch of its Most Wanted Fraudsters list, a new Wanted list dedicated to publicly identifying individuals charged with defrauding the American people.
Fraud is not a victimless crime. Victims lose savings, homes, businesses, and benefits they earned and depended on. The subjects on this list are charged with schemes that caused direct financial harm to individuals and communities across the country, and each has fled rather than face accountability. The FBI is asking the public to help bring them to justice.
“Today we are launching the Vice President’s historic initiative of the ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list, representing some of the alleged worst of the worst who stole million in taxpayer money – allowed federal law enforcement to mobilize the full weight of law enforcement to bring these individuals to justice,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “I want to thank Vice President Vance for his leadership of this task force, our interagency partners for their relentless work and most importantly thank President Trump for showing America that fraud won’t be tolerated in this country any longer.”
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Annual Report shows fraud costs Americans tens of billions of dollars every year, and for over a century the FBI’s commitment to fighting fraud is longstanding and unwavering The Most Wanted Fraudsters list is the FBI’s newest tool in that effort, designed to bring the most egregious fugitive fraudsters to justice by extending the Bureau’s reach beyond traditional law enforcement channels and into the communities, workplaces, and networks where these subjects may be hiding.
The launch of this list is part of a coordinated federal effort to confront fraud at scale. In March 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance, directing a whole-of-government strategy to stop fraud, waste, and abuse in federal benefit programs. The FBI serves as the primary federal law enforcement partner for that effort, and this list is the Bureau’s public-facing contribution to that mission.
The FBI’s Financial Crimes and Health Care Fraud Units, DOJ, HHS-OIG, and federal agency partners, work alongside one another to actively pursue Most Wanted Fraudster cases.
The FBI is asking anyone who recognizes a subject or has information about their whereabouts to come forward. Tips may be submitted at tips.fbi.gov, by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI, or by contacting the nearest FBI field office. All tips may be submitted anonymously.
The complete Most Wanted Fraudsters list, including photographs, subject descriptions, and reward details, is available at fbi.gov/wanted
