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State Department Exposes “Full History” of Cuban Espionage: Rubio Says Havana Is “Leading Sponsor of Radical Leftism”

The U.S. State Department has released a sweeping 100-page report accusing Cuba of running one of the most durable and damaging foreign intelligence penetration campaigns in American history โ€” allegedly infiltrating the highest levels of the U.S. government, cultivating generations of American activists, and backing “an unprecedented wave of left-wing terrorism” on U.S. soil.


The Report: “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism”

The report, titled “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism,” was released on July 20, 2026. It alleges that for nearly seven decades, the Cuban regime has waged a sustained campaign of subversion against the United States.

“For nearly seven decades, the Cuban regime has waged a sustained campaign of subversion against the United States,” the report begins. “It is a campaign that has infiltrated the highest reaches of the U.S. government, recruited and cultivated generations of American activists, backed an unprecedented wave of left-wing terrorism on American soil, and carried out one of the most durable and damaging foreign intelligence penetrations in American history.”

The report describes Cuba’s campaign as unique, with the small island nation having “perfected a new model for a long war of attrition, organized around espionage, infiltration, sabotage, proxy networks, and a revolutionary infrastructure designed to turn America against itself”.

Secretary Rubio’s Statement

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants and a longtime advocate of regime change on the island, made the announcement on social media.

“For more than six decades, the Cuban regime has been the leading sponsor of radical leftism and Third Worldism in the United States,” Rubio wrote. “The State Department is exposing the full history of Cuban espionage and subversion in our country.”

Rubio accused the Cuban government of running one of the most sophisticated infiltrations of U.S. politics, in part using the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

The Allegations: What the Report Claims

Infiltration of Government

The report alleges that Cuban intelligence has infiltrated the highest reaches of the U.S. government. It describes Cuba’s espionage campaign as “one of the most durable and damaging foreign intelligence penetrations in American history”.

Cultivation of American Activists

Havana is accused of recruiting and cultivating generations of American activists to further its anti-American agenda. The report claims Cuba has influenced “a disproportionate share of America’s most famous and influential extremist movements” in an effort to “turn America against itself”.

Backing Left-Wing Terrorism

The State Department alleges that Cuba has backed an unprecedented wave of left-wing terrorism on American soil. The report outlines how Cuba positioned itself as the center of anti-American forces worldwide, conducting extensive infiltration of left-wing political groups in the U.S. to foment violence and chaos.

The DSA Connection

The report dedicates an entire section to the DSA, which it describes as a “particularly potent illustration of the ideological victory of Cuba’s effort to position itself as the spiritual capital of Third Worldist radicalism”. The report acknowledges the DSA was not founded as a Cuban intelligence front, but argues it has adopted “a fierce, almost religious commitment to the cause of the Cuban regime”.

Third Worldism

The report outlines how Cuba became the world capital of Third Worldism โ€” a variant of Marxism that portrays the primary global struggle as one of the oppressed Third World against the oppressor First World, led by the U.S..

Historical Context

The report draws on declassified Cold War intelligence and publicly known spy cases. It cites several examples of Cuban espionage:

ยท The “Cuban Five,” convicted of infiltrating civil society groups in Florida in the 1990s
ยท Ana Montes, who spied from a senior position within the Defense Intelligence Agency
ยท Walter Kendall Myers, a State Department intelligence analyst who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba
ยท Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba

The report also mentions Assata Shakur, who has lived as a fugitive in Cuba for decades after being convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper.

Political Context

The report comes amid a broader Trump administration campaign against Cuba. President Trump reinstated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism on his first day back in office in 2025. The U.S. has imposed an effective oil embargo on the island, contributing to multiple full-scale blackouts across the country.

In 2025, the U.S. military overthrew Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro โ€” a long-time supporter of the Cuban government. Trump has repeatedly signaled that the Cuban government could be next to fall to U.S. pressure.

The report also comes as the U.S. prepares for midterm elections later this year, and Trump has revived Cold War-style rhetoric portraying left-wing U.S. political figures as a communist “menace” that must be cut out “like a cancer”.

Cuban Reaction

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has denounced the report, calling it “the latest lie” from the State Department. He accused Rubio of attempting to justify the ongoing economic war against Cuba. Cuban President Miguel Dรญaz-Canel also condemned the report, describing it as “neo-McCarthyism”.

Critics, including members of Congress, have accused Rubio of manufacturing a McCarthyite threat to justify further aggression against Cuba.

What the Report Does Not Say

Critics have noted that much of the report contains little new information, relying largely on declassified Cold War intelligence and publicly known spy cases. The allegations remain unsubstantiated in many areas, and the report has been criticized as a political document designed to pressure Cuba.

Conclusion

The State Department’s report marks a significant escalation in U.S.-Cuba tensions โ€” but whether it represents a genuine intelligence assessment or a political instrument remains a matter of debate. For Rubio and the Trump administration, the document serves as both a historical indictment of Cuban communism and a justification for further pressure on the island.

For Cuba, it is yet another act of aggression from a superpower that has spent decades trying to overthrow its revolution.


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US-AuรŸenministerium enthรผllt Kubas Spionagekampagne โ€“ Rubio: Havanna ist โ€žfรผhrender Sponsor des radikalen Linksismusโ€œ

Das US-AuรŸenministerium hat einen umfassenden 100-seitigen Bericht verรถffentlicht, in dem Kuba beschuldigt wird, eine der dauerhaftesten und schรคdlichsten Auslandsspionagekampagnen in der amerikanischen Geschichte gefรผhrt zu haben โ€“ mit angeblicher Infiltration der hรถchsten Regierungsebenen, der Kultivierung von Generationen amerikanischer Aktivisten und der Unterstรผtzung einer โ€žbeispiellosen Welle linksterroristischer Gewaltโ€œ auf US-amerikanischem Boden.


Der Bericht: โ€žKuba โ€“ Die Hauptstadt des Kommunismus im 21. Jahrhundertโ€œ

Der Bericht mit dem Titel โ€žCuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communismโ€œ (Kuba: Die Hauptstadt des Kommunismus im 21. Jahrhundert) wurde am 20. Juli 2026 verรถffentlicht. Darin wird behauptet, dass das kubanische Regime seit fast sieben Jahrzehnten eine anhaltende Subversionskampagne gegen die Vereinigten Staaten fรผhre.

โ€žSeit fast sieben Jahrzehnten fรผhrt das kubanische Regime eine anhaltende Subversionskampagne gegen die Vereinigten Staatenโ€œ, beginnt der Bericht. โ€žEs ist eine Kampagne, die in die hรถchsten Rรคnge der US-Regierung eingedrungen ist, Generationen amerikanischer Aktivisten angeworben und geprรคgt hat, eine beispiellose Welle linksterroristischer Gewalt auf amerikanischem Boden unterstรผtzt und eine der dauerhaftesten und schรคdlichsten auslรคndischen Geheimdienstdurchdringungen der amerikanischen Geschichte durchgefรผhrt hat.โ€œ

Der Bericht beschreibt Kubas Kampagne als einzigartig, da die kleine Inselnation โ€žein neues Modell fรผr einen langen Abnutzungskrieg perfektioniert habe, der um Spionage, Infiltration, Sabotage, Proxynetzwerke und eine revolutionรคre Infrastruktur herum organisiert ist, die darauf abzielt, Amerika gegen sich selbst aufzubringenโ€œ.


Erklรคrung von AuรŸenminister Rubio

AuรŸenminister Marco Rubio, Sohn kubanischer Einwanderer und langjรคhriger Befรผrworter eines Regimewechsels auf der Insel, kรผndigte die Verรถffentlichung in den sozialen Medien an.

โ€žSeit mehr als sechs Jahrzehnten ist das kubanische Regime der fรผhrende Sponsor des radikalen Linksismus und des Dritte-Welt-ismus in den Vereinigten Staatenโ€œ, schrieb Rubio. โ€žDas AuรŸenministerium deckt nun die vollstรคndige Geschichte der kubanischen Spionage und Subversion in unserem Land auf.โ€œ

Rubio beschuldigte die kubanische Regierung, eine der ausgefeiltesten Infiltrationen der US-Politik durchgefรผhrt zu haben, unter anderem unter Nutzung der Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).


Die Vorwรผrfe im Detail

Infiltration der Regierung

Der Bericht behauptet, der kubanische Geheimdienst sei in die hรถchsten Rรคnge der US-Regierung eingedrungen. Er beschreibt Kubas Spionagekampagne als โ€žeine der dauerhaftesten und schรคdlichsten auslรคndischen Geheimdienstdurchdringungen der amerikanischen Geschichteโ€œ.

Kultivierung amerikanischer Aktivisten

Havanna wird beschuldigt, Generationen amerikanischer Aktivisten angeworben und geprรคgt zu haben, um ihre anti-amerikanische Agenda voranzutreiben. Der Bericht behauptet, Kuba habe โ€žeinen unverhรคltnismรครŸig groรŸen Anteil an Amerikas berรผhmtesten und einflussreichsten extremistischen Bewegungenโ€œ beeinflusst, um โ€žAmerika gegen sich selbst aufzubringenโ€œ.

Unterstรผtzung linksterroristischer Gewalt

Das AuรŸenministerium behauptet, Kuba habe eine beispiellose Welle linksterroristischer Gewalt auf amerikanischem Boden unterstรผtzt. Der Bericht beschreibt, wie Kuba sich als Zentrum anti-amerikanischer Krรคfte weltweit positionierte und umfangreiche Infiltrationen linker politischer Gruppen in den USA durchfรผhrte, um Gewalt und Chaos zu schรผren.

Die DSA-Verbindung

Der Bericht widmet der DSA einen ganzen Abschnitt, die er als โ€žbesonders eindrucksvolle Veranschaulichung des ideologischen Sieges von Kubas Bemรผhungen, sich als geistige Hauptstadt des dritteweltlichen Radikalismus zu positionierenโ€œ, beschreibt. Der Bericht rรคumt ein, dass die DSA nicht als Frontorganisation des kubanischen Geheimdienstes gegrรผndet wurde, argumentiert jedoch, dass sie โ€žeine erbitterte, fast religiรถse Hingabe an die Sache des kubanischen Regimesโ€œ angenommen habe.

Dritte-Welt-Ideologie

Der Bericht beschreibt, wie Kuba zur Welthauptstadt des Dritte-Welt-ismus wurde โ€“ einer Variante des Marxismus, die den primรคren globalen Konflikt als einen Kampf der unterdrรผckten Dritten Welt gegen die unterdrรผckerische Erste Welt unter Fรผhrung der USA darstellt.


Historischer Kontext

Der Bericht stรผtzt sich auf freigegebene Geheimdienstinformationen aus der Zeit des Kalten Krieges und รถffentlich bekannte Spionagefรคlle. Er nennt mehrere Beispiele kubanischer Spionage:

ยท Die โ€žCuban Fiveโ€œ, die in den 1990er Jahren wegen Infiltration von Bรผrgergesellschaftsgruppen in Florida verurteilt wurden
ยท Ana Montes, die von einer leitenden Position innerhalb der Defense Intelligence Agency aus spionierte
ยท Walter Kendall Myers, ein Geheimdienstanalyst des AuรŸenministeriums, der wegen Spionage fรผr Kuba gestรคndig war
ยท Victor Manuel Rocha, ein ehemaliger US-Botschafter in Bolivien, der wegen Spionage fรผr Kuba gestรคndig war

Der Bericht erwรคhnt auch Assata Shakur, die seit Jahrzehnten als Flรผchtige in Kuba lebt, nachdem sie wegen Mordes an einem Polizisten aus New Jersey verurteilt worden war.


Politischer Kontext

Der Bericht erscheint im Rahmen einer umfassenderen Kampagne der Trump-Administration gegen Kuba. Prรคsident Trump setzte Kuba an seinem ersten Tag im Amt 2025 wieder auf die Liste der staatlichen Terrorunterstรผtzer. Die USA haben ein effektives ร–lembargo gegen die Insel verhรคngt, das zu mehreren groรŸflรคchigen Stromausfรคllen im ganzen Land beigetragen hat.

Im Jahr 2025 stรผrzte das US-Militรคr den venezolanischen Prรคsidenten Nicolรกs Maduro โ€“ einen langjรคhrigen Unterstรผtzer der kubanischen Regierung. Trump hat wiederholt signalisiert, dass die kubanische Regierung die nรคchste sein kรถnnte, die unter US-Druck fรคllt.

Der Bericht erscheint auch zu einem Zeitpunkt, da sich die USA auf die Zwischenwahlen Ende des Jahres vorbereiten und Trump die Rhetorik des Kalten Krieges wiederbelebt hat, die linke US-Politiker als kommunistische โ€žBedrohungโ€œ darstellt, die โ€žwie ein Krebsgeschwรผrโ€œ herausgeschnitten werden mรผsse.


Reaktionen aus Kuba

Der kubanische AuรŸenminister Bruno Rodrรญguez hat den Bericht verurteilt und ihn als โ€žneueste Lรผgeโ€œ des AuรŸenministeriums bezeichnet. Er beschuldigte Rubio, den anhaltenden Wirtschaftskrieg gegen Kuba rechtfertigen zu wollen. Auch der kubanische Prรคsident Miguel Dรญaz-Canel verurteilte den Bericht und bezeichnete ihn als โ€žNeo-McCarthyismusโ€œ.

Kritiker, darunter Mitglieder des US-Kongresses, haben Rubio vorgeworfen, eine McCarthy-รคhnliche Bedrohung zu konstruieren, um weitere Aggressionen gegen Kuba zu rechtfertigen.


Was der Bericht nicht sagt

Kritiker haben angemerkt, dass der Bericht weitgehend wenig neue Informationen enthรคlt und sich grรถรŸtenteils auf freigegebene Geheimdienstinformationen aus der Zeit des Kalten Krieges und รถffentlich bekannte Spionagefรคlle stรผtzt. Die Behauptungen bleiben in vielen Bereichen unbelegt, und der Bericht wird als politisches Dokument kritisiert, das dazu dienen soll, Druck auf Kuba auszuรผben.


Fazit

Der Bericht des AuรŸenministeriums markiert eine bedeutende Eskalation der Spannungen zwischen den USA und Kuba โ€“ ob es sich jedoch um eine echte Geheimdienstbewertung oder ein politisches Instrument handelt, bleibt Gegenstand der Debatte. Fรผr Rubio und die Trump-Administration dient das Dokument sowohl als historische Anklage des kubanischen Kommunismus als auch als Rechtfertigung fรผr weiteren Druck auf die Insel.

Fรผr Kuba ist es ein weiterer Akt der Aggression einer Supermacht, die seit Jahrzehnten versucht, seine Revolution zu stรผrzen.


Der vollstรคndige Bericht โ€žCuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communismโ€œ ist auf state.gov verfรผgbar. Die vollstรคndige Dokumentation mit zusรคtzlichen Analysen ist exklusiv fรผr Patreon-Abonnenten verfรผgbar unter patreon.com/berndpulch.

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(U//FOUO) This Joint Intelligence Bulletin (JIB) is intended to provide information on the recent video appearance by the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The video addresses the groupโ€™s territorial defeat in Syria, discusses the acceptance of pledges of allegiance from ISIS supporters, and praises recent attacks in Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia. This JIB is provided by the FBI, DHS, and NCTC to support their respective activities and to assist federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government counterterrorism and law enforcement officials and private sector security partners in deterring, preventing, or disrupting terrorist attacks against the United States. All video details described in this JIB are taken from the translated transcript of Baghdadiโ€™s speech. The information cutoff date is 1 May 2019.

(U) Details of ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadiโ€™s Video Message

(U//FOUO) On 29 April 2019, ISISโ€™s al-Furqan Media Establishment publicly released an 18-minute video message in Arabic titled โ€œIn the Company of the Amir of the Believersโ€, which shows ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sitting on a carpet in an undisclosed location with an assault rifle at his side. This is Baghdadiโ€™s first public statement since his August 2018 audio message, and his first video appearance since July 2014, when Baghdadi was filmed introducing himself as โ€œcaliphโ€ of the newly-declared caliphate at the Grand Mosque in Mosul, Iraq.

(U) Baghdadi Vows a โ€œLong Battle Aheadโ€ Despite Defeat in Syria

โ€ข (U//FOUO) Baghdadi emphasizes that ISISโ€™s fight is not over, stating, โ€œIn truth, the battle between Islam and its people with the Cross and its people is long.โ€ He further explains that ISIS is engaged in a multigenerational struggle and they plan to wear down their enemies with attrition, emphasizing that โ€œjihad will continue until Judgement Dayโ€ and that โ€œGod Almighty ordered us to wage jihad and did not order us to achieve victory.โ€

โ€ข (U//FOUO) Baghdadi acknowledges that ISIS lost the war in Baghuz, Syria, but emphasizes that the โ€œbravery, steadfastness, and endurance of the Ummah of Islam was evident.โ€ He states that ISISโ€™s soldiers did not abandon their faith during the battle, and sacrificed their lives rather than giving away land to ISISโ€™s enemies.

โ€ข (U//FOUO) Baghdadi praises the members in all of ISISโ€™s provinces for their โ€œunified raid to avenge their brothers in Syria, which amounted to 92 operations in eight countries.โ€ He states these attacks indicate the cohesion and steadfastness of the โ€œmujahedeen.โ€ Baghdadi praises and thanks the now-deceased emirs, provincial governors, military personnel, and media members from various countries for their support to ISIS.

(U) Baghdadi Praised the Attacks in Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia and Calls for Additional Operations

โ€ข (U//FOUO) Video footage displays the Sri Lanka attackersโ€”who conducted a series of suicide bombings against luxury hotels and Christian churches in Sri Lanka on 21 April, killing approximately 250 peopleโ€”pledging allegiance to Baghdadi, while audio of purportedly Baghdadiโ€™s voice is heard stating, โ€œYou brothers in Sri Lanka have pleased the monotheists by their commando operations that unsettled the Crusaders in their Easter celebrate to avenge their brothers in Baghuz.โ€ Baghdadi continues with โ€œpraise be to God, for among those killed were some Americans and Europeans.โ€ Baghdadi congratulates the Sri Lanka attackers on their pledge of allegiance to join the โ€œcaliphate,โ€ and asked God to accept them as martyrs.

โ€ข (U//FOUO) Baghdadi acknowledges the attack in Saudi Arabiaโ€”where ISIS fighters attacked a Saudi security building in Az Zulfi on 21 Aprilโ€”and asked God that it be โ€œfollowed by another one.โ€ He calls on members in Saudi Arabia โ€œto continue down the path of jihadโ€ against the Saudi regime.

โ€ข (U//FOUO) While Baghdadi appears in discussion with unidentified men, text on the screen indicates he was giving directives to โ€œdouble the effort and intensify the blows against the Crusaders, apostates, and their supporters.โ€

(U) Baghdadi Accepts Pledges of Allegiance and Praises Global Network

โ€ข (U//FOUO) The video shows Baghdadi being handed booklets by one of the unidentified men which are labeled with the names of ISIS provinces, including Libya, Khorasan, Somalia, Yemen, Caucasus, West Africa, Central Africa, and Turkey, as well as Tunisia, which is not publicly identified as a province. This is the first time ISIS has referred to Turkey as an official province, or โ€œwilayah,โ€ in its media releases.

โ€ข (U//FOUO) Additionally, Baghdadi accepts pledges of allegiance from ISIS members in Burkina Faso and Mali, and congratulates them for joining the โ€œcaliphate.โ€ He recommends they intensify their attacks against France and its allies and to avenge their brothers in Iraq and Syria.

โ€ข (U//FOUO) Baghdadi congratulates ISIS members in Libya for their resoluteness and their raid on the town of Al Fugaha, Libya. He states that despite their withdrawal from it, they have shown their enemies that they are capable of taking the initiative, knowing their battle today is a battle of attrition.

(U) Baghdadiโ€™s Image Starkly Contrasts with Last Appearance in 2014

(U//FOUO) The videoโ€™s presentation of Baghdadi as an insurgent leaderโ€”similar to the images of now-deceased al-Qaโ€˜ida (AQ) leader Usama Bin Laden and now-deceased AQ in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi from prior videosโ€”contrasts with Baghdadiโ€™s July 2014 appearance at the Grand Mosque in Mosul, Iraq, where he delivered a formal address from the mosqueโ€™s pulpit wearing a black turban and robe probably to evoke images of the last caliphs who ruled from Baghdad.

(U) Outlook

(U//FOUO) The FBI, DHS, and NCTC assess Baghdadiโ€™s appearance almost certainly will bolster the morale for ISISโ€™s existing supporters around the world, including those in the United States, by indicating Baghdadi is alive and in control of the group as of late April 2019. Most homegrown violent extremists (HVEs) generally do not mobilize to violence in response to specific events and instead are usually influenced by a confluence of sociopolitical, ideological, and personal factors.a However, those wavering in their commitment to ISIS might feel a sense of renewed devotion to the group as Baghdadi is alive and apparently still managing ISIS.

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Confidential from the FBI โ€“ A Year in Review 2011 โ€“ Bulger, Mafia, Cybercrime, Terrorism, Fraud โ€“ Part 1

 

 

Case Files 2011The FBI conducted thousands of investigations in 2011, from terrorists bent on murder and cyber thieves hacking networks to corrupt government officials and fraudsters stealing billions of dollars from innocent victims.

 

As the year comes to a close, here is a look at some of the most significant cases the Bureau investigated with the help of our domestic and international law enforcement and intelligence community partners.

 

Part 1 focuses on our top investigative priority: protecting the nation from terrorist attack. The death of Osama bin Laden in May was a milestone, but al Qaeda remains committed to high-profile attacks against the U.S. And on the home front, lone offenders radicalized on the Internet continue to pose a serious threat to national security.

 

Here are some of the top terror cases of 2011, in reverse chronological order:

 

Murder of U.S. soldiers in Iraq: A 38-year-old Canadian citizen was indicted this month by a New York grand jury for his role in the murder of five American soldiers in a suicide-bomb attack in Iraq in 2009. The individual was arrested last January in Canada, and the U.S. is seeking his extradition.

 

Senior citizens indicted in ricin plot: Four Georgia men in their 60s and 70s were arrested last month for planning to manufacture the biological toxin ricin and purchasing explosives for use in attacks against American citizens. The defendants are alleged to be part of a fringe militia group.

 

Plot against Saudi ambassador: Two individuals were charged in October for their participation in a plot directed by elements of the Iranian government to murder the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. with explosives while the ambassador was on U.S. soil. One of the individuals is in custody; the other is still at large.

 

Attack planned on U.S. Capitol: A 26-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested in September and charged with plotting to bomb the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol using remote-controlled aircraft filled with explosives.

 

Material support to terrorists: An Albanian citizen living in New York was charged in September with providing material support to terrorists for planning travel to Pakistan to join a radical jihadist fighting group. He was arrested while trying to catch a flight out of the country.

 

Texas bomb plot: A 21-year-old soldier who was absent without leave was charged in July with planning to detonate a bomb inside a restaurant frequented by soldiers from Fort Hood. When he was arrested, the individual was in possession of a variety of bomb-making components. In November he was charged with additional crimes including attempted murder.

 

Plot to attack Seattle military installation: Two men were indicted in July for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction to attack a military installation in Seattle with the intention of killing U.S. citizens. Law enforcement first became aware of the plot when an individual alerted them that he had been approached about participating in the attack.

 

Conduit to terror organizations: A Somali national in his mid-20s was indicted in July for providing material support to foreign terror organizations al Shabaab and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). He was captured in the Gulf region by the U.S. military in April 2011 and was allegedly a conduit between al Shabaab and AQAP.

 

Iraq bomb attacks: An Iraqi citizen who allegedly carried out numerous improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and another Iraqi national alleged to have participated in the Iraq insurgency were indicted in May on terrorism charges in Kentucky, where both were residents.

 

Jihadist indicted: A 20-year-old Saudi Arabia citizen and Texas resident was arrested in February and charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with the purchase of chemicals and equipment used to make an IED and his research of potential U.S. targets. The individual came to the U.S. in 2008 on a student visa.

Confidential from the FBI – A Year in Review 2011 – Bulger, Mafia, Cybercrime, Terrorism, Fraud – Part 2

 

 

Case Files 2011With our partners in the law enforcement and intelligence communities, the FBI worked thousands of investigations during 2011, from cyber and hate crimes to public corruption and multi-million-dollar fraud schemes. As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at some of 2011โ€™s most significant cases.

 

Part 1 focused on terrorism. This segment highlights some of the yearโ€™s top cases from the FBIโ€™s other investigative priorities:

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day attempted bombing: A Washington state man was sentenced to 32 years in prison last week for attempting to bomb a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade last January in Spokane.

 

International cyber takedown: Six Estonian nationals were arrested last month for running a sophisticated Internet fraud ring that infected millions of computers worldwide with a virus and enabled the thieves to manipulate the multi-billion-dollar Internet advertising industry.

 

Operation Delta Blues: After a two-year investigation dubbed Operation Delta Blues, 70 individualsโ€”including five law enforcement officersโ€”were charged in Arkansas in October with crimes including public corruption, drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms offenses.

 

Corporate fraud scheme: The former chairman and owner of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), a privately held mortgage lending company, was sentenced in June to 30 years in prison for his role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of TBW and Colonial Bank, one of the 25 largest banks in the U.S.

 

James โ€œWhiteyโ€ Bulger arrested: Top Ten fugitive James โ€œWhiteyโ€ Bulger was arrested in June thanks to a tip from the publicโ€”just days after a new FBI media campaign was launched to help locate the Boston gangster who had been on the run for 16 years.

 

Cyber fraud organization disrupted: In an unprecedented move in the fight against cyber crime, the FBI disrupted an international cyber fraud operation in April by seizing the servers that had infected as many as two million computers with malicious software.

 

Southwest border gang arrests: Thirty-five members and associates of the Barrio Azteca gang were charged in March with various counts of racketeering, murder, drug offenses, and money laundering. Ten of the defendants were Mexican nationals and were also charged in connection with the 2010 murders in Juarez, Mexico of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband, and the husband of a U.S. Consulate employee.

 

Health care fraud takedown: Twenty individuals, including three doctors, were charged in South Florida in February for their participation in a fraud scheme involving $200 million in Medicare billing for mental health services. The charges coincided with a national federal health care fraud takedown involving 111 defendants in nine cities.

 

Selling secrets for profit: A 66-year-old resident of Hawaii was sentenced in January to 32 years in prison for communicating classified national defense information about U.S. military planes to the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China, along with illegally exporting military technical data and other offenses.

 

Massive Mafia takedown: Nearly 130 members of the Mafia in New York City and other East Coast cities were arrested in January in the largest nationally coordinated organized crime takedown in FBI history. Charges included murder, drug trafficking, arson, loan sharking, illegal gambling, witness tampering, labor racketeering, and extortion