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John P. Selleck Named Special Agent in Charge of the Administrative Division for the Washington Field Office

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Headline: John P. Selleck Named Special Agent in Charge of the Administrative Division for the Washington Field Office

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced the appointment of John P. Selleck as the special agent in charge of the Administrative Division for the Washington Field Office. Mr. Selleck most recently served as the deputy assistant director of the Critical Incident Response Group.

Mr. Selleck entered on duty as a special agent with the FBI in 1999 and was first assigned to the Charlotte Division, Greensboro Resident Agency, where he worked all violations with a focus on drug conspiracy and public corruption investigations. He was also a member of the SWAT team and served as the SWAT team leader.

Throughout his career, Mr. Selleck has held leadership positions in the Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Section and the Detroit and New Orleans Field Offices.

Mr. Selleck reported to the Washington Field Office for his new role earlier this month.

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FBI Seeks Fugitive Wanted for a Murder 11 Years Ago Today, Offers Reward

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: FBI Seeks Fugitive Wanted for a Murder 11 Years Ago Today, Offers Reward

The FBI and the Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate fugitive Edgardo Welchez-Marroquin. Welchez-Marroquin, 29, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the February 12, 2007, murder of a man in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

A local arrest warrant for Welchez-Marroquin on the charge of murder was issued in Montgomery County on September 2, 2009; a federal arrest warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued on January 8, 2010, in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Welchez-Marroquin was last known to be in Mexico, but may have traveled to Honduras, which is his native country, or to Guatemala. He speaks English and Spanish and has worked in the restaurant industry.

He is described as a Hispanic male, 5’5” tall and approximately 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Edgardo Welchez-Marroquin should be considered armed and dangerous and an international flight risk.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading directly to his capture. Anyone with information on this wanted fugitive is asked to contact FBI Philadelphia at 215-418-4000, or their nearest FBI office, American embassy or consulate. Tips can also be shared online at tips.fbi.gov.

Edgardo Welchez-Marroquin Wanted Poster (PDF)

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*Update* up to $5,000 Reward Added – FBI and Curry County Sheriff’s Office Ask Public’s Help in Finding Attempted Aggravated Murder Fugitive (Photo)

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: *Update* up to $5,000 Reward Added – FBI and Curry County Sheriff’s Office Ask Public’s Help in Finding Attempted Aggravated Murder Fugitive (Photo)

The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Lucas Randall DeYoung. Anyone with information about DeYoung’s location should contact their local FBI office or submit a tip via https://tips.fbi.gov. In Oregon, call the FBI in Medford at (541) 773-2942, the FBI in Portland at (503) 224-4181, or the Curry County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 247-3243.

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The FBI and the Curry County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating Lucas Randall DeYoung of Brookings, Oregon. On February 1, 2018, the FBI obtained a federal fugitive warrant charging DeYoung, age 36, with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office had previously charged DeYoung with attempted aggravated murder, attempted murder, delivery of a controlled substance, and unlawful manufacture of marijuana in relation to the shooting of a Curry County man on December 28, 2017.

The FBI has posted DeYoung’s FBI Wanted flyer at https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/additional/lucas-randall-deyoung. The FBI is also running Facebook ads featuring the fugitive hunt for DeYoung in Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and Nevada. (Both the flyer and the Facebook ad are attached.)

DeYoung is described as:

  • Race: White man
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Hair: Brown
  • Height: 6’1″
  • Weight: 190 pounds
  • Other: Scar on his left finger and tattoos on his back and right shoulder

DeYoung is a known to use illegal drugs and carry firearms. He is also a known gambler. DeYoung may have traveled to the Mason County/Thurston County areas of Washington State, Virginia, or Las Vegas, Nevada.

He should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information about DeYoung’s location should contact their local FBI office or submit a tip via https://tips.fbi.gov. In Oregon, call the FBI in Medford at (541) 773-2942, the FBI in Portland at (503) 224-4181, or the Curry County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 247-3243.

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Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Bank Robbery

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Bank Robbery

United States Attorney Trent Shores announced that Edd Tawon Payne, 33, of Tulsa, pleaded guilty to bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery, at a hearing before District Judge Claire V. Eagan, on February 8, 2018.

On August 16, 2017, Payne, a co-defendant, and a juvenile conspired to rob the Bank of America located at 205 East Pine Street in Tulsa.  Payne and his co-conspirators wore disguises and used a “hoax bomb” to rob the bank.  Payne constructed his “hoax bomb” out of wires and a disassembled cell phone, shoved into a cosmetics bag.  The bank robbers took approximately $11,012 in cash from the Bank of America, some of which Payne used to purchase a vehicle.  Sentencing is set for May 7, 2018.  Payne’s co-defendant, Manuel Britto, previously pleaded guilty on January 3, 2018, and is also awaiting sentencing.

United States Attorney Shores stated, “Bank robberies are inherently violent offenses that can jeopardize the lives of bank employees and customers. My office has focused our attention on reducing violent crime and gun crime. We will continue to work with all of our law enforcement partners to improve the safety of our community.”

This prosecution resulted from an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tulsa Police Department.  Assistant United States Attorney Dennis A. Fries handled the prosecution of this case.

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Man Arrested for Physical Threats Attempting to Interfere with an Investigation

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: Man Arrested for Physical Threats Attempting to Interfere with an Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio, announce the arrest of Raynard Clayton, 34 years old, of Akron, Ohio.

Clayton was placed into custody by the Adult Parole Authority on Thursday, February 8, 2018, without incident. This morning, Monday, February 12th, Clayton was transferred to federal custody by FBI agents assigned to the FBI Akron Resident Agency.

Clayton is charged with transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure another person and also threatening a person with physical force with the intent to hinder, delay, or prevent communication to a law enforcement officer.

Clayton is alleged to have posted a publicly available Facebook Live video, approximately 21 minutes in length, threatening to assault and kill an individual known to law enforcement. In the video, Clayton, also known as Raynard Dutch, stated “I’ll shoot you point blank range, no mask……Get you and your family wrapped up. AR-15, you know what I mean.” Clayton continues on stating, “…basically what I’m sayin’ to you is keep my name out your mouth fo (before) I take yo (your) life.” Clayton also stated in the video, “The best type of cop is a dead cop.”

Clayton will appear in U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen Burke’s courtroom for an initial appearance this afternoon.

A complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Any questions regarding this news release can be directed to SA Vicki D Anderson at the Cleveland Office of the FBI, 216-522-1400 or Vdanderson@fbi.gov.

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Omaha Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Attempting to Receive Child Pornography

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: Omaha Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Attempting to Receive Child Pornography

Acting U.S. Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced today that Jeffrey T. Fenn, Jr., 37, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha for attempting to receive child pornography.  The Honorable Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced Fenn to 96 months’ imprisonment.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, Fenn will begin a five-year term of supervised release.

Fenn befriended a 12-year-old girl while playing an online video game.  They then began an online relationship over a popular messaging service.  During the course of the online relationship, Fenn asked the girl to take sexually explicit pictures of herself and send them to him.  She sent suggestive but not sexually explicit images.  Fenn repeatedly asked for specific images of sexually explicit body parts and directed her to pose in specific ways.  He threatened to end the online relationship if she did not comply.  The minor girl refused to send the explicit images Fenn requested.  The texts were reported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

On January 19, 2017, the FBI Cyber Crimes Task Force served a search warrant on the Omaha address used during the online chats and texts.  Fenn admitted to texting the minor and admitted to sending her images.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

This case was investigated by the Omaha FBI’s Cyber Crime Task Force (CCTF).

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Judge Sentences Pittsburgh Heroin Dealer to Eight Years in Prison

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: Judge Sentences Pittsburgh Heroin Dealer to Eight Years in Prison

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to eight years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating the federal drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence on Clinton Robinson, 33, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

According to information presented to the court, from January 2016 to August 2016, Clinton conspired with others to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 700 grams but less than one kilogram of heroin. In addition, on August 22, 2016, Clinton attempted to possess with intent to distribute over 100 grams of heroin.

Assistant United States Attorney Amy L. Johnston prosecuted this case on behalf of the government. This prosecution was part of a federally administered Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation that resulted in several federal indictments in August of 2016. The OCDETF task force was headed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was comprised of members drawn from the FBI Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force including the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Wilkinsburg Police Department, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, and the Allegheny County Police Department. Substantial assistance was provided by FBI San Juan, Puerto Rico (St. Thomas Resident Agency, U.S. Virgin Islands) and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Numerous other FBI field offices, including Detroit, Cleveland, New York, and Atlanta, in addition to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, also assisted with this investigation. The OCDETF program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.

United States Attorney Brady commended the agencies for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Clinton Robinson.

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FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Margate

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Margate

The FBI is seeking information on a bank robbery that took place today, February 12, 2018, at approximately 11:58 a.m. at a Wells Fargo Bank branch located at 400 North State Road 7, Margate, Florida.

The robber entered the bank and demanded money from a bank employee. There were customers in the bank at the time of the robbery. The amount of money taken will not be released at this time.

The robber left a device inside the bank. The Broward Sheriff’s Office bomb squad later declared the bank all clear.

If anyone has information as to the identity of this bank robber, they are urged to call the FBI at (754) 703-2000 or Crimestoppers.

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Update: FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Deerfield Beach

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: Update: FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Deerfield Beach

Investigators have identified the robber of the Deerfield Beach BB&T branch last Friday as the Business Bandit.

He is wanted by the FBI for his alleged involvement in at least eight other area bank robberies including:

  • December 18, 2015, TD Bank, 1371 West Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton
  • January 15, 2016, Suntrust, 7800 Glades Road, Boca Raton
  • February 5, 2016, TD Bank, 16200 NW 57 Avenue, Miami
  • February 17, 2016, Wells Fargo, 6735 West Indiantown Road, Jupiter
  • November 7, 2017, Suntrust, 7800 Glades Road, Boca Raton
  • November 10, 2017, PNC Bank, 10973 North Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens
  • November 17, 2017, Wells Fargo, 9162 Glades Road, Boca Raton
  • December 15, 2017, TD Bank, 8711 NW 186th Street, Miami.

He should be considered ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

Investigators are calling the robber the “Business Bandit” due to the attire he wears during the robberies.

If anyone has information as to the identity of this bank robber, they are urged to call the FBI at (754) 703-2000 or Crimestoppers.

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FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Deerfield Beach

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: FBI Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Deerfield Beach

The FBI is seeking information from a bank robbery that took place Friday, February 9, 2018, at approximately 5:51 p.m. at a BB&T Bank branch located at 1299 SW Military Trail, Deerfield Beach, Florida.

The robber entered the bank and demanded money from a bank employee. There were customers in the bank at the time of the robbery. There were no injuries. The amount of money taken will not be released at this time.

If anyone has information as to the identity of this bank robber, they are urged to call the FBI at (754) 703-2000 or Crimestoppers.