Top 10 People the FBI are STILL Looking For
Jason Derek Brown
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On November 29, 2004, an armored car guard named Robert Keith Palomares was approached by a hooded Jason Derek Brown. Palomares, who was in possession of the weekend deposit, was just outside an AMC theater in Phoenix, Arizona, when Brown shot him repeatedly. The latter then fled with $56,000 in cash, and sped away from the scene on a bicycle. This bicycle was later found and lifted for prints, officially connecting Brown to the shooting. The FBI chased and nearly apprehended Brown but were unsuccessful. His last known whereabouts were in Portland, Oregon. In 2007, Brown was placed on the Ten Most Wanted list but was removed in 2022 despite never having been found.
Ruja Ignatova
You may know Ruja Ignatova as the Missing Cryptoqueen, as she was the subject of a popular BBC podcast of the same name. Ignatova was the founder of OneCoin, a highly fraudulent Ponzi scheme involving cryptocurrency. It’s believed that OneCoin stole something like $4 billion since its launched in 2014. While most of its leaders have been apprehended, Ignatova has escaped justice. She was informed of increased police interest in 2017 and promptly disappeared. Two years later, she was charged in absentia with various forms of fraud. Ignatova was placed on the Ten Most Wanted list in June 2022.
Bradford Bishop
As of August 1, 2022, Bradford Bishop would be 86 years old and an American fugitive for 46 years. Bishop was an officer of the United States Foreign Service at the time that he would have killed his family. The deceased include his mother, his wife, and his three sons. Evidence led authorities to believe that Bishop took their lives, then disposed of the bodies in swampland before disappearing into the Appalachian Trail. He has never been captured but various alleged sightings have been reported throughout the years. The most recent occurred in 1994, when an old neighbor was said to have seen Bishop while vacationing in Switzerland. While authorities believed Bishop was lying low in the United States for a long time, it’s unknown if he is still alive today.
Hassan Izz-Al-Din
Born in Lebanon, Hassan Izz-Al-Din is, or at least was, a member of the Islamist militant group Hezbollah. On June 14, 1985, Trans World Airlines Flight 847, which was traveling from Egypt to San Diego was hijacked, ostensibly by members of Hezbollah. Hassan Izz-Al-Din was alleged to be one of the perpetrators, and he was placed on the original top 22 Most Wanted Terrorists list, which was released by George W. Bush shortly after the 9/11 tragedy. Despite this, Izz-Al-Din remains free. He would be around 60 years old as of the time of writing.
Semion Mogilevich
The FBI has described Semion Mogilevich as “the most powerful and dangerous gangster in the world.” It’s believed that Mogilevich is the capo (or the “boss of bosses”) of the Russian mafia, which has an estimated 250,000 members in over 50 countries. Mogilevich is wanted on a wide variety of charges, including trafficking, homicide, and money laundering. He was added to the Top Ten Fugitive List in 2009 but removed in 2015. On the word of the FBI, Mogilevich currently lives in Moscow and enjoys freedom thanks to his close relationship with powerful Russian authorities. Purportedly, Mogilevich has allied with the likes of Vladimir Putin, previous Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, and former Acting President of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov.
The Khobar Towers Perpetrators
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On the night of June 25, 1996, Khobar Towers in Khobar, Saudi Arabia was targeted by a truck bomb. According to the official statement put out by the U.S., those responsible belonged to Hezbollah Al-Hejaz, a terrorist organization that hoped to overthrow the Saudi government. At the time, Khobar Towers was housing many members of the American military. Nineteen Air Force personnel were killed in the attack, and a further 498 people were injured. Fifteen terrorists were charged by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in June of 2001. Saudi Arabia soon claimed that eleven were in custody, but refused to have them extradited. At least four men are still wanted by the American government.
Víctor Manuel Gerena
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This man is responsible for what was once the largest cash heist in American history. Víctor Manuel Gerena was part of the Boricua Popular Army, a violent rebellion group with the goal of securing Puerto Rican independence. On September 12, 1983, Gerena and other members of the Boricua Popular Army enacted “White Eagle,” the name given to a robbery of a Wells Fargo depot. The criminals walked away with the modern equivalent of $19 million. Most of the suspects were caught and arrested, but the FBI is still looking for Gerena. He was a Top Ten Fugitive from 1984 to 2016, which is the record for longest time spent on the list.
Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias
A somewhat recent addition to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias is a drug lord operating out of Honduras. The assumed leader in MS-13, a criminal gang that is estimated to be composed of up to 70,000 people worldwide, Carias is wanted on several charges related to organized crime. He was actually arrested back in 2015 and remained in police custody until February 13, 2020. That day, he was being transported from prison to the local courthouse in El Progreso for a hearing, when armed MS-13 members broke him out. Carias has not been heard from since.
Alexis Flores
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Born in Honduras, Alexis Flores came to America and experienced homelessness. He was hired by a Philadelphia man named Jorge Contreras in the year 2000, who employed Flores as a general handyman. A heinous crime involving a minor was committed shortly after, and much of the evidence implicated Flores, who was using the pseudonym “Carlo” or “Carlos” at the time. In 2007, it was confirmed that Flores and his pseudonym were one in the same, and he was, in fact, responsible for the atrocity. A federal arrest warrant was issued, but it has come to no good. Flores remains at large, and a Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive.
Abdul Rahman Yasin
It was just after noon on February 26, 1993 when a van exploded below the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The attack didn’t work as the terrorists intended but was still devastating, killing six and injuring over 1,000. The main perpetrator was a man named Ramzi Yousef, who recruited Abdul Rahman Yasin to build the explosives. Yasin was purportedly picked up by the FBI and granted freedom in exchange for key information. He fled to Iraq, where he ended up imprisoned. Documents were, however, recovered following America’s invasion of the country which revealed that the Iraqi government under, Saddam Hussein, was housing and paying Yasin. He officially remains on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list and is considered at large.
