FBI Director Unveils ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters List’

FBI Director Kash Patel says that the top-10 list was proposed by Vice President JD Vance as part of a government-wide anti-fraud effort.

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press conference about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, at the Justice Department in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday announced the creation of a “Most Wanted Fraudsters List” that will include the individuals who federal officials deem the nation’s top 10 alleged fraud criminals in a move that echoes the FBI’s most wanted list that has been used for decades.

In a news conference, Patel said that the top-10 list was proposed by Vice President JD Vance in a bid to crack down on federal entitlement fraud across the United States.