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The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives during the 2020s is a list, maintained for an eighth decade, of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. At any given time, the FBI is actively searching for 12,000 fugitives. As of November 15, 2023, nine new fugitives have been added to the list.

FBI 10 Most Wanted Fugitives to begin the 2020s

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The modern header with blue border used by the FBI on top Ten Fugitive wanted posters since at least 2002, on both the FBI internet web site and in public presentations of the wanted posters.[1]

The FBI in the past has identified individuals by the sequence number in which each individual has appeared on the list. Some individuals have even appeared twice, and often a sequence number was permanently assigned to an individual suspect who was soon caught, captured, or simply removed, before his or her appearance could be published on the publicly released list. In those cases, the public would see only gaps in the number sequence reported by the FBI. For convenient reference, the wanted suspect's sequence number and date of entry on the FBI list appear below, whenever possible.

The following fugitives made up the top Ten list to begin the 2020s:

Name Sequence Number Date of Entry Notes
Robert William Fisher #475 2002  • Still at large but removed from the list.
 • Wanted for the murder of his wife and their two children in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 10, 2001.[2]
 • He was removed from the list on November 3, 2021, for no longer meeting the list criteria.[3]
Alexis Flores #487 2007  • Still at large.
 • Wanted for kidnapping, raping and killing a 5-year-old girl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]
Jason Derek Brown #489 2007  • Still at large but removed from the list.
 • Allegedly killed an armored car guard in Phoenix, Arizona during a bank robbery.[5]
 • He was removed from the list on September 7, 2022, for no longer meeting the list criteria.[6][7]
Yaser Abdel Said #504 2014  • Captured.
 • Wanted for the murders of his two teenage daughters. The girls died of multiple gunshot wounds on January 1, 2008, in Irving, Texas.[8]
 • Arrested on August 26, 2020, in Justin, Texas.[9]
Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel #514 2017  • Still at large.
 • Wanted for the April 2015 murder of his wife at a Dunkin' Donuts shop in Hanover, Maryland.[10]
Santiago Villalba Mederos #515 2017  • Captured.
 • Wanted for his involvement in several crimes committed in Tacoma, Washington. He allegedly fired multiple shots into a random car, killing a 20-year-old woman and seriously wounding her brother. In a separate incident he allegedly fired a single gunshot towards bystanders, striking and killing an innocent male victim.[11]
 • Arrested on June 5, 2020, in Tenancingo, Mexico.[12]
Alejandro Castillo #516 2017  • Still at large.
 • Wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of a co-worker in Charlotte, North Carolina. The victim’s body was located in a wooded area with a gunshot wound to the head.[13]
Rafael Caro Quintero #518 2018  • Captured.
 • Wanted for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Kiki Camarena in 1985.[14] Additionally, he allegedly held an active key leadership position directing the activities of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Caro-Quintero Drug Trafficking Organization,[15] one of the former's subsidiaries.[16]
 • Arrested on July 15, 2022, in Choix Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico.[17]
Arnoldo Jimenez #522 2019  • Still at large.
 • Wanted for allegedly murdering his wife less than 24 hours after marrying her.[18]
Eugene Palmer #523 2019  • Still at large but removed from the list.
 • Wanted for allegedly killing his daughter-in-law outside her home in Stony Point, New York.[19]
 • He was removed from the list on July 20, 2022, for no longer meeting the list criteria.[6][20]

FBI Most Wanted Fugitives added during the 2020s

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It was not until June 2020 before any of the previous fugitives were captured. A second fugitive was caught in August 2020, and the first replacement was named in October 2020. Despite being captured in August 2020, the second fugitive was not replaced until September 2021. The minimum reward for information leading to a Ten Most Wanted Fugitive's arrest was increased from $100,000 to $250,000 on May 25, 2023.[21]

The list includes (in FBI list appearance sequence order):[20]

2020–present

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Name Sequence Number Date of Entry Time Listed
Jose Rodolfo Villarreal-Hernandez #524 October 13, 2020 Two years
Jose Rodolfo Villarreal-Hernandez was wanted for the stalking and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire of a 43-year-old male victim on May 22, 2013, in Southlake, Texas. He is also believed to be responsible for a number of murders in Mexico.[22] He was captured in Mexico City on January 7, 2023.[23][24]
Octaviano Juarez-Corro #525 September 8, 2021 Five months
Octaviano Juarez-Corro was wanted for the murders of two people in Milwaukee's South Shore Park on Memorial Day, 2006. His wife suffered two gunshot wounds in the chest, but she survived. Two others were injured, with one being hurt gravely.[25] He was captured in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, on February 3, 2022.[26][27]
Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias #526 November 3, 2021 Still at large
Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias is wanted for his activities as the alleged leader of MS-13 in Honduras. He is allegedly responsible for supplying MS-13 groups in Central America and the United States with cash, narcotics, and guns, as well as ordering and participating in murders committed by the gang. He was charged in the Southern District of New York with racketeering conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession and conspiracy to possess machine guns.[28] The reward for information leading to his capture was increased to $5 million on February 8, 2023.[29]
Ruja Ignatova #527 June 30, 2022 Still at large
Ruja Ignatova is wanted for her alleged leadership of OneCoin, a massive cryptocurrency fraud scheme.[30]
Omar Alexander Cardenas #528 July 20, 2022 Still at large
Omar Alexander Cardenas is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of a man outside a barbershop in Los Angeles, California, in the summer of 2019.[31]
Michael James Pratt #529 September 7, 2022 Three months
Michael James Pratt was wanted for his alleged involvement in sex trafficking and the production of child pornography as owner of pornography website GirlsDoPorn.[32] He was captured in Madrid, Spain, on December 21, 2022.[33]
Wilver Villegas-Palomino #530 April 14, 2023 Still at large
Wilver Villegas-Palomino is wanted for drug-trafficking activities for the National Liberation Army (ELN) Northeastern War Front in the Catatumbo region of Colombia and Venezuela.[34]
Donald Eugene Fields II #531 May 25, 2023 Still at large
Donald Eugene Fields II is wanted for his alleged involvement in child sex trafficking in Missouri between 2013 and 2017.[21]
Vitel'Homme Innocent #532 November 15, 2023 Still at large
Vitel'Homme Innocent, a Haitian national and leader of the Kraze Barye gang, is wanted for his role in the kidnappings of U.S. citizens and the murder of a U.S. citizen who was killed in a botched kidnapping for ransom. The crimes occurred in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[35]

FBI directors in the 2020s

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References

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  1. ^ "Fugitive Oregon dad in Mexico, FBI says / Suspect in slayings is one of 10 most wanted". San Francisco Chronicle. January 12, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "FBI Press Release". Federal Bureau of Investigation. June 29, 2002. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "FBI removes Arizona man from most wanted fugitive list". Associated Press. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Suspect in 2000 Philadelphia Murder". FBI.gov. June 2, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  5. ^ "Wanted for the Murder of an Armored Car Guard: Jason Derek Brown". Fox News. February 7, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives FAQ". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives 401 to 500". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "FBI Adds Capital Murder Suspect to Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". FBI.gov. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  9. ^ "Texas father, one of FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives, arrested for daughters' 2008 "honor killing"". CBS News. August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Man Wanted for Murder in Hanover Added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". FBI.gov. April 18, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  11. ^ "Tacoma Fugitive Santiago Mederos Added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". FBI.gov. September 25, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Suspect On Most Wanted List Arrives In LA Following Arrest In Mexico". KNBC. June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Charlotte Murder Suspect Alejandro Castillo Added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". FBI.gov. October 24, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  14. ^ "Fugitive Wanted for the Kidnapping and Murder of a Federal Agent is Added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". FBI.gov. April 12, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  15. ^ "RAFAEL CARO-QUINTERO". Federal Bureau of Investigation. April 12, 2018. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
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  21. ^ a b "St. Louis Fugitive Placed on FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, Rewards for Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Increased to Up to $250K". Federal Bureau of Investigation. May 25, 2023.
  22. ^ "Jose Rodolfo Villarreal-Hernandez Added to Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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  24. ^ "Mexican cartel leader "El Gato," wanted for alleged role in 2013 Texas murder-for-hire plot, arrested in Mexico". CBS. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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  26. ^ "Policía de Zapopan capturó a uno de los 10 más buscados por el FBI". Infobae (in Spanish). February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  27. ^ "Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Octaviano Juarez-Corro Captured". Federal Bureau of Investigation. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  28. ^ "Leader of MS-13 in Honduras Added to the FBI's List of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives". Federal Bureau of Investigation. November 3, 2021. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023.
  29. ^ Tabachnick, Cara (February 9, 2023). "U.S. offers $5 million reward for MS-13 gang leader 'Porky'". CBS. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  30. ^ "Ruja Ignatova Added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". FBI.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023.
  31. ^ "Omar Cardenas Added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". Federal Bureau of Investigation. July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023.
  32. ^ "Michael James Pratt Named to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". FBI.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation. September 7, 2022. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  33. ^ "FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Michael Pratt Captured in Spain". FBI.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  34. ^ "Wilver Villegas-Palomino Added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". FBI.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation. April 14, 2023. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023.
  35. ^ "Vitel'Homme Innocent Added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List". Federal Bureau of Investigation. November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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