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Fugitive Files

Every weekday, Fugitive Files uncovers the chilling real-life stories of fugitives still on the run — from the FBI’s Most Wanted list and beyond. Each episode dives into official court indictments, arrest warrants, and federal documents to reveal exactly why these individuals are wanted — and how they’ve managed to vanish. We explore the crimes they’ve been accused of, the trails they left behind, and the global manhunts still underway. From arms traffickers to white-collar masterminds, rogue

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00:22:38

Case 097: Guan Tianfeng | The Silent Hacker

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2025/10/29

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we dive into the shadowy digital underworld behind one of the most dangerous cyber campaigns ever directed at U.S. critical infrastructure. At the center of it all is Guan Tianfeng, a Chinese national accused of unleashing a global wave of cyberattacks that compromised more than 80,000 Sophos firewalls — the very devices meant to keep networks safe.According to federal prosecutors, Guan conspired to develop and deploy sophisticated malware exploiting a zero-day

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00:29:07

Case 096: Dagoberto Ramirez-Soto | Blueprint for...

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2025/10/27

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we examine the rise of Dagoberto Ramirez-Soto — the alleged leader of a violent criminal enterprise responsible for a string of armed robberies and burglaries targeting Asian American small-business owners between 2017 and 2022. Now one of the FBI’s Most Wanted fugitives, Ramirez-Soto is accused of making false statements, committing identity theft, and obstructing justice to conceal the scope of his operation — a nationwide network built on intimidation,

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00:31:10

Case 095: Sajid Mir | The Ghost of Mumbai

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2025/10/24

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we investigate Sajid Mir — one of the world’s most elusive terrorists and a key architect behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a three-day siege that left 166 people dead, including six Americans. A senior operative of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), Mir is accused of directing the assault from afar, guiding gunmen through phone and internet communications as they targeted hotels, a train station, and a Jewish center in coordinated strikes that paralyzed an entire

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00:30:44

Case 096: Pavel Frolov | Guess Who? GRU

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2025/10/23

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we track Pavel Valeryevich Frolov — one of six Russian military intelligence officers indicted for a global cyberattack campaign that left a trail of chaos and nearly $1 billion in damages.A member of the GRU’s elite hacking unit, Frolov stands accused of unleashing NotPetya, one of the most destructive pieces of malware ever deployed — crippling businesses, hospitals, and governments worldwide. Prosecutors say his operations also targeted the 2017 French

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00:29:51

Case 095: Izmir Ali Koch | Convicted, Sentenced… Gone

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2025/10/22

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we track Izmir Ali Koch — a convicted hate criminal who vanished before serving a single day behind bars. Sentenced to 30 months for a brutal, anti-Semitic attack outside a Cincinnati restaurant in 2017, Koch was also found guilty of lying to the FBI. But when the time came to report to prison, he disappeared.According to the Department of Justice, Koch has deep ties to both Russia and Turkey — and he may have had help. His brother, Baris Koch, now faces federal

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00:24:41

Case 094: Guochun He | The Bitcoin Bribe: China’s Spy...

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2025/10/21

In this episode of Fugitive Files, we track Guochun He — a Chinese intelligence officer turned fugitive — accused of playing a high-stakes game inside America’s justice system. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, He and fellow agent Zheng Wang tried to bribe a supposed U.S. insider with $61,000 in Bitcoin for secret information about the Huawei case. What they didn’t know? Their “insider” was working for the FBI. From digital payments to double agents, this episode unravels how a covert

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00:32:11

Case 093: Nicolas Maduro | The Cocaine President

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2025/10/20

He runs a country—and, according to U.S. prosecutors, a cartel. In March 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a sweeping indictment against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Moros, accusing him of transforming his government into a criminal enterprise. The charges? Narco-terrorism, corruption, money laundering, and conspiracy to “flood” the United States with cocaine—using drugs as a weapon of war.Prosecutors allege Maduro and his allies led the Cártel de Los Soles, working with Colombia’s

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00:26:46

Case 092: Julian Assange | The Hacker, the Whistle,...

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2025/10/17

He called it transparency—the world called it treason. Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of WikiLeaks, spent more than a decade fighting governments, extradition, and the weight of a digital revolution he helped ignite. Accused of conspiring with former Army analyst Chelsea Manning to steal and publish classified U.S. documents, Assange became one of the most controversial figures of the 21st century—hailed by some as a truth-teller, condemned by others as a reckless hacker.After years of court

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00:23:17

Case 091: Adam Gadahn | From Garage Bands to al Qaeda

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2025/10/16

He grew up in California—listening to death metal, surfing message boards, and clashing with his family. But somewhere along the way, Adam Gadahn traded his suburban rebellion for something far darker. Rebranding himself as “Azzam the American,” Gadahn became al Qaeda’s English-speaking mouthpiece, appearing in propaganda videos that threatened the very country he once called home.In 2006, the U.S. charged him with treason—the first American in over 50 years to face that accusation—and offered a

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00:23:09

Case 090: Christoper W. Burns | Cashed Out and Vanished

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2025/10/14

He promised safe returns. What his investors got instead was a vanishing act. Christopher W. Burns, a former financial advisor turned fugitive, is wanted by the FBI for allegedly running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme disguised as a “peer-to-peer lending program.” According to federal prosecutors, Burns defrauded dozens of clients—friends, retirees, and longtime investors—out of more than $10 million, using their money to fund his luxury lifestyle and pay off earlier victims.Indicted on sixteen

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00:23:33

Case 089: Jin Sung-Il | The Coder from Pyongyang:...

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2025/10/13

When “remote work” goes rogue. Jin Sung-Il, a North Korean national now wanted by the FBI, wasn’t freelancing for pocket money—he was allegedly part of a global scheme to funnel nearly a million dollars straight into Pyongyang’s coffers. According to the Department of Justice, Jin and his co-conspirators used stolen identities, fake résumés, and U.S.-based “laptop farms” to trick at least sixty-four American companies into hiring them for IT work. Behind the keyboards? North Korea’s state-sponsored

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00:30:07

Case 088: The Chapitos | Heirs to El Chapo’s Throne

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2025/10/10

When El Chapo fell, his sons—the infamous Chapitos—rose. Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar aren’t just cartel royalty, they’re fugitives with $10 million bounties on their heads, accused of running one of the most violent and profitable drug trafficking empires on earth. From orchestrating the “Battle of Culiacán” to flooding the U.S. with fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and meth, the Guzmán brothers turned their father’s legacy into their own brand of terror. Meanwhile,

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00:26:34

Case 087: The Delfino Brothers | Brothers in Crime...

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2025/10/09

Delfino Jimenez Calderon and Luis Jimenez Calderon aren’t just names on an ICE wanted poster—they’re fugitives accused of running a brutal human trafficking operation that preyed on vulnerable young women, forcing them into prostitution and labor. Homeland Security Investigations has tied the brothers to a cross-border trafficking network based in Mexico, one that shattered lives and stretched its reach deep into the United States. Today, we dig into the aliases, the charges, and the manhunt for two

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00:26:47

Case 086: Raul Gorrin Belisario | Billion Dollar...

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2025/10/08

Raul Gorrin Belisario wasn’t just the owner of a Venezuelan television network—he’s accused of being the mastermind behind a staggering $1.2 billion bribery and money laundering scheme. According to federal indictments, Gorrin conspired with high-ranking Venezuelan officials, including two National Treasurers, to rig foreign currency exchange contracts, funneling illicit profits into shell companies, Swiss accounts, and luxury assets like Miami real estate and private yachts.Wanted by U.S

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00:24:53

Case 085: Trung Duc Lu | Born to Kill

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2025/10/07

Trung Duc Lu isn’t just another fugitive on the run—he’s wanted for one of the most brutal crimes in recent Philadelphia history. In 2014, Lu allegedly kidnapped, tortured, and murdered two brothers, leaving investigators to piece together a trail of violence that shocked the community.Known for his ties to the violent “Born to Kill” street gang, Lu has operated under multiple aliases, altered birth dates, and carries distinctive tattoos that mark him as a man used to living in the shadows. The FBI

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00:27:11

Case 084: Jehad Serwan Mostafa | The American Jihad

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2025/10/06

Jehad Serwan Mostafa isn’t just another name on the FBI’s Most Wanted list—he holds the grim distinction of being the highest-ranking American fighting for al-Shabaab, the terrorist organization wreaking havoc across East Africa.A former San Diego resident, Mostafa vanished in the mid-2000s and reemerged overseas as a key figure within the group. Federal indictments accuse him of serving as a military instructor, explosives expert, and senior leader, helping guide al-Shabaab’s operations for nearly

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00:27:26

Case 083: Ruth Eisemann-Schier | Buried Secrets

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2025/10/03

In December 1968, a crime straight out of a nightmare unfolded in Atlanta, Georgia. Barbara Jane Mackle, a 20-year-old heiress, was kidnapped, drugged, and buried alive in a custom-built fiberglass coffin—with only a small tube for air and limited food and water to keep her alive while her captors demanded ransom.The plot was masterminded by Gary Steven Krist and his partner, Ruth Eisemann-Schier. But while Krist’s name made headlines, it was Ruth who earned a place in history. When the scheme

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00:34:48

Case 082: Alexander Lefterov | The Botnet Mastermind

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2025/10/02

Alexander Lefterov, a Moldovan national, is wanted by U.S. authorities for orchestrating a sprawling cybercrime operation. According to FBI and Secret Service reports, Lefterov allegedly built and controlled a botnet between March and November 2021, infecting thousands of computers worldwide to harvest login credentials and lease stolen access to fellow criminals. Indicted in the Western District of Pennsylvania, he faces charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and aggravated identity

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00:23:45

Case 081: Christopher Robert Metsos | The Spy Who...

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2025/10/01

Christopher Robert Metsos—also known as Pavel Kapustin—was no ordinary fugitive. As the alleged paymaster of Russia’s deep-cover spy ring in the United States, he stood at the center of Operation Ghost Stories, one of the most significant espionage cases since the Cold War. Arrested in Cyprus in 2010 on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent and laundering money, Metsos was granted bail—and then disappeared without a trace. With martial arts training, multiple aliases, and a talent for

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00:25:32

Case 080: Karl Lee | The Shadow Supplier Behind...

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2025/09/30

Li Fangwei, better known as Karl Lee, is a Chinese fugitive accused of fueling Iran’s ballistic missile program. For years, Lee allegedly hid behind a web of front companies, funneling millions of dollars in restricted materials in violation of U.S. sanctions. In 2014, the FBI unsealed federal charges and placed him on its Most Wanted list, but the trail didn’t end there. A 2023 indictment revealed that his proliferation network still operates, with associates continuing to supply sensitive

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