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Post by HeadMarshal on Dec 22, 2017 15:28:21 GMT -5
Is anyone else somewhat disappointed with the featured fugitives that made the FBI's website this year? Part of the issue were the Russian and Iranian cyber criminals that were added. Now they need to face trial for their charges of course but it's extremely unlikely we'll get extraditions from Russia and Iran this year. I count seven of these 2017 fugitives on the site still.
I'm also slightly annoyed with the latter half of the year's focus on fugitive drug traffickers. Sort of reminds me of the 1990s where the US Msrshals almost exclusively put drug traffickers on their list. I count eight of these 2017 fugitives on the site.
Meanwhile I only count three 2017 fugitives wanted for sex crimes and six 2017 fugitives wanted for either murder or manslaughter.
Any thoughts on how this selection can be better for 2018 or additional analysis?
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Dec 22, 2017 16:01:03 GMT -5
Is anyone else somewhat disappointed with the featured fugitives that made the FBI's website this year? Part of the issue were the Russian and Iranian cyber criminals that were added. Now they need to face trial for their charges of course but it's extremely unlikely we'll get extraditions from Russia and Iran this year. I count seven of these 2017 fugitives on the site still. I'm also slightly annoyed with the latter half of the year's focus on fugitive drug traffickers. Sort of reminds me of the 1990s where the US Msrshals almost exclusively put drug traffickers on their list. I count eight of these 2017 fugitives on the site. Meanwhile I only count three 2017 fugitives wanted for sex crimes and six 2017 fugitives wanted for either murder or manslaughter. Any thoughts on how this selection can be better for 2018 or additional analysis? I’m also disappointed by the fact that Russian and Iranian hackers, and drug traffickers end up on the FBI featured fugitives site, and it makes me even more disappointed due to the fact that other fugitives in the Criminal enterprise section that have been removed were wanted for murder and instead they add someone wanted on simple drug charges, it’s basically a hypocrisy. What I hope happens in 2018 is that the FBI can re-add Murder fugitives on the CEI like Plaurent Dervishaj, Lisbio Couto, & Jerry Hu, as the CEI needs to shift from non violent drug fugitives, to Murderous criminal enterprise fugitives. Many of those fugitives mentioned are worse more or less than anyone currently on the current murders/violent crime section and also need to be resolved too. |
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Post by Scumhunter on Dec 23, 2017 3:49:16 GMT -5
I wouldn't be so quick to blame the FBI for the unusual amount of drug dealers on this year's list as it might be Attorney General Jeff Sessions playing a role there and it's to appease him. I hate to get political but sometimes that needs to be done- and sorry to say but Sessions seems to think we're in 1985 and wants to bring back the war on drugs that's been notoriously unsuccessful. He hates marijuana despite now a majority of Americans believing it should be legalized. He wants to reverse Obama-era policies- which helped commute sentences for non-violent drug offenders. Basically his opinion on crime are even on the opposing end of conservative Senators like Kentucky's Rand Paul, who wanted to work with New Jersey Senator Corey Booker about the system which seems to punish particularly African-American non-violent drug offenders with stiff sentences while there's Caucasian men and women who have actually killed people getting only five years for manslaughter.
While not excusing the dealers, unless they're also wanted in connection with homicides and violent crimes like Andre Brown was, I'm probably not even going to bother adding those kind of cases to the site next year as I have bigger fish to fry- murders and child molestors specifically.
If somehow we were ever requested to profile a case, I'd say sure, but give my advice about where I feel the focus on crime should be.
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Post by 912thamwuser on Dec 23, 2017 4:44:55 GMT -5
That hypothesis on Jeff Beauregard-Sessions, sadly, seems more plausible than most people who follow some code of political neutrality would be comfortable enough to admit. I've lately heard it's because Beauregard-Sessions has invested in stock in the corporate prison complex, and punishing petty marijuana offenders as if they'd kidnapped and murdered children must've turned out to be an easy payload for private corporate prisons. Perhaps Beauregard-Sessions believes all the scariest myths about marijuana, and then some. One of these days, there might even be a fictional character, whether in a book, stage play, movie, or video game, inspired by Beauregard-Sessions, who might have some rare characterization traits, which could include "Too Reefer Madness for Reefer Madness"!
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Dec 29, 2017 19:52:21 GMT -5
Here’s a list of murderers, additional violent crimes and child crimes that were added to the overall site in the 2017 timeline.
**ADDITIONAL VIOLENT CRIMES**
May 2017
• Shawn Frederick “Dork” Weatherhead (Still At large, removed 2 weeks later on May 19, 2017, re-added to the site in March 2018)
November 2017
• Adrianna Melendez (Still At Large)
**MURDER**
January 2017
• Ruben Perez Rivera (Unconfirmed but possibly Still At Large- Removed from the FBI site in November 2017)
February 2017
• Faustino Lara Valdez (Captured on July 13, 2017)
• Stephen Marcus Gilbert (Still At Large)
• Alejandro Castillo (Still At Large- Added to FBI Top 10 on 10/24/17)
May 2017
Philip Leron Miller (Captured on July 21, 2017)
• Santiago Villalba Mederos (Still At Large- Added to FBI Top 10 on 09/25/17)
June 2017
• Steven C. Touch (Still At Large- On the Criminal Enterprise section)
August 2017
• Mark Anthony Ponce (Still At Large)
• Eric Bills (Still At Large)
September 2017
• Lamont Stephenson (Still At Large)
November 2017
• Juan Dios Garza (Still At Large)
**CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN**
March 2017
• Leon Shaw & Victoria Cravitz (Both Still At Large)
May 2017
• Barrett Preston Busschau (Still At Large)
Any thoughts?
******UPDATE***** *****STEVEN C. TOUCH CAPTURED ON JANUARY 31, 2018***
******UPDATE***** *****ERIC BILLS CAPTURED ON MARCH 1, 2018***
******UPDATE***** *******SHAWN WEATHERHEAD CAPTURED IN APRIL 2018******
*****UPDATE******* *******BARRETT BUSSCHAU SURRENDERED IN SEPTEMBER 2018*****
******UPDATE****** ******LAMONT STEPHENSON ADDED TO FBI TEN MOST WANTED LIST ON OCTOBER 11, 2018******
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Post by Scumhunter on Dec 30, 2017 0:32:28 GMT -5
Not much to add that hasn't already been said. I know some were disappointed with the amount of additions but a lot of interesf8ng and unique cases nonetheless.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Dec 31, 2017 17:06:00 GMT -5
As I've already mentioned, I am quite disappointed that for 2017, the FBI did not publicize very many crimes against children fugitives on the website. That would be very unacceptable for 2018 to have only 3 more of those types of fugitives make the FBI's site.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Dec 31, 2017 17:12:58 GMT -5
As I've already mentioned, I am quite disappointed that for 2017, the FBI did not publicize very many crimes against children fugitives on the website. That would be very unacceptable for 2018 to have only 3 more of those types of fugitives make the FBI's site. Even if you look at it that’s only 2 cases even though in one of them it’s a couple on the run. Also they need to remove individuals like Gerard Zalewski and the other 4 they don’t even bother to bump up on that section, they should either renew interest in those cases or remove them in order to add more cases. They just removed Juan Paulino Cantero once he had been extradited, so I assume we’d see a new case added after the holidays. |
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 5, 2018 10:37:19 GMT -5
Still waiting for the FBI to add their first featured fugitive of 2018.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 12, 2018 17:27:47 GMT -5
FBI just added white collar fugitive Rodney Dean Allen to their website so at least it's a different type of case. I actually like he's the first one for 2018 for variety as it's a different type of case and white collar fugitives aren't posted as often unless it's a breaking news case like Eric Conn. I believe Allen is the first type of crime case added to the most wanted section and/or seeking information section overall as well for 2018.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 12, 2018 20:35:55 GMT -5
FBI just added white collar fugitive Rodney Dean Allen to their website so at least it's a different type of case. I actually like he's the first one for 2018 for variety as it's a different type of case and white collar fugitives aren't posted as often unless it's a breaking news case like Eric Conn. I believe Allen is the first type of crime case added to the most wanted section and/or seeking information section overall as well for 2018. He is the first crime case added for 2018 so far. Good choice as even though he's been missing since early 2017, the federal arrest warrant was issued two days ago. This is helpful that the FBI is doing the publicity on him right away. |
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Jan 25, 2018 18:36:41 GMT -5
So the FBI added an armed robbery suspect, caught him days later, and added a serial rapist/sexual assaulter. Both are on the additional violent crimes.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 29, 2018 9:17:57 GMT -5
Even though I would have been happy with any fugitive that wasn't a low-level non-violent drug trafficker or foreign operating cyber criminal added, I must say I am really impressed with the featured fugitives the FBI has added so far this year. Especially since with the latter two cases, there had been no previous media coverage. That's one of the most important parts about the featured fugitives program, giving publicity to cases the media has forgotten about.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jan 31, 2018 16:02:38 GMT -5
Needed to comment again since the FBI added Noel Herrera to their site today, the first non-violent drug trafficker this year (and yet again out of Montana). As long as it's awhile before the next non-violent drug trafficker gets added, I'm okay with this. If another one gets added sooner, then 2018 will repeat the same problem that 2017 experienced.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Feb 2, 2018 16:00:55 GMT -5
There have been more Additional violent crimes in the first 2 months of 2018 alone then we had during the entire 2017. The Additional Violent Crimes section alone has a diverse variety like serial rapists/sexual assaulters, Armed Robbery Suspects, Attempted Murder, and Vehicular related incidents.
There hasn’t been any new Murders or Child Crimes Fugitives Added yet, however recently on the CAC, Barrett Busschau has been the focus in recent weeks.
What are everyone’s thoughts about this??
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