FBI's first cyber fugitive on Ten Most Wanted list returns to US after capture in Venezuela
A Venezuelan alleged Tren de Aragua leader who became the FBI's first-ever cyber fugitive on its Ten Most Wanted list is back on U.S.soil after being captured overseas last month.Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, 50, also known as "Prometheus" and "The Engineer," appeared in a Nebraska courtroom Friday to face charges tied to a multimillion-dollar ATM "jackpotting" scheme.He pleaded not guilty to four federal conspiracy charges during his initial court appearance and will remain detained in Nebraska while awaiting trial, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).FBI Director Kash Patel touted Aguirre's return as the 10th Ten Most Wanted fugitive captured since the beginning of the Trump administration and the first cyber fugitive ever placed on the list.KASH PATEL DEFENDS FBI'S ‘MOST WANTED’ BUSTS AMID MANIPULATION ACCUSATIONS, HIGHLIGHTS 'SUMMER HEAT' SUCCESSAnibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, an alleged Tren de Aragua leader and the FBI's first cyber fugitive placed on its Ten Most Wanted list, was captured in Venezuela and returned to the U.S.
to face federal charges.(FBI)"Now he’s back in the United States to face justice," Patel said.
"This FBI is running on supercharged horsepower — and there is nowhere on this planet criminals can hide."Patel said the 10 captures are more than 2.5 times the total recorded during the previous four years.Aguirre was apprehended last month in Venezuela, and Patel subsequently told lawmakers that the FBI had captured one of the nation's top fugitives.The FBI previously told Fox News Digital that Aguirre led "a large international conspiracy to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions in support of the Tren de Aragua, through an ATM jackpotting scheme since at least 2024."FBI STRIKES BACK AT HACKING GROUP WITH OVERSEAS ARREST OF ALLEGED LEADERAnibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, also known as "Prometheus," appears in an FBI mug shot after being charged in a massive ATM jackpotting conspiracy tied to Tren de Ar...