On May 19, 1996, Leslie Isben Rogge (pictured here in 1973) became the first person on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list to be apprehended due to the FBI's then-new home page on the internet.
Individuals are generally only removed from the list if they are captured, dead, or if the charges against them are dropped; they are then replaced by a new entry selected by the FBI. In eleven cases, the FBI removed individuals from the list after deciding that they were no longer a "particularly dangerous menace to society". Machetero member Víctor Manuel Gerena, added to the list in 1984, was on the list for 32 years, which was longer than anyone else.[1] Samuel Ramirez Jr. spent the shortest amount of time on the list, being listed for one hour and thirteen minutes in 2026.[4] The oldest person to be added to the list was Eugene Palmer on May 29, 2019, at 80 years old. On rare occasions, the FBI will add a "Number Eleven" if that individual is extremely dangerous but the Bureau does not feel any of the current ten should be removed.[5] Despite occasional references in the media, the FBI does not rank their list; no suspect is considered "#1 on the FBI's Most Wanted List" or "The Most Wanted".[1]
The list is commonly posted in public places such as post offices. Some people on the list have turned themselves in.[8] On May 18, 1996, after surrendering at the U.S. embassy in Guatemala City, Leslie Isben Rogge became the first person on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list to be apprehended due to the FBI's then-new home page on the internet.[9] The FBI maintains other lists of individuals, including the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists,[10] along with crime alerts, missing persons, and other fugitive lists.
On June 17, 2013, the list reached a cumulative total of 500 fugitives having been listed.[11] As of April 14, 2026, 541 fugitives had been listed, thirteen of them women (2%), and 502 of them were captured or located (93%), 164 (31%) of them due to public assistance.[1][12]
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The Criminal Investigative Division (CID) at FBI Headquarters calls upon all 56 Field Offices to submit candidates for the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list.[13] The nominees received are reviewed by special agents in the CID and the Office of Public Affairs.[13] The selection of the proposed candidates is forwarded to the assistant director of the CID for their approval and then to the FBI's Director for final approval.[13] This process takes some time, which is why James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr., who was arrested in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011,[14] remained on the list until May 9, 2012,[15] despite no longer being at large. Osama bin Laden similarly remained on the list for almost a year after his death at the hands of U.S. forces on May 2, 2011.[16]
Rewards are offered for information leading to capture of fugitives on the list; the reward is a minimum of $1,000,000 (until March 2026: $250,000; May 2023: $100,000) for all fugitives.[1]
Archaga Carias is charged federally in the Southern District of New York with racketeering conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and possession and conspiracy to possess machine guns. As the alleged leader of MS-13 for all of Honduras, Archaga Carias allegedly controlled MS-13 criminal activity in Honduras and provided support and resources to the MS-13 enterprise in Central America and the United States with firearms, narcotics, and cash. Archaga Carias is also allegedly responsible for supporting multi-ton loads of cocaine through Honduras to the United States and for ordering and participating in murders of rival gang members and others associated with MS-13.[21] The reward for information leading to his capture was increased to $5 million on February 8, 2023.[22]
Ignatova is wanted for her alleged leadership of a massive fraud scheme called OneCoin. She was last seen in October 2017 in Athens, Greece, and has ties to her birthplace of Bulgaria and Germany.[23] The reward for information leading to her capture was increased to $5 million on June 26, 2024.[24]
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, the alleged leader of the Meza-Flores Transnational Criminal Organization, is wanted for a series of drug-related crimes.[27] He allegedly conspired to manufacture and distribute cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana in the United States from 2005 to 2019.[28]
Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano is believed to be a senior leader for Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal organization from Venezuela. He is charged with international cocaine distribution, providing material support for terrorists and conspiracy.[29]
Trung Duc Lu is wanted in connection with the August 2014 torture, kidnapping, and murder of two Vietnamese brothers who had been engaged in drug dealing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A third male was also tortured and kidnapped, but managed to survive the attack. He is believed to be in Vietnam.
Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre
March 12, 2026
540
Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre is wanted for allegedly leading a large international conspiracy that deploys numerous crews to the United States to steal millions of dollars from financial institutions in support of Tren de Aragua. Canelon Aguirre and other members of the conspiracy are alleged to have unlawfully enriched themselves by committing ATM jackpotting, a scheme where malware is installed on ATMs to force the unauthorized withdrawal of cash, after which the stolen cash flows through a complex money laundering network.
KaShawn Nicola Roper (captured)
April 14, 2026
541
KaShawn Nicola Roper was wanted for her alleged involvement in a shooting on August 23, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri. During an altercation, it is alleged that Roper fired multiple shots at a car which struck two female victims, resulting in the death of one of them. She was captured in High Springs, Florida, on April 15, 2026.[30]
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