Command post for a Homeland Security Investigations (ICE) anti-smuggling operation in Downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
FBI Los Angeles Most Wanted Fugitives
| Agency | Contact |
|---|---|
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives | 550 North Brand Blvd, Ste 800, Glendale 91203 Telephone (818) 265-2500 |
| Bureau of Diplomatic Security Service, State Dept. | 11000 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 6000, LA 90024 Telephone (310) 405-8100 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | 11000 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1700, LA 90024 Telephone (310) 477-6565 |
| Federal Bureau of Prisons | Two locations |
| U.S. Coast Guard - Base Los Angeles / Long Beach | 1001 S Seaside Ave San Pedro 90731 Telephone (510) 437-3701 |
| U.S. Customs & Border Protection - LA/LB Harbor & LAX | 1 World Trade Center, Ste 741, Long Beach 90831 Telephone (562) 980-3100 |
| U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Enforcement & Removal Operations (Deportation & Removal) |
300 N Los Angeles St, Rm 7631, LA 90012 Telephone (213) 830-7911 |
| U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (Criminal Investigation) |
300 N Los Angeles St, Los Angeles 90012 Telephone (213) 830-5599 |
| U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration | 255 E Temple St, 17th Flr, LA 90012 Telephone (213) 621-6700 |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Criminal Investigations Division | 600 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 940, LA 90017 Telephone (213) 244-1800; (415) 947-8713 |
| U.S. Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Enforcement | 300 N Los Angeles St, LA 90012 Telephone (213) 894-4120 |
| U.S. Marshals Service | U.S. Courthouse, 350 W First St, Ste 3001, LA 90012 Telephone (213) 620-7676 |
| U.S. Postal Inspection Service | 281 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena 91101 Telephone (626) 304-7164 |
| U.S. Secret Service | 725 S Figueroa St, LA 90017 Telephone (213) 894-4830 |
| U.S. Securities Exchange Commission | 444 S Flower St, Ste 900, LA 90071 Telephone (323) 965-3998 |
| U.S. Transportation Security Agency | Los Angeles International Airport, 1 World Way, 6th Flr, LA 90045 Telephone (310) 215-5370 |
On May 18, 1998, after a three-year, six nation undercover investigation coded "Operation Casablanca," U.S. Customs Service agents led by the Los Angeles office arrested 28 bankers and more than 130 other persons across the United States in one of the largest criminal money laundering investigations in U.S. history. Approximately $35 million was seized. The operation concluded when several targeted persons were lured to a party held at a casino in Las Vegas. Three of Mexico's largest banks were indicted for money laundering. The federal operation was run out of an undercover "storefront" located in Santa Fe Springs.
On January 14, 1938, FBI agents were stationed at every betting window of the Santa Anita racetrack. Each agent had a list of money bills that had been previously paid out as a ransom. John Henry Seadland stepped up and laid a $10 bet. He was arrested and eventually executed in the electric chair for the kidnap-murder of Charles A. Ross. J. Edgar Hoover called Seadland the “most vicious and cold-blooded killer” he had ever come across.
