Another year is quickly coming to a close. The end of the year brings no greater joy than the opportunity to express how grateful we are for our community and community leader partners. Time has come to spread holiday cheer and cherish time with our loved ones who have supported us all throughout the year.
Our office has worked closely with Black El Paso Voice and Ms. Monica Tucker to help provide educational information about how the FBI operates and how you can protect yourself from falling victim to the numerous schemes out there targeting your hard-earned monies. We have approached different platforms such as podcasts, social media to now include Instagram, community events such as the Juneteenth celebration, in-person roundtables, and of course, this monthly FBI column. We are always open to suggestions on how to reach a wider audience, we hope you will share the information with individuals you know.
As I continue to meet community partners, I look forward to strengthening partnerships, developing new ones, and continuing to share information until it hurts. We pledge to continue being a Champion of Diversity and hopefully inspire some of the readers to join in the mission of the FBI, even if it’s a simple as correcting someone passing along misinformation about us.
FBI El Paso pledges to help educate, intervene, and provide resources to those interested in learning more about how to protect oneself and their family members from the overwhelming number of scams/schemes and violent gang activity. We pledge to share information such as our arrest of Sinola-Cartel co-founder “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquin “El Chapito” Guzman and what we are doing to protect our communities here in West Texas and across the nation.
On behalf of FBI El Paso, I wish Happy Holidays to all of you, and may 2025 be filled with happiness and success.
John Morales
Special Agent in Charge, FBI El Paso
With El Paso so close to the Mexican border and Mexico in the throws of revolutionary struggle during the early 1900s, southwest Texas became a key focus of the Bureau soon after its founding in 1908. As the FBI heads into its second century, the El Paso Division remains committed to protecting the people and defending the nation while upholding the rule of law and the civil liberties of all.