Overview
- MS NOW reporting alleges FBI Director Kash Patel inflated bureau performance metrics to bolster his record.
- Sources say Patel changed counting rules in 2025 so the FBI could credit arrests when its agents were present even if another agency made the arrest.
- Reporters found several fugitives were added to the Ten Most Wanted list shortly before capture, including one caught about an hour after being listed.
- Many arrests credited to the FBI were tied to immigration operations with ICE, which critics call double credit for the same work.
- The FBI, through spokesperson Ben Williamson, rejected the allegations as false and described them as an attempt to discredit law enforcement.