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  • Two business owners indicted in alleged wire fraud conspiracy

    A federal grand jury has indicted Yogesh K. Patel, age 47, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Wesley Burnett, age 54, of Hermosa Beach, California, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1.8 million in federal government contracts through the

  • OSI: Behind the badge

    Disclaimer: Due to the nature of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations mission, some names of individuals have been omitted to protect their anonymity. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations plays a vital role in the U.S. Air Force. There are few jobs like that of an AFOSI agent.

  • Agent's quick actions save Airman trying to commit suicide

    A 22-year-old female, active-duty Senior Airman recently assigned (from the 381st Intelligence Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska) to the 432nd Operations Support Squadron, was transported Monday to Spring Mountain Treatment Facility, Las Vegas, for attempting suicide Sunday. While in treatment at

  • Contractor admits to fraud and aggravated assault

    On April 14, 2014, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced that the principal of a Pennsylvania construction company admitted his role in an employee kickback scheme that occurred during a reconstruction project at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Burlington County, N.J. U.S. Attorney Fishman

  • Air Force Association Salutes AFOSI as 2014 Team of the Year

    The Air Force Association (AFA) recently announced the AFA 2014 Team of the Year, honoring the Air Force Office of Special Investigations career field.The Air Force Office of Special Investigations has been the Air Force's major investigative service since August 1948. AFOSI has 2,738 active-duty,

  • Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (LEOSA) Update

    AFOSI's policy on LEOSA has been updated. You can read details regarding the changes on the AFOSI public website main page under Latest News and Commentaries. Several documents have been loaded on this website for LEOSA ID Card applicants. The link for these documents can be found on the right side

  • Airman receives courts-martial and sentence

    Tech. Sgt. Michael L. Merritt, 319th Missile Squadron, facility manager, faced a judge-only General Court Martial March 17-18, 2014, and was sentenced to 50 years confinement, reduction to Airman Basic, forfeiture of all pay and allowances and a dishonorable discharge. The offenses include charges

  • IG: Academy informant's expulsion not tied to work with OSI

    An inspector general inquiry has found that agents with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations acted properly when they used an Air Force Academy cadet as a confidential informant.Former cadet Eric Thomas had charged he was ordered to break cadet policy while working with investigators and

  • Man admits to three Pennsylvania bank robberies

    A Montgomery County, Pa., man admitted his role in three bank robberies in Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced on March 3.Kyle Wilson, 22, of Fort Washington, Pa., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in Camden, New Jersey, federal court to information