So far, the investigation has produced 78 indictments and 57 convictions, and prosecutors even charged suspects in a separate plot to bribe a juror with $120,000 in cash. Patel says the probe is far from over.
The FBI chief didn’t mince words. “The FBI believes this is just the tip of a very large iceberg… We will continue to follow the money and protect children, and this investigation very much remains ongoing,” he wrote on X. He added that some individuals are being referred to immigration officials for possible denaturalization and deportation proceedings “where eligible.”