FBI - San Francisco

Operation Spring Cleaning: A Nationwide Initiative Combatting Gang-Related Threats and Enhancing Public Safety
During the three-month period from March through May, FBI San Francisco led an intensive effort to disrupt violent crime and major drug trafficking operations across the . Operation Spring Cleaning brought together multiple law enforcement partners with one shared goal-to protect our communities by removing dangerous narcotics, weapons, and offenders from the streets.
From March 1 through May 31, agents and task force officers carried out coordinated actions resulting in major seizures and more than 80 arrests. The operation highlights the FBI's commitment to holding criminal networks accountable and safeguarding neighborhoods throughout Northern California.

Case Update: Today, Richard Tillman was sentenced to five years in federal prison for arson. Tillman, 45, was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 7, 2025. Tillman pleaded guilty to one count of Malicious Destruction of Government Property by Fire on February 9, 2026. According to the plea agreement, Tillman admitted to intentionally setting fire to the Almaden Valley United States Post Office located at 6525 Crown Boulevard in San Jose, California, on July 20, 2025. Tillman admitted that he intentionally set the fire in order to “make a point to the United States government.” In preparation for the fire, Tillman purchased firelogs and lighter fluid. He then drove to the Post Office with firelogs in his vehicle, backed the vehicle through the building’s front door, exited the vehicle, spread lighter fluid throughout the vehicle, threw a lit match into the vehicle, and exited the Post Office. The fire quickly spread from the vehicle to the Post Office, completely destroying its lobby. Prior to July 20, 2025, the lobby of the Post Office was open to the public during business hours for retail transactions and access to post office boxes. The fire rendered the lobby unusable, and it has not been available to the public since. In addition to the prison term, Judge Davila also sentenced Tillman to a three-year period of supervised release and ordered Tillman to pay restitution of $2,371,682 to the United States Postal Service. The defendant was immediately remanded into custody.

Case Update: James Michael Garrison was sentenced yesterday to 7 years in federal prison for a series of bank robberies and a carjacking that occurred in late 2024 and early 2025 in the Northern District of California. Garrison pleaded guilty on February 12, 2026, to three counts of bank robbery and one count of carjacking. According to the plea agreement and other documents filed in the case, beginning in December 2024, Garrison embarked on a spree of bank robberies in Rohnert Park and San Francisco. Garrison robbed banks in Rohnert Park on December 5, 2024, and January 2, 2025. During those robberies, he demanded cash and threatened to shoot the tellers. Garrison robbed another bank in San Francisco on December 27, 2024, during which he held a knife in his hand and threatened to shoot “everybody.” In total, he stole approximately $20,000 from the three banks.
Following Garrison’s third bank robbery, he was spotted by San Francisco Police Officers, fled from officers, and carjacked a rideshare driver in an attempt to escape. While in the car’s backseat, Garrison pulled out a black knife shaped like a handgun and held the weapon to the driver’s head and threatened to shoot him. Garrison initially refused to leave the car and resisted arrest. Garrison has been in custody since his arrest in 2025. He will begin serving his prison term immediately. In addition to the prison term, Judge Lin also ordered Garrison to serve 3 years of supervised release that will begin after his term of imprisonment.

SF Case Update: Seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturing companies were indicted for conspiring to restrict the output of — and fix the prices of — nearly all of the world’s standard unrefrigerated shipping containers for over four years, spanning as early as November 2019 to at least January 2024, in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The multi-year conspiracy roughly doubled the prices of standard shipping containers between 2019 and 2021, increasing the container manufacturers’ profits approximately one hundredfold during the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain crisis. One executive, Vick Nam Hing Ma, was arrested and his extradition to the United States is pending. Six executive co-defendants remain at large. Read more:
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🚨May 15 is National Senior Fraud Awareness Day 🚨

The reminds families, caregivers, and communities that awareness and conversation are key to prevention. Older Americans lost more than $7.7 billion to fraud in 2025, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Learn more about elder fraud prevention: fbi.gov/elderfraud

Case Update: Former California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employee, Keith Reindeer Randle, pleaded guilty in federal court today to possession with intent to distribute over 300 grams of methamphetamine to inmates at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison. In pleading guilty, Randle admitted to soliciting and accepting bribery payments in exchange for smuggling and distributing prison contraband, including methamphetamine, ma*****na, and to***co, to inmates at San Quentin. The scheme went on for years, dating back to at least January 2019 and continuing through August 15, 2024. Randle charged inmates and their associates approximately $1,000 per item he smuggled into the prison and initially received payments directly from inmates. However, fearing law enforcement might uncover his contraband and drug distribution scheme, Randle began to solicit and accept bribery payments from the associates of inmates rather than inmates themselves. On August 15, 2024, Randle was caught inside San Quentin with a hollowed out peanut butter jar containing 301 grams of methamphetamine, as well as ma*****na. The peanut butter jar was painted brown and glued shut to appear full and unopened.

Randle profited significantly from his years-long bribery and drug distribution scheme. In total, Randle admitted to soliciting and accepting over $100,000 in bribery payments from inmates and their associates. With the illicit proceeds, Randle admitted to making numerous purchases, such as buying cars, motorcycles, and other assets.

Randle’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 21, 2026.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at last month's San Francisco career expo. We enjoyed connecting with so many talented individuals interested in serving their communities and exploring careers with the FBI. Missed the last event or ready to learn more? Join us this Saturday, May 16, at Tanforan Mall in San Bruno for Police Day with San Bruno PD. We hope to see you there!

Today, San Francisco attended the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office annual Peace Officers' Memorial. Law enforcement agencies from across the region, alongside the families of the fallen, came together to honor the courage, service, and sacrifice of those who gave their lives while protecting their communities. We are grateful to our partners for including us in this tribute and helping ensure their legacy is never forgotten.