Operation Riptide RIPS through Fraud plus No Media Attention to Gavin Newsom

The 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson · Jun 25, 2026 · 16m · transcript

1. FBI Operation Riptide & Law Enforcement Activity

Crackdowns on cybercrime (credit card theft, ransomware, fraud schemes)

Arrests and convictions for:

Business email fraud ($25M)

Large-scale bank and investment fraud

COVID-19 relief fraud

Seizures of:

Firearms

Drugs (including fentanyl)

Prosecution of child exploitation cases

This is evidence of effective law enforcement under current leadership and this reflects fulfillment of anti-corruption promises.

Political Framing of Law Enforcement

Earlier administrations misused the FBI for censorship or political purposes

Current efforts are…