Joshua Robert Link is from Strafford, Missouri but has ties to Illinois, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, and Kansas.
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI (KOAM) — A man from Strafford, Mo. is wanted by the FBI for involvement in a fraud scheme between January of 2021 and December of 2023.
Joshua Robert Link is one of five individuals federally indicted this week for their roles in a $220 million nationwide fraud scheme involving cattle purchase contracts, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.
On January 29, 2026, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Link after he was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud.
Those indicted by a Fort Worth federal grand jury on February 11, 2026, were:
- Joshua Link of Strafford, Missouri, charged with ten counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and two counts of money laundering, including wiring more than $527,000 to purchase real property
- Tia Link of Smithton, Missouri, charged with three counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money laundering, including wiring more than $527,000 to purchase real property
- Taylor Bang of Kildeer, North Dakota, charged with eight counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money laundering
- Royana Thomas of Arlington, Texas, charged with six counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money laundering
- Jed Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, charged with three counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money laundering involving wiring more than $63,000 to a lender for “Home Payoff”
“Thousands of unwitting investors, ranchers, and others in the cattle industry nationwide were drawn in and victimized by the defendants’ multi-million dollar scheme alleged in this indictment,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould. “My office, in concert with our law enforcement partners, will hold these defendants accountable and pursue justice on behalf of the victims.”…