Los Angeles, CA — A man wanted by the FBI Dallas Field Office in connection with a massive cattle investment fraud scheme has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport.
Joshua Robert Link, 32, was taken into custody on Monday, March 9, 2026, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, LAX Airport Police, and FBI Task Force officers assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Link had been wanted on a federal arrest warrant issued January 29, 2026, by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. He is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Federal investigators say Link was involved in a nationwide fraud scheme between January 2021 and December 2023 through his company, Agridime LLC. Prosecutors allege Link and his co-conspirators solicited investors across the United States to purchase cattle contracts.
According to investigators, Agridime told prospective buyers the company would purchase cattle, feed and care for them, process the meat, and sell it through the company’s distribution channels. Investors were promised returns ranging from 15 percent to as high as 32 percent.
Authorities say the company purchased only a fraction of the cattle it claimed to own.
The scheme allegedly resulted in losses of approximately $115 million affecting more than 2,000 investors nationwide.
The Securities and Exchange Commission previously filed a civil complaint against Agridime, LLC, Link, and co-defendant Jed Wood in December 2023, accusing them of operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $191 million from investors.
According to the SEC, investor funds were used to make payments to earlier investors and to pay undisclosed commissions. The agency said Link and his wife received approximately $1.3 million in commissions, while Wood received roughly the same amount.
A federal court issued a temporary restraining order and asset freeze in the case and appointed a receiver to recover funds for victims.
In September 2025, the SEC obtained final judgments against Agridime, Wood, and Link. The ruling bars them from future securities violations and from participating in the sale or issuance of securities.
The court ordered Link to pay more than $3.1 million in disgorgement, $693,251 in pre-judgment interest, and a civil penalty of $3.1 million.
Authorities say five individuals were indicted in February 2026 in connection with the cattle investment fraud scheme.
Link will now face federal prosecution in Texas.
