The domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency, with jurisdiction over more than two hundred categories of federal crime. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Institution TypeNational federal law enforcement agency 1 Founded Year HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States 1 Institution Type
Institution Type (category) Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Bank Fraud, Offenses Bank fraud against federally insured institutions is a federal white-collar offense; the FBI names combating major white-collar crime among its own stated top priorities.
Source Federal Bureau of Investigation (Wikipedia)
Espionage, Offenses The FBI names protecting the United States against espionage among its own stated top priorities, and is the lead domestic agency for espionage investigations under the Espionage Act of 1917.
Source Federal Bureau of Investigation (Wikipedia)
The Laboratory is a division within the FBI, not a separate agency.
Source FBI Laboratory (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Hate Crime
Led the Bureau from 1924 (Director from 1935) to 1972 and established the FBI Laboratory in 1932; Stanley Finch, not Hoover, founded the agency in 1908.
Source Wikipedia: J. Edgar Hoover
Mail Fraud, Offenses Mail fraud, one of the oldest offenses in the federal criminal code, is investigated by the FBI (often jointly with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service) under this same stated priority.
Source Federal Bureau of Investigation (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Melvin Purvis
Racketeering, Offenses The FBI is the principal federal agency enforcing the RICO Act against organized criminal enterprises, under this stated priority.
Source Federal Bureau of Investigation (Wikipedia)
ViCAP is a unit of the FBI.
Source Wikipedia: Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
Wire Fraud, Offenses Wire fraud (18 U.S.C. Section 1343) is a classic federal white-collar offense the FBI investigates under this same stated priority.
Source Federal Bureau of Investigation (Wikipedia)
Cases Investigated
Source Wikipedia: Atlanta Child Murders
ATF, the US Marshals Service, the FBI, the Secret Service and local police provided assistance in the investigation.
Source Wikipedia: D.C. Sniper Attacks
The FBI led the investigation that identified Ross Ulbricht as Silk Road's operator and shut the marketplace down in October 2013.
Source Wikipedia: Silk Road (marketplace)
Placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on February 10, 1978, after escaping Colorado custody; arrested five days later.
Source Wikipedia: FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1970s
One of the longest and costliest investigations in FBI history.
Source Wikipedia: Ted Kaczynski
The FBI is one of several agencies that maintain the case status as open, alongside California DOJ and Vallejo, Napa and Solano county authorities.
Source Wikipedia: Zodiac Killer
Cooperates With
Joint FBI/Carnegie Mellon University/IACP Cyber Investigator Certification Program for law enforcement first responders, current version released October 2015.
Source FBI Creates Cyber Training Program for Law Enforcement
Founded By
Finch was the Bureau of Investigation's actual first director, 1908 to 1912, before it was renamed the FBI in 1935.
Source FBI.gov: Stanley Finch, The Bureau's First Director
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.
Associated With: Bank Fraud, Priorities section
Combat major white-collar crime
Associated With: Wire Fraud, Priorities section
Combat major white-collar crime
Associated With: Mail Fraud, Priorities section
Combat major white-collar crime
Associated With: Racketeering, Priorities section
Combat transnational criminal enterprises
Associated With: Espionage, Priorities section
Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations, espionage, and cyber operations
View the SourceWikipedia: Ted Kaczynski
Wikipedia: Atlanta Child Murders
FBI.gov: Stanley Finch, The Bureau's First Director
Federal Bureau of InvestigationFounded By: Stanley W. Finch, opening paragraphQuote, Founded By: Stanley W. Finch, opening paragraph
Stanley Wellington Finch was the first director of the Bureau of Investigation (1908-1912).
Wikipedia: J. Edgar Hoover
Associated With: J. Edgar Hoover, Depression-era gangsters section, fingerprint expansionQuote, Associated With: J. Edgar Hoover, Depression-era gangsters section, fingerprint expansion
In 1939, the FBI became pre-eminent in domestic intelligence, thanks in large part to changes made by Hoover, such as expanding and combining fingerprint files
Wikipedia: FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1970s
Cases Investigated: Ted Bundy Case, Theodore Robert Bundy entry, number 360Quote, Cases Investigated: Ted Bundy Case, Theodore Robert Bundy entry, number 360
wanted for escaping from jail twice, once on June 7, 1977, and on December 30, 1977, while being held on a murder charge
Wikipedia: D.C. Sniper Attacks
Cases Investigated: Beltway Snipers Case, Investigation sectionQuote, Cases Investigated: Beltway Snipers Case, Investigation section
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), US Marshals Service, FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and police departments in other jurisdictions where shootings took place provided assistance in the investigation.
Wikipedia: Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
FBI Laboratory (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia: Hate Crime
Associated With: Hate Crime, History of the term, Origins (1980s) sectionQuote, Associated With: Hate Crime, History of the term, Origins (1980s) section
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines a hate crime as a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias.
Wikipedia: Silk Road (marketplace)
Cases Investigated: Silk Road Case, Shutdown sectionQuote, Cases Investigated: Silk Road Case, Shutdown section
In October 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shut down the Silk Road website and arrested Ulbricht.
Wikipedia: Zodiac Killer
Cases Investigated: Zodiac Killer Case, Case status sectionQuote, Cases Investigated: Zodiac Killer Case, Case status section
The California Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the city of Vallejo, and the Napa and Solano county sheriffs maintain the case status as "open".
FBI Creates Cyber Training Program for Law Enforcement
Cooperates With: International Association of Chiefs of PoliceView the Source Wikipedia: Melvin Purvis
Associated With: Melvin Purvis, Opening paragraphQuote, Associated With: Melvin Purvis, Opening paragraph
was an FBI agent who was instrumental in capturing bank robbers John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd in 1934
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the FBI and what is its jurisdiction?
The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice, charged with enforcing more than two hundred categories of federal law and investigating violations not assigned to another federal agency. It has no authority over purely local crimes.
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