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History
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Directors, Then and Now
- Christopher Wray, August 2, 2017 - Present
- Andrew McCabe (Acting), May 9, 2017 - August 2, 2017
- James B. Comey, September 4, 2013 - May 9, 2017
- Robert S. Mueller, III, September 4, 2001- September 4, 2013
- Thomas J. Pickard (Acting), June 25, 2001 - September 4, 2001
- Louis J. Freeh, September 1, 1993 - June 25, 2001
- Floyd I. Clarke (Acting), July 19, 1993 - September 1, 1993
- William S. Sessions, November 2, 1987 - July 19, 1993
- John E. Otto (Acting), May 26, 1987 - November 2, 1987
- William H. Webster, February 23, 1978 - May 25, 1987
- James B. Adams (Acting), February 15, 1978 – February 23, 1978
- Clarence M. Kelley, July 9, 1973 - February 15, 1978
- William D. Ruckelshaus (Acting), April 30, 1973 - July 9, 1973
- L. Patrick Gray (Acting), May 3, 1972 - April 27, 1973
- J. Edgar Hoover, May 10, 1924 - May 2, 1972
- William J. Burns, August 22, 1921 - June 14, 1924
- William J. Flynn, July 1, 1919 - August 21, 1921
- William E. Allen (Acting), February 10, 1919 - June 30, 1919
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Famous Cases & Criminals
- 9/11 Investigation
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- Brian P. Regan Espionage
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- Charles Ross Kidnapping
- D.B. Cooper Hijacking
- Duquesne Spy Ring
- Durkin - Murder of an FBI Agent
- East African Embassy Bombings
- Emmett Till
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- Fawaz Younis/Operation Goldenrod
- Frank Sinatra, Jr., Kidnapping
- George “Machine Gun” Kelly
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- Hijacking of TWA Flight 847
- Hollow Nickel/Rudolph Abel
- Hurricane Katrina Fraud
- Iva Toguri d’Aquino and “Tokyo Rose”
- Jack Gilbert Graham
- James Edward Testerman
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- ND-98: Case of the Long Island Double Agent
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Frequently Asked Questions
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- How accurately is the FBI portrayed in books, television shows, and motion pictures?
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- What does the FBI do with persons it arrests in the course of an investigation?
- What authority do FBI special agents have to make arrests in the United States, its territories, or on foreign soil?
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- What is the FBI’s policy on the use of deadly force by its special agents?
- If a crime is committed that is a violation of local, state, and federal laws, does the FBI “take over” the investigation?
- If an individual is being sought by local police for committing a crime, what assistance can the FBI render to locate the fugitive?
- If a child is missing and possibly kidnapped, but no interstate transportation is known, will the FBI begin an investigation?
- What is the FBI’s policy on the use of informants?
- Are informants regular employees of the FBI?
- If a citizen gives information about a potential crime to the FBI and there is a question on whether a federal violation has occurred, who in the government decides?
- Can I obtain detailed information about a current FBI investigation that I see in the news?
- Does the FBI provide arrest records at the request of private citizens?
- Who monitors or oversees the FBI?
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- How many agents have been killed in the line of duty?
- What type of applicants does the FBI investigate?
- Who can obtain the results of such background investigations?
- Does the FBI mail hard copies of wanted posters on fugitives to private citizens?
- Since the FBI does not send hard copies of wanted posters to the public, is there any way I can see photographs and descriptions of current FBI fugitives?
- Should a citizen verify his or her suspicions about criminal activity before contacting the FBI?
- How does the FBI differ from the Central Intelligence Agency?
- How does the FBI differ from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)?
- How does the FBI interact with other federal law enforcement agencies?
- Does the FBI exchange fingerprint or arrest information with domestic and foreign police agencies?
- What is the FBI’s policy on sharing information in its files with domestic or foreign investigative agencies or with other governmental entities?
- Do FBI agents work with state, local, or other law enforcement officers on “task forces”?
- What training assistance is afforded local law enforcement officers?
- What is the Critical Incident Response Group?
- What is the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest?
- Does the FBI Laboratory conduct examinations of evidence for anyone other than the FBI?
- What is the FBI’s role in combating terrorism?
- What is the FBI’s responsibility in bombing cases?
- Does the FBI share information on terrorists with other domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies?
- Does the FBI investigate hate groups in the United States?
- Does the FBI “monitor” any potential terrorist groups in the United States?
- What action does the FBI take when a foreign group linked to terrorism abroad has members in the United States?
- What concerns do the FBI and the law enforcement communities have regarding the growing use of encryption products by the public, both domestically and abroad?
- What is the FBI’s foreign counterintelligence responsibility?
- What is “economic espionage”?
- Do spies always operate undercover?
- Has the use of space satellites, listening devices, and other advanced technology reduced the importance of the human foreign spy?
- Has the ending of the Cold War reduced the amount of espionage?
- How can citizens help the FBI protect the U.S. from foreign intelligence operations?
- Does the FBI investigate computer-related crime?
- How does the FBI protect the civil rights of people in the United States?
- What are the most typical civil rights violations?
- Does the FBI keep statistics on criminal offenses committed in the United States?
- What is white-collar crime, and how is the FBI combating it?
- How is the FBI fighting organized crime, particularly international organized crime?
- What is the FBI doing about drug trafficking?
- Does the FBI investigate graft and corruption in local government and in state and local police departments?
- How do I apply for a job at the FBI?
- How can screenwriters, authors, and producers seeking authenticity work with the FBI?
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