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The FBI. What the Federal Bureau of Investigation is TODAY. What the FBI investigates. Organized crime White collar crime Public corruption Financial crime Fraud against the government. bribery. What the FBI investigates. Copy-right matters Civil rights violations Bank robbery
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The FBI What the Federal Bureau of Investigation is TODAY
What the FBI investigates • Organized crime • White collar crime • Public corruption • Financial crime • Fraud against the government. • bribery
What the FBI investigates • Copy-right matters • Civil rights violations • Bank robbery • Extortion • Kidnapping ** • Air piracy • terrorism
What the FBI investigates • Foreign counterintelligence • Interstate criminal activity. • Fugitive and drug trafficking matters • Other violations, etc.
Special Agents • U.S. Citizenship • 23 –37 years old • Be able to go anywhere. • Healthy • Four year college degree. • Law, accounting, language, computer science ****
Support Staff at the FBI • Crime scene specialists. • Laboratory technicians • Fingerprint experts • Language specialists. • Office, auto, equipment staff.
J. Edgar HooverFirst Director of FBI • Served 1924 - 1972 as director. • 1930s set up first crime lab and hunted famous bank robbers. • 1940s investigated treason and espionage. • 1950s - 1972 Sought communists & subversives.
Hoover’s FBI1950s - 1972 served 1924 - 1972 as director. • 1930s set up first crime lab and hunted famous bank robbers. • 1940s investigated treason and espionage. • 1950s - 1972 Sought communists & subversives.
The DEA: Drug Enforcement Agency • Investigation and preparation for the prosecution of major violators of controlled substance laws operating at interstate and international levels. • I&PP of criminals and drug gangs.
The DEA (cont.) • Management of a national drug intelligence program in cooperation with federal, state, local and foreign officials to collect, analyze and disseminate strategic and operational drug intelligence information.
The DEA (cont.) • Seizure and forfeiture of assets derived from, traceable to or intended to be used for drug trafficking. • Enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act.
DEA (cont.) • Nonenforcement methods like crop eradication, crop substitution, and training foreign officials. • Coordination with UN, Interpol and other organizations.
Jobs with DEA • DEA Special Agent • Forensic Chemist • Diversion Investigator • Intelligence Research Specialist • Support staff.