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• The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the investigative branch of the U.S. Department of Justice. The FBI investigates federal crimes, and serves as a domestic intelligence agency.

  On Wednesday, February 11, 2009, Deputy Directory John Pistole informed a Senate panel that the FBI was conducting over 500 investigations involving fraud and financial institution matters, 38 of which were directly related to the current economic crisis. He also informed the panel that the bureau was investigating 1,800 cases involving mortgage fraud, twice as many cases as two years ago.FOXNews.com: FBI Probing 530 Corporate Fraud Cases (February 11, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Founded in 1908 as Bureau of Investigation
  2. Director: Robert S. Mueller III
  3. Annual Budget: $5.7 billion (2006)
  4. Headquarters: J. Edgar Hoover Building Washington, DC
  5. Staff: 30,658 employees
  6. Senate Democrats want to expand funding to hire more people to conduct financial fraud investigations.FOXNews.com: FBI Probing 530 Corporate Fraud Cases (February 11, 2009)

• Mission Of The FBI

  The FBI's mission is to protect the United States against terrorism, foreign threats, and uphold the criminal laws of the U.S. The FBI provides services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies. The FBI has jurisdiction over at least 200 categories of federal law, including cyber crime, white collar crime, government fraud, human trafficking and organized crime.

• FBI Headquarters

  The FBI headquarters are located in Washington DC. There are 56 field offices across the United States, and an additional 400 resident offices located in smaller cities across the nation. The FBI has over 50 offices internationally, these are called "Legal Attaches", and are located in U.S. Embassy's.

• FBI Directors

  Directors of the FBI are appointed by the President of the United States. An FBI Director must then be confirmed by the U.S. Senate and serve ten year terms. FBI employees require top secret security clearance. Prospective employees must undergo extensive background checks conducted by the Office of Personnel Management.

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