The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice,the FBI is also a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. A leading U.S. counter-terrorism,counterintelligence,and criminal investigative organization,the FBI has jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes.
The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the elite tactical unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The HRT was formed to provide a full-time federal law enforcement tactical capability to respond to major terrorist incidents throughout the United States. Today,the HRT performs a number of tactical law enforcement and national security functions in high-risk environments and conditions and has deployed overseas,including with military Joint Special Operations Command units.
Abscam was an FBI sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members of the United States Congress,among others,for bribery and corruption. The two-year investigation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property and corruption of prominent businessmen,but later evolved into a public corruption investigation. The FBI was aided by the Justice Department and a convicted con-man,Mel Weinberg,in videotaping politicians accepting bribes from a fictitious Arabian company in return for various political favors.
Melvin Horace Purvis II was an American law enforcement official and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent. Given the nickname "Little Mel" because of his short,5 ft 4 in (163 cm) frame,Purvis became noted for leading the manhunts that captured or killed bank robbers such as Baby Face Nelson,John Dillinger,and Pretty Boy Floyd,but his high public profile was resented by local law enforcement. Purvis asserted he had killed Floyd single-handed,others variously claimed that Floyd had been already wounded,or even that Purvis had ordered Floyd summarily shot dead for refusing to provide information.
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate criminal activities involving the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps,though its broad mandate includes national security,counterintelligence,counter-terrorism,cyber warfare,and the protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide. NCIS is the successor organization to the former Naval Investigative Service (NIS),which was established by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Second World War.
The Jackal is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Bruce Willis,Richard Gere,and Sidney Poitier in his final theatrical film role. The film involves the hunt for a paid assassin. It is a loose remake of the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal,which starred Edward Fox and was based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. Although the film earned mostly negative reviews from critics,it was a commercial success and grossed $159.3 million worldwide against a $60 million budget.
Coleen Rowley is an American former FBI special agent and whistleblower,and was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) candidate for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district,one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota in 2006. She lost the general election to Republican incumbent John Kline.
James Brien Comey Jr. is an American lawyer who was the 7th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2013 until his dismissal in May 2017. Comey was a registered Republican for most of his adult life;however,in 2016,he described himself as unaffiliated.
John Miller is the Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence &Counterterrorism of the NYPD. He is the former Associate Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analytic Transformation and Technology. Prior to that,he was an Assistant Director of Public Affairs for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),where he was the bureau's national spokesman. Miller is also a former ABC News reporter and anchorman,perhaps best known for conducting a May 1998 interview with Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.
Thomas Joseph Pickard is a former acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in the summer of 2001 following the resignation of Director Louis Freeh.
John Joseph Connolly Jr. is an American former FBI agent who was convicted of racketeering,obstruction of justice,and murder charges stemming from his relationship with James "Whitey" Bulger,Steve Flemmi,and the Winter Hill Gang.
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,the United States' primary federal law enforcement agency,and is responsible for its day-to-day operations. The FBI Director is appointed for a single 10-year term by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The FBI is an agency within the Department of Justice (DOJ),and thus the Director reports to the Attorney General of the United States.
Weldon Lynn Kennedy was a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and served for 33 years. He is known for negotiating a peaceful end to the Atlanta Prison Riots and his involvement in the investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing. He retired as the FBI's No. 2 in command,Deputy Director,in February 1997.
Louis Joseph Freeh is an American attorney and former judge who served as the fifth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001.
Robert A. Ricks —known as Bob Ricks and "Backdraft Bob" —is an American law enforcement agent and politician from Texas and Oklahoma. He has worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,the Governor of Oklahoma and in local law enforcement. He is best known as the FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge during the 1993 Waco Siege or as FBI Special Agent in Charge during the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing investigation.
William R. Evanina is an American national security official who served as director of the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) until his January 2021 resignation. As director of the NCSC he was the head of national counterintelligence for the U.S. Government. Evanina previously served as director of the Office of the national counterintelligence executive (ONCIX) before it transitioned into the NCSC. Prior to his service as national counterintelligence executive,he was the chief of the Counterespionage Group for the Central Intelligence Agency. He gained his initial law enforcement experience as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Andrew George McCabe is an American attorney who served as the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from February 2016 to March 2018. McCabe joined the FBI as a special agent in 1996 and served with the bureau's SWAT team. He became a supervisory special agent in 2003 and held management positions of increasing responsibility until he was appointed deputy director of the FBI in February 2016. From May 9,2017,to August 2,2017,McCabe served as the acting director of the FBI following James Comey's dismissal by then President Donald Trump. After leaving the Trump administration,McCabe has been a contributor at CNN since 2019.
Christopher Asher Wray is an American attorney who is the 8th and current Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2017. From 2003 to 2005,Wray served as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division in George W. Bush's administration. From 2005 to 2016,he was a litigation partner with the law firm King &Spalding.
FBI is an American crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Craig Turk that airs on CBS,where it premiered on September 25,2018. The series is produced by Wolf Entertainment,CBS Studios,and Universal Television,with Dick Wolf,Arthur W. Forney,Peter Jankowski,and Turk serving as executive producers.
