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Federal Bureau of Investigation

noun

  1. See FBI

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

  1. An agency of the United States federal government, long headed by J. Edgar Hoover, which investigates violations of federal (rather than state or local) laws, including kidnaping, smuggling narcotics, and espionage.

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Established in 1908 under the Department of Justice, the FBI earned its reputation in the 1920s and 1930s by apprehending notorious bank robbers and gangsters.
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One Paramount man who allegedly threw rocks at law enforcement vehicles and injured an officer is now on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list.

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They were never found, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded they drowned in the cold waters surrounding the island.

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The incident was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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The first is to insulate the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from undue pressure being exerted upon him from superiors in the Executive Branch.

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On Sept. 9, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued its annual report on cryptocurrency fraud.

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