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Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI Mission

The overall mission of the FBI is to uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal statutes; to protect the United States from hostile intelligence efforts; to provide assistance to other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is faithful to the Constitution and laws of the United States. This mission is further divided into five functional areas:

Criminal Law Enforcement
Foreign Counterintelligence
Investigative and Operational Support
Law Enforcement Services, and
Direction, Control, and Administration.

FBI Cases

UNABOM Information
Updated December 1994.
OKBOMB Information
Updated April 24, 1995.

Author: William L. Tafoya, Ph.D.

Last Updated December 16, 1994