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Federal Bureau of Investigation - The FBI

THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI):

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Title 28, United States Code (U.S. Code), Section 533, which authorizes the Attorney General to "appoint officials to detect...crimes against the United States," and other federal statutes give the FBI the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes. At present, the FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes.

WHITE-COLLAR CRIMES: The White-Collar Crime Program, the largest of the FBI's criminal programs, targets such criminal activity as money laundering, bank fraud and embezzlement, public corruption, environmental crimes, fraud against the government, health care fraud, election law violations, and telemarketing fraud.

When to contact the FBI:

When you have evidence or knowledge of:

How to contact the FBI:

FBI field offices are located in 56 major cities. Of those, 55 are in the United States, and one is in Puerto Rico. The locations were selected according to crime trends, the need for regional geographic centralization, and the need to efficiently manage resources.

There are 4 ways to contact the FBI;

>  Look in your telephone book for the phone number of the nearest office, or look online at http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm 

>  Submit a tip at https://www.ifccfbi.gov/complaint/terrorist.asp  Although this site was set up primarily for terrorist-related information, it accepts information on any suspected criminal activity as listed above.

>  If you are located outside the U.S., then you can contact the nearest American Embassy or Consulate and speak with a Legal Attache.  Go here for a list of Legal Attaches: http://www.fbi.gov/contact/legat/legat.htm

The Attache will either direct you to the correct office or contact the FBI personally.  If you are unsure about contacting a U.S. representative on foreign soil, then you can call directly into the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC at (202)324-3000 or write to the following address:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is open to calls from those living abroad who want to report o U.S.-based criminal activity.

>  You can file an online report at the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) site.  Be sure to read the instructions carefully, and have all your information ready before you fill you the form.  http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/cf1.asp 

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