The Federal Bureau of Investigation

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FBI: United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, founded in 1935; descendant of the BI (Bureau of Investigation)
Purpose: The FBI serves both as a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. At present, the FBI has investigative control over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crimes, in reality, making the FBI the number one law enforcement agency of the United States Government.
Motto: Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
Where: The FBI headquarters is located in Washington, D.C. There are also 56 field offices located throughout the United States in major cities, as well as over 400 residential agencies in smaller cities and towns across the country, and more than 50 Legal Attachés, otherwise known as international offices, in the United States embassies worldwide.
When: The FBI was founded in 1935, as a descendant of the BI (Bureau of Investigation).

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