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Federal Bureau of Investigation—Overview
The FBI is the investigative arm of the Department of Justice and the
United States’ top law enforcement agency. Established in 1908, the Bureau
of Investigation had thirty-four agents who were responsible for investi-
gating violations of national laws in banking, naturalization, bankruptcy,
antitrust, and land fraud. Over the years, the agency grew in size and mag-
nitude, and its mission and strategic priorities changed in response to the
actions and events of the times. Today, the FBI has more than 28,000
employees, and its top three priorities are to protect the ...