Government_Ch5_FBI

=**Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**= This agency is part of the Justice Department and is therefore under the direction of the U.S. Attorney General. This agency is the chief law enforcing agency in the nation. According to the FBI's website, the mission of the FBI is: "//Our mission is to help protect you, your children, your communities, and your businesses from the most dangerous threats facing our nation—from international and domestic terrorists to spies on U.S. soil…from cyber villains to corrupt government officials…from mobsters to violent street gangs…from child predators to serial killers. Along the way, we help defend and uphold our nation’s economy, physical and electronic infrastructure, and democracy. Learn more about how we have evolved into a more proactive, threat-driven security agency in recent years//."

The FBI website also states that it investigates spies, terrorists, hackers, pedophiles, mobsters, gang leaders, and serial killers.

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