Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Established in 1908 under the Department of Justice, the FBI earned its reputation in the 1920s and 1930s by apprehending notorious bank robbers and gangsters.
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On Tuesday, the Journal reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based autism-therapy company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have told companies that couldn’t immediately patch the web bugs to simply pull the plug on their websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
She denies wrongdoing, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation questioned the veracity of the felon’s account and closed its inquiry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Or file a report with the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
He realized that after so many years of hunches and suspicions, the time had come to bring in the experts, the spy hunters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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