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3 Protect the United States Against Cyber-Based Attacks and High-Technology Crimes We continue to see a dramatic rise in both cyber crimes, such as denial of service attacks, and traditional crimes that have migrated on-line, such as identity theft and child pornography. The FBI is the only government entity with. the wide-ranging junsdiction, technical resources, personnel, and network of relationships necessary to address the threat from multi-jurisdictional cyber crimes and cyber terrorism. Accardingly, the FBI created a national cyber program with a Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters and cyber squads in the field offices The program focuses on identifying and pursuing: 1) individuals or groups who conduct computer intrusions and spread malicious code, 2) intellectual property thieves, 3) Internet fraudsters; and 4) on-line predators who sexually exploit or endanger children 4 Combat Public Corruption at All Levels The FBI has extensive experience investigating public corruption Our public corruption investigations focus on all levels of government (local, state, and federal) and address all types of judicial, legislative, regulatory, and law enforcement corruption 5 Protect Civil Rights The FBI is the federal agency with responsibility for investigating allegations of federal civil rights violations and abuses In pursuit of this mission, the FBI investigates allegations of brutality and related misconduct by law enforcement officers as well as hate crimes Recently, our-civil rights program has focused particularly on hate crime cases related to Muslim, Sikh, and Arab-American communities that suffered threats and attacks in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, and Operation Iraqi Freedorn. 6 Combat Transnational and National Criminal Organizations and Enterprises As the world grows smaller and investigations become more international, the FBI increasingly uses its expertise and relationships. with foreign counterparts to dismantle or disrupt those major criminal enterprises that are responsible for cross-border criminal activity. 7 Combat Major White-Collar Crime The FBI has expertise in the investigation of white-collar criminal activities that are international, national, or regional in scope. During the past two years, we have dedicated scores of agents to the investigation of corporate scandals involving Enron, WorldCom, and others, and focused our criminal analytical capabilities on major health care fraud and bank fraud threats. At the same time, we are scaling back our investigations into smaller bank frauds and embezzlements that are ably handled by other agencies and our state and municipal partners. 8 Combat Significant Violent Crime Most violent crime in the U.S is investigated and prosecuted by state or municipal authorities. While federal statutes give the FBI jurisdiction over many types of violent crime, we choose Our Investigations carefully so as not to duplicate the tremendous job being done by our state and municipal partners. We concentrate our efforts on those criminal targets — such as organized criminal enterprises and violent narcotics gangs — that pose a significant threat to our society. We participate in the fight against violent crime wherever we bring something special to the mix, whether it is special capabilities, resources, or our jurisdiction to enforce applicable federal statutes. 000000347 cee ome on — MISC BOC. #5