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was to be appointed FBI Director in 1993, was key to Prosecutive Successes in the case. On another front, Webster strengthened the FBI’s response to white-collar crimes. Public corruption was attacked nationwide. Convictions resulting from FBI investigations included members of ‘Congress (ABSCAM), the “judiciary (GREYLORD), and state legislatures ‘in “california and South Carolina. A major investigation culminating in 1988 unveiled corruption in defense Procurement (ILLWIND) . ; As the United States faced a financial crisis in the failures of Savings and loan associations during the 1980s, the FEI uncovered instances of‘ fraud that lay behind many of those failures. It was perhaps the single largest investigative effort undertaken by the FBI to that date: fron investigating 10 bank failures in 1981, it had 282 bank failures under investigation by February 1987. In 1984, the FBI acted as lead agency for security of the Los Angeles Olympics. In the course of its efforts to anticipate and prepare for acts of terrorism and street crime, it built important bridges of interaction and cooperation with local, state, and other federal agencies, as well as agencies of other countries, It also unveiled the FBI‘s Hostage Rescue Team as a domestic force capable of responding to complex hostage situations such as tragically occurred in Munich at the 1972 games. . Perhaps as a result of the Bureau’s emphasis on combatting terrorism, such acts within the United States cecreased dramatically during the 1980s. In 1986, Congress had expanded FEI jurisdiction to cover terrorist acts against U.S. citizens outside the U.S. boundaries. On May 26, 1987, Judge Webster left the FBI to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Executive Assistant Director John E. otto became Acting Director and served in that position until November 2, 1987. During his’ tenure, Actinc Director Otto designated drug investigations as the FEI’s fifth national priority. 7 On November 2, 1987, former federa] Judge William Steele Sessicns was sworn in as FEI Director. prior to his appointment as FEI Director, Sessions Served as the Chief Judge of the U.s. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Ke had Previously served as a District Judge and as U.S. Attorney for that district. t Under Director Sessions, crime prevention efforts, in Place since Director Kelley's tenure, were expanded to include « Grug demand reduction progran. FBI offices nationwide becen working Closely with local school and civic groups to educate younc 17