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FBI History — Part 5

60 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Apr 21, 1930 · Broad topic: General · Topic: FBI History · 60 pages OCR'd
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7 ry, { Cee? we . hae a Paar ar td ¢ OTIACE January 2%, 1933. vl 7 te Sere. mo 3 a OA OT EE pea a eae - » he United States Bureau of Investigation has the responsibility ” wa FS ef investigating offenses against the laws of the Onited tates and - RY 739 _ @ollecting evidence in casez in which the United States is or may be a i = | party, and possesses primary investigative jurisdiction of those offenses ° ee oar ie against the laws of the United States mot specifically assigned ty Con- . as gressional enactment to other Governmetal agencies for investigation, ae Also, the Bureau operates as a central clearing house for Iaentorcenent E This Burean does mi investigate violations of the feticnnl Prohi~ os a bition Act, the Narcotic Laws, Smuggling, Counterfeiting Tenicration a - a tas, ahd eortein other miscellansous statutes. . an ° m ung song the most generally Know violations Lavcotigated wy the Dad ted oe States Bureau of Investigation are the followings oa nine eke ad Hationel Benkruptcy Act; Antitrust Lave; Hational Bank a ee EE , . Federal Heserve Acts; Crines on the High Seas and on Indian i : : and Governnent Reservations; Frauda Against the Govornamt; i a se ese. ..... ., Impersonation of Government officialss Theft of Government = = or iz Property; Bribery of Government Officers; Espionage; Eecaped “ ez 1, i4 Federal Prisoners; Neutrality laws; Perjurys Pardon, Parole ar, or and Probation Natters; and certain violations {avolving inters a G Ts atate or foreign trans, ortation, including the National Moter © ian ay a. _ , Vehicle Theft Act, known ‘as the Dyer Acts White Slave Traffic Mee ew "Bet, know as the Mann Act; the Federal Kidnapping Asty and. Coe 3 XK Thefts from Interstate Shipments, a ' : aocod “” Btate boundary lines. & Special Agent in Charge hes charge of each ef -<-.°” _ , o¢casion requires, the nuaber of eaployees assigned to each office veries, we - , with the amount of work to be perforaed. This is, of course, a distinet a advantage, and peraits thorough and prompt teatlon ao beelemy everyones Ym order to perform its work most expeditiously and economically, the Bureau has offices in twenty-two cities located throwhout the United States and in Hawaii. Its investigative activities are not limited by ite respective offices which covers a definite geographic area. RECORDED & INDEXED JAN 3 0 i933
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