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patty eran nee te me ene eee ae ee eee JOHN EDGAR HOOVER * pinectbar - «AS. Burem of Inbestigation Department of Justice Bashington, B.C. February 1, 1933. , THE UNITED STATES FJRTAU OF INVESTIGATION. Investirative Jurisdiction. The United Stetes Bureeu of Investigation hes the responsitility of investigeting offenses against the lews of the United States and collecting evidence in cases in which the United States is or mey be a perty, end possesses primary investigative jurisdiction of those offenses ageizst the laws of the United States not specificslly assigned by Congressional enactment to other Governmental agencies for investigation. TELis Bureau dces not investigate violations of the National Prohibition Act, the Mercotic Laws, Smuggling, Counterfeiting, | Immigration Laws, and certain other miscellaneous statutes. . Arong the most generally know violetions investigeted by the United States Bureau of Investigation are the following: Bankruptcy Act; Antitrust Lews; National Bank and Federal Reserve Acts; Crimes on the High Seas end . On Indien and Government Reservations; Freuds Aceinst the Government; Impersonation; Feonage; Theft of Government Property; Bribery of Government Officers; Espionage; Esceped Federel Prisoners; Neutrelity