To uphold the law through the investigation of violations of
federal
criminal law; to protect the U.S. from foreign intelligence
and
terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law
enforcement
assistance to federal, state, local, and international
agencies; and to
perform these responsibilities in a manner that is
responsive to the
needs of the public and is faithful to the constitution of
the U.S.:
this is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The agency now known as the Federal Bureau of
Investigation was founded
in 1908 when the Attorney General appointed an unnamed…