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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 t ....
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.... in kidnapping and bank
robbery, which were not federal crimes at that time. This changed in 1932
with the passage of a federal kidnapping statute. In 1934, many other
federal criminal statutes were passed, and Congress gave Special Agents the
authority to make arrests and to carry firearms.
The FBIs size and jurisdiction during the second World War increased
greatly and included intelligence matters in South America. With the end of
that war, and the arrival of the Atomic Age, the FBI began conducting
background security investigations for the White House and ....
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