The Bureau

He appears to be a homegrown extremist who suspected of having ties to Islamic extremists and was under investigation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for making statements to co-workers that advocated he had radical, violent intentions. He was later cleared of any terrorist suspicion after ten months of being under surveillance. He apparently called 911 and pledged his allegiance…

The FBI is like trans-fat. One does not know if it is involved in the latest nightmarish crime until one reads about it or is informed through the media. Therefore, the safest assumption, is that if the crime was devastating, the FBI was involved. July 20th of 2012 at 12:30am, James Holmes marked the deadliest shooting in Colorado since the Columbine High School massacre. April 15th of 2013 marks the Boston Marathon bombing that killed 3 people and injured an estimated 264 others. In May of 2013…

Crime Scene Investigator(CSI) go by many names including evidence technician, crime scene technicians, forensic investigator, crime scene analyst, criminalistic, and so on. A CSI is a person with a background of science. Forensic science started when individuals who developed the principles needed to identify physical evidence, and those who realized the need to merge these principles into a logical connection discipline that could be practically applied to a criminal justice system. There are…

Identity Theft Protection by IFSM 201 Feb 25, 2015 According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “… a stolen identity is a powerful cloak of anonymity for criminals and terrorists…and a danger to national security and private citizens alike…” (Identity Theft, 2010). Identity theft has been for many years the number one growing crime across America. According to the Bureau of Justice and Statistics (BJS) 16.6 million people were victims of Identity theft in 2012, with…

Abstract This paper discussed the differences between domestic and international terrorism. It identified some of the factors that contribute to the increased threats in domestic terrorism. This paper revealed that differences of opinion by some administrators within the criminal justice system as to what a true terrorist act is defined as complicates the investigation of terrorist acts. Finally, this paper discussed how the role of the criminal justice system must be modified to better work to…

While groups like these are powerful and threat becomes large, there are people who commit domestic terrorist attacks on their own such as Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber. In the late seventies, Kaczynski first attack was done via a bomb he sent to a professor at the Northwestern University. Then later sent another one to the same school later, but this was not the end of his streak. He went on to have an extensive seventeen year career of terror. In which he eventually took the lives…

Oklahoma City Bombing: April 19, 1995 The morning of April 19th, 1995 changed the United States forever. On that morning, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was attacked and destroyed by a homegrown terrorist. This event shook the US and forced the country to start thinking in terms of potential terror events, specifically ones carried out by US citizens. Two years earlier the World Trade Center was attacked by outsiders and caused America to begin to think about foreign…

Over 30 organizations have joined together for one exercise at the Combat Readiness Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, from April 3-6, 2017. Exercise Marlinspike II is an interagency training designed for a unified response to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats. The exercise was hosted by Mississippi Army National Guard’s 47th Civil Support Team (CST) based in Flowood, Mississippi. Exercise Marlinspike was done in April of 2015 with numerous organizations participating. Exercise Marlinspike…

making it necessary for federal agencies to intervene. Regardless, if a foreign entity perpetrates the incident, both smaller and larger agencies will need to have the assistance of federal agencies. In the case of a terrorist attack, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and DHS will be lead participating agencies in the investigation. The publication by the National Research Council, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, the authors suggest that in order “to…

Module 5: Health Care Fraud Control Fraudulent health care practices by medical professionals and other criminals of defrauding insurance companies and consumers are on the rise. According the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (2015), these dishonest practitioners are increasingly willing to risk patient harm to further their criminal activities. The FBI is the primary agency for exposing and investigating all federal and private insurance health care fraud cases. Furthermore, the agency…