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Line 51: == FBI == [[File:Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.svg\|thumb\|The FBI seal, commonly seen in media.]] For National laws, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both the principal federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. Note that although they are the "investigative arm" of the DOJ, they don't answer to them. The Director of the FBI answers to the Director of National Intelligence and to the President of the United States. Line 76: * During WWII, G-Men operated undercover in Latin America keeping tabs on the Germans (remember Cary Grant in ''Notorious''). The CIA took over this function after 1947 (but probably became less focused on the Germans). * Aside from the fact that having totoo many [[Men in Black]] crawling around in the system is dangerous ~~the fact is~~, the [[CIA]] will often not want to follow normal police procedure. If an enemy asset is arrested then the enemy will know he has disappeared. And of course if he is arraigned then they have a big headache of convicting him without revealing evidence. Whereas a spy agency can follow him to [[Always a Bigger Fish\|bigger fish]] or [[Blackmail Is Such an Ugly Word\|lean on him]] or just make sure he [[Feed the Mole\|steals the information they want him to.]] == U.S. Marshals == Line 161: [[Category:Useful Notes/The United States]] [[Category:American Law Enforcement]] [[Category:Crime and Punishment Tropes]]