Public corruption is the FBI’s top criminal investigative priority, and a national initiative currently underway focuses on fraudulent public contracts and those who use them for personal gain.

FBI This Week: Public Contract Corruption Initiative

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An FBI report shows an overall drop in the number of violent and property crimes reported for the first six months of 2019 when compared to the same time period in 2018.

FBI, This Week: 2019 Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report Released

An FBI initiative designed to disrupt transnational criminal organizations from illegally mining minerals and precious metals is in its fifth year.

FBI, This Week: Illicit Mining and Human Rights Abuses

The FBI will train its national and international law enforcement partners on indicators of human trafficking  throughout the year, which marks the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

FBI, This Week: Trafficking Victims Protection Act 20th Anniversary

The FBI says the fastest growing financial crime in the United States targets some of society’s most vulnerable citizens: children and the elderly.

FBI, This Week: Synthetic Identity Theft

December marks the 100th anniversary of the appointment of the FBI’s first African-American special agent.

FBI This Week: Public Contract Corruption Initiative

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