The #FBI is turning 110! Follow along as we remember 11 decades in 11 days. Today we will highlight milestones and significant cases from the 1990s. #FBI110
In 1991 the #FBI Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART) began operating within the FBI Laboratory. CART supports investigations through the examination of computers and media. Learn more about the work of our #technology branch here: ow.ly/ixAc30l5RNn#FBI110
#DYK In FY 2015, #FBI CART supported more than 7,338 investigations by examining 37,600 pieces of media totaling more than 9,770 terabytes of data. #FBI110
In 1992 the #FBI established a Criminal Justice Information Services Division to consolidate the services provided to other law enforcement and national security agencies. Today CJIS is the largest division in the FBI and based in Clarksburg, WV. #FBI110fbi.gov/services/cjis
In 1993 a bomb exploded beneath the World Trade Center in #NYC, killing 6 people and injuring over 1,000 others. The #FBI helped uncover evidence from the massive scene which was a nearly 100-foot crater, five-stories deep and several more high. #FBI110ow.ly/87QC30l6bPs
In 1994 four people were convicted in the bombing, and Ramzi Ahmed Yousef was added to the #FBI Ten #MostWanted Fugitives list. He was arrested in Pakistan in 1995 and also convicted in 1996. #FBI110ow.ly/w8nT30l6efm
In 1996 @FBICleveland piloted the #InfraGard program to connect the #FBI with private sector, academia, and law enforcement partners to better exchange threat-based information. The program has since been replicated across the country. #FBI110ow.ly/hrKk30l6gWb
In 1999 Usama Bin Laden was added to the #FBI Ten #MostWanted Fugitives list in connection with the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in East Africa, which killed over 200 people. ow.ly/Gy9k30l6lmB#FBI110
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The #FBI is turning 110! Follow along as we remember 11 decades in 11 days. Today we will highlight some of our milestones and significant cases from the early 2000s. #FBI110
In 2000 the #FBI's first Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory opened in San Diego. Today RCFLs across the country provide law enforcement agencies with technical support and training in support of criminal investigations. #FBI110rcfl.gov
In 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the #FBI dedicated 7,000 of its 11,000 Special Agents and thousands of support personnel to the PENTTBOM investigation. It remains the largest investigation in FBI #history. #FBI110ow.ly/6tFt30l6Z8R
In 1972, J. Edgar Hoover died in his sleep at the age of 77; he had been #FBI Director for almost 48 years. President Nixon appointed L. Patrick Gray III to be the Acting Director. fbi.gov/history/direct…#FBI110
In 1974, the first #FBI employees moved into the new FBIHQ building on Pennsylvania Avenue. President Gerald Ford dedicated the building on September 30, 1975. It is still home to FBIHQ today. #FBI110fbi.gov/history/histor…
In 1964 the #FBI diligently investigated the kidnapping and murder of three civil rights volunteers in Mississippi, and continued to pursue the perpetrators over the next 40 years, bringing the last one to justice in 2005. fbi.gov/history/famous…#FBI110
The #FBI conducted some 25,000 interviews and ran down tens of thousands of leads following the murder of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. 50 years later, former SA Robert Frazier recalled working on the case. Watch here: fbi.gov/news/stories/t…#FBI110
The extensive #FBI investigation into JFK’s assassination showed that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone when he fired the rifle that killed the President. #FBI110fbi.gov/history/famous…
The #FBI Ten #MostWanted Fugitives Program launched in 1950 to bring national attention to dangerous criminals who have avoided capture. To date, 519 fugitives have appeared on the list. #FBI110fbi.gov/wanted#FugitiveFriday
In 1950 British agents arrested Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs after FBI agents helped make counterintelligence use of telegrams decrypted & decoded by Army experts. The work, later code named Venona, was key to advancing #FBI#counterintelligence program. #FBI110fbi.gov/history/histor…
In 1951, 4 subjects – Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, David Greenglass and Morton Sobell – were each convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in what was dubbed at the time as the “Trial of the Century.” #FBI110fbi.gov/history/famous…
In 1940, President Roosevelt gave #FBI undercover agents authorization to gather intelligence about Nazi threats in western hemisphere. Over 7 years, 340 personnel made up the Special Intelligence Service. #FBI110fbi.gov/history/brief-…
In 1941, the current #FBI seal came into limited use. The prior seal was the DOJ seal w/ extra band for FBI & the motto, “Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity.” Special Agent Leo Gauthier created a new design, which has been the symbol ever since. #FBI110fbi.gov/history/seal-m…
Each symbol & color in the #FBI seal has special significance. The blue represents justice. The circle of 13 stars denotes unity of purpose as exemplified by the original 13 states. The laurel leaf symbolizes academic honors, distinction & fame. #FBI110