The FBI's mandate, which is the broadest of all federal investigative agencies, authorizes it to investigate all federal criminal violations that have not been specifically assigned by Congress to another federal agency.  The FBI's investigative functions fall into the categories of applicant matters; civil rights; counterterrorism; foreign counterintelligence; organized crime/drugs; violent crimes and major offenders; and white collar crime.  These functions are prioritized through the FBI's Strategic Plan, which identifies national and economic security as first-tier investigations; criminal enterprises and public integrity as second-tier; and crimes against individuals and property as third-tier.

         The FBI's investigative philosophy emphasizes close relations and information sharing with other federal, state, and local law enforcement and intelligence agencies and uses a strategic approach which stresses long-term, complex investigations.  A significant number of FBI investigations throughout Kentucky are conducted in concert with other law enforcement agencies or through joint task forces.
 
 

         The following pages present examples of typical FBI investigations categorized by program.  Note that the same violation may appear in more than one program.

Counterterrorism Program
--International Terrorism
--Domestic Terrorism
--National Infrastructure Protection and Computer Intrusions
--National Domestic Preparedness Office

Foreign Counterintelligence Program
--Economic Espionage
--Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
--Security Countermeasures

White Collar Crime Program
--Financial Institution Fraud
--Environmental Crimes
--Fraud Against the Government
--Corruption of Public Officials
--Health Care Fraud
--Election Law Violations
--Telemarketing, Bankruptcy, and Insurance Frauds
--Money Laundering
--Wire/Mail Frauds

Civil Rights Program
--Civil Rights Act of 1964
--Color of Law Violations
--Discrimination in Housing
--Equal Credit Opportunity
--Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act

Violent Crimes and Major Offenders Program
--Fugitive Wanted as a Result of FBI Investigations
--Escaped Federal Prisoners (some instances)
--Probation/Parole Violations (some instances)
--Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution (including parental kidnaping fugitives)
--Crime on Indian Reservations
--Theft of Government Property
--Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicles
--Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property
--Theft from Interstate Shipments
--Assaulting, Kidnaping, or Killing the President, Vice President, Members of Congress
--Bank Robbery, Burglary, or Larceny
--Crime Aboard Aircraft
--Kidnaping - Extortion
--Crimes Against Children
--Tampering with Consumer Products
--Violent Criminal Street Gangs

Applicant Program
--Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Applicants
--Department of Justice Applicants
--U.S. Court Candidates
--White House Staff Candidates
--Cabinet Level Appointees Requiring Senate Confirmation

Organized Crime / Drug Program
--Drug Matters
--Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
--Criminal Enterprise Investigations
--Labor Racketeering
--Money Laundering
--Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force Matters

         To leverage limited resources and ensure a coordinated and effective response to the crime problems and potential threats to the citizens of Kentucky, the Louisville Field Office actively participates in these task forces and working groups:

Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) - A tri-state coalition of more than 25 federal, state, and local agencies headquartered in London, Kentucky, formed to address marijuana production and distribution in 62 select counties throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

Bankruptcy Fraud Working Group - Composed of representatives of the FBI, United States Attorney's Office, Internal Revenue Service, the Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office, and the Bankruptcy Trustee's Office.  This group develops bankruptcy fraud cases for prosecution in both judicial districts.

Environmental Crimes Working Group - Investigators from the FBI, Environmental Protection Agency, Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, Kentucky Attorney General's Office, the United States Attorney's Office, United States Fish and Wildlife, United States Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, and Kentucky State Police assembled to address environmental crime throughout the Commonwealth.

Financial Crimes Working Group - FBI, United States Attorney's Office, state and local law enforcement, and financial institutions' security department representatives who meet monthly to address potential frauds within the banking community.

Health Care Fraud Working Group - A team of FBI, Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Inspection Service, United States Attorney's Office, and private insurance representatives devised to combat health care fraud.

Infragard - Representatives of the telecommunications, energy, oil and gas storage, banking and finance, transportation, water supply, and emergency services communities which share intelligence and meet quarterly regarding cyber and physical threats to the Commonwealth's critical infrastructures.

Louisville/Jefferson County Crisis Group - A team of federal, state, and local law enforcement, emergency services, fire, health, military, and public service professionals expected collectively to address the consequence management and criminal aspects of a terrorist-sponsored use of a weapon of mass destruction.

Southeast Regional Terrorism Task Force - A five-state coalition of federal, state, and local agencies gathered to share intelligence and combat domestic and international terrorism.

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