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Music That Actually Triggered FBI Investigations
While you would expect government agencies to actually investigate real crimes that are being committed, the FBI has ...
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J. Edgar Hoover’s Former Assistant Reveals Complex Character of FBI’s First Director in New Book
The former assistant of J. Edgar Hoover has written a book about the FBI’s first director. “The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover” was written by Paul Letersky, who later ...
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Inside the Intense Rivalry Between Eliot Ness and J. Edgar Hoover
Hoping for another chance at glory, he applied for a job with J. Edgar Hoover’s budding Division of Investigation—the future FBI. A former U.S. attorney in Chicago wrote to recommend Ness.
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Biography: J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI in his office, April 1940. Courtesy: Library of Congress J. Edgar Hoover lived in Washington, D.C. all his life. In 1895 he was born in a white, ...
The FBI Agent Who Accidentally Became a Hero for the Trump Resistance
Brian Driscoll drew acclaim—and inspired memes—after making a principled stand, and has (so far) withstood any MAGA purge.
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How J Edgar Hoover became one of the most powerful men in America
In the wake of its success, Hoover sought to double the FBI's budget, but he ran into opposition from a hostile senator and was forced to admit that he'd never made an arrest. The J Edgar ...
One of the FBI’s original 10 Most Wanted Fugitives was caught in St. Paul — by a bunch of kids
A gang of local boys led police to the cave hideout of a wanted killer after recognizing his photo in the newspaper.
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In focus: The controversial J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI
TWO books published years apart yield important information about J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI is the premier ...
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The parallels between Kash Patel and William J. Burns, a scandal-mongering 1920s FBI director — an FBI historian explains
The FBI of the past Some observers have compared Patel to J. Edgar Hoover, the domineering FBI director between 1924 and 1972 who was renowned for FBI abuses. In 1956, Hoover created ...
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A 17-year-old in Wisconsin allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says
A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI ...