Investigative Responsibilities
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. These investigative 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.
The El Paso FBI works closely with all local, state and federal
officials to further our law enforcement mission in west Texas. The
FBI participates in a numbers of task forces to include: the Joint
Terrorism Task Force, the Safe Streets Gang Task Force, Major Theft
Task Force, West Texas Cyber Crimes Task Force, an Ad Hoc Health
Care Fraud Task Force and the Violent Crimes Task Force.
The El Paso FBI is also part of InfraGard, a national information
sharing program between the FBI and the private sector. InfraGard is
comprised of individuals with varied interests such as business,
academics, technology, law enforcement and government all dedicated
to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts
against the United States. For a broad overview of the program plus
a list of chapters, please visit www.infragard.net.
El Paso FBI's Investigative Programs
The following list depicts the FBI's investigative programs by
priority:
1. Counterterrorism Program
- International Terrorism
- Domestic Terrorism
2. Foreign Counterintelligence Program
- Economic Espionage
- Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
- Security Countermeasures
3. Cyber Crimes
- Computer intrusions
- Online child pornography
- Intellectual property rights
- Internet Fraud
4. Public Corruption
- Law Enforcement related corruption
- Contract/Legislative corruption
- Judicial related corruption
- Regulatory corruption
5. Civil Rights Program
- Color of Law Violations
- Human Trafficking
- Discrimination in Housing
- Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act
6. American Criminal Enterprise Program
- Criminal Enterprise Investigations/Violent Gangs
- Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force Matters
- Drug Matters/Trafficking Organizations
- Enterprise Theft (such as theft from Interstate shipment and
Interstate theft of stolen motor vehicles
7. White Collar Crime Program
- Corporate Fraud
- Health Care Fraud
- Financial Institution Fraud
- Fraud Against the Government
- Identity Theft
- Environmental Crimes
- Telemarketing, Bankruptcy and Insurance Frauds
- Wire/Mail Frauds
8. Violent Crimes
- Kidnaping - Extortion
- Crimes Against Children
- Crime Aboard Aircraft
- Tampering with Consumer Products
- Fugitive Wanted as a Result of FBI Investigations
- Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution
