Historical Documents from the Bureau's Founding In his 1907 Report to Congress, AG Bonaparte asked Congress to consider creating a detective force in the Department of Justice. On January 17, 1908, Bonaparte testified to Congress on the need for a DOJ detective force. AG Bonaparte's July 26 memo that represents the official beginning of the Bureau. In his 1908 Report to Congress, Bonaparte announced the creation of a small force of detectives in the Department of Justice. When
President Roosevelt picked a fight with Congress, AG Bonaparte had to In 1935, Washington Star reporter Don Bloch wrote a long article on AG Bonaparte. A
short reflection on the early Bureau
written by James G. Findlay in 1943. Findlay entered
the Bureau in 1909.
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