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FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III in Indianapolis to Celebrate 100th Anniversary

Michael S. Welch, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Indianapolis Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today the 100 th Anniversary celebration of the formation of the FBI. Director Robert S. Mueller, III will join approximately 700 individuals this evening at a dinner event. The attendees will consist of dignitaries, current FBI employees, guests, National Academy graduates, Citizens’ Academy graduates, law enforcement partners and FBI retirees.

The FBI was established on July 26, 1908, by Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte as the Bureau of Investigation with just 34 special agents, and was officially renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935. The FBI has grown to over 30,000 employees, including more than 12,000 special agents and over 18,000 professional support employees, in 56 field offices, more than 400 resident agencies, and 62 legal attache’ offices worldwide.

Currently the Indianapolis Division of the FBI is ranked 37 th out of the 56 field offices in terms of size and has nine resident agencies which are located in Merrillville, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Muncie, Bloomington, Terre Haute, Evansville, and New Albany.

Today the FBI has primary federal investigative responsibility for over 200 federal criminal statutes. The highest priority for the FBI is the prevention of terrorist acts against the United States and its citizens. The next four priorities are the protection of the U.S. from foreign intelligence operations, from cyber attacks, the investigation of public corruption, and the protection of civil rights. In carrying out these and other responsibilities the FBI must recognize and protect the civil liberties of all persons.

Contact: Special Agent Wendy A. Osborne, FBI Indianapolis, (317) 639-3301.

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