It provides evidence in legal actions
involving the federal government.
And, it searches for 5)fleeing criminals
when asked by state and local officials.
More than 28,000 men and women
serve in the Bureau.
They work in 56 offices
in the United States
and in about 13 offices
in foreign countries.
More than 11,000 men and women
serve as special agents.
They investigate crimes
like bank robbery and spying.
They also 6)deal with crimes
involving computers, the environment
and international terrorism.
In recent years
the Bureau has won praise
for a number of investigations.
For example,
agents helped catch the men
who bombed the World Trade Center
in New York City in 1993.
The F.B.I. also found the bomber of
the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
in 1995.