The Arrest of Patty Hearst

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Retired Special Agent Doyle recalls the investigation and events leading up to the arrest of Patty Hearst, kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

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Public Corruption

The FBI’s top criminal investigative priority poses a fundamental threat to our national security and way of life.

It can affect how well our borders are secured, how verdicts are handed down in courts, and how public infrastructure like roads and schools are built. It also takes a significant toll on the public’s pocketbooks; it's estimated that public corruption costs the U.S. government and the public billions of tax dollars each year.

Our public corruption program focuses on:

Investigating violations of federal law by public officials at the federal, state, and local levels of government.
Overseeing the nationwide investigation of allegations of fraud related to federal government procurement, contracts, and federally funded programs.
Combating the threat of public corruption along the nation’s borders and points of entry to decrease the country’s vulnerability to drug and weapons trafficking, alien smuggling, espionage, and terrorism.
Addressing environmental crime, election fraud, and matters concerning the federal government procurement, contracts, and federally funded programs.