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The '''FBI''', formally the '''Federal Bureau of Investigation''', was an [[US government|American governmental]] department that conducted criminal investigations.
The '''Federal Bureau of Investigation''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'') colloquially referred to as the '''FBI''' or '''the Bureau''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') was an [[US government|American governmental]] department that conducted criminal investigations.


== History ==
== History ==
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was an intelligence service formed in the early part of the [[20th century]] that primarily dealt with [[crime]]. Until [[World War II]] and the formation of the [[Office of Strategic Services]], the FBI was the US' only intelligence service. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'')
[[J. Edgar Hoover]] served as the [[Director of the FBI]]. He was director in [[1945]] when the FBI intercepted a letter claiming that [[Adolf Hitler]] had escaped [[Berlin]] and was living 500 miles from [[Buenos Aires]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'')
[[J. Edgar Hoover]] served as the [[Director of the FBI]]. He was director in [[1945]] when the FBI intercepted a letter claiming that [[Adolf Hitler]] had escaped [[Berlin]] and was living 500 miles from [[Buenos Aires]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'')



Latest revision as of 01:04, 22 November 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, (PROSE: Endgame) colloquially referred to as the FBI or the Bureau, (PROSE: First Frontier, TV: The Impossible Astronaut) was an American governmental department that conducted criminal investigations.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was an intelligence service formed in the early part of the 20th century that primarily dealt with crime. Until World War II and the formation of the Office of Strategic Services, the FBI was the US' only intelligence service. (PROSE: Endgame)

J. Edgar Hoover served as the Director of the FBI. He was director in 1945 when the FBI intercepted a letter claiming that Adolf Hitler had escaped Berlin and was living 500 miles from Buenos Aires. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass)

When Ryan was caught by Rosa Parks for following her, Rosa asked how she'd know he wasn't working for the FBI or the police. According to Ryan, if he was, he'd be better at sneaking up on her, not have a British accent and not be dark-skinned. (TV: Rosa)

The FBI investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, including agent Warren Skeet, who was one of the individuals affected by the Shroud. (PROSE: Shroud of Sorrow)

FBI agent Joe Manco once interrogated Ace, but she used the Seventh Doctor's CIA connections to convince him that they were on the same side. (PROSE: First Frontier)

In 1969, Richard Nixon hired former FBI agent Canton Everett Delaware III to investigate mysterious telephone calls he was receiving. He chose him based on his FBI training. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut)

During the 1980s, two FBI agents were sent to the Antarctic after two Americans tried to kill each other at a base there. (AUDIO: Snow Blind)

The Doctor once carried an FBI badge. (PROSE: Atom Bomb Blues)

The FBI prevented a group of cyber-terrorists from using the Armageddon virus to bring down the international banking network. (TV: The Lost Boy)

Delphi once changed the FBI records to suit her plans. (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos)

In 2011, Jack Harkness posed as a member of the FBI to gain entry to a medical experiment related to Miracle Day. (TV: The New World)

By one account, Diana Goddard was an undercover FBI agent during her time working for Henry van Statten. (PROSE: Dalek)