10 Things You Didn't Know About FBI

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The American Federal Bureau of Investigation has, over the years, become the inspiration for movies, songs, and a bunch of different conspiracy theories.

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This popularity is expected, especially considering the FBI's role in safeguarding Americans and the world. In case you were wondering, the FBI is an acronym that stands for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Most of the excitement surrounding the FBI is due to its most covert and mysterious operations. The entire world is hugely poised to find out what the FBI is up to next. While we all wait to see what happens next, here are a few things about the FBI that you probably didn't know. The Founder of the FBI was related to Napoleon Bonaparte and his name is Charles Joseph Bonaparte. Charles Bonaparte also served in leading roles in the Navy and as the US Attorney General. Bonaparte happened to be the great nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. What a fantastic coincidence.

As popular a notable as the FBI lab is now, it has not always been this big. While that might now seem as much of a shocker, most people have no idea just how small the agency started. The FBI began in what was formerly known as the FBI laboratory. In 1932 The FBI laboratory consisted of a single room, which was also used a smoke lounge. This laboratory was run by an available technician named Charles Appel. Most of the FBI's equipment during this time was borrowed and had to be returned and then borrowed again from time to time. The FBI has since grown from its humble beginning to owning state-of-the-art facilities and training campuses and employing over 500 scientists.

Government agencies are usually always the subject of ridicule, especially over issues of incompetence. The FBI however, has had great success at what they do. For an organization whose sole purpose is catching people who will do anything to avoid getting caught, the FBI has done a great job. Over the years of its existence, the FBI has put up more than 494 criminals on their FBI Most Wanted list. The bureau has been able to apprehend over 465 of these wanted individuals. These pretty impressive numbers are part of the reasons why the agency is so popular. Some of the names on this most wanted list are criminals who are also wanted in other countries. It's safe to say that the FBI has reached far beyond the United States of America and is doing a really good job at catching most wanted criminals

The Fbi creates thousands of files on people of interest while doing their jobs. If for any reason, your name pops us during an FBI investigation, a file may be created on you. Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, you can request to see your file or the file of any notable person who you may know. The FBI usually keeps tabs on famous celebrities, and this means that there is a high probability that your favorite star has a file in the FBI files. If they do, then you can check it out.

One of the primary tools that the FBI has used to stay effective is fingerprinting. By running fingerprints gotten from crime scenes across a database, the FBI is able to identify all the parties involved in a crime swiftly. There is a high chance that the FBI has your fingerprints. If you have been fingerprinted for any purpose, including getting a driver's license or a background check for a job, the FBI has probably stored your fingerprints in a database.

You'd expect that one of the world's leading security agencies will continually be at the head of a Digital revolution. The FBI, however, continued to file documents as hard copies until 2012. However, this is suspected to be more as a result of nostalgia than an inability to evolve. The delay in the change from analog to Digital was also partially caused by a number of computer coding issues. These issues were eventually solved, allowing the agency to move its records and functions from analog to digital in 2012. It is important to note that the delay of the agency in the switch from analog to digital had nothing to do with the agencies' technological prowess.

Well, any organization has some embarrassing moments but despite the great amounts of success that the agency has enjoyed over the years, the FBI has also had to deal with it. One of the most embarrassing operations that the FBI has been involved in was the Craig Monteith case. Craig Monteih, an FBI agent who was also a convicted forger, was given an undercover operation.