FBI Investigation Procedures and Techniques Flashcards
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What is a 'proffer agreement' as used in FBI white-collar investigations?
Answer: An agreement where a suspect provides information in exchange for limited immunity from prosecution
A proffer agreement allows a suspect to provide information to the government in exchange for protection from direct use of that information against them, used to evaluate cooperation potential.
What does the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) primarily provide to law enforcement?
Answer: Real-time access to criminal justice records including warrants, missing persons, and stolen property
NCIC is a nationwide computerized database operated by the FBI that gives law enforcement real-time access to criminal histories, active warrants, missing persons, and stolen property records.
What is the significance of the FBI's 'substantive contact' rule with represented subjects?
Answer: FBI agents may not contact a represented subject directly about the matter without attorney consent
Under Rule 4.2 (Model Rules of Professional Conduct), prosecutors and agents cannot directly contact a represented person about the subject of the representation without attorney consent.
When the FBI conducts a lawful arrest, what is required before placing a suspect in a federal holding facility?
Answer: Presentment before a magistrate judge without unnecessary delay
Under Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, an arrested person must be brought before a magistrate judge without unnecessary delay for an initial appearance.
What is the primary purpose of an FBI 'affidavit in support of a search warrant'?
Answer: To establish probable cause before a neutral magistrate to justify issuing the warrant
The affidavit lays out the facts and circumstances — sworn to under penalty of perjury — that establish probable cause for a judge to issue a search warrant.
In FBI counterintelligence investigations, what is 'double agent' handling?
Answer: Knowingly allowing a foreign agent to continue operating while feeding them false information
Double agent handling involves working with an individual who is known to work for a foreign intelligence service, allowing them to continue while the FBI feeds controlled, false, or misleading information to the adversary.