Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What are the FBI's
top priorities in Hampton Roads?
The FBI's top priories for Hampton Roads includes two national security priorities and one criminal priority. These are:
1. Protect Hampton Roads from terrorist attack
The FBI's counter terrorism work in Hampton Roads is led by the Tidewater Joint Terrorism Task Force (TJTTF), which includes FBI agents, law enforcement and intelligence officers from local, state, military and federal agencies. The TJTTF runs down terrorism leads, develops and investigates cases, provides support for special events, and proactively identifies threats that may impact the area and nation.
2. Protect Hampton Roads against foreign intelligence operations and espionage
The large military presence in Hampton Roads, combined with hundreds of defense contractors handling classified information and contracts, requires extra vigilance on the part of Norfolk FBI agents. Their work includes “knowing our domain” (the key targets in our territory), developing strategic partnerships with area institutions, and disrupting the efforts of insiders.
3. Combat major white-collar crime
Agents assigned to the Norfolk FBI’s white-collar crime program actively investigate health care fraud, fraud against the government, public corruption, financial institution fraud, environmental crimes, intellectual property rights, computer crimes, election law violations, and economic crimes such as bankruptcy fraud, telemarketing fraud, insurance fraud, securities/commodities fraud, and other scams.