Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case File. Part B: Classification 192. Hobbs Act - Financial Institution.

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Disposition Authorities for Individual Classifications for Headquarters Case File. Part B: Classification 192. Hobbs Act - Financial Institution.

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The Bureau established this classification in 1977 to cover investigations of attempts to extort funds from Federally-insured financial institutions. Statutory authority for investigations of this type, known familiarly as the "Hobbs Act", dates to 1934. Prior to 1977, however, investigations of extortion relating to financial institutions were covered by classification 92, Anti-Racketeering. A change in investigative priorities within the Bureau motivated the establishment of four distinct Hobbs Act classifications beginning with classification 192. The first investigative case file opened in classification 192 is dated June 9, 1977.

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