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|description=A laboratory later discovered to have a "pro-prosecution bias" that may have resulted in thousands of wrongful convictions. | |description=A laboratory later discovered to have a "pro-prosecution bias" that may have resulted in thousands of wrongful convictions. | ||
| − | |headquarters=J. Edgar Hoover | + | |headquarters=J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington DC |
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|motto=Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity | |motto=Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity | ||
|num_staff=35104 | |num_staff=35104 | ||
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| + | The '''FBI Laboratory''' is charged with carrying out forensic tests for the [[FBI]]. | ||
| + | ==Exposure== | ||
[[Frederic Whitehurst]] was a [[Supervisory Special Agent]] in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory from 1986 to 1998. Officially rated as the leading national and international expert in the science of explosives and explosives residue, he went public as a [[whistleblower]] to bring attention to a pro-prosecution bias that may have wrongfully convicted thousands.<ref>http://www.innocenceproject.org/news-events-exonerations/former-fbi-whistleblower-fred-whitehurst-weighs-in-on-hair-analysis-allegations</ref><ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/spy-talk/2010/03/whitehursts_legacy_still_haunt.html</ref><ref>http://www.thetruthaboutforensicscience.com/tag/frederic-whitehurst/</ref> | [[Frederic Whitehurst]] was a [[Supervisory Special Agent]] in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory from 1986 to 1998. Officially rated as the leading national and international expert in the science of explosives and explosives residue, he went public as a [[whistleblower]] to bring attention to a pro-prosecution bias that may have wrongfully convicted thousands.<ref>http://www.innocenceproject.org/news-events-exonerations/former-fbi-whistleblower-fred-whitehurst-weighs-in-on-hair-analysis-allegations</ref><ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/spy-talk/2010/03/whitehursts_legacy_still_haunt.html</ref><ref>http://www.thetruthaboutforensicscience.com/tag/frederic-whitehurst/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:52, 15 March 2017
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| Motto | Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity |
| Parent organization | “Joint Terrorism Task Force”, FBI, FBI/Academy, FBI/Directorate of Intelligence |
| Headquarters | J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington DC |
| Staff | 35,104 |
| Exposed by | Frederic Whitehurst |
| A laboratory later discovered to have a "pro-prosecution bias" that may have resulted in thousands of wrongful convictions. | |
The FBI Laboratory is charged with carrying out forensic tests for the FBI.
Exposure
Frederic Whitehurst was a Supervisory Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory from 1986 to 1998. Officially rated as the leading national and international expert in the science of explosives and explosives residue, he went public as a whistleblower to bring attention to a pro-prosecution bias that may have wrongfully convicted thousands.[1][2][3]
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