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Although working for the FBI
doesn’t provide the gritty
adventure of Hollywood, it offers
other compensations, Enyart
says
"The most satisfaction I get is
knowing that what I and this
agency have done is benefiting
the public," he says “It all boils
down to protecting the good from
the bad
"We all have concerns that
maybe the system as it is doesn't
have enough concern for the vic
tims of criminal acts," he contin
ues. FBI agents walk a narrow line
between obeying the guidelines
the courts set and protecting the
public, he says. It is sometimes
difficult to make a decision be
cause of vague legal guidelines
about gathering evidence
"The courts have the oppor
tunity to mull over the action that
was taken by the agent The agent
may have only had a few seconds
or minutes to make the decision
The courts can look back and say
that decision was not right," he
says Sometimes the evidence in
question is not admitted into
court, and there's "no way to
change that," Enyart says, but it
does cause frustration
Most agents have between 25
and 40 cases they are working on
Enyart admits it is "difficult to
keep track," but they have a
priority order that places orga
nized crime, white collar intelli
gence and foreign country intel
ligence at the top
Not every case is at the same
level of intensity either, he says
For example, a bank robbery case
might be open for five years until
the statute of limitations expires,
he explains, but after the initial
work is done, if there are no
suspects and no leads, then the
case will take up very little of an
agent's time.
A fraud case may be treated
differently An extensive inves
tigation may last up to three
years because witnesses must be
located throughout the United
States, and the agent may have to
subpoena documents from banks
or other agencies, he says
Almost half of the work the
agents do, however, is for offices
in other parts of the country who
need information about someone
in this area
"That is one reason why we
have a reasonable degree of
success," he says. "We can get
work done in any part of the Unit
ed States "
Photo by Erich BookmlhoKhr
Lynn Enyart
A co/nmon misconception
about the role of the FBI is that the
agents determine a criminal's
guilt, Enyart says “I don't make
the decision on whether someone
is guilty or not I gather the evi
dence and interview people to
determine the facts of a given
situation ”
After an agent solves a case,
the U S Attorney’s Office must
decide whether the act was in
violation of a federal law and
whether there is sufficient evi
dence to charge the person with a
crime
"If we establish, through the
investigation, both of these
elements, they will certainly pros
ecute," Enyart says
Those who are indicted and
charged have a 98-percent con
viction rate, he says "They (the
U S attorney's office) do not want
marginal cases They demand a
high quality of evidence "
On a bank robbery "we will
work until we identify a suspect
There is not much doubt a crime
was committed " There is a 80 to
85-percent solution rate for these
cases, according to Enyart
In a fraud case, it has to be
established that there was a crime
committed “Some end up in the
gray area because they must
show the intent to violate the law,
not just that some people lost
money,” says Enyart For
example, an oil well investment
company lost money and people
felt taken But the deal was
legitimate "Just because he lost
money doesn’t make the bu
sinessman a criminal.” Enyart
says
The FBI became well-known for
its "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives"
posters, he says The program .
has been a success because the
public has become aware of the
faces of these people, he says
"The bulk of the calls on the
program are citizens calling in
with information that has been
correct."
At the end oi the hour-long
interview, Enyart stands next to
the "Most Wanted" poster for the
photographer He assumes a
serious stance, looking like a
tough FBI agent
After the pictures are taken, he
hands out his plain white business
card "Just give me a call if you
have any more questions "
‘Firesides’ attract 16 faculty
Faculty in 16 departments have volunteered to
host Faculty Firesides so far this spring, according to
Judy Bogen, a counselor in academic advising
A new program that began this term, Faculty
Firesides encourages students and professors to
meet at professors' homes to continue discussions
outside the classroom setting
The University Foundation has provided a small
fund to reimburse professors for refreshments, at a
rate of 75 cents per student up to a maximum of $50.
Bogen says additional funds still are available
and can be reserved by calling 686-3105.
Departments participating in the program in
clude architecture, biology, the computer center,
curriculum and instruction, English, gerontology,
German, geology, the law school, marketing, music,
publications, romance languages, Russian!
sociology and speech
The first Fireside, held at Russian Prof Albert
Leong's house, attracted more than 30 students,
Bogen says Fliers advertising the talks in other
departments should be posted soon, she says
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