The FBI Files

In the late 1970s, the FBI had a working knowledge of anti-Castro terrorists operating in the United States. But then a new group appeared, more violent and aggressive than their predecessors. All agents had to go on was a series of chilling phone calls, a mysterious voice, and the threat of more violence. FBI field offices from New York to Miami coordinated their efforts, determined to catch the vicious killers.

In the late 70s and early 80s, a terrorist group known as the FALN is suspected of setting off bombs in major U.S. cities. Their goal - to bring attention to the Puerto Rican independence movement. As the bombings escalate, innocent lives are lost. FBI agents and police are is in a deadly race to stop this murderous group with a dangerous cause.

In Philadelphia, a ruthless grab for power leads to a full-scale mob war. The local Mafia crime family splits in two as the young and the old fight to the death. The FBI is caught in the middle as they infiltrate the syndicate through informants and high-tech surveillance. Agents must find a way to bring down the organization before their civil war leads to innocent causalities.

In the late 1980s, the FBI matches wits with a cunning bank robber -- a lone gunman responsible for the longest string of unsolved bank robberies in FBI history. The robber's planning is meticulous. He executes his crimes with military precision. It will take the combined skills of local police and dozens of agents to catch a criminal mastermind they call, "The Shootist."

In Puerto Rico, violent militants are intent on turning the US Commonwealth into a communist dictatorship. They murder a policeman, turns their guns on a busload of unarmed Navy workers, and even launch an attack on the FBI. These ruthless killers have vowed to fight to the death. The FBI must use every tactic at their disposal to track down the terrorists and bring them to justice.

In the 1980s, the drug trade ravages Chicago's inner city neighborhoods and violent crime threatens to destroy entire communities. As drug profits grow, gangs rule the streets. One of the most dangerous is the El Rukns. FBI Agents team up with state and local police to bring them down, but in the process, uncover a bizarre and frightening terrorist plot.

In Washington D.C, a car bomb takes the life of a former ambassador and his secretary. The FBI is on the case and begins sifting through layers of a wide-ranging conspiracy. The scope of the investigation broadens when it becomes apparent that a foreign government, ruled by a ruthless dictator, ordered the attack. Agents and prosecutors must engage in a political tug-of-war to uncover the identities of the assassins.

In 1980, extortionists plant a thousand pound bomb in a Nevada casino and demand millions of dollars, or they will detonate the device. The bomb is the largest explosive device the FBI has ever seen. Detonation would be a disaster. Agents and bomb experts must disarm the deadly device, and stop the dangerous extortionist who built it.

In New York, the FBI and local police join forces to battle the constant influx of Colombian cocaine into the city's ports. One detective goes undercover, posing as a Mafia wise-guy, and infiltrates a drug gang connected to Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel. The detective must be bold, but cautious, taking on the role of a tough-guy, but always aware that if the gang suspects anything, they won't hesitate to kill him.

In the 1980's the New York City Police Department is fighting a losing battle in the war on drugs. Distributors and drug gangs in New York are making millions, and they will do anything to protect their profits. After two law enforcement officers are targeted, hundreds of police officers and FBI agents devise a bold plan to crackdown on the drug gangs and shut down their deadly business.

In Puerto Rico, the death of a government witness, and the suspicious circumstances surrounding it, lead the FBI and local authorities to suspect corruption in the highest levels of the police force. With the help of a cooperating witness, investigators find the scope of the corruption is far greater that they first thought. Authorities struggle to capture the rouge officers, men who once swore to uphold the law, but now use their power to commit heinous crimes.

In the southwest one serial bank robber claimed his loot went to the poor, but this thief was no folk hero. He had a gun and was willing to shoot. The gunman was desperate to stay free, a threat to anyone in his way. The FBI and U.S. marshals teamed up to capture a resourceful criminal who proved he would never stop fighting.

In 1987, Seven inmates break out of a high security prison in New Mexico. The escapees, all violent criminals, are a threat to anyone who crosses their path. State and local police and the FBI know they must capture these men before they rob, rape and kill…again.

In the winter of 2001, two well-loved and respected college professors are found murdered in their home. Nothing about the case makes sense. No items are missing from the home and the couple had no known enemies. Local police and FBI agents form a task force to find a pair of homegrown killers and a motive for the brutal crime they committed.

In Georgia, a series of bizarre shootings terrorizes the town of East Point. Two people are killed, and two are critically wounded. At first the shootings seem targeted, then they seem random. As the body count climbs, the killer taunts law enforcement with mysterious notes. Agents believe the shooter will continue until he is deador behind bars.

In Boston, FBI agents and local police tracked a gang of robbers who specialized in armored car takedowns. Their MO was familiar -- the gang used precise timing to steal millions in cash and burned their getaway cars to destroy evidence. As the robberies grew more violent, agents launched a complex sting: To trap a deadly ring of thieves and shut down their dangerous operation.

In the early 90s, a gang based in the U.S. Virgin Islands began smuggling thousands of kilos of cocaine into mainland America. Police and federal agents target the gang, but its leader remains a mystery. In an investigation spanning from Georgia to South America, local police, the DEA, U.S. Customs and the FBI work together to take down this dangerous drug gang.