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James A. Lewis: “Let me give you an example that was startling, even to me. I was at a meeting recently with some FBI representatives…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2013
Let me give you an example that was startling, even to me. I was at a meeting recently with some FBI representatives from a major city, not in a State from any of you, I'm happy to say. They told me they won't take a case of cyber crime if the loss was less than $100 million.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Lewis highlights the FBI's threshold for pursuing cyber crime cases.

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