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Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division Internal Revenue Service U.S. Department of the Treasury 1952-1967
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DOT badge from 1934-1951
Alcohol Tax Unit Bureau of Internal Revenue U.S. Department of the Treasury 1934-1951
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Badge for the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury 1968-1971
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division Internal Revenue Service U.S. Department of the Treasury 1968-1971
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ATF Fire Fighters at a burn scene
Arson: The Business of ATF
General
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Kennon Loy Williams
Ballinger
Case - Arson
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ATF badge from 1972 - 2002
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms U.S. Department of the Treasury 1972-2002
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Department of Justice, ATF badge from 2003 to Present
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives U.S. Department of Justice 2003-Present
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BOP badge 1930-1933
Bureau of Prohibition U.S. Department of Justice 1930-1933
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BOP badge from 1927-1929
Bureau of Prohibition U.S. Department of Treasury 1927-1930
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Arrest picture of Thomas Sweatt
DC Area Serial Arsonist
Case - Arson
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Mugshot of Doctor Drury
Doctor Drury
Case - Murder for Hire
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Mugshot of Eric Rudolph
Eric Rudolph
Case - Explosives and Bombings
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Arrest Image of Everett Eoff
Everett Eoff
Case - Murder for Hire
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Dr. Robert Goldstein black firearm
Goldstein Case
Case - Firearms
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Handgun with a box of ammunition on a wooden table
Internet Arms Trafficking
Case - Firearms
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Map of Ireland with 4 arrows pointing to it
Irish Republican Army
Case - Terrorism
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Prohibition Agent Isador Izzy Einstein
Isador "Izzy" Einstein: Prohibition Agent No. 1
Character Profiles
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Mugshot of James Mickelson
James Mickelson
Case - Murder for Hire
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Original emblem from the Kansas City (MO) Fire Department's pumper truck 41
Kansas City Arson
Case - Arson
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Cheyne Kehoe
Kehoe Brothers
Case - Firearms
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William Dodge, the "Grand Dragon" of the Unified KKK
Ku Klux Klan
Case - Extremist Group
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Compiled image of all suspects in the murder
Marcus Toney Case
Case - Explosives and Bombings
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Arrest Image of Mourad Topalian
Mourad Topalian
Case - Terrorism
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ATF Team posing in front of Dupont Plaza Hotel, San Juan, Pueto Rico
National Response Team Responds Overseas
General
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Arrest photos of four white, male extremist members
North American Militia
Case - Extremist Group
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News article from The San Antonio Light, titled Obscure Federal Unit Home of Classic Undercover Agents
Obscure Federal Unit Home of Classic Undercover Agents
General
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ATF badge under the Internal Revenue Service from 1862-1919
Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue U.S. Department of Treasury 1791-1919
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2 male undercover ATF and U.S. Customs Agents
Operation Dragonfire
Case - Firearms
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Two men sitting in front of a table with a pile of cash on top
Operation Smokescreen
Case - Alcohol and Tobacco Diversion
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Moshen and two of the four collaborators arrested in July 2001
Operation Sphinx
Case - Terrorism
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