Operation Not Forgotten deploys FBI agents to cold cases in Indian Country
Public SafetyThe U.S. Department of Justice has launched Operation Not Forgotten, assigning 60 personnel, including FBI agents, to investigate more than 4,300 unsolved violent crimes against Native Americans, according to PBS. The initiative will deploy agents to 10 FBI field offices on 90-day rotations.
The program comes in response to continued concerns from Native families and advocates who say many cases are dismissed or poorly investigated due to jurisdictional confusion and a lack of law enforcement resources. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eliot Neal told PBS that tribal communities experience disproportionate levels of violent crime and officials must work to address it.
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