FBI Field Office
The cold, bureaucratic engine driving the federal pursuit of justice in the Ozarks.
The FBI operates 56 field offices in major cities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Many of these offices are further subdivided into smaller resident agencies that have jurisdiction over a specific area. These resident agencies are considered to be part of the primary field offices. FBI headquarters, located in Washington, D.C., controls the flow of the agents and support staff that work out of the field offices across the country. Each field office is overseen by a Special Agent in Charge (SAC), except those located in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C., which due to their large size, are each managed by an Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC), assisted by SACs responsible for specific programs or departments. The FBI also has offices overseas otherwise known as legal attachés. The FBI international offices are usually in American embassies.
Lore & Background
The FBI maintains a field office presence in the Missouri Ozarks region, as depicted in the series Ozark. The show features FBI agents such as Agent Roy Petty and Agent Trevor Evans, who conduct investigations and operations targeting money laundering and organized crime in the area. While the real-world FBI field offices for Missouri are located in Kansas City and St. Louis, the series portrays active FBI operations and internal dynamics within the Ozarks, including infiltrations and moral ambiguities among agents.
Reader's Guide
The FBI Field Office is not a specific location. Two FBI field offices that serve the state of Missouri: Kansas City and St. Louis. The Kansas City field office has resident agencies in Garden City, Jefferson City, Joplin, Manhattan, St. Joseph, Springfield, Topeka and Wichita. The St. Louis field office has resident agencies in Cape Girardeau, Kirksville and Rolla.
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