The FBI has election crimes coordinators in all 56 field offices.
Posted by Americast, Checked
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AmericastSep 16, 2026
Multiple primary FBI and DOJ sources state that each of the FBI's 56 field offices has designated Election Crimes Coordinators, and FBI Director Patel said the same in a September 2026 hearing, so the claim held as of 2026-09-16. The claim's wording is a faithful extraction of the passage, and no source contradicts it.
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What we found
Supports. A DOJ document states the FBI has positioned Election Crimes Coordinators in each of its 56 field offices, with two ECCs per office.[2]
Supports. An FBI Inspector General/oversight evaluation states each FBI field office has designated at least one Special Agent and one Intelligence Analyst as Election Crimes Coordinators.[3]
Supports. FBI Director Wray's remarks say that for years each of the 56 field offices has had election crimes coordinators.[4]
Supports. Director Patel, testifying in September 2026, said election crime coordinators are manned at all 56 field offices; this source is unrated, but it is consistent with the primary records.[5]
Context. A Reuters report says the Justice Department task force collects election threat reports through the FBI's 56 field offices, though it also notes gaps in monitoring capacity; it does not dispute the coordinator staffing.[1]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Threatened U.S. election workers get little help from law enforcementreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2[PDF] lu,.;tite - Department of Justicejustice.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3[PDF] Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Justice's Efforts to Coordinate ...oversight.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Director Wray's Remarks at the Department of Justice Election Threats Task Force Meeting | Federal Bureau of Investigationfbi.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5FBI Director Kash Patel suggests agents may be sent to the pollsinquirer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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