FBI: Terrorism Fundraising, Recruitment Among Top Threats

Interesting  perspective from the  FBI’s outgoing special agent in St. Louis who says fund-raising for terrorist activities is one of the top three threats in the eastern Missouri region.

FBI Special Agent John Gillies outlined his top three threats in one of his last interviews before leaving to head the Miami division.

Gillies listed recruitment of individuals to send overseas for training in terrorism as the No. 2 threat, displacing organized crime.

Gangs are Gillie’s choice as the third leading threat. He said the St. Louis FBI office has recently led the nation in disrupting and dismantling gangs.

Gillies was beginning his new assignment in Miami on Monday. Roland Corvington will take over as the special agent in charge of the FBI in St. Louis.

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