Between 1993 and 1996 , the FBI increased its counter-terrorism role in the wake of the first 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City , New York ; the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma ; and the arrest of the Unabomber in 1996 . Technological innovation and the skills of FBI Laboratory analysts helped ensure that the three cases were successfully prosecuted . But Justice Department investigations into the FBI 's roles in the Ruby Ridge and Waco incidents were found to have been obstructed by agents within the Bureau . During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia , the FBI was criticized for its investigation of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing . It has settled a dispute with Richard Jewell , who was a private security guard at the venue , along with some media organizations , in regard to the leaking of his name during the investigation ; this had briefly led to his being wrongly suspected of the bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Federal Bureau of Investigation