kerch. and character. it is my hope that by working together we can minimize fraud and corruption. we each have a role to play, and together we can bring to light the wrongdoing that threatens our economy, our security and the welfare of our nation. and together we can strengthen our culture, the united states culture, of integrity. thank you for having me today and got blessed. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is our custom, we have to club members ask questions. the founder of kroll inc., and alan murray, the assistant managing editor of "the wall street journal." jewels, the first question for the director comes from you. >> thank you mr. director. and thank you for the work that you perform for our country. that's the easy part. >> i thought so. >> i want to focus on two areas. number one, the focus on financial fraud, and raise some questions having to do with the fbi as a preventable organization or the fbi as a crime-fighting organization. my second question will deal with the whole counterterrorism issue and the role the fbi should most effectively play, the crime-figh