mr. perkins, we talked about the multi-agency meetings that to have. could you tell the subcommittee more about that, please? >> presently, we have 12 border corruption task forces established. these are operational entities that involved agents from the agencies at this table as well as the transportation security administration. they were up in west the southwest border and on the northern borders of the country. they worked cases involving corruption along the border, particularly in the southwest border involving drug trafficking. they also investigate what ever else might come along whether it is state, federal, local law enforcement individuals, members individualscvp or the like. we are trying to stay ahead of the curve as much as we can. all of the investigations that i oversee, these are among the best as forest cooperative efforts and sharing information and people working together along the border. we are looking to expand those to other points of entry around the united states. right now, we're focusing on the southwest. >> how often do the

mr. perkins. >> good morning, chairman pryor.leased to be here to discuss the fbi efforts to combat public corruption. the fbi recognizes fighting public corruption is vital to preserving democracy, protecting the borders and securing communities. in fact it is the top criminal priority following only the national security priorities of counterterrorism counter intelligence and cybercrime. we are directing resources to root out public corruption across the country but we cannot unfortunately do not have to do it all alone. we rely heavily on our partners at all levels of law enforcement. through our vigilance we achieved notable success in the past two years alone the efforts have helped convict 1600 federal, state and local officials. we have approximately 2500 pending corruption investigations ongoing today. the southwest border is of a particular focus of the corruption fighting efforts. of the 700 agents leading the charge against corruption, approximately 120 of those are working alongside u.s. southwest border. our 12 south

mr. perkins. if you could limit your comments to five minutes. understand that we will put your written record -- your written statements into the record. >> i am pleased to be here today to discuss the fbi's efforts to corruption. the fbi is dedicated to providing democracy, bridging our borders and securing communities. in fact, it is our top criminal party following only those of counter-terrorism, counterintelligence and cyber crimes. we are directing resources to root of public corruption all across the country, but we cannot and fortunately, do not have to do it all alone. we rely on all our partners at all levels of law enforcement. through our vigilance, we have achieved some notable successes. in the past two years alone, we have helped to convict 1600 state and local officials. we have approximately 2500 pending investigations ongoing today. of the 700 agents leading toward charge against corruption, approximately 120 of those are working all of our u.s. southwest border. our correction task forces share information with the southwest i

mr. woods fielded several dozen questions for over 30 minutes. the names rachel uchitel and the term perkinser mentioned. he was asked about involvement with the canadian doctor known for treating several american athletes, currently under investigation in the u.s. for smuggling human growth hormone allegedly across the border. he says he received blood spinning treatment from the doctor and nothing more. >> he did come to my house, he never gave me hgh or any peds, i've never taken that my entire life. i've never taken any illegal drug ever. >> there are a lot of doctors that do blood spinning. what was it that prompted you to go to, or have the doctor come to you? >> he's worked with so many athletes. that's also one of the reasons i went and saw dr. whitton for my eyes. he's done a lot of different athletes, and there's a certain comfort level to that, when a person has worked with athletes. >> as to what to expect the rest of the masters week, he revealed his wife elin would not be in attendance at the tournament. as for golf? >> what are your expectations for this week? >> nothing's cha