You can't make a federal case out of it

The P-I continues its tradition of fine muckraking stories, this time revealing how the FBI basically can't help you if you are a victim of white collar crime, identity theft or have your civil rights violated.

Thousands of white-collar criminals across the country are no longer being prosecuted in federal court -- and, in many cases, not at all -- leaving a trail of frustrated victims and potentially billions of dollars in fraud and theft losses.

It is the untold story of the Bush administration's massive restructuring of the FBI after the terrorism attacks of 9/11.

This one is most definitely worth a full read if you want to understand more about how badly the Bush administration has screwed things up in the Justice Department.

TPMmuckraker called the story its "must read" of the day.

Well done, reporters Paul Shukovsky, Tracy Johnson and Daniel Lathrop of the P-I.