Editing J. Edgar Hoover (section)

==Villainy==
However Hoover had a darker side, during his time in his position as Director. On multiple occasions he had abused his power. There are reports of him blackmailing politicians, unfairly (and sometimes illegally) persecuting political dissidents (most famously [http://real-life-heroes-and-good-guys.wikia.com/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. Martin Luther King Jr]). He was a well-known racist and implemented the creation of [[COINTELPRO]].

Other cases include allegedly framing [[Ma Barker]] as a crime boss, to cover up her being killed in the crossfire of a shootout with the Barker Gang. He had also ruined the careers and reputations of several other agents, such as Melvin Purvis, all so that he could claim the credit for their work for himself. There were also other rumors of he himself being blackmailed by the mob.

Some conspiracy theorists speculated that he was involved in the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy]] or helped cover up the trail of the real killers and have [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] be the fall guy for the assassination. However, there is little, if any, hard evidence to back up these theories. It is known, though, that after Kennedy was shot, Hoover called the President's brother<span style="font-size:16px;line-height:26px;"> </span>[https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDMQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Freal-life-heroes-and-good-guys.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FRobert_F._Kennedy&ei=GL5wVNa7H47Zata8gagL&usg=AFQjCNHeVuBWVPAIf59bBkzh3WTJBB6Ieg&bvm=bv.80185997,d.cGE Robert F. Kennedy]. The two men had a long-standing enmity. Hoover said: "The President's been shot." Before RFK could ask any questions, Hoover put the phone down. There was no element of empathy. RFK later said Hoover had enjoyed telling him. 

He also denied the existence of [[organized crime]] during the 1930's, despite the fact that the [[American Mafia]] was arguably at the height of their power.