FBI Teams Up With 'White Collar' to Get Viewers to Solve Real Crimes

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Brian Anthony Hernandez
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FBI Teams Up With 'White Collar' to Get Viewers to Solve Real Crimes

Viewers of White Collar can now flex their crime-solving skills -- just like the TV drama's duo of Federal Bureau of Investigation consultant Neal Caffrey and federal agent Peter Burke.

The FBI and USA Networks have created "Real Life White Collar Crimes" to let people help the FBI solve real crimes revolving around stolen items.

The campaign will live online via photo galleries and investigative tidbits about open cases, while on-air promotions will showcase one stolen item each week. Participants can submit leads to the FBI and earn GetGlue stickers related to "Real Life White Collar Crimes."

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One case involves the 286-year-old Davidoff-Morini Stradivarius violin. A thief stole the violin, which is valued at more than $3 million, from its owner's deathbed in 1995.

USA Network tells Mashable the stolen items include "various artifacts, antiques, artwork and other valuables from around the world" such as Walt Whitman's notebooks, Native American Ledger Paintings and paintings by Puerto Rico's Jose Campeche y Jordan.

White Collar's fourth season continues Jan. 22 at 10 p.m. ET.

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