James A. Gagliano is a CNN law enforcement analyst and a retired FBI supervisory special agent. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at St. John's University in Queens, New York. Follow him on Twitter: @JamesAGagliano. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN.

(CNN) The woman at the center of the storm surrounding the current Supreme Court nominee isn't who you might think it is.

Her name is Carla F. Bad, and she never attended a 1980s Ivy League college party replete with soused guests and allegations of potentially criminal conduct. But more on that later.

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First, you may have heard that a credible accuser has thrown a monkey wrench into what was once assumed to be a fairly streamlined Supreme Court confirmation hearing for a United States Circuit Judge on the DC Court of Appeals. We're told that the alleged victim, Christine Blasey Ford, is still dealing with the demons from a horrific 36-year-old encounter with a man she says sexually assaulted her. The accused is the aforementioned appeals court judge, Brett M. Kavanaugh, who denies the allegation against him.

Ford's attorneys have demanded an FBI investigation into the allegations. And while the Republican-led Judiciary Committee has so far deemed that unnecessary, it's worth examining what role the FBI could theoretically play in this matter.

The FBI exists to investigate matters involving violations of federal statutes in an unbiased, impartial and nonpartisan manner. It also conducts assigned background investigations of certain federal employees and judicial nominees.

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