By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Andrew Vale, special agent in charge of the Albany office, is leaving his post at the end of the month to become assistant director in charge of the bureau’s Washington D.C. field office.
Vale may best be known as the leader of the investigation into the first bombing of the World Trade Center, the Times Union reports.
“It is with tremendously mixed emotions,” Vale said about his departure in an interview at his office. “This area has become home for me and my family.”
The FBI has only three assistant directors in the country – one at each field office in New York City, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.
“Really I just wanted to make a difference,” Vale, a 25-year-veteran of the FBI said. “I kind of viewed the FBI as being elite and wanted to work for an organization that was all about making a difference in the communities that we served.”
