The speculation has begun as to who will get the top spot in the New York FBI office vacated by Joseph Demarest, who was officially named assistant director of the International Operations Division at headquarters in Washington on Wednesday.
Some names that have surfaced so far include Andrew Arena, head of the FBI Detroit office, Janice Fedarcyk, head of the Philadelphia FBI and George Venizelos, a special agent in charge of the New York office, who has been named the interim head.
Arena, who formerly served as a special agent in charge in the New York office, has been with the bureau since 1988.
Fedarcyk took over the Philadelphia office in 2008 and has been with the bureau since 1987. And Venizelos became a special agent in charge in the New York office in 2006. He has been with the bureau since 1991.
Speculation as to whether Demarest would return to New York from Washington ended Wednesday when headquarters officially announced he was staying in Washington.
He was sent to Washington on a temporary assignment while an internal investigation looked into whether he had been truthful about an affair he had with one of his supervisors.
Demarest was considered a strong personality that could deal with New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, known as a person of strong will.
The FBI is likely to look for someone who can deal with Kelly as well.
