Adam S. Cohen Named New Chief of FBI’s Buffalo Office
Adam S. Cohen, an 18-year veteran of the FBI with expertise in terrorism, is taking over the bureau’s Buffalo office.
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Head of FBI’s Boston Office to Retire And Join Private Sector After 2 Years at Helm
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the FBI in Boston is retiring after 26 years of service with the agency. Vincent B. Lisi, who was appointed to run the Boston field office two years ago, plans to join the private sector as a director of security, his spokeswoman told the Boston Globe. “Vince has…
FBI Director James Comey Announces 3 Key Leadership Appointments
FBI Director James B. Comey has made three key leadership appointments, including a new special agent in charge of the FBI Baltimore Division.
Head of FBI’s Philadelphia Office Plans to Retire, Take Job with Fortune 500 Company
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the FBI’s Philadelphia field office, Edward J. Hanko, plans to retire next month following 29 years with the bureau, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The Pennsylvania native led the Philadelphia office since 2013, beefing up investigations of terrorism, cyber crime and public corruption. Hanko, 55, plans to become the…
FBI’s New Special Agent in Charge of Cincinnati Office is Angela Byers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The new head of the FBI’s Cincinnati Field Office has a rare opportunity. Angela Byers, who recently became the new agent in charge of the office, joined the bureau in 1986, just 14 years after the bureau began to allow women to become agents. When J. Edgar Hoover was the director,…
Head of FBI’s Birmingham Office to Retire, Spend More Time with Family
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After 31 years of federal service, Richard D. Schwein Jr. is retiring as the head of Birmingham’s FBI office, AL.com reports. Schwein said he wants to spend more time with his family in North Carolina, where his wife and twin girls live. “I have decided my family needs me more than…
Veteran FBI Agent with Doctorate in Physical Chemistry to Take Over San Diego Field Office
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agent Eric S. Birnbaum, a 26-year-veteran of the bureau, will take over San Diego’s field office. The Times of San Diego reports that Birnbaum has been named to succeed Daphne Hearn, who retired in August. Birnbaum has a bachelor’s degree in math from Miami University in Ohio and a doctorate…
Wooden Replica of Branch Davidian Compound in Waco Keeps ATF Memories Alive
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was one of the darkest days in ATF’s history – Feb. 28, 1993. Four agents were killed that morning, instigating what would be a 51-day standoff that ended with a raging fire and the deaths of about 80 Davidians members. To remember that fateful day, an architectural firm donated a wooden…