Retiring Special Agent in Charge of Philadelphia FBI Office Fulfilled Parents’ Dreams
All Ed Hanko’s parents wanted was for their son to achieve more than they did.
All Ed Hanko’s parents wanted was for their son to achieve more than they did.
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 Director Eric Holder bid a heartfelt farewell to the Justice Department on Friday as he stepped aside for his successor. Holder served as the top law enforcement leader for the past six years. Loretta Lynch is replacing Holder after she was finally confirmed by the Senate. “I am proud of you. I’m going to…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com John Pistole, head of the TSA, will retire after leading the agency for more than four years, Reuters reports. Pistole was in charge of 60,000 employees and security operations at more than 415 airports nationwide. Pistole “has been integral in leading TSA’s transformation to a risk-based, intelligence-driven counterterrorism agency dedicated to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Laura M. Laughlin, head of the FBI’s office in Seattle for a decade, resigned abruptly Monday. The Seattle Times reports that Laughlin retirement was anything but routine. Laughlin, who joined the FBI in 1985, filed suit for sexual discrimination againt the bureau in 2011, claiming she was passed up for at least…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com From the FBI to shoes? Oregon’s top FBI official, Special Agent in Charge Gregory A. Fowler, is leaving the helm after two years, the Oregonian reports. “I am retiring at the end of this month to take a position in the private sector,” said Special Agent in Charge Gregory A. Fowler in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Richard DesLauriers, who has led the Boston FBI office since July 2010, announced he’s retiring from the bureau and taking a job in the private sector, The Boston Globe reports. DesLauriers, who most recently led the response to the Boston Marathon bombings, will retire effective July 13 as he prepares to take…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Kevin Favreau, FBI special agent in charge of the Nevada office, has retired from the bureau to take a job as head of a nonprofit youth golf leadership program, the Associated Press reports. Favreau, 51, worked with the bureau for three decades. “I am still only 51 years old, and the new…