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Douglas S. DePodesta, the special agent in charge of the FBI Chicago field office, was pushed to retire after disagreements with the local US Attorney Andrew Boutros, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Douglas DePodesta will end his tenure on Monday. Reacting to the news, a social media account associated with the FBI said, “It’s simple: Anyone who is not on board with THIS FBI under the leadership of President Trump — which has achieved the lowest murder rate ever — is free to leave.
Douglas DePodesta has served as special agent in charge in Chicago, one of the FBI’s largest offices, for nearly two years and has been with the bureau since 2002.
An Illinois woman was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine for casting two ballots in a federal election. Brenda Knuth, 61, had previously pleaded guilty on January 30,
When Bulger learned that John Connolly “had betrayed him and documented him extensively as an FBI informant, he was no longer interested in trying to wrongly exonerate" the former agent, prosecutor argues.
FBI says its Joint Mission Center has identified suspects and nefarious protest funding sources as it works to bring indictments for political violence.
"You may think you're safe, you may think you're the smartest person in the world, but there's no protection… It doesn't take much for you to let them in."
