WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the FBI's Chicago field office is abruptly leaving his position, according to a resignation message he sent to colleagues and multiple people familiar with the situation who said he was told to retire.
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.
He told colleagues that his last day would be Monday, according to a message seen by The ****** ociated Press. Multiple people familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel move, said DePodesta had been pushed to retire.
The events leading up to his departure were not immediately clear, but DePodesta alluded in his farewell note to a conflict that he suggested had precipitated it.
"I've never backed down from a fight, as long as it meant our personnel could continue serving the FBI's mission," DePodesta wrote in the message. "Unfortunately, that has proved unpopular over time and my departure is a consequence of that."
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.
He told colleagues that his last day would be Monday, according to a message seen by The ****** ociated Press. Multiple people familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel move, said DePodesta had been pushed to retire.
The events leading up to his departure were not immediately clear, but DePodesta alluded in his farewell note to a conflict that he suggested had precipitated it.
"I've never backed down from a fight, as long as it meant our personnel could continue serving the FBI's mission," DePodesta wrote in the message. "Unfortunately, that has proved unpopular over time and my departure is a consequence of that."
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