{"id":4114,"date":"2026-07-02T18:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:35:32","slug":"top-fbi-agent-in-chicago-abruptly-leaving-post-after-being-pushed-to-retire-ap-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4114","title":{"rendered":"Top FBI agent in Chicago abruptly leaving post after being pushed to retire, AP sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The head of the FBI\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Douglas DePodesta has served as special agent in charge in Chicago, one of the FBI\u2019s largest offices, for nearly two years and has been with the bureau since 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

He told colleagues that his last day would be Monday, according to a message seen by The Associated Press. Multiple people familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel move, said DePodesta had been pushed to retire.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never backed down from a fight, as long as it meant our personnel could continue serving the FBI\u2019s mission,\u201d DePodesta wrote in the message. \u201cUnfortunately, that has proved unpopular over time and my departure is a consequence of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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