special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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Robert Bohls, the FBI's special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City Field Office, spoke at the event alongside Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason. Adam Sabes , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Some of the 475 detained entered the US illegally, according to Steven Schrank, a Homeland Security Investigations special agent in charge, while others had overstayed their visas. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025 That’s the urgent message from a former FAA special agent, the widow of a pilot who was killed on September 11th and others who are pleading with airlines to install these life-protecting barriers. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025 Commissioner for the Utah Department of Public Safety Bo Mason, Cox, an FBI special agent in charge, Utah Valley University Vice President Val Peterson, and UVU Police Chief Jeff Long were present at the press conference. Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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special agent

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