FBI Names New Special Agent in Charge of Detroit Office

Detroit’s FBI division has a new leader.
Paul M. Abbate, who has a background in counterterrorism, will replace Robert Foley, who announced plans to step down in August after a year on the job. The appointment was first reported by ticklethewire.com and Deadline Detroit.
Fox 2 reports that Abbate most recently was a special agent heading up the Counterterrorism Division in the Washington Field Office, where he supervised the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Abbate’s career began in 1996. Since then, he’s worked in Afghanistan, Iraq, New York, Los Angeles and New Jersey, Fox 2 reported.

Posted: 10/22/13 at 8:48 AM under FBI, Milestone, News Story.
Tags: counterterrorism, Detroit, FBI, joint terrorism task force
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