Laura Bucheit

By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com

Laura Bucheit, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s  Las Vegas office, has been named assistant director for the Security Division.

Bucheit joined the FBI in 1996 and began her career in the Baltimore Division, where she conducted investigations into terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and criminal violations, the FBI said. She was also the Baltimore Division’s first female SWAT team member and the second certified female sniper in FBI history.

Throughout her career, Bucheit has held leadership positions in the Criminal Investigative Division, the Las Vegas Division, the Inspection Division, the San Francisco Division, the FBI said in a press release. She also served special assistant to former FBI Director Mueller.

She begins the post in mid-July.