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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n

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

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.<\/p>\n

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

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The move is part of a broader upheaval in the FBI\u2019s workforce as Director Kash Patel has sought to force out line agents and supervisors alike who are perceived as not supporting the Trump administration agenda. It also comes amid prolonged tumult in the law enforcement community in Chicago, whose top federal prosecutor, Andrew Boutros, described this week a sweeping review of more than 1,000 grand jury presentations made by Illinois prosecutors following the dismissal of a high-profile case over misconduct.<\/p>\n

The FBI declined to comment Thursday, but the bureau’s \u201crapid response\u201d social media account on X responded to a separate post about DePodesta’s departure by saying: \u201cIt\u2019s simple: Anyone who is not on board with THIS FBI under the leadership of President Trump \u2014 which has achieved the lowest murder rate ever \u2014 is free to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

DePodesta also quoted in his note from a farewell message from Patel’s predecessor, former Director Chris Wray, who reminded the workforce that \u201cyou have been who the American people have turned to in their darkest moments\u201d and praised them for having \u201cstayed true to the values that define who we are, and to the qualities for which we stand: Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n

DePodesta joined the FBI in Chicago in 2002 and worked drug investigations. He later held senior roles at FBI headquarters in Washington and in Detroit and Memphis before being named top agent in Chicago in August 2024.<\/p>\n

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