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For Immediate Release
February 13, 2007
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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Todd P. Letcher Named Special Agent In Charge,
New York Field Office, Special Operations Division
Washington,
D.C. - FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III has appointed
Todd P. Letcher, a 20 year FBI veteran, to be Special Agent
in Charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, Special Operations
Division. In this position, Mr. Letcher will direct the
efforts of over 400 special agent, support, and task force
personnel who provide strategic operational, investigative
, and infrastructure support to the New York Division. He
will serve under the direction of Mark J. Mershon, Assistant
Director in Charge.
Mr.
Letcher entered on duty with the FBI as a special agent
in June 1986. After completing New Agents' Training, he
was assigned to the Atlanta Field Office where he was involved
in a wide cross-section of significant white-collar and
violent crime investigations. In addition, he served as
a member of the Atlanta Division's Special Weapons and Tactics
(SWAT) team.
In
January 1995, Mr. Letcher was promoted to Supervisory Special
Agent and transferred to FBI Headquarters where he was initially
assigned to the Economic Crimes Unit of the Financial Crimes
Section within the Criminal Investigative Division. His
responsibilities included oversight of the FBI's initiatives
in insurance/securities fraud, bankruptcy fraud, international
fraud, and white-collar money laundering, as well as major
field office investigations and overall program direction.
In late 1995, Mr. Letcher was asked to serve as a Special
Assistant to former FBI Director Louis Freeh, and in May
1997, Mr. Letcher joined the Inspection Division. In August
1998, he was promoted to field supervisor as the Supervisory
Senior Resident Agent of the Greensboro Resident Agency
within the Charlotte Division. There, Mr. Letcher coordinated
all the FBI's investigative programs within the 13 county
territory.
In
February 2000, Mr. Letcher was designated Coordinator of
the Southeast Bomb Task Force with responsibility for the
FBI Top Ten fugitive Eric Rudolph investigation. In November
2002, he was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge
of the New York Field Office. Upon the capture of Eric Rudolph
on May 31, 2003, Mr. Letcher was asked by Director Mueller
to oversee the FBI's role in the prosecution of Rudolph
in both Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. After
completion of this assignment, Mr. Letcher was promoted
to his most recent position of Special Assistant to Deputy
Director John S. Pistole at FBI Headquarters.
During
his 20 year FBI career, Mr. Letcher has received: the Attorney
General's Distinguished Service Award (2006), the FBI's
Meritorious Service Award (2001), two U.S. Department of
Justice Certificates of Merit, and a Letter of Commendation
from former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno.
Mr.
Letcher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University
of Pennsylvania and a Masters Degree in Business Administration
from the Wharton School of Business. Prior to joining the
FBI, he was employed by Exxon Company USA for six years
in the Marketing Department.
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