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For Immediate Release
July 24, 2006
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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JOHN FRANCIS PIKUS REPORTS AS SAC IN ALBANY
Pikus will lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation's
Albany Field Office
Washington,
D.C. - John Francis Pikus, a 16 year veteran of the FBI,
has reported for duty as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC)
of the FBI's Albany Field Office. Director Robert S. Mueller
appointed him to this position in July 2006. In his new
role, SAC Pikus will lead a diverse team of professionals
assigned to fighting domestic and international terrorism
as well as combating traditional criminal matters in eastern
New York State and Vermont. He is replacing William D. Chase
who recently was appointed SAC of the FBI's Baltimore Division.
Mr.
Pikus began his FBI career in the Honolulu Division where
he was assigned white collar, foreign counterintelligence,
gang and violent crime investigations. Mr. Pikus was a member
of both the SWAT and Evidence Response Teams, and served
as the Division's media representative. In October 1996,
he was promoted to supervisor of the Division's gang and
violent crime squad where he served in this capacity until
his transfer to FBI Headquarters in May 1999. Mr. Pikus
was assigned to the FBI Headquarter's Drug Section from
May 1999 to June 2000. He was subsequently reassigned to
the FBI's Inspection Division as an Assistant Inspector
and Unit Chief until December 2001. In January 2002, Mr.
Pikus reported to the FBI's Sacramento Division, having
been promoted to the position of Assistant Special Agent
in Charge. During his tenure in Sacramento, Mr. Pikus coordinated
investigations in all areas of the FBI's jurisdictional
responsibilities, to include terrorism, foreign counterintelligence,
cybercrime, and white collar crime matters. In February
2004, Mr. Pikus was promoted to Section Chief of the Executive
Development and Selection Program, where he had responsibility
for the FBI's Agent and Support Career Development Program.
In January 2005, Mr. Pikus was promoted to Inspector in
the Inspection Division, where he served until his promotion
to the position of SAC, Albany in July 2006.
He
is a graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political
Science in June 1978. He went on to earn his Master of Arts
Degree in International Relations/Russian Studies from Syracuse
University in May 1980.
Mr. Pikus was commissioned as a U.S. Naval Officer following
completion of the Navy's Aviation Officer Candidate's School
in February 1981. He served almost ten years on active duty
as a Naval Intelligence Officer, ultimately achieving the
rank of Lieutenant Commander prior to his discharge from
active and reserve duty in January 1990.
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