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Iris Biometric Added to NGI

The Next Generation Identification Iris Service gives the FBI and partner agencies the ability to capture, catalog, and make rapid comparisons of iris images with a high rate of accuracy.

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Chelsea, MA 02150
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County covered: Suffolk

Special Agent in Charge


Joseph R. Bonavolonta, special agent in charge of the FBI Boston Field Office

Joseph R. Bonavolonta

Assistant Special Agents in Charge

  • Chad Creasey
  • David R. Farrell
  • Matthew Giacobbi
  • James Green
  • Peter F. Kowenhoven

Senior Supervisory Intelligence Analyst

Gerald McMahon

Resident Agencies

Along with our main office in Chelsea, we have 10 satellite offices, known as resident agencies, in the area.

  • Lakeville, MA
    • Counties covered: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, and Plymouth
  • Lowell, MA
    • Counties covered: Essex and Middlesex (northern portion)
  • Springfield, MA
    • Counties covered: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire
  • Worcester, MA
    • Counties covered: Middlesex (northwest and eastern portions) and Worcester
  • Augusta, ME
    • Counties covered: Androscoggin (northern portion), Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset, and Waldo
  • Bangor, ME
    • Counties covered: Aroostock, Hancock, Penobscot, Pitcataquis, and Washington
  • Portland, ME
    • Counties covered: Androscoggin (southern portion), Cumberland, Oxford, and York
  • Bedford, NH
    • Counties covered: Belknap, Cheshire, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Sullivan
  • Portsmouth, NH
    • Counties covered: Carroll, Coos, Rockingham, and Strafford
  • Providence, RI
    • Counties covered: All counties in Rhode Island