Special Agent in Charge of FBI Chicago field office pushed to retire | CNN Politics

Douglas S. DePodesta, the special agent in charge of the FBI Chicago field office, was pushed to retire after disagreements with the local US Attorney Andrew Boutros, according to two people familiar with the situation. Several people familiar with the retirement told CNN they didn’t believe one single dispute lead to the departure, but rather a series of them. DePodesta planned to begin clearing out his office on Wednesday, according to one of the sources. None of the people about DePodesta’s retirement were authorized to speak to the media. The Justice Department referred questions to the FBI. The FBI declined to comment. CNN attempted to reach DePodesta for comment. In 2024, former FBI director Christopher Wray named DePodesta as the special agent in charge in Chicago. He previously served as the interim special agent in charge of the Memphis Field Office in Tennessee. He joined the FBI in 2002. The retirement comes as Boutros has found himself under a national spotlight and has made frequent media appearances, including with Justice Department officials in Washington, DC. The US attorney’s office for the Northern District of Illinois recently had to drop three cases after