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William Chase has stepped down as Special Agent
in Charge of the FBI's Baltimore field office since the initial
publication of my article, Defending Dave
Sharp and the American Hot Club Band, on March 30, 2008. The cited
article was highly critical of Mr. Chase and the FBI. Shortly after
publication of the article, Mr. Chase was replaced by Acting Special Agent
in Charge, Brian W. Lynch. (SOURCE: FBI website.) On April 22, 2008, I
published another which strongly suggested that Mr. Chase had obstructed
an investigation, by the Montgomery County Police, of a bomb threat
against the Wheaton Veterans of Foreign Wars. The second article is
entitled SAW [Songwriters Association of Washington,
DC] president investigated for inciting bomb threat against Veterans group.
On April 18, 2008, the FBI issued a press release stating that Agent
William Chase had retired from the FBI, and would be replaced by Ms. Amy
Jo Lyons as the Special Agent in Charge of the Baltimore office. The press
release is shown below:
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Press
Release
For Immediate Release
April 18, 2008
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
Amy Jo Lyons Named SAC Baltimore
Amy Jo Lyons, an 18-year veteran of the FBI, has been named Special
Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI's Baltimore Division. Director
Robert S. Mueller, III appointed her to this position to replace SAC
William Chase, who retired. In her new position, Ms. Lyons will have
oversight of all FBI operations in the states of Maryland and
Delaware.
Ms. Lyons entered on duty as a special agent with the FBI in January
1990. Upon completion of training at the FBI Academy in Quantico,
Virginia, she was assigned to the New Haven Division. While there,
she investigated international drug money laundering cases and led a
Safe Streets Task Force focused on the Almighty Latin Kings Nation.
After six years, she was promoted to the International Training and
Assistance Program at the FBI Academy. She was later assigned to the
Latin American Unit in the Criminal Investigative Division's
Organized Crime/Drug Section at FBI Headquarters.
In February 1999, Ms. Lyons transferred to the New York Division,
where she managed an Italian Organized Crime Squad focused on the
Columbo Organized Crime Family. She served in this position until
July 2001, when she was appointed to Assistant Special Agent in
Charge (ASAC) of the Special Operations Branch. Shortly thereafter,
she served as the On-Scene Commander in the New York Division's
Joint Operations Center in response to the 9/11 attacks. She was
subsequently assigned to FBI Headquarters to work on the
investigation of Zacharias Moussaoui. Upon her return to New York,
Ms. Lyons spent three years as the ASAC of the International
Terrorism Branch, supervising the New York Joint Terrorism Task
Force.
In August 2006, Ms. Lyons was promoted to an inspector within the
Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters. In this role, she led teams
responsible for sensitive investigations and the assessment of FBI
operations and performance throughout the country. In January 2008,
she was designated as the Chief Inspector in the Inspection
Division.
Ms. Lyons is a native of New Jersey. She received a Bachelor's
Degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a
Master's Degree in psychology from Ball State University. Prior to
her employment with the FBI, Ms. Lyons was a special agent with the
Drug Enforcement Administration in Newark, New Jersey.
SOURCE: FBI website. To
view the original press release on the FBI's website, click the
following URL:
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/lyons041808.htm
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