special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

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Investigators are working to catalog evidence from the ruins of the church and interviewing dozens of victims and witnesses, with the help of victim specialists, child advocates, forensic interviewers and local partners, according to FBI acting special agent in charge Reuben Coleman. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 Law enforcement has already interviewed over 100 people, said Reuben Coleman, special agent in charge of the FBI in Detroit. Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025 In April, a special agent in the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation, got a search warrant to search Kemmer's crypt at the Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum for bones, hair and teeth to search for DNA evidence to move the case forward. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Aric Becker | Afp | Getty Images Joe Rothrock, special agent in charge of the FBI's Dallas field office, said the shooting was only the latest example of violence targeting ICE in Texas. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for special agent

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special agent

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