L.A. FBI Chief to Quit, Take Mormon Post
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Richard Bretzing, special agent in charge of the Los Angeles FBI office, announced Wednesday he will retire July 1 to become security chief for the Mormon Church.
“We have grown very fond of Los Angeles and the people here,” Bretzing, 49, said in a written statement. “Our tenure here has been challenging and rewarding. We will miss both the exciting work and the warm friendship Los Angeles has given us.
“On the other hand, we anticipate with pleasure assuming new duties and opening new horizons.”
FBI spokesman Jim Neilson, said Bretzing, who has headed the bureau’s Los Angeles office, the second largest after Washington, for nearly six years, will relocate his family to his hometown of Salt Lake City, where he will become managing director of security for the Mormon Church, Neilson said.
Bretzing began his career with the FBI in Phoenix in 1960 and was transferred 13 times, holding posts in such cities as Detroit, New York and Washington, before coming to Los Angeles.
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