OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new special agent in charge has been name to the Omaha field office of the FBI.
Eugene Kowel started his new post in Omaha on Monday, the agency said in a news release. The Omaha field office covers covers Nebraska and Iowa.
Kowel began his career with the FBI in 2005 and has worked in the New York and Atlanta field offices heading criminal, counterterrorism, organized crime and child exploitation investigations, as well as serving as assistant special agent in the Los Angeles field offices and a unit chief in the International Terrorism Operations Section at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.
A graduate of the University of Virginia, he earned his law degree from the New York University School of Law and served as an assistant district attorney in New York City before joining the FBI.
Kowel replaces Kristi Koons Johnson, who served in the role for nearly 14 months. Johnson was recently named assistant director in charge of the Los Angeles field office.
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