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☷Sanjay Virmani Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Washington Field Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
Jan 18,2024
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Director Christopher Wray has appointed Sanjay Virmani as the special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division in the Washington Field Office . Mr . Virmani recently held the role of deputy assistant director in the Counterterrorism Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington , D . C . He joined the FBI in 2003 as a special agent and worked on cyber and counterterrorism matters in the San Francisco Field Office . He was later promoted to supervisory special agent in the Counterterrorism Division , leading the Joint Terrorism Task Force in the Oakland Resident Agency . In 2013 , he became the Director of the INTERPOL Digital Crime Center in Singapore , providing operational support for cybercrime investigations . He returned to FBI Headquarters in 2016 as a unit chief in the Cyberterrorism unit . In 2018 , he took on roles as assistant section chief in the Counterterrorism Division and supervisory special agent in the San Francisco Field Office ' s Cyber Branch . In 2021 , he became section chief of the Strategic Partner Engagement Section in the Counterterrorism Division , overseeing liaison efforts with law enforcement , interagency , and private sector partners . In 2022 , he served as acting special agent in charge of the Tampa Field Office and was promoted to deputy assistant director in the Counterterrorism Division . Mr . Virmani holds a bachelor ' s degree in industrial engineering from California State Polytechnic University and a master ' s degree in business administration from the Naval Post Graduate School .
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