special agent

noun

: an agent who works for the FBI

Examples of special agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mantegna reprises his role as special agent David Rossi in the Criminal Minds revival Evolution, currently in its second season — and 17th overall — on Paramount+. EW.com, 4 July 2024 The story follows Kyle Turner (played by Bana), a special agent for the National Parks Service whose investigation of a brutal murder uncovers dark secrets about the park and his past. Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 21 June 2024 Bill Bodner, former special agent in charge of the DEA’s Los Angeles field division, said ketamine use is increasing. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2024 In the letter, dated Nov. 1, 2019, Bauer – purporting to be his acting unit chief – claimed to have been employed as a special agent for a ten-year span ending in September 2019. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024 The complaint alleges Muller placed a call on Tuesday to an FBI special agent who was known to have been involved in an investigation into a laptop belonging to Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024 According to a report last week from inside the courtroom, a prosecutor waved the defendant’s silver Apple MacBook Pro while reminding an FBI special agent of the data that had been seized during the federal investigation of Mr. Biden. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024 The complaint, filed by Wisconsin Department of Justice special agent Mary Van Schoyck, relied on evidence from the fall of 2020 through delivery of the unappointed elector certificate on Jan. 6, 2021, when Chesebro and Troupis organized a plan to cast fake electoral votes. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2024 James Crumbley's sister from Florida is first defense witness The prosecution rested in its case after briefly recalling Brett Brandon, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives. Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024

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“Special agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20agent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

special agent

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