The head of the FBI’s Boston division who oversaw the counterterrorism investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings announced Tuesday that he would step down from his post in July and take a private sector job as vice president of Corporate Security with Penske Corporation in Michigan.
Richard DesLauriers, 53, had a 26 year career with the FBI and has been in his current position since July 2010.
“It has been a distinct honor and privilege to serve for the past three years as SAC of the Boston Division of the FBI,” DesLauriers said in a statemnet. “I thank the very hard working women and men of the FBI for their dedicated public service to our great nation, and I thank our many law enforcement and United States Attorney’s Office partners for their enduring friendship and countless contributions to enhancing public safety and security across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine.”
