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MEMBERS ONLY: Conversation with ADIC James Smith

Please join BENS on Wednesday, May 1st for an evening conversation with the FBI New York Field Office’s Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) James Smith, who began leading the field office earlier this year. We will also be joined by Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for National Security, Eric Reese, and Assistant Special Agents in Charge (ASACs) for Russia, China, Cyber, and Financial Crimes.

FBI New York is composed of over 2,000 agents, support staff, and task force members. It is the largest field office in terms of staff, and its territory has a population of over 13 million. Its mandate includes the boroughs of Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island and the counties of Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, and Westchester.

A special thank you to BENS Chicago Member Scott Schroeder and his NY Member Representative Brooke Harlow for sponsoring this discussion at Balyasny Asset Management.

Cost: $Free

Organizer:

shiggins@bens.org

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