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Frank Figliuzzi (born Cesare Frank Figliuzzi in 1962) is currently the Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cleveland Division which includes all of northern Ohio, and the major cities of Cleveland, Toledo, Youngstown, Akron, and Canton.^[1]

Career

Mr. Figliuzzi joined the FBI as a Special Agent in August 1987 and has worked for the FBI in the Atlanta, Washington, D.C., headquarters, San Francisco, and Miami offices. He was the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Office, the FBI's fifth largest office. Mr. Figliuzzi also served as the FBI's Chief Inspector from December 2005 until his appointment as head of the Cleveland Division. ^[2]

Major Cases

Mr. Figliuzzi is most noted for his successful work as on-scene commander of the evidence recovery efforts at the Boca Raton, Florida site of the nation's first anthrax murder in 2001; the murder of pregnant single mother Jessie Marie Davis and her unborn child, by Canton Police Officer Bobby Cutts in northern Ohio; and the Toledo terror plot in Toledo, Ohio. He also led major public corruption investigations in Miami, Florida and in Cleveland, Ohio, the most famous of which took place in Cleveland and involved Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora and county Auditor Frank Russo who used bribery schemes and tax evasion for self-profit. Russo has since plead guilty to 21 corruption crimes, while Dimora has chosen to have a trial.

Education

Mr. Figliuzzi earned a Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from Fairfield University. Mr. Figliuzzi also completed the Harvard University National Security Program for Senior Executives in Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

References

External links

• FBI Cleveland - C. Frank Figliuzzi profile