Utah receives visit from FBI director
"It's an opportunity for him to get a feel for what's going on," said FBI Special Agent Patrick Kiernan.
During his visit, Mueller will meet with the 300 or so employees in the FBI's Salt Lake City office, which covers Utah, Idaho and Montana, and is one of several field offices he is visiting during this trip.
Mueller has not been to the FBI's Salt Lake City office since the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
"He wants to hear from field personnel about issues involving the FBI," said Tim Fuhrman, special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City office. "He wants to thank them for their efforts and explain different things that he's working on in Washington."
The Salt Lake City office is one of the lead agencies involved in the manhunt for fugitive Fundamentalist LDS Church leader Warren Jeffs. The polygamist prophet is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
Fuhrman told the Deseret Morning News he expects to discuss the Jeffs case with Mueller.
"He's well aware of this case and that may be something he wants to discuss with me," Fuhrman said Tuesday. "There are other investigations we're doing that he might want to ask about."
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