FBI AGENT
Upon being sworn-in as a regularly appointed Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], in May 1973, JAMES J. WEDICK was commissioned to investigate violations of the laws of the United States and authorized to collect evidence in which the United States was or maybe an interested party.
After being sworn-in as an FBI agent, he attended the Bureau’s training academy, in Quantico, Virginia and in August 1973 was transferred to the FBI’s Indianapolis Division where he served in the Headquarters city office, as well as the Gary, Indiana Resident Agency. As a new FBI agent, Mr. WEDICK pursued bank robbers, chased wanted fugitives, and investigated thefts from interstate shipment, in particular “hijacked” trucks and stolen loads of steel—sometimes valued in excess of $500,000.
Developing an expertise for handling confidential informants and collecting intelligence, in 1975 and 1976, he was recognized by FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley for recruiting and developing several vitally “important sources” that resulted in the apprehension of two “dangerous” fugitives—one suspected of committing a double homicide and the other responsible for a robbery.
Because of a dangerous undercover assignment involving members of organized crime and several international thieves, in July 1978, Mr. WEDICK was transferred to the FBI’s Sacramento Division where he remained until he retired in April 2004. As an FBI agent stationed in Sacramento, California, he was credited with handling a number of complicated, long-term investigations—many involving FBI undercover operations—and in 1996 was promoted to supervise the agency’s corruption squad.
For additional information concerning his background, please see Mr. WEDICK’s curriculum vitae [CV] also on this website.
