Peter J Ahearn
Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Buffalo, New York
The Bureau made the Pittsburgh Division his first assignment; there he investigated White Collar and Organized Crime. In 1984, Ahearn transferred to the Newark, New Jersey, Division to investigate Organized Crime and International Drug Trafficking.
In June 1988, the Bureau promoted Ahearn to Supervisor of the Newark, New Jersey, Division's Organized Crime/Drug Program, where he remained until his transfer to FBI Headquarters in May 1991. As a Supervisor in Newark, Ahearn's responsibilities included the administrative, investigative, and management oversight of more than 1,200 cases involving the LaCosa Nostra (LCN), Russian/Eastern European/Eurasian Criminal Enterprise Groups, and Asian Criminal Enterprise Groups. These investigations involved murder, extortion, kidnapping,
drug trafficking, gambling, loansharking, money laundering, the application of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Statute, and other criminal activity on both a domestic and an international basis.
In July 1996, Ahearn received an appointment as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the FBI's San Diego, California, Division, with program responsibility for the Organized Crime/Drug and Violent Crime/Major Offender investigative programs. A primary responsibility included coordinating the FBI's participation in a multi-agency Southwest Border Initiative relative to the Arellano-Felix Drug Trafficking Organization.
On July 20, 1998, the Bureau promoted Ahearn to the Senior Executive Service (SES) and transferred him to Washington, D.C., as the Deputy Chief of Intelligence for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
In March 2001, the Bureau appointed Ahearn to the position of Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Buffalo, New York, Division. The Buffalo Division has jurisdiction over the 17 counties of Western New York, and it works closely with its Canadian counterparts throughout Southern Ontario, Canada.
