Carl Joseph Truscott is a security expert and was the sixth Director of the

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(ATF) in the

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under

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, a position he held from 2004 to 2006.

Education

Truscott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the

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in 1979, and attended an executive program at Harvard University.

Career

Truscott began his law enforcement career in 1980 as an Investigator for the

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Department of Law and Public Safety. Soon after, he joined the

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where he served for 22 years rising to the position Assistant Director of the Office of Protective Research. Truscott served as Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division and was responsible for the overall security of the President, the First Family and the White House. He served two tours of duty in the Presidential Protective Division at the White House and protected Presidents

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, George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

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appointed Truscott head of ATF in 2004. Truscott was the subject of an Inspector General's Office Investigation in early 2006 in regards to lavish spending and misuse of agency resources. He resigned six months later.

ASERO Worldwide

Truscott is currently a senior executive at ASERO Worldwide, a security consulting firm.Carl Truscott's biography page at employer, ASERO Worldwide, Inc.

References

External links

Report of Investigation Concerning Alleged Mismanagement and Misconduct by Carl J. Truscott, Former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Report of Investigation Concerning Alleged Mismanagement and Misconduct by Carl J. Truscott, Former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives {{DEFAULTSORT:Truscott, Carl Living people University of Delaware alumni Harvard University alumni Law enforcement officials from New Jersey Law enforcement officials from Washington, D.C. American law enforcement officials Heads of United States federal agencies ATF agents United States Secret Service agents Directors of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives George W. Bush administration controversies Year of birth missing (living people)