RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The head of FBI Richmond is among multiple veteran agents removed from their positions after they "ran afoul of conservatives," according to the New York Times.

The New York Times reports that Stanley Meador, special agent in charge of Richmond's FBI field office, has been put on administrative leave and "was expected to retire."

Sources familiar with the FBI, including current and former agents, told the New York Times that Meadow's removal is one of several "transfers, ousters and demotions" within the agency as FBI director Kash Patel works to "remake" it under President Donald Trump.

"The wave of changes, current and former agents say, amount to little more than retaliation, underscoring what they describe as the politicization of the FBI as its leaders seek

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