SLS 18RS-2570 ORIGINAL 2018 Regular Session SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 120 BY SENATOR BISHOP COMMENDATIONS. Commends Perrye K. Turner for serving as special agent in charge of the Houston, Texas, field office. 1 A RESOLUTION 2 To commend Perrye K. Turner for serving as special agent in charge of the FBI field office 3 in Houston, Texas. 4 WHEREAS, a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Perrye K. Turner earned a Bachelor 5 of Science in mathematics and statistics from Louisiana Tech University and a Master of 6 Business Administration from Belhaven University; and 7 WHEREAS, Mr. Turner became a special agent with the FBI in 1991; he was 8 assigned to the Huntsville Resident Agency in the Birmingham, Alabama, field office; and 9 WHEREAS, in 1995, he moved to the Monroe resident agency in the New Orleans, 10 Louisiana, field office, where he investigated gang, drug, financial crime, and public 11 corruption matters; and 12 WHEREAS, four years later, Mr. Turner was promoted to supervisory special agent 13 in the Criminal Investigation Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he 14 was program manager in the Mexican/criminal syndicates unit of the drug section; in this 15 capacity, he provided operational support and FBI Headquarters approval to FBI field offices 16 working on complex criminal enterprise and money laundering investigations; and 17 WHEREAS, Mr. Turner transferred to the Jackson division in 2001 to supervise the 18 criminal enterprise squad; in 2004, he started the first ever field intelligence group, where Page 1 of 3 SR NO. 120 SLS 18RS-2570 ORIGINAL 1 he managed a group of intelligence analysts and human intelligence special agents; in 2005, 2 he was promoted to assistant special agent in charge of the Memphis, Tennessee, field office, 3 where he managed all the criminal and administrative programs for three years and all 4 national security programs for two years; and 5 WHEREAS, in 2010, Mr. Turner returned to FBI Headquarters as deputy assistant 6 director of the information technology engineering division; from 2012 to 2014, Mr. Turner 7 served as the special agent in charge of the Louisville, Kentucky, field office; he has served 8 as special agent in charge of the FBI field office in Houston, Texas, since 2014; and 9 WHEREAS, as special agent in charge, Mr. Turner also serves as the south-central 10 region domestic representative of national intelligence; he meets quarterly with other FBI 11 special agents in charge; senior executives from the U.S. intelligence community; and 12 federal, state, and local law enforcement intelligence personnel to enhance collaboration and 13 develop strategies to mitigate emerging threats and risks related to national security; and 14 WHEREAS, Mr. Turner is a recipient of the 2014 Presidential Rank Award, which 15 is awarded to the top one percent of senior executives in the U.S. government; he is 16 recognized as a transformational leader and visionary; and 17 WHEREAS, Perrye K. Turner merits the highest commendation and sincere 18 congratulations for his contributions to the health and safety of his fellow citizens. 19 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana 20 does hereby commend Perrye K. Turner for serving as special agent in charge of the FBI 21 field office in Houston, Texas; does hereby recognize his exemplary service to his 22 community, state, and nation during his nearly thirty years in federal law enforcement; and 23 does hereby extend to him full measures of continued success and happiness in all of his 24 future endeavors. 25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to 26 Perrye K. Turner. Page 2 of 3 SR NO. 120 SLS 18RS-2570 ORIGINAL The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot. DIGEST SR 120 Original 2018 Regular Session Bishop Commends Perrye K. Turner for serving as special agent in charge of the FBI field office in Houston, TX. Page 3 of 3