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Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Fries has been appointed special agent in charge of the FBI’s Louisville Division, which covers most of Kentucky.

Her appointment was announced by national FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III.

Fries most recently has been serving as a special assistant to the associate deputy director at FBI headquarters in Reston, Va.

She will be the first woman to lead the Louisville field office, and will replace Timothy Cox, who is retiring. Fries is expected to start her new position in about a month.

Fries began work as an FBI special agent in 1991. Upon completion of training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., she was assigned to the Indianapolis Division, where she worked a variety of cases, including public corruption and bank fraud.