1. Danny Coulson was born on June 29,1941 and is a former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI.
14 Facts About Danny Coulson
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Danny Coulson grew up on military bases as his father was in the military.
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Danny Coulson earned a bachelor's degree in Government from Texas Christian University.
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Danny Coulson then attended Southern Methodist University where he earned his Law Degree.
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Danny Coulson originally aspired to join the Navy, but a former FBI agent he knew encouraged him to apply to work for the Bureau.
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Danny Coulson's parents were not pleased with his decision to forego a career as an attorney and his mother disowned him.
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Danny Coulson then worked for the next nine years in the FBI's New York Division, where he specialized in Police Assassination, Fugitive, and Bank Robbery Investigations.
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In 1982, after a rise through the ranks of the FBI, Danny Coulson was assigned to create the Hostage Rescue Team.
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In 1984, Danny Coulson led a team of FBI agents to Whidbey Island to arrest Robert Jay Mathews, the leader of the neo-Nazi terrorist group The Order.
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In 1986 Danny Coulson was the Inspector In Charge of the Iran Contra Investigation for the FBI and later headed up the same investigation for Independent Counsel Judge Lawrence Walsh.
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In 1987, Danny Coulson was the tactical commander at the Atlanta Prison Riots.
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Danny Coulson has secured the release of over two hundred and seventy five hostages in his career.
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In 1997, upon retiring from the FBI, Danny Coulson created a private security firm, Danny Coulson, Jackson and Associates, assisting law firms and international corporations.
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In 1999, Danny Coulson admitted that the FBI had used pyrotechnic grenades at the Waco siege, contradicting previous reports.