Cartha deloach biography samples

Cartha Dekle DeLoach (July 20, 1920 – March 13, 2013), known as Deke DeLoach, was associate deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States.^[1] During his post, DeLoach was the third most senior official in the FBI after J.

Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson.^[1]

Early life

DeLoach was born July 20, 1920, in Claxton, Georgia, the only child of Cartha Calhoun DeLoach.^[1][2] His father, a merchant, died when DeLoach was ten years old.^[1] He attended Gordon Military College, South Georgia College and Stetson University.^[2]

FBI service

In his book, “The Secrets of the FBI” national security journalist Ronald Kessler reported an incident in which a highly placed congressional staffer believed that DeLoach attempted blackmail using derogatory information from the agency's files.:^[3]

Roy L.

Elson, administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Carl T. Hayden, exper