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Levinson, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1948-

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Personal name headingLevinson, Robert A. (Robert Alan), 1948-
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Variant(s)Levinson, Bob, 1948-
Birth date19480310
Place of birthFlushing (New York, N.Y.)
AffiliationUnited States. Drug Enforcement Administration
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Office of Transnational Issues
Profession or occupationDrug enforcement agents
Private investigators
Intelligence officers
Found inUnited States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Condemning the government of Iran for its statesponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the international covenants on human rights ; and calling on the government of Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance in this case of Robert Levinson, one of the longest held United States civilians in our nation's history, 2014: title page (Robert Levinson) page 19 (Bob Levinson)
Wikipedia website, August 26, 2014 (Robert Alan "Bob" Levinson (born March 10, 1948) is an American private investigator and retired DEA and FBI agent. He was taken hostage on March 9, 2007 when visiting Iran's Kish Island while supposedly researching a cigarette smuggling case and is currently the longest held hostage in American history)
CNN website, August 26, 2014 (Robert Levinson fast facts... Birth place: Flushing, New York; Birth name: Robert A. Levinson; 1970's, hired by the FBI after six years with the Drug Enforcement Agency; 1998, retires from the FBI; 1998-2007, works as a private investigator; 2006, hired as a contractor by Tim Sampson, head of the Illicit Finance Group within the Office of Transnational Issues at the CIA)
Associated languageeng