Kenneth Melson, interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, will step aside as questions abound — though fail to gain traction in mainstream media coverage — about the agency’s “Operation Fast and Furious,” in which American firearms were allowed to cross the Mexican border illegally.
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Crucially, Melson has not resigned, but will become a “senior adviser on forensic science” at the Office of Legal Policy. Todd Jones, U.S. Attorney in Minnesota, will take over as interim director.
