Key Takeaways Recently confirmed FBI director Kash Patel has a net worth of nearly $6 million, according to an estimate by Business Insider.Patel earned $2.1 million from his consulting business, Trishul LLC,

The new FBI director ordered officials to undertake a $100 million restructuring with no clear way to fund it—and took on a second job.

During a call, Patel said that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is a huge UFC fan and that he inspired Patel to try the training.

New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees at FBI headquarters to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville,

FBI deputy director Dan Bongino is a bombastic podcast host who has never worked at the FBI and has spent years pushing conspiracy theories about the bureau.

T he Senate confirmed Kashyap “Kash” Patel as the new FBI director on Thursday in a Senate vote that largely fell along party lines. 51 Senators voted in favor of Patel's confirmation, against 49 no votes, cementing him as the director of the nation’s leading federal law enforcement agency.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday swore in Kash Patel as FBI director in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Earlier Thursday the Senate had voted to confirm Patel as director.

Director Kash Patel is reportedly exploring the idea of involving the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to bolster the self-defense skills of FBI agents.

The Trump loyalist had reportedly told colleagues he'd like the agency to work with the UFC to train its agents following his controversial appointment last week