New ATF chief B. Todd Jones joins an agency shaken by guns scandal

He is a former Marine who has twice served as the first African American U.S. attorney in Minnesota. He's a movie buff who likes to show clips from films during meetings to explain a point. He's the father of five, a University of Minnesota law school graduate and a former military judge advocate.

B. (Byron) Todd Jones, 54, the man chosen to head the embattled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, is also a seasoned prosecutor who chairs an advisory committee of U.S. attorneys across the country for Attorney General Eric Holder.

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Paul Kane 02 Sep, 2011

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