About Us

About Richard “Bo” Dietl, Founder and CEO

Richard “Bo” Dietl was a New York City Police Officer and Detective from June 1969 until he retired in 1985. Bo was one of the most highly decorated detectives in the history of the police department, with several thousand arrests to his credit. There were two particular cases that represent his career highlights. The first was what former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch labeled “...the most vicious crime in New York City history” (1981) which involved a nun who was raped and tortured in an East Harlem convent as 27 crosses were carved into her by two men, who later confessed and were convicted. The second was the Palm Sunday Massacre in 1984, which was one of New York City’s most bloody mass slayings, of ten people. Bo was instrumental in the arrest and conviction of the suspects in both cases.

In 1986, Bo was nominated for the U.S. Congress by the Republican and Conservative parties of New York State for the 6th Congressional District (to fill the seat of the late Joseph Addabbo). In a 7-1 Democratic District, the Rev. Floyd Flake edged out Bo by a mere 2,500 votes - one of the closest races in New York history.

President George Bush appointed Bo as Co-Chairman of the National Crime Commission. Governor George E. Pataki appointed Bo Chairman of the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council. He served as Security Consultant to the National Republican Convention and as Director of Security for the New York State Republican Convention.

Richard “Bo” Dietl is the Founder & Chairman of Beau Dietl & Associates. Founded in 1985, Beau Dietl & Associates has grown to become one of the premier investigative and security firms in the nation and is a full service organization providing a wide variety of investigative and security services to corporate and individual clients worldwide.

Bo is also the co-author of the book “One Tough Cop”, which is a story about his life as a New York City police officer. The movie version of “One Tough Cop” was made into a major motion picture. Bo’s latest book, entitled “Business Lunchatations”, which is a story about networking and business strategies hit stores in April 2005, ranking #5 on Amazon’s Business Best Seller List. Since then, Bo has embraced many faceted roles in the industry such as Associate Producer for the movie “The Bone Collector” and Producer for a new movie “Table One.” Bo has entered into the television realm of reality TV with ABC “The Runner” scheduled for a January 2002 release.

Over the years Bo has taken an active interest in many charities and continues to endorse and support such charities as: The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, The Nation Center for Missing and Exploited Children, The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy, New York City Police & Fireman Widow & Children, CJ Foundation of SIDS, Tomorrows Children Fund, Children’s Medical Fund of NY, Hemophilia Assoc., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Mothers Voices just to name a few.

John Cutter, President

John W. Cutter is the recently retired Chief of Operations for all Counter-Terrorism initiatives for the NYC Police Department's Intelligence Division. He was with the New York City Police Department for twenty-four years from September 1980 through October 2004.

In January 2001 Chief Cutter was asked by the New York City Police Commissioner to develop and implement a new unit within the Intelligence Division known as the Criminal Intelligence Section. The Criminal Intelligence Section became operational in March of 2001 and quickly developed into one of the most productive crime fighting units within the department. The unit was so successful it was awarded the Department’s Unit Citation each of its first two years. On September 11 2001 the focus of the Criminal Intelligence Section shifted to terrorism. As the Commanding Officer, Criminal Intelligence Section, Chief Cutter oversaw all terrorism related activities within the Intelligence Division, to include preventive measures such as Operation Hercules, Nexus and the NYPD International and National Liaison programs, as well as all investigations relative to terrorism.

Chief Cutter was also designated the Commanding Officer of the New York New Jersey Regional Intelligence Center, a multi-agency command center which collected, analyzed and distributed intelligence materials from a local, state and federal level. Chief Cutter is credited with directing many successful investigations and initiatives still utilized by the New York City Police Department today. Chief Cutter was the lead proponent in developing the Intelligence Fusion Center that was utilized during the 2004 Republican National Convention that allowed the convention to operate nearly incident free.

Chief Cutter has had many years experience in command, as he was designated a commanding officer of numerous units within the New York City Police Department’s, Detective Bureau for over twelve years. He handled many extremely sensitive and critical investigations for the City of New York during those years.

Mr. Cutter since joining Beau Dietl and Associates back on October 25th 2004 has made a successful transition from the public to the private sector. Mr. Cutter has brought with him many of the ideas and plans that made him successful throughout his career in law enforcement.

Beau Dietl & Associates

As an internationally-recognized firm, Beau Dietl & Associates maintains a global network of investigative and security-based resources. With cross-disciplinary interaction, our staff includes former law enforcement officers, field investigators, white collar analysts, forensic accountants, and corporate attorneys. Our extensive record of service includes corporate and special investigations, internet security, computer forensics, litigation support, insurance services, and both armed and un-armed security guards.

BDA has been retained by countless law firms in New York and throughout the country. We have assisted them and their clients in a variety of cases involving asset searches, lifestyle profiles, matrimonial disputes, process service, interviews, witness location and more.

Our services are wide-reaching and all-encompassing, as is our client base. Our headquarters in New York City and our office in Daytona, Florida give Beau Dietl & Associates a vast investigative ability throughout the country and world. Our client list encompasses high profile individuals and Fortune 500 companies including General Electric and Home Depot.

Beau Dietl & Associates maintains an extended network of contacts and resources in all fifty states and beyond. With this unique network, we are able to verify information gathered from public sources and obtain additional details not easily available via regular channels. We are able to go in depth with any investigation using tools such as fingerprinting, surveillance, polygraphs, sweeps, and handwriting analysis. We also have subsidiaries that can provide the most advanced technology on any scale from single residence to multi-location corporations.