Levinson , who became a private investigator after retiring from the FBI , was working on a cigarette smuggling case when he disappeared more than five years ago while on a business trip on Iran 's Kish island on March 8 , 2007 . Retired FBI Special Agent Robert Levinson vanished in 2007 . He was working as a private investigator . The U.S. `` reiterates its call on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran , '' official says . WASHINGTON — A former CIA agent who disappeared while investigating Iran’s
Retired FBI Special Agent Robert Levinson vanished in 2007 . He was working as a private investigator . The U.S. `` reiterates its call on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran , '' official says . WASHINGTON — A former CIA agent who disappeared while investigating Iran’s