Why Is Lisette Olivera Leaving FBI? What Happened to Syd Ortiz? [Video]

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That was fast! Lisette Olivera, who joined the cast of FBI as a series regular in Season 7, is leaving the CBS show, Deadline reports. The episodes she has filmed will air as planned.

According to the October 31 Deadline report, Olivera was cast as Syd Ortiz, a “trained Behavioral Analysis Unit Agent who joins FBI’s New York field office criminal division.” She is set to make her first appearance in Episode 4 this season.

Ortiz would be the new partner for Stuart Scola (John Boyd), following the exit of Katherine Renee Kane, whose Special Agent Tiffany Wallace left in the Season 7 premiere. Since Wallace’s departure, Scola has been trying out different partners, with Ortiz joining the list.

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