DEA Legacy Expert for Complex Litigation

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Retired senior federal law enforcement officer with 27+ years of experience leading complex narcotics, money laundering, and transnational criminal investigations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Demonstrated expertise in affidavit and report writing, undercover operations, confidential source development and management, surveillance operations, Title III wiretap investigations, and high-risk arrest and seizure operations involving controlled substances, firearms, bulk currency, and digital evidence. Experienced in drug related homicide investigations and multi-agency task force leadership. Holds an active Top-Secret clearance. • Led long term investigations targeting large scale domestic & international drug trafficking organizations, complex money laundering networks, and transnational criminal groups. • Authored affidavits, investigative reports, surveillance summaries, and prosecutorial submissions supporting federal search and seizure warrants, arrest warrants, Title III wire intercepts, and asset forfeiture actions. • Conducted and supervised undercover operations involving narcotics transactions, financial exchange schemes, and confidential source deployments. • Managed confidential informants in accordance with DOJ and DEA policy, including documentation standards, reliability assessments, and operational best practices. • Directed physical and electronic surveillance operations, including multi team coordinated surveillances, GPS/data tracking, pole camera deployments, and digital data exploitation. • Executed complex wiretap investigations, including minimization procedures, intercept analysis, and affidavit preparation. • Led high risk arrest operations and seizures involving violent offenders, controlled substances, firearms, bulk currency, digital devices, and other evidentiary materials. • Investigated drug-homicides and overdose deaths using forensic, financial, and conspiracy based investigative techniques. • Commanded a 14-member cross agency task force, overseeing operational planning, investigative quality control, and interagency coordination. • Spearheaded major financial crime investigations, including a $160M seizure and $1.5B deferred prosecution agreement involving Wachovia Bank and Mexico based Casas de Cambio. • Directed a counter threat finance intelligence team targeting a Chinese money laundering organization, resulting in $72M in seized illicit proceeds. • Served as Field Training Agent, Guest Academy Instructor, and instructor for DEA Task Force Officer training and accreditation. Specialized Training: Advanced Money Laundering • Asset Forfeiture • Cryptocurrency Investigations • Complex Conspiracy Investigations • Tactical Diversion • Public Speaking • Digital Data Investigations • Clandestine Laboratory Investigations • TCCC • Special Agent Tactical Training • Tactical Diversion and Pharmaceutical Investigators Training Course