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Biography

I have over 28 years of investigative and legal experience. I have conducted hundreds of investigations across the globe and I am an expert in matters related to regulatory compliance, reputational protection/crisis management, complex internal and external fraud, asset searches and investigations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing, investigative due diligence, and supply chain and employee theft. I have led and participated in many engagements involving field investigation throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and have worked on a variety of complex investigations for international corporations, individuals and law firms. I am fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese. I began my career as an examining attorney and investigator with the New York City Department of Investigation. In this position, I conducted criminal investigations, covering employee fraud and theft, bribery, organized crime-related activities, union corruption, and administrative disciplinary actions. My cases included bid rigging at city-run auctions; theft of union funds, pensions, and property; and investigations of towing companies that uncovered, for example, extensive payments to a capo in the Gambino crime family. I also worked with the New York City Trade Waste Commission on a number of investigations involving kickbacks, theft of funds, and bid-rigging and with SDNY and EDNY on joint investigations.