Experience

Florida Office of the Attorney General

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Investigator

  • May 2021 - Present

  • Recognized as a subject matter expert (SME) in healthcare fraud working with SIU units from Medicaid Managed Care organizations • Conduct multiple investigations involving Medicaid provider fraud including billing, kickbacks, patient abuse, medical provider misconduct, and participated on a joint HHS OIG and FBI task force. • Mentored and coached four personnel. • Identified critical deficiencies in natural disaster response, recommending all personnel be outfitted with GPS equipment, streamlining communication and location assignments, saving significant time through duplicative work. • Recognized that civilian personnel were at greater risk of harm due to lack of safety training and made recommendations to rectify the risk through additional training.



Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Agent in Charge | Director of Investigations

  • 2020 - 2021

  • Led 10 direct reports, 5 indirect reports, and managed a budget for overseeing five field offices in six states. • Reviewed and escalated 100+ internal investigations focused on ethics and compliance for agency personnel. • Coordinated division-wide training across multiple topics and instructors for 15+ personnel. • Responsible for the creation and renewal of multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) between law enforcement agencies. • Led and managed multiple multi-state task forces focused on the CARES Act and document fraud. • Produced approximately $2.5M in savings, recoveries, and restitution.



Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Agent | Investigator

  • 2000 - 2018

  • Conducted 5K+ investigations targeting disability fraud, bank fraud, identify theft, and numerous other types of fraud and internal investigations. • Planned and executed an investigation into fraudulent claims for Social Security, Worker's Compensation and non-profit benefits related to the World Trade Center attack, who were not victims of the attack. Team Leader on "Operation Recoil" involving 200+ first responders arrested due to falsely claiming injuries as a result of being involved in the incident. • Assisted in creating the agency training program for defensive tactics training. Negotiated the free use of a local gym for training purposes and implemented annual in-service training. • Team Leader on an investigation with Aflac involving multiple arrests of doctors, lawyers, and benefit recipients. • Managed multiple investigations at JFK and LaGuardia airports involving fraudulent application for access to secured areas, resulting in numerous changes to the application process and increased identification of security threats. • Met 10+ times annually with financial institutions across the country to collaborate on shared and emerging trends and focus on best practices for crimes against the elderly. • Recovered approximately $15M+ throughout career in fraudulently received funds. • Conducted 50+ internal investigations for selling confidential information, financial fraud, fund diversion, time and attendance violations, sexual harassment, and workplace violence. • Collaborated with the Federal Protective Service (FPS) and the FBI to conduct 200+ investigations throughout career.