Chris Cantrell Email & Phone Number

Throughout my career as a Special Agent for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, I conducted end-to-end domestic and global investigations into money laundering, wire fraud, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion and identity fraud by analyzing data from digital footprints to detect financial criminal activities. I led a money laundering investigation using analytical techniques into a global organization with terrorist ties that identified over $500 million of illegal financial transactions and resulted in the seizure of valuable art, diamonds, and financial assets with sanctions against 64 entities in 9 countries. I also coordinated the seizure of over 1,000 antiquities and fine art purchased as part of a third party money laundering scheme, as well as initiating an international wire fraud investigation of an organization that lured victims into wiring over $1million via commercial wire transfer companies. With respect to tax fraud, I recovered over $2 million in financial assets during an investigation wherein business owners committed filed false tax returns.I am known as well for my subject matter expertise regarding money laundering through sales of artwork and gemstones and have spoken at conferences that include Anti-Money Laundering at Fordham School of Law, and Money Laundering through Art in Paris. I also co-led a seminar at the University of Iowa: Loot! Art, Theft, and the Global Art Market. I am the recipient of numerous awards for combating financial fraud crimes. Prior to joining the DHS, I served in a leadership role in the U.S. Marine Corps.