Special Agent
CurrentConduct financial investigations primarily centering on bank, mortgage, RMBS, and other sophisticated frauds impacting operations of Government-Sponsored Enterprises, namely, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Proficient at initiating and developing investigative leads via extensive analysis of Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) data filed by financial and lending institutions, as well as Qui Tam filings alerting prosecutors to false claims being submitted by private entities to the federal government.• Served as the lead investigative case agent, and specifically chosen by federal prosecutors and certified by federal courts to testify as a quasi-expert witness at trial, on several multibillion-dollar RMBS investigations targeting the largest global banking institutions, including Citigroup, JPMorgan, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, and UBS, which led to over $28 billion in settlements with the Justice Department.• Delivered presentations on RMBS and the role of FHFA-OIG to the Bank Fraud Working Group, in addition to federal, state, and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies located throughout the U.S.• Former key member of the RMBS Task Force at U.S. Attorney’s Office, New Haven, CT, targeting RMBS bond traders who lied to clients about the prices of bonds. Testified to fraud charges and served as co-lead case agent against 3 former Nomura RMBS bonds traders (US v. Shapiro, et al. (DCT)).• Spearheaded and served as lead investigative case agent on the following significant federal investigations:o U.S. v. Lorin Buckner, et al. (SDOH): Multimillion-dollar foreclosure rescue scheme that defrauded 780 financially distressed homeowners. Testified at trial to secure a dozen convictions.o U.S. v. Jacob & Aron Deutsch (DCT): Multi-family fraud scheme involving 24 loans on numerousproperties throughout Hartford, CT, totaling $50 million.
