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Gregory D. Lee

Gregory D. Lee

Criminal Justice Consultant and Expert Witness

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Gregory D. Lee's expertise covers the entire spectrum of drug law enforcement. He

recently participated in a total assessment of Saudi Arabia's drug enforcement

organization and made specific recommendations to make it more effective and efficient. He

is a qualified expert witness who will thoroughly review both criminal and civil discovery

material and provide his clients with a written case analysis based on his over 30-years

of law enforcement experience. His specific areas of expertise include police procedure,

informant use and management, deadly force, use of force, arrest procedures, raid planning

and execution, undercover operations, physical and electronic surveillance, money

laundering, drug identification, clandestine laboratories, terrorism, and investigative

procedures, to name a few.

Career History

2004PresentCriminal Justice Author and Consultant, P.O. Box 1195, Pebble Beach, CA 93953-1195, (831)

920-7367. Author of Global Drug Enforcement: Practical Investigative Techniques, published

by CRC Press (2004); Conspiracy Investigations: Terrorism, Drugs and Gangs, published by

Prentice Hall (2005); and Practical Criminal Evidence, also published by Prentice Hall

(2006). Consultant to attorneys and the law enforcement community on criminal and civil

matters. Conduct contract investigative, counter-drug and counter-terrorism training for

police officers and criminal investigators world-wide. Selected as lead instructor for

U.S. Department of State sponsored 9-week Preventing, Interdicting, and Investigating

Acts of Terrorism course held in Islamabad, Pakistan 2005. Regularly scheduled guest

lecturer for the Defense Intelligence Agency on counter-terrorism issues. Guest speaker

for the Defense Intelligence Agency and

Department of Law, U.S. Military Academy, West

Point.

20012003Supervisory Special Agent (GS-1811-14/7), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), United

States Department of Justice, Los Angeles Field Division, Edward Roybal Federal Building,

20th Floor, 255 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, California 90012, 213-***-****.

Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Justice Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task

Forces Program (OCDETF). Managed a substantial annual budget for use in OCDETF designated

criminal cases for the Los Angeles Division. Reviewed proposals, approved expenditures,

and represented DEA in committee decision making processes. Guest instructor at various

national and international venues including the Defense Intelligence Agency, International

Law Enforcement Academy, Bangkok, Thailand, California Narcotics Officers Association and

the International Narcotics Interdiction Association.

19982001Group Supervisor (GS-1811-14), Drug Enforcement Administration, Enforcement Group 1, at

the Santa Ana, California Resident Office, 714-***-****, which serves Orange County.

Supervised nine DEA Special Agents, three local law enforcement task force officers, and a

secretary. Supervised the conduct of complex drug enforcement investigations prosecuted in

federal and state courts. Supervised DEA airport operations at Orange County/John Wayne

Airport.

1996 - 1998Resident Agent-in-Charge (GS-1811-14), DEA Karachi, Pakistan Resident Office, Unit 62401,

Box 122, APO AE 09814-2401, Tele: [92](21) 568-5170, Ext. 431. Supervised the conduct of

international drug and criminal investigations in Pakistan s Sindh Province and seven

Middle Eastern nations in which the United States is a party of interest. Collected,

analyzed, and disseminated drug intelligence with foreign drug liaison officers and the

U.S. intelligence Community. Was responsible for all drug enforcement matters concerning

the United States, including liaison with Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Yemen,

Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Held TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance.

1994 - 1996Assistant Attache/DEA Special Agent, (GS-1811-13), Islamabad Country Office, U.S. Embassy

Islamabad, Unit 62215, APO AE 09812-2215, [92](51) 826161 Ext. 2327. Conducted

international drug and criminal investigations affecting the United States. Was

responsible for monitoring and facilitating all drug-related extradition matters for the

United States. Collected and disseminated drug intelligence to foreign drug liaison

officers and the U.S. intelligence community. Participated in the arrest of 1993 New York

City World Trade Center bombing suspect Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, and later testified at his

trial.

1991 - 1994DEA Special Agent, Course Developer/Instructor, (GS-1811-13), DEA Office of Training

(TRDA), FBI Academy, P.O. Box 1475, Quantico, Virginia 22134-1475, 703-***-****. Taught

drug enforcement subjects to basic and in-service DEA Special Agents, Intelligence

Research Specialists, police officers, foreign law enforcement officers, and employees of

the U.S. Intelligence Community. Developed lesson plans, researched, and wrote articles

for professional publications such as the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, and Police Chief

magazines. Conducted international training seminars throughout the world. Recognized as

subject matter expert on drug conspiracy investigations, informant management, undercover

operations and smuggling. Certified tactical instructor.

1988 - 1991

DEA Special Agent, (GS-1811-13), Monterey Post-of-Duty, 2560 Garden Road, Monterey,

California 93941-3182. Conducted drug enforcement operations as a senior Special Agent

Task Force member assigned to the DEA sponsored Monterey County Narcotic Enforcement Team.

1983 - 1988

DEA Special Agent/Back-up Supervisor, (GS-1811-13), Los Angeles Field Division, Edward

Roybal Federal Building, 20th Floor, 255 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, California

90012, 213-***-****. Conducted complex drug conspiracy investigations, participated in

surveillances, wrote comprehensive reports of investigation, made arrests, and testified

in judicial proceedings. Supervised group of Special Agents in absence of Group

Supervisor.

1981 - 1983Police Officer, Pasadena Police Department, 207 N. Garfield Avenue, Pasadena

California 91103, 626-***-****. Assigned to the Patrol Division. Also worked special

events including Rose Bowl games and parades, the Super Bowl, Emmy Awards, and security

for Movie and TV productions within the city. Awarded Advanced Certificate from the

California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).

1980 - 1981Police Officer, Salinas Police Department, 222 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, California 93901,

831-***-****. Assigned to the Patrol Division after graduating from the Central Coast

Counties Police Academy, Gilroy, California.

1978

Part-timefaculty member, Administration of Justice Department, Monterey Peninsula

College, 980 Fremont Blvd., Monterey, California 93942, 831-***-****. Instructed course

on criminal investigation.

Military Experience

January 2012

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Retired U.S. Army ReserveChief Warrant Officer Five.

November 2010October 2011

Called to active duty to be on special assignment with the Special Operations Command -

Europe, Stuttgart, Germany. Completed combat tour in Kabul, Afghanistan in support of

International Security Assistance Forces Special Operations Forces.

May 2009August 2009

Called to active duty in support of Global War on Terror as a CID Special Agent for the

Expeditionary Fraud Field Office, Major Procurement Fraud Unit, 6301 Little River

Turnpike, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22312-5044, 703-***-****.

February 2009May 2009

Called to active duty to perform defense investigator duties for DoD s Office of Military

Commissions - Defense, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B688, Washington, DC 20301-1600.

Provided investigative support for attorneys defending high value detainees held at the

U.S. Naval base, Guantanamo, Cuba.

October 2001 - October 2002

Called to active duty to support Operation Nobel Eagle in the Global War on Terrorism.

CID Special Agent/Chief Warrant Officer 5/Staff Officer at the Army Operations Center,

Anti-Terrorism Operations and Intelligence Cell (ATOIC), The Pentagon, Washington, DC

703-***-****. As an ATOIC Terrorism Warning Staff Officer, collected, analyzed, and

disseminated highly classified intelligence having a bearing on worldwide force protection

and future terrorist actions directed against U.S. government entities and the U.S. Army

in particular. Conducted Force Protection assessments of major military installations and

off-site military sponsored events. Interacted daily with members of the U.S. Intelligence

Community, and attended DIA Counterterrorism Analysis Courses. Routinely briefed the top

senior leadership of the U.S. Army and Department of Defense. Regularly scheduled guest

speaker at the Defense Intelligence Agency s Joint Military Intelligence Training Center

as well as Homeland Defense conferences in the Washington, DC area.

1980 - 2012

U.S. Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 5/CID Special Agent, HQ., U.S. Army Criminal

Investigation Command (CID), 6010 6th Street, Attn: CIOP-RA, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5506,

703-***-****. USAR Chief of Field Operations, HQ., 6th Military Police Group (CID), Fort

Lewis, WA. Supervise and conduct felony criminal investigations as well as Crime

Prevention Surveys and Personal Security Missions for the Secretary of Defense, Secretary

of the Army, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, foreign dignitaries, and other high

ranking U.S. Government officials when on active duty. Subject Matter Expert/Associate

Instructor for the U.S. Army Military Police School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Possessed DoD TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance.

1977 - 1980

U.S. Army active duty Chief Warrant Officer 2/CID Special Agent, Fort Ord District, Fort

Ord, California 93941. Criminal Intelligence Coordinator responsible for the collection,

analysis, and dissemination of criminal information to other federal, state, and local law

enforcement agencies. Supervised the Drug Suppression Team. Conducted Crime Prevention

Surveys. Fort Ord is now closed.

1975 - 1977

SP5/CID Special Agent, Darmstadt, Germany Resident Agency, Second Region, USACIDC, APO

New York 09175. Conducted a wide-variety of criminal investigations of felony violations

of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Performed duties as the Drug Suppression

Coordinator. Also, personally investigated 26 death investigations that involved all

manner of death, including murder, homicide, suicide, accidental, natural and accidental.

1974 - 1975PFC/Military Police Investigator (MPI), 61st Military Police Detachment, Darmstadt

Military Community, APO New York 09175. Conducted mostly misdemeanor and some felony

violations of the UCMJ.

1972 - 1974

PV2/Military Policeman and MPI, Office of the Provost Marshal, 18th Airborne Corps and

Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28372. Conducted criminal investigations of

misdemeanor and some felony violations of the UCMJ.

Education

1979

Master of Public Administration in Justice Administration, Golden Gate University, San

Francisco, California.

1977

Bachelor of Science in Sociology with dual minors in Psychology and Vocational Education,

University of Maryland, European Division.

Partial List of Specialized Law Enforcement Training

Special Victims Unit Investigations (Rape, sexual assault, and spousal abuse training)

Counselor/Graduate, FBI National Academy (160th Session)

DEA Special Agent Basic Training

DEA Methods of Instructon School

DEA Clandestine Laboratory Investigations

DEA Conspiracy Investigations School

DEA Street Gang Seminar

DEA Tactical Instructor School

Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs TrainingDEA Financial Asset Removal School

DEA Supervisors Institute

Central Coast Counties Police Academy, Gilroy, CATraffic Accident Investigations

Chemical Agents Training

California Juvenile Street Gang Activity

Narcotic Enforcement for Peace Officers Course

Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure

Officer Survival

Arson and Fire InvestigationUS Army Protective Services Training

Criminal Investigator Logistics Management

US Army Criminal Investigation Course

US Army Military Police Investigation Course

US Army Military Police School

Publications

Nationally syndicated columnist for North Star Writers Group, www.NorthStarNational.com.

Contributing editor for www.FamilySecurityMatters.org.

Volume II, Part II, Chapter 11, The Global Drug Trade and its Nexus to Terrorism,

Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives,

Praeger Security International/Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (2007).

Practical Criminal Evidence, Prentice Hall (2006).

Conspiracy Investigations: Terrorism, Drugs and Gangs, Prentice Hall (2005).

Global Drug Enforcement: Practical Investigative Techniques, CRC Press (2004).

U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Their Impact on Federal Drug Offenders, FBI Law Enforcement

Bulletin, May, 1995.

Drug Conspiracy Cases, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, October, 1994.

Chapter on Drug Informants, Drug Enforcement Handbook, pp. 11-17, U.S. Department of

Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, July 1994.

Drug Informants - Motives, Methods, and Management, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,

September, 1993.

Food for thought: Police Officers as College Instructors, The Police Chief, October,

1979.

Professional Presentations

California Federation of Republican Woman, Monterey, CA

Crystal Cruise Line

Monterey Bay Republican Women Federation, Carmel Valley, CA

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Department of Defense Executive Management Development and Training Program, sponsored by

The George Washington University s Elliot School of International Affairs, Washington, DC.

Defense Intelligence Agency, Advanced Counter-Terrorism Analyst Course, Washington, DC.

U.S. Department of Justice s International Criminal Investigation Training Assistance

Program, Hangu, Pakistan.

Lead Instructor for the U.S. Department of State, Antiterrorism Assistance Program 9-week

Preventing, Interdicting, and Investigating Acts of Terrorism course held in Islamabad,

Pakistan, 2005.

Regional Counterdrug Training Academy, Meridian, MS.

United States Military Academy, Department of Law, West Point, NY.

International Law Enforcement Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.

International Narcotics Interdiction Association, Reno, NV.

California Narcotic Officers Association, Los Angeles, CA.

AffiliationsCounselor/Graduate, 160th Session of the FBI National Academy, Quantico,

Virginia (Section 4, Winter, 1990).

Life Member, Reserve Officers Association, Washington, DC.

Association of Former Federal Narcotics Agents

Police Writers Association

Member of Standard & Poor's Vista Research's Society of Industry Leaders

Professional Licenses

California Community College Teaching Credential for Police Science, valid for life.

California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Advanced

Certificate.

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"Retired DEA Supervisory Special Agent Lee's book is essential reading for anyone

involved in drug enforcement at any level. ...His book reflects his valuable insights from

many years of experience in the criminal investigation and police training fields. It is a

must read for police and prosecutors alike."

- Enrique Romero, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge (Ret.)

Practical Criminal Evidence, by Gregory D. Lee, is published by Prentice Hall.

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