Special Agent Financial Crimes

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Ricky L. Burrell

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Brooks, GA 30205

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Cell Phone: 678-***-****

EMAIL ADDRESSES:

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EXPERIENCE: 09/2018 to 03/12/2022, Special Agent, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG)U.S. Department of Defense

• My most recent position I was assigned to the TransNational Field Office, (DCIS), U.S. Dept of Defense, I have conducted dozens of investigations while stationed throughout the Middle East – including Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan – on complex financial crimes.

• Investigated cases involving money laundering and fraud as well as ITARs violations, I have extensive experience with the U.S. Criminal Code statues, Anti-Money Laundering

(AML) regulations, and OFAC Sanctions. I have also worked closely with the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. State Department, and Homeland Security Investigations on several occasions.

• Through my many cases, I regularly review currency transaction reports (CTRs) and suspicious activity reports (SARs), and am experienced with the Bank Secrecy Act

(BSA), and utilizing the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) as well as the tools within the FinCEN.

• I have participated in numerous Qui Tam civil investigations to completion. Worked closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Civil attorney’s (AUSA) office and the Qui Tam Relator(s) and the Relators legal counsel.

09/2016 to 09/2018, Special Agent, Special Inspector General for Reconstruction of Afghanistan (SIGAR), Arlington, VA

• As a SIGAR Special Agent assigned to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, I conducted criminal and civil investigations with a focus on financial waste, fraud, and corruption related to programs and operations supported by U.S. funds in Afghanistan.

• I was a member of the International Contract Corruption Task Force (ICCTF) and was responsible for a myriad of crimes involving procurement fraud, various types of contract fraud, theft, corruption, and bribery of U.S. Government employees to protect U.S. Government interests and assets.

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09/1994 to 08/2016, Special Agent, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), OIG, U.S. Department of Defense

• As a DCIS Special Agent, I have conducted extensive financial white collar fraud investigations, working in cooperation with multiple external agencies/organizations. I have also worked closely with senior DoD officials and interfaced with DoD counterparts such as the DLA, DCMA, and DCAA to request specific information and data on several occasions. I have been involved in the full spectrum of programs including policy and oversight personnel, the Intelligence community, audit investigative support, and Special Programs such as Intelligence and Special Access Programs.

• Investigations I have participated in include: Government Contract Fraud, Environmental Crimes, Procurement Fraud, Public Corruption, Product Substitution Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Transportation Fraud, Money Laundering & Structuring schemes, Illegal Technology Transfer Crimes, and numerous construction and service type contract fraud investigations including progress payment construction contract fraud.

• As lead agent, I have worked on several complex, high-profile DoD procurement contract fraud investigations, including investigations into Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Bell Helicopter, and other top DoD contractors. I have investigated fraud related to the F-22 Stealth Fighter, C-130 Cargo Plane, V-22 Osprey, and Boeing engines to be utilized for F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F-18 Super Hornet.

• 04/1994 to 2005, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Reserve) Over the course of eleven (11) years in the Reserves, I demonstrated my ability as an S-3

(Plans, Operations & Training), as a S-4 (Logistics Budget Officer), and, in my final position, as a small group leader in the Command General Staff College Program.

• 08/1993 to 12/1993, Captain, U.S. Army

I acted as Battalion Intelligence/Security (S-2) and the Assistant Plans and Operations Officer (S-3) of an Air Traffic Control Battalion at Wiesbaden, Germany.

• 12/1989 to 06/1993, Captain, U.S. Army

I served as one of six Night Vision Goggle (NVG) Flight Commanders at the U.S. Army Aviation Training Center, Ft. Rucker, AL. I maintained supervisory responsibility over ten Warrant Officers and Department of Army civilians. I was responsible for the interactions between my Instructor Pilots (IP), North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO) personnel, U.S. Army flight students, and U.S. Air Force student pilots. Additionally, I was responsible for the teaching and evaluation of students in the employment of NVG systems, tactics, and doctrine.

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EDUCATION:

North Georgia College, Dahlonega, GA, Bachelor’s Degree, Criminal Justice U.S. Army Flight School, Fort Rucker, AL

U.S. Army Aviation Advanced Officer Course, Fort Rucker, AL U.S. Army Combined Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas U.S. Army Command General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas SPECIALIZED TRAINING:

Criminal Investigator Training Program, 1994

Accounting Overview for DCIS, 1995

Inspector General Basic Training Program, 1995

Non-Lethal Control Instructor Training Program, 1996 International Banking and Money Laundering, 1997

Firearms Instructor Training Program, 2000

Joint Terrorism Task Force Course, 2003

Anti-Terrorism Qualification Course, Ft.Bragg, NC, 1988 Military Operations in Urban Warfare Instructors Course, Ft. Hood, TX, 1988 Force Protection Officers Advisors Course, Level II, Ft. McCellan, 2000 Combat Emergency Trauma Training, 2009

Driver Training Course for High Threat Environments, 2009 Law enforcement Control Tactics Refresher Training Program, 2011 Defense Criminal Investigative Service Deployment Readiness Program, 2011 Naval Criminal Investigative Service, High Risk Operations Training Program, 2011 Defense Criminal Investigative Service Deployment Readiness Program, 2018 HONORS, AWARDS, AND SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Active Board Member for the Armed Forces Mission Charity Non-Profit Organization Recipient of the 2016 OIG Superior Civilian Service Award Recipient of the 2015 OIG Meritorious Service Award Recipient of the 2015 Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General’s Exceptional Service Award

DCMA Letter of Appreciation

DCIS Million Dollar Club (6)

Special Agent of the Year (2000), Middle District of FL

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