Security Service

Curtis R. Compton

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SECURITY CLEARANCE: TOP SECRET WITH SCI ACCESS Dumfries, VA

Special Agent/Criminal Investigator/Electronics Surveillance Expert

Special Agent/Criminal Investigator with more than 30 years experience in federal law enforcement. Expert in managing, coordinating and directing major criminal investigations and support activities at strategic and operational levels in multiple program areas and disciplines. Service included management and supervisory leadership positions with responsibility for developing policy, oversight and implementation of DHS-HSI strategies to combat transnational criminal organizations. Management and administrative oversight of quality assurance, compliance, training doctrine and curriculum, standard operating procedures, policy, budget, as well as liaison and interagency unity of effort. Leader of diverse teams with an emphasis on cooperation, integrity, ethics, and solution of complex problems. Areas of expertise include: counter narcotics, money laundering, illegal immigration, alien smuggling and human trafficking, intellectual property right theft, corruption, and the smuggling of weapons, protected technology, and counterfeit goods. Key strengths:

Criminal Investigations

Intelligence Support and Analysis

Financial Crimes

Leadership

Trade Fraud

Counter Terrorism

Electronic Surveillance

Undercover Operations

Official Corruption

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Department of Homeland Security/US Customs Service El Paso, TX 1988-2020

Group Supervisor (2012-2020)

Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge (2008-2012)

Group Supervisor (2005-2008)

Acting Resident Agent in Charge (2004-2005)

Group Supervisor (1999-2004)

Special Agent (1988-1999)

oSupervised law enforcement programs making effective use of electronic surveillance, long-term physical and stationary surveillance operations, and long-term undercover operations to identify, infiltrate, disrupt, and dismantle high priority criminal organizations.

oLed two divisions made up of 6 investigative groups staffed by 6 group supervisors and 76 Special Agents, 10 intelligence analysts, 5 technical support officers and 6 administrative support personnel.

oOver 88,000 total career arrests. 100% career conviction rate.

oLed multiple complex, long-term, corruption investigations resulting in the conviction of 6 Law Enforcement Officials linked to drug and alien smuggling.

oSeized over $750 million worth of illegal drugs.

oAnnual budget responsibility up to $14 million.

oLed large scaled electronic surveillance operations supported by undercover operations resulting in the elimination of a complex, multi-layered trade fraud counterfeit scheme. In one investigation, 30 individuals were convicted, 3 businesses seized, 3 properties seized and over $18 million in counterfeit goods seized.

oLed multi-jurisdictional, national and international drug smuggling investigations under Homeland Security and DEA policies and mandates. Investigations and intelligence targeted high-level cartel leadership and money laundering targets making effective use of participating agencies’ resources.

oLed complex investigations targeting money laundering activities linked to drug, alien, and weapon smuggling. These investigations resulted in multiple convictions and total seizures exceeding $78 million.

oUnder Department of Justice’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force Program, was responsible for administering $6 million annual budget for multiple agencies.

oLed multiple investigations targeting international counter terrorism and smuggling operations. Established undercover agent identities, businesses, and residencies. Supervised intelligence analysis and support. One such investigation yielded 35 arrests of foreign nationals attempting to obtain US missile equipment and technology. Arrests coordinated with foreign law enforcement agencies.

oDeveloped Title III (electronic surveillance) training program used by the agency at the academy and for field office training. Training Program is still in use.

oDirected, managed, authored and conducted the first Title III investigations targeting alien smuggling and human trafficking organizations in the Western District of Texas.

oManaged all Homeland Security personnel assigned to co-lateral duty for Presidential and Vice-Presidential protection details supporting the US Secret Service within West Texas and New Mexico.

oCertified as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by the US Attorney’s office in the areas of complex investigations, electronic surveillance and organized crime and racketeering. Presented testimony as an SME in multiple US District Court jurisdictions.

Hewlett Packard El Paso, TX 2013-2016

Program Manager: Authorized Outside Employment running concurrently with Homeland Security Role

Responsible for the review, coordination and direction of counterfeit and smuggling investigations in the Americas. Supervised international investigative efforts for the division and coordinated with foreign and domestic law enforcement agencies.

oPlanned and coordinated investigations with contract vendors and private investigators targeting the manufacture and smuggling of counterfeit Hewlett Packard products.

oPrepared, and managed investigative budgets of $11 million annually supporting individual investigations.

oCo-authored and implemented company policies regarding investigations. Also, authored division policy on the use of confidential sources and evidence processing by company and contract employees.

o Increased annual productivity 10% for total investigations, enforcement operations and prosecutions. Productivity increase achieved by prioritized targeting, increased use of intelligence to target illegal foreign production, more specific instruction for foreign assets and improved coordination with undercover operations. Also increased case management and coordination with foreign law enforcement agencies.

IRVING TX POLICE DEPARTMENT - POLICE OFFICER 1985-1988

Education and Certifications

oBBA, Business Administration – Accounting/Finance, University of North Texas 1985

oUS Customs Service Criminal Investigator Academy 1988

oCertified as a Subject Matter Expert, US Department of Justice 1998

oCertified Instructor: Electronic Surveillance Investigations, Drug Trafficking Investigations, Long-Term Complex Investigations, and Money Laundering Investigations

Awards

oNational Association of Police Officers – TOP COP Award 1996

oUS Customs Commissioners Unit Citation 1996

oUS Department of Justice Performance Award 2004 and 2008

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