Patrice Daniels
Riverdale, GA 30296
Email: ***********@*****.*** Phone: 202-***-****
Highest Grade Held: GS-12/Step 10; U.S. Citizen
Current Clearance: Top Secret
Summary: An experienced Forensic Accountant with over 15 years of experience in accounting. Strengths include money laundering, cryptocurrency, fraud schemes, business email comprises, dep web investigations, financial cyber investigations, financial and variance analysis, and internal and external reporting. Dedicated and team-oriented with supervisory experience, ability to produce clear, concise analysis for both finance and operational leaders. Professional Experience
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Atlanta, GA
Forensic Accountant (FoA)/Acting Supervisory Forensic Accountant 05/2015 - Present Acting Supervisory Forensic Accountant Duties (4/2020 – 8/2020)
Supervised a team of 10 Forensic Accountants.
Assigned Forensic Accountants new case assignments.
Provided leadership, training and mentoring to Forensic Accountants.
Reviewed and approved Electronic Communications.
Performed interviews, file reviews, quarterly check-ins and assisted with new hire onboarding.
Overseen squad meetings.
Provided training on forensic techniques to Forensic Accountants (subpoenas, financial statement conversions, software and database).
Forensic Accountant Duties
Initiate, plan and conduct complex research, analysis, and evaluation of information to assist Special Agents (case agents), Forensic Auditors and Accountants, Inspectors, Assistant United States Attorneys
(AUSAs), Internal Revenue Service Agents (IRS), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Department of Labor
(DOL), High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA), US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Postal Inspection Service (USPS), domestic and international law enforcement agencies in multiple agencies investigations.
Conduct bank account and transaction analysis to determine total of open and closed accounts, loss amounts, identify the flow of funds, identify and trace funding sources. Compile complex findings and conclusions into financial reports.
Conduct financial analysis of business and personal bank records and develop financial profiles of individuals or groups identified as participating in suspicious or illegal activity.
Collaboration with Intel Analysts, SOS’s, OST’s, FoA’s, Special Agents and law enforcement partners on complex money laundering investigations, financial fraud, business email comprises, identity theft and drug trafficking.
Participate in evidence gathering, developing information used to obtain indictments, search warrants, arrest warrants and asset forfeiture with financial analysis.
Accompany Special Agents on interviews and proffers of subjects and key witnesses.
Prepare grand jury subpoenas and deliver to the financial institutions.
Meetings with Special Agents and the AUSA to discuss strategies and other litigation support functions.
Prepare to testify in court when needed as a fact or expert witness in judicial proceedings.
Update and provide bookkeeping support for undercover operations.
Obtain, organize, assimilate, and analyze voluminous amounts of information related to complex financial fraud investigations, using a variety of software and database programs. 2
Prepare graphical depictions utilizing PowerPoint presentations, i2 Analyst Notebook, Time Map and Case Map software.
Collaborate, perform and manage financial investigations with domestic and international offices, provide training on different bank reporting processes, financial statements and the language barrier.
Conduct preliminary reviews of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) related to financial fraud investigations.
Perform liaison functions with law enforcement partners at the U.S. Attorney's quarterly SAR review team meetings to exchange information and coordinate investigations.
Participate in inter-agency Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) and Tactical Operations Center (TOC) investigations as the Forensic Accountant.
Prepare the financial portion of OCDETF applications for approval.
Create financial presentations and deliver briefings to Special Agents, Agency Management and Assistant U.S. Attorneys of investigation findings and recommendations. Collateral Duties
Airport Interdictions SAR Review Team
Critical Incident Operation Specialist (CIOS) Social Media Exploitation (SOMEX) Optical Sensor Operator (OSO) SWAT Tactical Operations Center (TOC) Open-Source Trainer Toastmaster International VP Education Software and Databases Utilized
Accurint Consular Consolidated Database (CCD)
Bank Scan Data Integration & Visualizations Systems (DIVS) Chainalysis Reactor Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) Cipher Trace Global Mission Analytics (GMAN)
CLEAR Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Dunn & Bradstreet Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) First Two Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LINX) I2 Analyst Notebook Mortgage Electric Registration Systems (MERS) ISO Claim Search National Insurance Claim Bureau (NICB) Maltego Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Melissa Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) Omni Page Transaction Record Analysis Center (TRAC) Cypher Trace
Education
Strayer University, Washington DC
Master of Science in Accounting, Concentration in Public Accounting - GPA 3.583 Cum Laude 2014 Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Minor in Business Management - GPA 3.333 2011 Certifications
Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO) 2021
Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA) 2021
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Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner (CTCE) 2021 Chainalysis Reactor Certification (CRC) 2020
Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI) 2019
Affiliations
Accounting and Finance Women’s Alliance
American Association of Notaries
Association of Certified Anti- Money Laundering Specialist Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialist (ACFCS) Atlanta Metro Area Fraud Working Group
Golden Key International Honor Society
High Technology Crime Investigator Associations (HTCIA) International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) International Association of Cyber and Economic Crime Professionals (IACECP) International Association of Financial Crime Investigators (IAFCI) National Organization of Blacks in Government
State of Georgia Notary
Toastmasters International