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Credentials

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During Rob’s 23 year career he served as a case agent for long-term, complex, and sensitive criminal investigations across national and international scope, including a variety of investigations concerning terrorism, counter-proliferation, human smuggling & trafficking, marriage, refugee, asylum, passport visa, naturalization fraud, drug smuggling, money laundering, arms export violations, criminal gang organizational & firearms, and commercial trade fraud.

Rob developed facts and evidence using investigative techniques including but not limited to interviewing, interrogation, telephone and toll analysis, purchase of evidence/information, physical and electronic surveillance; pen register, trap & trace, mail cover, suspicious activity, and review analysis. He cultivated sources of information, analyzed records, using technical investigative aids; worked undercover, developed, documented and used confidential informants and other confidential sources. He also served overseas at the US Embassy in Panama City, Panama, Mexico City, Mexico, and Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

While detailed to the Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force (INJTTF) for several years, Rob maintained a Top Secret Clearance. Prior to Federal Law enforcement, Rob was a US Army officer for 7 years, and was a Captain during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

During Rob’s extensive law enforcement career he worked closely with the following agencies:

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Federal Law Enforcement & Military Officer Training

HSI Criminal Investigator Training Program
HSI US Customs Basic Enforcement School
HSI Narcotics Smuggling Investigations
HSI Undercover Operatives
HSI Senior Special Agent School
HSI Arms and Strategic Technology Investigations
HSI Advanced Money Laundering Seminar
HSI Counter-Proliferation Investigations/Strategic Investigations
HSI Commercial Trade and Revenue Fraud Investigations
HSI National Security Investigations
HSI Firearms Instructor
HSI Security Initiative
HSI Office of International Affairs Americas Conference
HSI Immigration Investigations

Education

1985

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

1985

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

1982

Bachelor of Arts - General Studies

New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM 

1984

Government

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

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