Exhibit C

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QUOC THAI

300 NORTH LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CA 90012

 ▪ quoc.thai@ci.irs.gov ▪ 

Experience

Special Agent ▪ January 2010 – Present 

Internal Revenue Service ▪ 

• Closed numerous significant investigations spanning IRS-CI investigative business 

priorities, including money laundering, criminal tax, cybercrime and digital 

currency cases. 

• Nationally recognized subject matter expert in digital currency (such as bitcoin) 

and the dark net (markets and vendors). Developed cybercrime training

material at FLETC that was implemented nationwide for IRS-CI. Provided training 

to Seattle, Dallas and Los Angeles Field Offices for audiences in excess of 80 to 

120 people.

• Mentored two Special Agent Trainees as an On-The-Job Instructor. 

• Successfully completed a 4 month Acting Supervisory Special Agent detail.

• Co-Sponsored OCDETF proposal to target cyber-enabled narcotics traffickers.

• Developed datamining techniques to identify investigative opportunities for Los 

Angeles Field Office, which was expanded nationally.

• Led as the Team Leader for numerous enforcement actions and member in 

good standing with Long Gun Cadre.

• Developed working partnerships across numerous federal and local law 

enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies. Represented IRS-CI’s digital 

currency efforts at recent Five Eyes and SEC conferences. 

Financial/Systems Consultant ▪ May 2002 – December 2010

One Hundred Thousand Consulting ▪

• Provided international trade, financial, and systems consulting for various 

companies. 

• Expertise in the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning systems

Information Systems Coordinator ▪ May 2006 – December 2007

Pepperdine University ▪

• Assisted in the implementation of PeopleSoft and an office-wide backup system.

• Managed the data ingestion of financial documents for accounting systems.

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Skills

 Experienced with numerous bitcoin blockchain analytics tools (Chainalysis, Elliptic, 

BlockSeer.)

 Experienced with numerous dark net mining tools (Flashpoint, DARPA Memex, 

GWERN database.)

 Developed comprehensive methodology to access and conduct surveillance and 

undercover operations on the dark net using various types of UC computer 

equipment combined with a number of anonymizers and a virtual machine (VM 

Ware, Oracle VirtualBox.) 

 Experienced in the use of various forms of end-to-end encrypted communication 

platforms (Telegram, Wickr, WhatsApp, Signal, etc.)

 Experienced in the various methodologies of identifying and seizing various digital 

currencies and the challenges related to them. (bitcoin, alt-coins.)

 Obtained training and certification as an Instructor using the IRS-CI facilitative 

method. (BIFT)

 Began training and obtained certification as a computer forensic agent. (BCERT)

Includes certification in FTK and Encase, as well as initial training in mobile device 

forensics.

 Bilingual: Fluent in Vietnamese. Conducted interviews and prepared witnesses for 

testimony in Vietnamese. 

 Firearms proficiency: 

o Glock 22 pistol (96/100 recent qualification)

o Smith & Wesson M&P15 rifle (298/300 recent qualification) 

o Remington 870 shotgun (100/100 recent qualification)

Education

Pepperdine University

2002 ▪ Bachelor of Science – International Business

Pepperdine University

2007 ▪ Masters of Business Administration 

Pepperdine University

2008 ▪ Certificate of Dispute Resolution

References

USPIS Postal Inspector Lyndon Versoza

USPIS Team Leader Noah Thompson

IRS-CI Supervisory Special Agent Michael Parrish

IRS-CI Special Agent Jameson Winters

IRS-CI Special Agent Victor Vanacore

HSI Special Agent Christopher Hicks

SEC Attorney David Hirsh

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