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Drug Enforcement Administration

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The **Drug Enforcement Administration** (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, sharing concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The DEA has sole responsibility for coordinating and pursuing U.S. drug investigations both domestically and abroad.

## Structure

### Human Resources Division

* Career Board
* Board of Professional Conduct
* Office of Training

### Operations Division

* Aviation Division
* Office of Operations Management
* Special Operations Division
* Office of Diversion Control
* Office of Global Enforcement
* Office of Financial Operations

### Intelligence Division

* Office of National Security Intelligence
* Office of Strategic Intelligence
* Office of Special Intelligence
* El Paso Intelligence Center
* OCDETF Fusion Center

### Financial Management Division

* Office of Acquisition and Relocation Management
* Office of Finance
* Office of Resource Management

### Operational Support Division

* Office of Administration
* Office of Information System
* Office of Forensic Science
* Office of Investigative Technology

### Inspection Division

* Office of Inspections
* Office of Professional Responsibility
* Office of Security

### Field Divisions and Offices

* Chicago Division
* Detroit Division
* Atlanta Division
* Dallas Division
* Denver Division
* Boston Division
* El Paso Division
* Houston Division
* Los Angeles Division
* Miami Division
* Newark Division
* New Orleans Division
* New York Division
* Philadelphia Division
* Phoenix Division
* San Diego Division
* San Francisco Division
* Seattle Division Division
* St. Louis Division Division
* Caribbean (Puerto Rico) Division
* Washington, DC Division

## Rank Structure

### Management

* Administrator of Drug Enforcement
* Chief of Staff
* Principal Deputy Administrator
* Deputy Administrator
* Associate Deputy Administrator
* Assistant Administrator

### Field Agents

* Special Agent in Charge
* Assistant Special Agent in Charge
* Supervising Special Agent
* Senior Special Agent
* Special Agent
* Agent Trainee

## Issued Weapons

* Glock 17 or Glock 19 sidearm
* LWRC M6A2 or Rock River LAR-15 rifle

## See Also

* DEA Special Response Teams: The DEA SWAT/tactical teams
* El Paso Intelligence Center: A joint DOJ/DHS intelligence facility overseen by the DEA
Daniel Vega

**Daniel Leon Vega** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Child Exploitation Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Daniel Leon Vega was born on December 9, 1980 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to OSHA inspector Allegra (née Cox) and music teacher Ricardo Vega. Daniel attended Providence Academy where he graduated in 1997. He attended Florida State University where he studied Accounting and Finance, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 2001.

## Carer

Daniel completed an internship with IRS Criminal Investigation during college and was converted to an employee after graduation. Daniel began his career in 2002 as a Special Agent at the Tampa Field Office, between 2006 and 2014 he served on a USSS Financial Crimes Task Force. In 2015, Daniel was accepted to Homeland Security Investigations and began his HSI career at HSI Tampa where he served on the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit. In 2020 Daniel transferred to the IFPCU at HSI Los Angeles, and in 2023 he transferred to the Child Exploitation Investigations Group. Daniel serves as the CEIG’s Illicit Finance Specialist.

### Service History

* Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit: 2015 to 2020 (HSI Tampa)
* Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit: 2020 to 2023 (HSI Los Angeles)
* Child Exploitation Investigations Group: 2023 to Present (HSI Los Angeles)

## Personal Life

Daniel is not married and has no children. Daniel is an amateur mixed martial arts fighter, he also enjoys sailing and snowboarding.

## See also

* **Child Exploitation Investigations Group** (CEIG)
	+ **Ella Grant**: Group Supervisor
	+ **Mark Kirby**: Member/Human Trafficking Specialist
	+ **Margaret Marks**: Member/Digital Forensics Specialist
	+ **Matthew Lambert**: Member/Tactical/Strategic Specialist
	+ **Oscar Reyes**: Member/Intelligence/Surveillance Specialist
	+ **Kyle Gibson**: Member/Financial Crimes Specialist
	+ **Benjamin Shah**: Member/Commercial Smuggling Specialist
	+ **Peter Hoyt**: Member/Fugitive Apprehension Specialist
	+ ****Daniel Vega****: Member/Illicit Finance Specialist
	+ **Monica Valdez**: Victims Support Coordinator
	+ **Callie Roberts**: HSI Computer Operations/Cyber Forensic Specialist
	+ **Juliana Silva**: AUSA working with CEIG
FBI Counterterrorism Division

The Counterterrorism Division (CTD) is a division of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. CTD investigates terrorist threats inside the United States, provides information on terrorists outside the country, and tracks known terrorists worldwide. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, CTD's funding and manpower have significantly increased.

The Division employs counterterrorism field operations organized into squads, the number of which varies according to the amount and diversity of activity in the local field office's jurisdiction. Larger field offices, such as Los Angeles, maintain counterterrorism squads for each major terrorist group, as well as for domestic terrorism and terrorist financing, while smaller field offices combined such responsibilities across two to three squads.

## Organization

* Intelligence Branch
* Operations Branch I
* Operations Branch II
* Operations Branch III
* Analytical Branch
* Operational Support Branch

**Operations Branch I** is is composed of two sections: International Terrorism Operations Section I (ITOS-I) and International Terrorism Operations Section II (ITOS-II). ITOS II has a Central Intelligence Agency officer serving as Deputy Section Chief, and an FBI agent is detailed to the CIA's Counterterrorism Center as that unit's Deputy Director.

**Operations Branch II** includes three more disparate sections: the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Domestic Terrorism Section (WMD/DT), Communications Exploitation Section (CXS), and Terrorist Financing Operations Section (TFOS). The WMD/DT Section, despite its presence within the domestically focused Operations Branch II, is international in scope and function.

The TFOS is an operational and coordinating entity. It directs terrorism financing investigations and works jointly with partners to block and freeze assets. However, its primary role is to coordinate and support the financial components of terrorism investigations conducted by ITOS I and II. The TFOS mission is to identify, investigate, prosecute, disrupt, and incrementally dismantle all terrorist-related financial and fund-raising activities. The section is composed of four units:

* Radical Fundamentalist Financial Investigative Unit
* Domestic WMD and Global Financial Investigations Unit
* Global Extremist Financial Investigations Unit
* Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit

**Analytical Branch** includes two sections: the Counterterrorism Analysis Section (which supports Operations I and II) and the Terrorism Reports and Requirements Section (TRRS). The Branch also includes a Strategic Assessment and Analysis Unit, Production and Publications Unit.

**Operational Support Branch** manages the CTD's administrative and resource functions, FBI detailees to other agencies, and the Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force. The various local Joint Terrorism Task Forces falls under the domain of this branch.
Brett Forbes

Brett T. Forbes is a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent and a current member of the Los Angeles Mobile Enforcement Team (MET). Forbes joined the DEA in 2011 and began his career at the Phoenix Field Office, Forbes worked on several drug and gang task forces before eventually transferring to the San Diego Field Office in 2018 where he served on the Mobile Enforcement Team, while with SD MET Forbes also served with the North County Regional Gang Task Force. In 2020 Forbes transferred to the Los Angeles Mobile Enforcement Team, elements of LA MET also serve on the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs.

### Service History

* Phoenix Field Office: 2011 to 2018
* San Diego Field Office: 2018 to 2020
* Los Angeles Mobile Enforcement Team: 2020 to Present
Benjamin Shah

**Benjamin David Shah** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Child Exploitation Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Benjamin David Shah was born on April 2, 1984 in Balch Springs, Texas to homemaker Mary Anne Shah and employment specialist Robert Parker. Benjamin’s father left when he was 8 and had no relationship with Benjamin after that.

Benjamin graduated from West Mesquite High School in 2002 and attended St. Joseph's University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 2006.

## Career

Benjamin joined the Balch Springs Police Department in 2006 and eventually became a detective in 2011. In 2013 while serving as a narcotics detective with the Special Investigation Unit, Benjamin was a task force officer with Homeland Security Investigations’ Commercial Smuggling Group. In 2016 Benjamin was laterally hired by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), he served with the Commercial Smuggling Group at HSI Dallas from 2016 to 2023 when he transferred to the Child Exploitation Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles. Benjamin serves as CEIG’s commercial smuggling specialist.

### Service History

* Commercial Smuggling Group: 2016 to 2023 (HSI Dallas)
* Child Exploitation Investigations Group: 2023 to Present (HSI Los Angeles)

## Personal Life

Benjamin is married to financial advisor Christine Shah (née Sanz), the two met in 2008 and married in 2010. They have three children. Benjamin and Christine live in Hancock Park, Los Angeles.

## See also

* **Child Exploitation Investigations Group** (CEIG)
	+ **Ella Grant**: Group Supervisor
	+ **Mark Kirby**: Member/Human Trafficking Specialist
	+ **Margaret Marks**: Member/Digital Forensics Specialist
	+ **Matthew Lambert**: Member/Tactical/Strategic Specialist
	+ **Oscar Reyes**: Member/Intelligence/Surveillance Specialist
	+ **Kyle Gibson**: Member/Financial Crimes Specialist
	+ ****Benjamin Shah****: Member/Commercial Smuggling Specialist
	+ **Peter Hoyt**: Member/Fugitive Apprehension Specialist
	+ **Daniel Vega**: Member/Illicit Finance Specialist
	+ **Monica Valdez**: Victims Support Coordinator
	+ **Callie Roberts**: HSI Computer Operations/Cyber Forensic Specialist
	+ **Juliana Silva**: AUSA working with CEIG
Eloise Fletcher

**Eloise Fletcher** is an American insurance broker, she is also the mother of LAPD Detective Tracy McGaren.

## Early Life

Eloise Christine Fletcher was born January 10, 1965 in Sherman Oaks, California, to clothing designer Melanie Fletcher (née Pritchard) and insurance underwriter Simon “Clyde” Fletcher. Eloise graduated from the Buckley School in 1983. She attended Loyola Marymount University where she graduated with a BBA in Finance in 1987.

## Career

Eloise began her career as an administrative assistant at an insurance Marsh McLennan in 1987. In 1989 she became an insurance consultant and broker. She currently works for Allstate in Los Angeles.

## Personal Life

Eloise was married to LAPD detective Brian McGaren between 1984 and 2001, together they have one daughter, Tracy (b 1991). Eloise and McGaren separated in 2001 and divorced in 2006. Since 2012 Fletcher has been in a long-term relationship with accountant Simon Herron.
Calvin Lund

Calvin H. Lund is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and a current member of the Los Angeles Criminal Enterprise Task Force. Lund joined the FBI in 2016 and began his career working criminal enterprise and financial crime at the Philadelphia Field Office, in 2021 he transferred to the Los Angeles Field Office where he served with Financial Crime Squad I. In 2022 Lund transferred to the Los Angeles Criminal Enterprise Task Force.

### Service History

* Philadelphia Field Office 2016 to 2021
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2021 to 2022
* Los Angeles Criminal Enterprise Task Force: 2022 to Present
FBI Information and Technology Branch

The Information and Technology Branch (ITB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The ITB is responsible for all FBI information technology needs and information management. ITB also promotes and facilitates the creation, sharing, and application of FBI knowledge products with the larger law enforcement community in order to improve overall nationwide crime fighting effectiveness.

## Leadership

Headed by an FBI Executive Assistant Director, the ITB is responsible to the FBI Director through the Associate Deputy Director. As a unit of the FBI (which is an agency of the United States Department of Justice), the ITB is ultimately responsible to the Attorney General of the United States.

The current ITB acting Executive Assistant Director is David Roush. The ITB Executive Assistant Director previously served as the Chief Information Officer of the FBI, but was spun off into its own office. The current Chief Information Officer is Jonathan Michaels (acting).

## Organization

The Information and Technology Branch is formed by three divisions:

* Information Technology Enterprise Services Division
* Information Technology Applications & Data Division
* Information Technology Infrastructure Division
Carson Frost

**Carson Edward Frost** is a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent and a current member of the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF).

## Early Life

Carson Edward Frost was born on December 18, 1987 in Baltimore, Maryland to cafe manager and baker Leah Frost (nee Moore) and commercial property manager Travis Forst. Carson graduated from the Friends School of Baltimore in 2005. Carson attended St. John's University where he studied Sociology, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 2009. During his time in college, Carson interned for the United States Secret Service.

## Career

Carson began his career in 2009 as a deputy with the Harford County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) in Maryland. Carson spent his HCSO career in Bel Air, Maryland, working both general policing and traffic enforcement/safety. In 2019, Carson was accepted to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and began his career working at the Los Angeles Field Office in late 2019. In 2023, Carson transferred to the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF) as a temporary duty assignment, his TDY was eventually extended.

### DEA Serice History

* Los Angeles Field Office: 2019 to 2023
* Southern California Drug Task Force: 2023 to Present

## Personal Life

Carson was married to architect Fallon Linwood from 2011 to 2017, they separated in 2016 and divorced in 2017. Carson enjoys working on cars, cycling, nature photography, and travel.

## See Also

* Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF)
	+ Andrew Nguyen: DEA SCDTF Group Supervisor
	+ Eric Lane: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Sean Maher: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Nicola Levin: IRS-CI SCDTF Member
	+ Alyssa James: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Marco Reyes: ICE SCDTF Member
	+ Margaret Marks: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Liam Morales: ED-OIG SCDTF Member
	+ Kristina Fernandez: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Mikayla Tausch: ATF SCDTF Member
	+ Abasi Zahir: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Joseph Kerr: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Evan Ziernik: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Sonny Okada: PPD SCDTF Member
LGBT community

The **LGBT community** (also known as the **LGBTQ+ community**, **LGBTQIA+ community**, **gay community**, or **queer community**) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals united by a common cultureand social movements. These communities generally celebrate pride, diversity, individuality, and sexuality. LGBT activists and sociologists see LGBT community-building as a counterweight to heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexualism, and conformist pressures that exist in the larger society. The term *pride* or sometimes *gay pride*expresses the LGBT community's identity and collective strength; pride parades provide both a prime example of the use and a demonstration of the general meaning of the term. The LGBT community is diverse in political affiliation. Not all people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender consider themselves part of the LGBT community.

Groups that may be considered part of the LGBT community include gay villages, LGBT rights organizations, LGBT employee groups at companies, LGBT student groups in schools and universities, and LGBT-affirming religious groups.

LGBT communities may organize themselves into, or support, movements for civil rights promoting LGBT rights in various places around the world. At the same time, high-profile celebrities in the broader society may offer strong support to these organizations in certain locations; for example, LGBT advocate and entertainer Madonna stated, "I was asked to perform at many Pride events around the world — but I would never, ever turn down New York City".
Hunting Shadows: My 13 Years Hunting the World’s Worst Child Predators

**Hunting Shadows: My 13 Years Hunting the World’s Worst Child Predators** is a 2021 memoir by HSI special agent Ella Grant. It covers her 13 years investigating child exploitation cases with Homeland Security Investigations.

## Background

Ella Grant is the Group Supervisor of the Los Angeles Child Exploitation Investigations Group. After 8 years as a social worker, 30 year old Ella Grant decided that she wasn’t making the difference she’d hoped to and decided to change careers, between 2008 and 2021 Ella worked child exploitation and human trafficking cases which led to her encountering some of the world’s worst child predators.

Ella recounts her early career, her beginnings with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of Investigation, the precursor of Homeland Security Investigations. She recounts meetings with some of the most disturbing perpetrators of her career, losing her faith in humanity and regaining it.
Bradley Huddle

**Bradley John Huddle** is an American advertising executive and businessman.

## Biography

Bradley John Huddle was born on July 30, 1981 in Sugar Land, Texas to Lauren Ellison Huddle and Davis Nichols Huddle. Bradley graduated from Lamar Consolidated High School in 1999. Bradley attended the University of Texas at Dallas where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing in 2003. In 2005 he graduated from Texas Southern University with a Master of Business Administration.

Bradley began his career as an advertising and marketing intern at McLellen-Hall in 2005. In 2006 Bradley became a marketing consultant at Chriss David & Associates in Los Angeles.

## Personal Life

In 2012 Bradley met HSI Special Agent Ella Grant, the two were married in January 2013. They have two sons, Joseph and Dean, born in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Bradley enjoys playing badminton, he is an amateur golfer and enjoys bowling.
FBI Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch

The Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch (CCRSB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Created in 2002 the CCRSB is responsible for investigating financial crime, white-collar crime, violent crime, organized crime, public corruption, violations of individual civil rights, and drug-related crime. In addition, the Branch also oversees all computer-based crime related to counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal threats against the United States.

The current Executive Assistant Director of the CCRSB is Derek Boyd.

## Operation

The CCRSB deploys FBI agents, analysts, and computer scientists and uses traditional investigative techniques such as sources and wiretaps, surveillance, and forensics. CCRSB works in conjunction with other federal, state, and regional agencies from 56 field offices and at the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF).

CCRSB operates a 24-hour cyber command center (CyWatch) where they combine the resources of the FBI and NCIJTF. In the event of a significant cyber intrusion, they provide connectivity to Federal cyber centers, government agencies, FBI field offices, legal attachés, and the private sector. They also exchange information about cyber threats with the private sector through partnerships such as the Domestic Security Alliance Council, InfraGard, and the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA).

## Organization

* Critical Incident Response Group
* Criminal Investigative Division
* Cyber Division
* International Operations Division
* Victims Services Division
Georgia Ceberano

**Georgina Ashleigh "Georgia" Ceberano** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit (IFPCU) at HSI Chicago.

## Early Life

Georgina Ashleigh Green was born on April 1, 1986 in Ocala, Florida to veterinary nurse and horse stable administrator Bethany "Beth" Green (nee Thomaso) and aerospace engineer Dr. Richard Grant Green. Georgia ran track and field in middle and high school, she graduated from Lake Weir High School in 2004. Georgia attended the Georgia State University, she was on the athletic team and graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Master of Science in Chemistry in 2009.

## Career

Georgia joined the New York Army National Guard in 2009 and was posted to the 107th Military Police Company of the 104th Military Police Battalion, she was based in Brooklyn during her National Guard career. In 2010, Georgia also became a forensic laboratory technician with the New York State Police (NYSP). In 2012 after going into Individual Ready Reserve, Georgia was accepted to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) as a Special Agent and began her career at HSI Chicago working with the Airport Group posted to O'Hare International Airport (ORD). In 2018, Georgia transferred to the Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit (IFPCU) at SAC Chicago. Georgia was honorably discharged from the New York Army National Guard in 2017.

In 2019, Georgia made history by becoming the third ever female Special Response Team (SRT) operator, behind Michelle Liles of SRT Dallas in 2007 and Lisa Alvarez of SRT New Orleans in 2014. Georgia graduated in the top 5% of her class at the SRT Initial Certification Course at the Office of Firearms and Tactical Programs, Tactical Operations Unit (OFTP/TOU) at Fort Moore in Columbus, Georgia in late 2019. Georgia is currently a member of the arrest team with SRT Chicago.

### Service History

* ORD Airport Group: 2012 to 2017
* Illicit Finance and Proceeds of Crime Unit: 2017 to Present

## Personal Life

Georgia met Chicago based accountant Raynaldo "Ray" Ceberano in 2012, the two were married in 2015 and had two sons together, born in 2017 and 2020 respectively. Georgia is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and enjoys marathons and rock climbing. Georgia is also a yoga practitioner and a certified yoga instructor. Georgia and Ray also have two Belgian Shepherd's, Gracie and Sammy.

In February 2023 when HSI Special Agent and professional competitive shooter Margaret Marks became the fourth female SRT operator in HSI history, she credited Georgia as one of her biggest inspirations. Margaret has also interviewed Georgia for her YouTube channel Maggie's Modern Life, in a segment dedicated to inspirational and pioneering women in law enforcement tactical teams.

## Trivia

* Georgia is right-handed.
* Georgia has never used a dishwasher.
* Georgia played on two boys softball teams in elementary school.
* Georgia loves tomato and cheese sandwiches.
* Georgia wanted to be a veterinarian when she grew up.
Biromantic

**Biromantic**, sometimes shortened to **biro**, refers to someone who is romantically attracted to any gender, ranging from 2 to all genders, or individuals whose genders may be the same or different than theirs. They may or may not also be sexually attracted to those genders as well. Biromantic individuals may or may not have a preference and may or may not feel a difference between genders.

Biromantic can be similar to panromantic and other pluralian identities. The difference between these identities usually comes down to individual preference, particularly where individuals may feel that different terms communicate their individualal experience of attraction with more accuracy.

The sexual counterpart is bisexual.
Asexual

**Asexuality** is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It may be considered a sexual orientation or the lack thereof. It may also be categorized more widely, to include a broad spectrum of asexual sub-identities.

Asexuality is distinct from abstention from sexual activity and from celibacy, which are behavioral and generally motivated by factors such as an individual's personal, social, or religious beliefs. Sexual orientation, unlike sexual behavior, is believed to be "enduring". Some asexual people engage in sexual activity despite lacking sexual attraction or a desire for sex, for a number of reasons, such as a desire to physically pleasure themselves or romantic partners, or a desire to have children.

Acceptance of asexuality as a sexual orientation and field of scientific research is still relatively new, as a growing body of research from both sociological and psychological perspectives has begun to develop. While some researchers assert that asexuality is a sexual orientation, other researchers disagree. Asexual individuals may represent about one percent of the population.

Various asexual communities have started to form since the impact of the Internet and social media in the mid-1990s. The most prolific and well-known of these communities is the Asexual Visibility and Education Network, which was founded in 2001 by David Jay.
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association

The **Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association** (FLEOA) is a non partisan non-profit and professional lobbying organization for federal law enforcement officers and agents, including the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, DHS's, Secret Service, Federal Air Marshal Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

## Membership

FLEOA has stated their membership numbers through the years:

* 1989: 6,000
* 2000: 17,500
* 2014: 25,000
* 2017: 26,000
* 2018: 26,000
* 2019: 27,000
* 2020: 29,000
* 2021: 30,000
* 2022: 32,000
Financial and General Customs Investigations Group

The **Financial and General Customs Investigations Group** (FGCIG) is a Homeland Security Investigations unit that investigates significant crimes related to customs and trade such as child exploitation, financial crimes, commercial fraud, intellectual property rights, economic crimes and cultural property violations. FGCIG are typically present in locations with major airports, seaports and/or ports of entry.

## FGCIG Los Angeles

FGCIG Los Angeles consists of:

* (8) HSI Special Agents
* (4) Los Angeles Police Department Task Force Officers
* (2) Los Angeles Port Police Task Force Officers
* (2) Los Angeles Airport Police Task Force Officers
* (1) California Bureau of Investigation Special Agent
* (1) Computer Forensics Analyst
* (1) Computer Operations Officer
* (1) Criminal Research Specialist
Genderfluid

**Gender fluidity** is a non-fixed gender identity that shifts over time or depending on the situation. These fluctuations can occur at the level of gender identity or gender expression. A genderfluid person may fluctuate among different gender expressions over their lifetime, or express multiple aspects of various gender markers simultaneously. Genderfluid individuals may identify as non-binary or transgender, or also identify with their assigned gender.

Gender fluidity may be a transitionary phase, allowing people to explore gender before finding a more stable gender expression or identity. For others, gender fluidity may continue throughout life
Ella Grant

**Eleanor "Ella" Grant** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Supervisory Special Agent and the current Group Supervisor of the Child Exploitation Investigations Group (CEIG) at HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Eleanor Celeste Grant was born on March 15, 1978 in San Juan Capistrano, California to Arthur and Celeste Grant. Ella played softball and soccer throughout her school days and eventually earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2000. In 2002 she earned a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, San Diego.

## Career

Ella began her career as a social worker in San Diego, California while she completed her Master’s in clinical psychology. During her early career Ella witnessed several cases of abuse and neglect to began to grow disillusioned with her job and the fact she never seemed to be able to make a difference. Ella decided instead of getting her doctorate and becoming a clinical psychologist that she’d instead try to help children in another capacity.

At 30 Ella began her ICE career at ICE Phoenix where she was assigned to a group which dealt with cases involving child trafficking for exploitation purposes. Ella found her stride in this role and eventually transferred to HSI Los Angeles in 2012 to work with the Child Exploitation Investigations Group. In her new role Ella was able to combat major human trafficking and child exploitation cases and even helped to dismantle a major human trafficking network ran by an Eastern European organized crime group.

In 2018 Ella was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and became the new Group Supervisor for the Los Angeles CEIG. During her tenure as supervisor Ella has instituted several policies to combat trafficking and child exploitation, including initiatives in immigrant communities, colleges and workplaces. Ella has also won several awards for her work in her field and has become recognized as one the the foremost child exploitation subject matter experts in the United States law enforcement community.

### Service History

* ICE Phoenix: 2008 to 2012
* HSI Los Angeles: 2012 to 2018
* Los Angeles CEIG: 2018 to Present (Group Supervisor)

## Personal Life

Ella is married to advertising executive Bradley Huddle, they have two sons and live in Westwood, Los Angeles. In her spare time, Ella spends time contributing to various children’s safety initiatives and speaking at schools and colleges about how to keep safe.

### Memoir

Ella wrote her memoir, **Hunting Shadows: My 13 Years Hunting the World’s Worst Child Predators**, in 2021. She had taken up writing about her life and job as a way to destress and was eventually encouraged to publish it. It chronicles her career between 2008 and 2021 and her work in taking down some of the most notorious child predators in the world. The memoir was subsequently turned into a movie in 2023, it was done with the full cooperation of both Ella and HSI/DHS.
FBI Counterintelligence Division

The Counterintelligence Division (CD) is a division of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The division protects the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage. It accomplishes its mission of hunting spies and preventing espionage through the use of investigation and interaction with local law enforcement and other members of the United States Intelligence Community. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the division's funding and manpower have significantly increased.

## Organization

* Intelligence Branch
* Operations Branch I
* Operations Branch II

Each branch oversees various sections, each headed by a Section Chief. Some sections include:

* **Counterespionage (CE) Section** – prevents foreign intelligence agencies from gathering and collecting intelligence. Investigation of media leaks and insider threats
* **Counterproliferation (CP) Section** – detect, deter, and defeat the threat posed by state-sponsored groups, individuals, and organizations attempting to acquire weapons of mass destruction or other sensitive technologies
* **Counterintelligence Strategy and Domain (CSD) Section** – coordinates all FBI counterintelligence outreach to the United States Intelligence Community, academia, and the private sector
* **Economic Espionage (EE) Section** – investigating economic espionage under the Economic Espionage Act
* **Cyber Counterintelligence Coordination (C3S) Section** – Leading the integration of Cyber and Counterintelligence Programs.
* **Global Section** – Responsible for counterintelligence matters related to all countries except Russia and China.
* **China Intelligence Section**
* **China Operations (COS3) Section**
* **China Counterespionage and Technology Transfer (C2T2) Section**
* **Counterintelligence Training Center (CITC) Section**
* **Foreign Investment (FIU) Unit**
* **National Counterintelligence Task Force (NCITF) Section**
* **Russia Operations Section**
* **Foreign Influence Task Force Section**
* **Counterintelligence Analysis Section**
* **Counterintelligence Cyberspace Operations Section**
* **Clandestine Operations Section**
Erin Mueller

Erin L. Mueller is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent and the current task force commander of the Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force (SC-CEHTTF). Mueller joined the FBI in 2001 and began her career at the Los Angeles Field Office working violent crimes against children and child exploitation. In 2009 Mueller was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and transferred to FBI Headquarters where she served with the Capital Area Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, in 2014 she transferred to the Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force at the Los Angeles Field Office where she served as the deputy task force commander. In 2020 Mueller was promoted to task force commander.

### Service History

* Los Angeles Field Office: 2001 to 2009
* FBI Headquarters: 2009 to 2014
* Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force: 2014 to Present (Deputy Commander/Commander)
E.J. Powell

Erica Jane "E.J." Powell is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and a current member of the Transnational Criminal Enterprise Squad at the Los Angeles Field Office. Powell joined the FBI in 2007 and began her career working criminal enterprise and organized crime at the Anchorage Field Office. In 2011 Powell transferred to the Juneau Resident Agency where she worked in all types of criminal investigations. In 2017 Powell transferred to the Los Angeles Field Office as part of the Transnational Criminal Enterprise Squad.

### Service History

* Anchorage Field Office: 2007 to 2011
* Juneau Resident Agency: 2011 to 2017
* Los Angeles FIeld Office: 2017 to Present
Esmee Henderson

Esmee J. Henderson is an American interior designer and event planner. Henderson was born in Belfast, Ireland to an Irish mother and an American father, and eventually immigrated to the United States with her family in 1996 when she was 14. Henderson worked as a bartender, an assistant manager at a fast food restaurant and eventually became an interior designer and event planner in 2011. In 2018 Henderson married lawyer and Los Angeles DDA Amber Turner, they have one daughter, Aliya (b 2021). Henderson and Turner live in Westwood, Los Angeles. Both Henderson and Turner attended Heather's wedding to Nicola Crawford in San Francisco in 2017.
High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group

The High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG) is a U.S. three-agency intelligence-gathering entity that brings together intelligence professionals from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It is administratively housed within the FBI's National Security Branch.

The HIG was created by President Barack Obama in August 2009 with its charter written in April 2010. It was established to question terrorism suspects soon after their arrests, to quickly obtain information about accomplices and terrorism threats.

The group was to be responsible for interrogations overseas. In January 2010, the Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said that the group would begin interrogating people in the U.S. as well. The HIG claims to use authorized, lawful, non-coercive techniques and conducts research on the effectiveness of interrogation techniques and provides training for their interrogators, other U.S. Intelligence Community and law enforcement partners and allies abroad.

The HIG is administered by the FBI. The Director of the HIG is an FBI representative with two deputies, one from the DoD and the other from the CIA. The HIG is subject to oversight by the National Security Council, the Department of Justice, and by Congress.

The group's creation stopped a bureaucratic war between the CIA and the FBI over who had responsibility for interrogations.
Heteroromantic

**Heteroromantic**, or **heteromantic**, refers to someone who feels romantic attraction to individuals of the "opposite" gender, or to gender(s) unlike one's own. Heteroromantic is most commonly used by women who are romantically attracted to men, and by men who are romantically attracted to women, though it can be used by any gender.

The sexual equivalent is heterosexual or straight. Heteroromantic is considered the opposite of homoromantic.
Bridgeport, Connecticut

**Bridgeport** is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is a port city 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx. It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull to the north, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford to the east. Bridgeport and other towns in Fairfield County make up the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, as well as the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, the second largest metropolitan area in Connecticut. The Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolis forms part of the New York metropolitan area.

Inhabited by the Paugussett Native American tribe until English settlement in the 1600s, Bridgeport was incorporated in 1821 as a town, and as a city in 1836. Showman P. T. Barnum was a resident of the city and served as the town's mayor (1871). Barnum built four houses in Bridgeport and housed his circus in town during winter. The city in the early 20th century saw an economic and population boom, becoming by all measures Connecticut's chief manufacturing city by 1905. Bridgeport was the site of the world's first mutual telephone exchange (1877), the first dental hygiene school (1949), and the first bank telephone bill service in the US (1981). Inventor Harvey Hubbell II invented the electric plug outlet in Bridgeport in 1912.The Frisbie Pie Company was founded and operated in Bridgeport. The world's first Subway restaurant opened in the city's North End in 1965. After World War II, industrial restructuring and suburbanization caused the loss of many large companies and affluent residents, leaving Bridgeport struggling with issues of poverty and violent crime.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, Bridgeport has begun extensive redevelopment of its downtown and other neighborhoods. Bridgeport's crime rate started going down significantly around 2010; by 2018, it had been reduced by almost 50 percent. Bridgeport is home to three museums,the University of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College, Paier College, and part of Sacred Heart University as well as the state's only zoo. Bridgeport is officially nicknamed "Park City", due to its public parks, 35 public parks taking up 1,300 acres, including two large ones. Although none are headquartered within the city itself, more than a dozen Fortune 500companies are based in its metropolitan area, which it shares with Stamford. Bridgeport by various sites has been consistently ranked as among the 25 most ethnically and culturally diverse American cities.
Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team

The Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD) Team is a unit within the Critical Incident Response Group of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). CARD teams are composed of experienced personnel with a proven track record in crimes against children investigations, especially cases where a child has been abducted by someone other than a family member. Team members provide on-the-ground investigative, technical, and resource assistance to state and local law enforcement. The teams work closely with FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit representatives, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime coordinators, and child exploitation task force members.

Each CARD team is composed of a dozen or so special agents with expertise and experience of working crimes against children cases. The five teams are strategically located throughout the United States. According to the FBI, CARD teams have a nearly 90 percent success rate in identifying and apprehending child abductors.

CARD teams are capable of quickly establishing an on-site command post to centralize investigative efforts and operations. Other assets they bring to the table include a mapping tool to identify and locate registered sex offenders in the area, national and international lead coverage, and the Child Abduction Response Plan to guide investigative efforts.
Cincinnati

**Cincinnati** (/ˌsɪnsɪˈnæti/ *SIN-si-NAT-ee*, coloquially called **Cincy**) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,265,051, it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, and with a city population of 309,317, Cincinnati is the third-most populous city in Ohio after Columbus and Cleveland, and 65th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century, it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population, surpassed only by New Orleans and the older, established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard, as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860.

As a river town crossroads at the junction of the North, South, East, and West, Cincinnati developed with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than East Coast cities in the same period. However, it received a significant number of German-speaking immigrants, who founded many of the city's cultural institutions. By the end of the 19th century, with the shift from steamboats to railroads drawing off freight shipping, trade patterns had altered and Cincinnati's growth slowed considerably. The city was surpassed in population by other inland cities, particularly Chicago, which developed based on strong commodity exploitation, economics, and the railroads, and St. Louis, which for decades after the Civil War served as the gateway to westward migration.

Cincinnati is home to three professional sports teams: the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball; the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League; and FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer; it is also home to the Cincinnati Cyclones, a minor league ice hockey team. The city's largest institution of higher education, the University of Cincinnati, was founded in 1819 as a municipal college and is now ranked as one of the 50 largest in the United States. Cincinnati is home to historic architecture with many structures in the urban core having remained intact for 200 years. In the late 1800s, Cincinnati was commonly referred to as the "Paris of America", due mainly to such ambitious architectural projects as the Music Hall, Cincinnatian Hotel, and Shillito Department Store. Cincinnati is the birthplace of William Howard Taft, the 27th President and former Chief Justice of the United States. Recently, Cincinnati has been named among the 100 most livable cities in the world, at number 88, and is on many Best Places to Live lists, including Livability.com and *U.S. News and World Report*. Forbes ranked Cincinnati as the 5th best city for young professionals in 2023.
Behavioral Analysis Unit

The Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is a department of the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) that uses behavioral analysts to assist in criminal investigations. The mission of the NCAVC and the BAU is to provide behavioral based investigative and/or operational support by applying case experience, research, and training to complex and time-sensitive crimes, typically involving acts or threats of violence. The BAU also works alongside the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD) Team, especially in stranger kidnapping cases.

The Behavioral Analysis Unit originates from the Behavioral Science Unit, established in 1972 and now renamed Behavioral Analysis Unit 5, which is the unit devoted to research. The Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) was created in 1985 as part of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC), itself established in 1985.

## Structure

The Investigative and Operations Support Section (IOSS) is a branch of the FBI's overall Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG). IOSS provides personnel and training to assist in investigations throughout the country, and at US embassies worldwide. IOSS supports other CIRG groups within the FBI, FBI Headquarters and Field Offices, FBI legal attaches (at embassies abroad), and all US law enforcement agencies. IOSS is divided into two main sections: the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) and the Operations Support Branch (OSB).

The NCAVC consists of five Behavioral Analysis Units, and one rapid response team;

* Behavioral Analysis Unit 1 (counterterrorism, arson and bombing)
* Behavioral Analysis Unit 2 (threats, cyber crime, and public corruption)
* Behavioral Analysis Unit 3 (crimes against children)
* Behavioral Analysis Unit 4 (crimes against adults, ViCAP)
* Behavioral Analysis Unit 5 (research, strategy, and instruction)
* Behavioral Analysis Response Team (rapid response)

## Services

Some me of the services BAU offers include:

* Crime analysis
* Profiles of unknown offenders
* Threat assessments
* Interview strategies
* Expert testimony
* Critical incident analysis

## Gallery

Current BAU sealBAU commemoration sealBSU (defunct) sealNCAVC seal
Charlotte Marks

**Charlotte Marks** is an American accountant and financial analyst. Charlotte is part of The Marks Family, she is also the partner of businesswoman Michelle Collins.

## Early Life

Charlotte Jade Marks was born on Sunday January 8, 1978 in Pasadena, California. Charlotte is the youngest of four children born to construction manager and engineer James B. Marks and teacher Louisa Marks (née Torres). Charlotte graduated from Westridge School in 1996 and attended the University of Notre Dame where she earned a BA in Accounting in 2000.

## Career

Charlotte began her career as an accounting intern at Frost Financial Services in 2000, she eventually became an administrative assistant at Frost. In 2003 after passing her CPA certification, Charlotte became an accountant and financial advisor. Eventually Charlotte transferred to a financial consulting company in Jacksonville, Florida in 2016.

## Personal Life

Charlotte was married to forensic accountant Jason Martinez from 2011 to 2015, they have a daughter, Evelyn, born in 2014. They eventually separated in 2015 and divorced in 2016. Charlotte has been in a relationship with businesswoman Michelle Collins since 2017, they live with their combined family in Jacksonville, Florida. Charlotte is an avid campaigner for LGBTQIA+ rights. Charlotte is a feminist, and identifies as lesbian and agnostic.