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James B. Marks

**James B. Marks** is an American retired construction manager and engineer, he is the patriarch of The Marks Family.

## Early Life

James Bradley Marks was born in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 1948. James is the sixth of eight children born to retail store manager Henry J. Marks and homemaker Margaret A. Marks (née Ward). James studied Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University and graduated in 1970.

## Career

James’s first job was at 16, working as a sales assistant at the same retail store that his father was a manager at. After graduating college, James went to work for Hale Constructions in Santa Monica, California. James worked his way up through the ranks and in 1978 he was a manager at Hale Construction, he also served as the chief maintenance officer from 1980 until his retirement in 2006.

## Personal Life

James was married to Louisa Marks (née Torres) from 1969 until her death in 2009. James and Louisa had four children, two sons; Richard and Sean, and two daughters, Charlotte and Rhonda. James also has 6 grandchildren, including Margaret Marks. James occasionally consults with Hale Constructions in large maintenance projects. James is an amateur astronomer and a quality private pilot.
Jackson Holt

Jackson M. Holt is a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent and a current member of the Los Angeles Mobile Enforcement Team (MET). Holt joined the DEA in 2007 and began his career at the Chicago Field Office, he worked on an interagency gang task force for several years before transferring to the Detroit Field Office in 2014 where he served with the Detroit Mobile Enforcement Team. In 2019 Holt 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

* Chicago Field Office: 2007 to 2014
* Detroit Field Office: 2014 to 2019
* Los Angeles Mobile Enforcement Team: 2019 to Present
Jessica Thorne

Jessica M. Thorne is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent and forensic accountant currently serving as supervisor of Public Corruption Squad I at the Los Angeles Field Office. Throne was born 1980 and eventually joined the FBI in 2006. Thorne began her career at the Las Vegas Field Office working in public corruption and civil rights, in 2013 she was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and transferred to the Los Angeles Field Office as the supervisor of a civil rights squad. In 2019 Thorne became the supervisor of the public corruption squad at the Field Office.

Ms. Thorne earned her BA and MA in accounting from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Prior to her FBI career, Ms. Thorne worked as a forensic accountant.

### Service History

* Las Vegas Field Office: 2006 to 2013
* Civil Rights Squad: 2013 to 2019 (Supervisor)
* Public Corruption Squad I: 2019 to Present (Supervisor)
Pasadena, California

Seal of the City of Pasadena

**Pasadena** is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district.

Its population was 138,699 at the 2020 census, making it the 44th largest city in California and the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County. Pasadena was incorporated on June 19, 1886, becoming one of the first cities to be incorporated in what is now Los Angeles County, following the city of Los Angeles (April 4, 1850).

Pasadena is known for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade. It is also home to many scientific, educational, and cultural institutions, including Caltech, Pasadena City College, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Fuller Theological Seminary, Parsons Corporation, ArtCenter College of Design, the Pasadena Playhouse, the Ambassador Auditorium, the Norton Simon Museum, and the USC Pacific Asia Museum.
Rick Dahlgren

**Richard Dahlgren** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Supervisory Specialist Agent and the current Assistant Special Agent in Charge of HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Richard Thomas Dahlgren was born December 8, 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana to marine biologist Gina Dahlgren (née Neiman) and pilot Donald Dahlgren. Richard graduated from Edna Karr High School in 1995. Richard attended Kansas State University where he studied Criminology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1999.

## Career

Richard began his career as a police officer with the Pepper Pike Police Department in 1999. In 2009 Richard was accepted to Homeland Security Investigations and began his HSI career at HSI Kansas City as part of the Domestic Smuggling Group. In 2016 Richard was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and served with the Joint Terrorism Task Force at HSI Miami. In 2020 he served as Operations Chief - Southwest at HSI Headquarters. In 2023 Richard was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of HSI Los Angeles, as ASAC he oversees cyber, financial and intelligence operations for HSI Los Angeles.

### Service History

* HSI Kansas City: 2009 to 2016 (Domestic Smuggling Group)
* HSI Miami: 2016 to 2020: (Joint Terrorism Task Force)
* HSI Headquarters: 2020 to 2023 (Operations Chief - Southwest)
* HSI Los Angeles: 2023 to Present (Assistant Special Agent in Charge)

## Personal Life

Richard is married to lawyer Andrea Dahlgren (née Decker). Richard is an avid hockey fan and a fan of horror films and books.
Swarthmore College

**Swarthmore College** (/ˈswɔːrθmɔːr/ *SWORTH-mor*, locally /ˈswɑːθmɔːr/ *SWAHTH-mor*) is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States. It was established as a college under the Religious Society of Friends. By 1906, Swarthmore had dropped its religious affiliation and officially became non-sectarian.

Swarthmore is a member of the Tri-College Consortium, a cooperative academic arrangement with Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College. Swarthmore is also affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania through the Quaker Consortium, which allows for students to cross-register for classes at all four institutions. Swarthmore offers over 600 courses per year in more than 40 areas of study, including an ABET-accredited engineering program that culminates in a Bachelor of Science in engineering. Swarthmore has a variety of sporting teams with 22 Division III Intercollegiate sports teams, and it competes in the Centennial Conference, a group of private colleges in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Alumni include five Nobel Prize winners (as of 2016, the third-highest number of Nobel Prize winners per graduate in the U.S.), 11 MacArthur Foundation fellows, as well as a number of winners of the Tony Awards, Grammy Awards, Academy Awards and Emmy Awards, and the Guggenheim Fellowship.

## See also

* Yvonne Lima: A 2013 alumna of Swarthmore
Sentinel Blue Men's Team

The **Sentinel Blue Men's Team**, is the women's team of the Los Angeles Precision Shooting Team, also known as Sentinel Blue.

## Team Members

Steven EllisJames WellsKevin HydeCalvin WinslowTodd DesmondJason Hughes
### James Wells

* Agency: El Monte Police Department
* Role: Captain
* Category: Agency, Standard, Unlimited
* Joined: 2021
* Sponsors: TacWorks Academy, Taran Tactical Innovations

### Steven Ellis

* Agency: Los Angeles Police Department
* Role: Member (also Captain of Sentinel Blue Tier One Team)
* Category: Agency, Unlimited
* Joined: 2017
* Sponsors: TacWorks Academy, Staccato Firearms

### Kevin Hyde

* Agency: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
* Role: Member
* Category: Agency, Standard
* Joined: 2017
* Sponsors: TacWorks Academy

### Calvin Winslow

* Agency: Homeland Security Investigations
* Role: Member
* Category: Agency, Standard
* Joined: 2017
* Sponsors: TacWorks Academy

### Todd Desmond

* Agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
* Role: Member (also Sentinel Blue Tier One Team member)
* Category: Unlimited
* Joined: 2017
* Sponsors: TacWorks Academy, Smith & Wesson Performance Center

### Jason Hughes

* Agency: Ventura County Sheriff's Office
* Role: Member
* Category: Unlimited
* Joined: 2023
* Sponsors: TacWorks Academy, ZEV Technologies

## Category Teams

### Agency Category

* James Wells
* Steven Ellis
* Kevin Hyde
* Calvin Winslow

### Standard Category

* James Wells
* Kevin Hyde
* Calvin Winslow

### Unlimited Category

* James Wells
* Steven Ellis
* Todd Desmond
* Jason Hughes
National Child Victim Identification System

## National Child Victim Identification Program

The **National Child Victim Identification Program** (NCVIP) is the world's largest database of child pornography, maintained by the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) of the United States Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for the purpose of identifying victims of child abuse.

The program was created by Andrew Oosterban, head of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section. Development of the database began in 1999, and it was launched in 2003. It contains images contributed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), FBI, Secret Service, Postal Inspection Service, and several other organizations. In March 2005, the Justice Department's database was merged with that of the NCMEC. The database uses image analysis software developed by LTU Technologies to detect victims.

As a security measure, police are not allowed to personally browse the database, and they cannot identify victims by name. Instead, they are given contact information for higher-level officers who have security clearance. When child pornography is seized, specialist FBI investigators analyze the entire collection before running the images through the database, as the way the computer files are organized can help in identifying victims. Following a seizure of more than 10,000 images in California in 2007, two officers from the Washington Field Office of the FBI reviewed every image.
Sonya Moore

Sonya R. Moore is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent who currently serves as the Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Los Angeles Field Office. Moore was born in 1977 and eventually joined the FBI in 2001. Moore began her career working in criminal enterprise and organized crime at the El Paso Field Office, in 2008 she was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and subsequently became the supervisor of an organized crime squad at the Los Angeles Field Office. In 2016 Moore was promoted to Unit Chief of a Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force (CEHTTF) at FBI Headquarters, in 2018 she was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the National Security Division at the El Paso Field Office. In 2022 Moore was promoted to Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Los Angeles Field Office, overseeing all counterterrorism operations in the Los Angeles Division.

### Service History

* El Paso Field Office: 2001 to 2008
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2008
* Organized Crime Squad II: 2008 to 2016 (Supervisor)
* FBI Headquarters: 2016 to 2018 (Unit Chief: CEHTTF)
* El Paso Field Office: 2018 to 2022 (Assistant Special Agent in Charge)
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2022 to Present (Special Agent in Charge)
Monogamy

**Monogamy** is a dyadic relationship in which two members of a group form an exclusive intimate partnership. Having only one partner at any one time, whether that be for life or whether that be serial monogamy, contrasts with various forms of non-monogamy (e.g., polygamy or polyamory). More generally, the term is used to describe the behavioral ecology and sexual selection of animal mating systems, referring to the state of having only one mate at any one given time. In a human cultural context, monogamy typically refers to the custom of two individuals, regardless of orientation, committing to a sexually exclusive relationship.
Liam Morales

**Liam Morales** is a Department of Education, Office of Inspector General (ED OIG) Special Agent. He is currently assigned to the Western Regional Office in Long Beach, California. As of June 2023, Liam is serving as a member of the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF).

## Early Life

Liam James Morales was born on September 13, 1988 in Akron, Ohio to Cheryl Morales (née Slone), an EPA engineer, and Frank Morales, an architect. Liam graduated from Garfield High School in 2006, he attended Old Dominion University and graduated in 2010 with a BA in Accounting.

## Career

Liam began his career as an intern auditor at the General Services Administration in 2009. In 2010 Liam became an auditor for the Department of Education Office of Inspector General. In 2017 Liam transferred to the Investigation Division as an OIG Special Agent assigned to the Western Regional Office. Liam specializes in scholarship and government grant fraud. As of 2023, Laim is serving as a member of the Southern California Drug Task Force, he serves as SCDTF's cyber and financial crime specialist,

## Personal Life

Liam has been married to Lauren Accornero since 2014, both Liam and Lauren are polyamorous and live with their other partner Rachel Hunter. Liam is an amateur musician, he plays bass guitar and backup vocals for Logan’s Folly, a rock band from Huntington Beach, California.

## 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
	+ Carson Frost: DEA 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
Other Special Agents

A list of Special Agents from ATF, USMS, DEA, USSS, FAMS, IRS-CI, CBP, USBP, USPIS, DSS, NCIS, CGIS etc, please see FBI Special Agents and HSI Special Agents for their respective pages.

## Other Special Agents

### Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

* Kevin Hyde: Group Supervisor of Group I in Los Angeles/SRT Team Leader
* Joel Lazarou: Member of Group I in Los Angeles
* Jack Dorsett: Member of Group I in Los Angeles
* Kate Ellis: Member of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs
* Lindsey Dawson: Special Agent (St. Louis Field Office/OCDETF)
* Stephanie Walsh: Special Agent (Lexington Field Office)

### United States Marshals Service

* Jared Hayes: CDUSM
* Lawrence Decker: SDUSM
* Marcus Wright: SDUSM
* Joline Keeley: SDUSM

### Drug Enforcement Administration

* Jane McMillian: SAC of DEA Los Angeles
* Damon Garris: MET Supervisor
* Rebecca Locke: MET Member
* Jackson Holt: MET Member
* Brett Forbes: MET Member
* Steve Liebetrau: MET Member
* Tahlia Deaves: MET Member
* Andrew Nguyen: SCDTF Supervisor
* Eric Lane: SCDTF Member
* Sean Maher: SCDTF Member/SRT Team Leader

### Naval Criminal Investigative Service

* Kevin Merriman: Resident Agent in Charge of Los Angeles

### Customs and Border Protection

* Monique Morrow: SCBPO at Los Angeles Cargo Port of Entry
List of criminals associated with Margaret Marks

Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs

Criminals and members of criminal organizations often encountered by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs (LAMTFVG) and the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF).

## Gang Members

* **Jacen T. "J.T." Frain**: Member of the Baldwin Hills Neighborhood Crips
* **Tobias L. "T-Gun" Frain**: Member of the Baldwin Hills Neighborhood Crips
* **Donnie "D Man" Miller**: Member of the 25th Street Bloods

## Motorcycle Gang Members

* **Trevor "Nightmare" Gansel**: President of the Demon Legion Motorcycle Club
* **Gregory "Lank" Callaghan**: Vice President of the Demon Legion Motorcycle Club

## Organized Crime

* **Van Liu**: Strip club owner/Human trafficker
* **Aram "Alex" Grigoryan**: Club owner/Armenian organized crime boss

## Unaffiliated

* **Josef "JoJo" Jankowski**: Criminal fence/Confidential informant
* **Darius Scott**: Underground pornography producer/distributor
* **Tracy Yu**: Counterfeiter/Escort company owner
* **Jose "Coyote Joe" Alvarez**: Human smuggler
* **Patrick Lowe**: Petty criminal/Confidential informant
Kyle Gibson

**Kyle Alden Gibson** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent and a current member of the Child Exploitation Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Kyle Alden Gibson was born on August 12, 1991 in Santa Fe, New Mexico to businessman Edward Alden Gibson and nurse Leah Gibson (née Turner). Kyle graduated from Capital High School in 2009, Kyle went on to graduate from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 2013.

## Career

Kyle worked as a CPA in New Orleans between 2014 and 2016, in 2016 Kyle was accepted to the Office of Inspector General, Health and Human Services (HHS OIG) as a Special Agent. In 2020 Kyle laterally transferred to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) he began his HSI career with the Child Exploitation Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles, he serves as the group’s Financial Crimes Specialist.

### Service History

* Child Exploitation Investigations Group: 2020 to Present

## Personal Life

Kyle has been in a relationship with Abigail Fell since 2021, they live together in Westwood, Los Angeles. Kyle is an avid diver and wildlife/nature photographer.

## 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
Jake Lawson

Jacob M. "Jake" Lawson is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special agent and a current member of the Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force (SC-CEHTTF). Lawson joined the FBI in 2007 and began his career at the El Paso Field Office working in organized crime and criminal enterprise, in 2010 he transferred to the Los Angeles Field Office where he served with Organized Crime Squad II. In 2014 Lawson transferred to the Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.

### Service History

* El Paso Field Office: 2007 to 2010
* Los Angeles Field Office: 2010 to 2014
* Southern California Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force: 2014 to Present
The Barnard Sisters

Unofficial logo

**The Barnard Sisters** is the name of a multicultural social group composed of 5 best friends who attended Barnard College between 2014 and 2019. The group was founded by Jill Zheng in 2014 and lasted in its complete form until 2018 and in a limited capacity until 2019.

## Members

* Jill Zheng: Economics (Leader, 2014 to 2018)
* Naomi Aragon: Neuroscience and Behavior (2015 to 2019)
* Ananya Prakash: Environmental Science (2014 to 2018)
* Kate Bailey: Computer Science (2014 to 2019)
* Margaret Marks: Computer Science (2014 to 2018)

## Information

Jill Zheng founded the group to create a place to belong for people with little to no family members in the New York City area. Jill Zheng and Naomi Aragon were roommates in their upperclassman years, Margaret Marks and Ananya Prakash were roommates in their upperclassman years. The group were involved in numerous social activities and volunteering projects.

The group existed in its original incarnation until 2018 when Jill, Ananya and Margaret graduated, it continued in a limited capacity until 2019 when Naomi and Kate graduated. The group now exists as a group of Barnard alumna who keep in touch and occasionally plan holidays together.

### Member information

* Jill Zheng became an insurance agent and lives with her husband and son in the Midwest.
* Naomi Aragon became a specialist in the field of advertising and marketing, she works for a major advertising agency in Paris after having previously worked in the Seattle and London.
* Ananya Prakash went to Harvard Law School and became a lawyer and environmental activist both in the United States and Asia.
* Kate Bailey became a computer scientist and software developer who founded her own company, she and her husband live in San Jose.
* Margaret Marks became a HSI Special Agent and intelligence analyst, she lives in Los Angeles with her wife.
Ohio University

**Ohio University**, sometimes referred to as **OU**, is a public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subsequently approved for the territory in 1802 and state in 1804, opening for students in 1809. Ohio University is the oldest university in Ohio and among the oldest public universities in the United States.

Ohio University comprises nine campuses, nine undergraduate colleges, its Graduate College, its college of medicine, and its public affairs school, and offers more than 250 areas of undergraduate study as well as certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of Fall 2020, the university's total enrollment at Athens was slightly more than 18,000, while the all-campus enrollment was just over 30,000.

Ohio's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Bobcats and compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as charter members of the Mid-American Conference. Ohio football has participated in 16 bowl games through the 2023 season. The men's basketball team has made 14 appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, with their most recent appearance in 2021.
Pasadena Police Department

The **Pasadena Police Department** (PPD) is the police department serving Pasadena, California. The headquarters of the Pasadena Police Department is located at 207 North Garfield Avenue in Pasadena, just a block from the Pasadena City Hall and Paseo Colorado. The department employs 241 sworn officers, 13 reserve officers, and 126 civilian employees. Police chief John Perez, who spent his entire career with the department, retired and was replaced by former PPD Commander, now interim Chief Jason Clawson. The city has selected former San Gabriel, CA PD Chief Eugene Harris to take the position in January 2023.

## Overview

The Pasadena Police Department was founded in 1886. The department was one of the first police departments to have female police officers. In 2006, Commander Marilyn Diaz left PPD to become the police chief for Sierra Madre, California, becoming Los Angeles County's first female municipal police chief.

In 2004, the Pasadena Unified School District dismantled the Pasadena Unified School District Police Department, amidst budget cuts. As a result, the Pasadena Police Department took over police services for the Pasadena Unified School District and PPD's division on PUSD schools is known as the Safe Schools Team, which is made of eight sworn members—one sergeant and seven officers.

Currently the department patrols some notable events, such as the Rose Bowl and the Tournament of Roses Parade, which works jointly with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The department usually steps up patrols by adding officers in areas of recent homicides. This is known as Operation Safe City.

The department utilizes primarily the Orange County Sheriff's Academy in Tustin for academy training. PPD also utilizes the Rio Hondo Regional Police Academy in Whittier.

Since the establishment of the Pasadena Police Department, three officers have died in the line of duty.

### Tasers

PPD has been using Tasers since mid-June 2004.

Three years after the deployment of Tasers, 36-year-old Richard Baisner of Arcadia died after being Tasered once by a Pasadena Police Officer. Baisner was Tasered after resisting arrest against PPD officers. After using "soft restraints" on him while on a gurney, Baisner stopped breathing. An autopsy determined Baisner died from "effects of cocaine intoxication," with other significant factors of hypertrophic heart disease and coronary atherosclerosis.
Nicola Levin

**Nicola Jocelyn Levin** is an Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent and a current member of the Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF).

## Early Life

Nicola Jocelyn Levin was born in January 21, 1988 in New Rochelle, New York to Jocelyn (née Seibert) and Gerry Levin. Nicola graduated from The Ursuline School in 2006 and went on to graduate from University of Texas at Austin with BBA in Accounting in 2010, and a MPA 2011.

## Career

Nicola interned at an accounting firm in 2011 and in 2012 she became a Certified Public Accountant. Between 2014 and 2017 Nicola worked as an accountant and certified fraud examiner for a financial services company in Manhattan.

In 2018 Nicola applied to become an IRS-CI Special Agent, she was accepted and attended FLETC in late 2018. Upon graduation Nicola was assigned to the Los Angeles Field Office where she worked financial institution fraud cases, in 2023 Nicola transferred to the Southern California Drug Task Force. Nicola serves as the task force’s financial crime specialist and forensic accountant.

### Service History

* Los Angeles Field Office: 2018 to 2023
* Southern California Drug Task Force: 2023 to Present

## Personal Life

Nicola met Oliver Ryan at a local coffee shop in 2019, the two were married in 2021. They have a son, Hudson, born in July 2022. Nicola and Oliver are avid equestrians and own three horses between them. Nicola and Oliver live in Hawthorne, California.

## See Also

* Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF)
	+ Andrew Nguyen: DEA SCDTF Group Supervisor
	+ Eric Lane: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Sean Maher: DEA SCDTF Member
	+ Alyssa James: LAPD SCDTF Member
	+ Marco Reyes: ICE SCDTF Member
	+ Margaret Marks: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Liam Morales: ED-OIG SCDTF Member
	+ Carson Frost: DEA 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
Non-binary gender

**Non-binary** and **genderqueer** are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or female (identities outside the gender binary). Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from their sex, though some non-binary people do not consider themselves transgender.

Non-binary people may identify as an intermediate or separate third gender, identify with more than one gender, no gender, or have a fluctuating gender identity. Gender identity is separate from sexual or romantic orientation: non-binary people have various sexual orientations. Being non-binary is also not the same as being intersex; most intersex people identify as either male or female.

Non-binary people as a group vary in their gender expressions, and some may reject gender identity altogether. Some non-binary people are medically treated for gender dysphoria with surgery or hormones, as trans men and trans women often are.
Lewis Fuller

**Lewis Liam Fuller** is an FBI Special Agent and current member of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs (LAMTFVG).

## Biography

Lewis Liam Fuller was born in 1987 in Parkville, Maryland. Lewis earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of California, San Diego. In 2009 Lewis enlisted in the United States Army where he served as a military police officer.

Lewis joined the FBI in 2014 and began his career working organized crime and criminal enterprise at the Los Angeles Field Office. In 2019 Fuller transferred to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs (LAMTFVG).

### Service History

* Los Angeles Field Office: 2014 to 2019
* Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs: 2019 to Present
Rachel Petersen

**Rachel M. Petersen** is a Los Angeles Port Police (LAPP) Officer, she is also a professional competitive shooter with the Sentinel Blue Women's Team of the Los Angeles Precision Shooting Team (LAPST).

## Early Life

Rachel Marie Fernandez was born on May 24, 1995 in El Monte, California to retail store manager David J. Fernandez and makeup artist Elise C. Fernandez (nee Ogden). Rachel attended South El Monte High School and graduated in 2013, during high school Rachel was a member of a Los Angeles women's USPSA team. Rachel attended San Jose State University, she graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work.

## Career

Rachel was accepted to the Los Angeles Port Police (LAPP) in late 2017. She served with the marine patrol unit before going on to serve as with the Homeland Security Investigations’ Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST). Rachel is also a qualified K9 handler

Rachel joined the Sentinel Blue Women's Team upon its founding in 2022. Rachel is sponsored by TacWorks Academy for equipment, ammunition and training, Tactical Goddess for clothing and shooting gear, and Atlas Gunworks for handguns and competition gunsmithing. Rachel uses her Glock 17 MOS as her Agency and Standard category handgun, and an Atlas Gunworks Athena 2011 as her Unlimited category handgun. She uses her standard issued M4A1 and Remington 870 Police shotgun for her Agency and Standard rifle and shotgun, she also uses a Colt M4 Carbine/URG-I custom-built rifle and a Benelli M2 3 Gun, both customized by TacWorks as her as her Unlimited Category rifle and shotgun respectively.

### Service History

* **Marine Patrol Unit**: 2017 to 2019
* **Border Enforcement Security Task Force**: 2019 to Present

## Personal Life

Rachel has been married to CPA and certified fraud examiner Robert L. Petersen since 2019, they had been dating since 2015 and met while both students at SJSU. Rachel and Robert live in San Pedro, Los Angeles. When not training, Rachel enjoys shopping, off-road cycling, hiking, and flipping antiques. Rachel is a Wednesday person, a Taurus in the western zodiac, and a Wood Pig in the Chinese zodiac.

## Trivia

* Rachel is right-handed.
* Rachel loves Bundt cake.
* Rachel wanted to be an archaeologist when she grew up.
* Rachel considered moving to New York City when she was 19.
* Rachel once saved a little boy from drowning.
* Rachel says she’s the weakest swimmer in the department.
* Rachel once dated a professional golfer.

## See Also

* Sentinel Blue Tier One Team
	+ Steven Ellis: LAPD Captain
	+ James Wells: EMPD Member
	+ Maggie Marks: HSI Member
	+ Sonia Knight: ICE Member
* Sentinel Blue Men's Team
	+ James Wells: EMPD Captain
	+ Steven Ellis: LAPD Member
	+ Kevin Hyde: ATF Member
	+ Calvin Winslow: HSI Member
	+ Todd Desmond: LASD Member
	+ Jason Hughes: VCSO Member
* Sentinel Blue Women's Team
	+ Maggie Marks: HSI Captain
	+ Sonia Knight: ICE Member
	+ Victoria Allen: BHPD Member
	+ Tracy McGaren: LAPD Member
	+ Charlie Lenzen: LASD Member
Polyamory

**Polyamory** (from Ancient Greek πολλοί *(polloí)* 'many', and Latin *amor* 'love') is the practice of, or desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved. People who identify as polyamorous may believe in open relationships with a conscious management of jealousy and reject the view that sexual and relational exclusivity (monogamy) are prerequisite for deep, committed, long-term, loving relationships. Others prefer to restrict their sexual activity to only members of the group, a closed polyamorous relationship that is usually referred to as polyfidelity.

*Polyamory* has come to be an umbrella term for various forms of non-monogamous, multi-partner relationships, or non-exclusive sexual or romantic relationships. Its usage reflects the choices and philosophies of the individuals involved, but with recurring themes or values, such as love, intimacy, honesty, integrity, equality, communication, and commitment. It can often be distinguished from some other forms of ethical non-monogamy in that the relationships involved are loving intimate relationships, as opposed to purely sexual relationships.
Robert Tomasella

Robert J. Tomasella is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and a current member of the Los Angeles Criminal Enterprise Task Force. Tomasella joined the FBI in 2013 and began his career working violent crime and gang crime at the Baltimore Field Office, in 2016 he transferred to the Boston Field Office where he served with the Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force. In 2020 Tomasella transferred to the Los Angeles Criminal Enterprise Task Force.

### Service History

* Baltimore Field Office: 2013 to 2016
* Boston Field Office: 2016 to 2020
* Los Angeles Criminal Enterprise Task Force: 2020 to Present
SUNY Adirondack

**SUNY Adirondack** is a public community college in Queensbury, New York. It serves residents in Warren, Washington and northern Saratoga counties in New York State with over 30 academic programs of study. It was founded in 1961 as **Adirondack Community College** (**ACC**). Bachelor's and master's degree programs became available with the opening of the SUNY at Plattsburgh Queensbury Branch on the SUNY Adirondack campus. It adopted its present name on March 1, 2010.

## See also

* Carlos Shaw: A 1979 alumnus of SUNY Adirondack
Shadowstrike Tactical

**Shadowstrike Tactical** is a tactical clothing and equipment, and outdoor lifestyle brand. Shadowstrike Tactical is headquartered in Glibert, Arizona and was founded in 1997 by Francis "Frank" Davis.

## Background

Shadowstrike Tactical was founded in 1997 by Francis "Frank" Davis as a clothing and accessory brand based around practical shooting, as the brand grew it also formed its own practical shooting team, the Shadowstrike Ravens (SSR). As of 2023, Shadowstrike Tactical is managed by Tyler Davis and his wife Amanda Davis.

### Controversy

Shadowstrike Tactical gained significant controversy when they spoke out in defense of Anthony and Shannon McManus, a husband and wife team of competitive shooters and coaches who were accused of over two decades of verbal and physical abuse. After the McManus's were arrested in 2023, Shadowstrike Tactical made a statement denouncing the McManus's actions and apologizing for their previous statements
Major Case Group

The **Major Case Group** (MCG) is an elite specialist investigative and operations support unit of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). MCG primarily targets violent criminal groups involved in significant transnational organized crime and gangs, MCG also serves as a tactical response team for investigations and operations not requiring the deployment of Special Response Teams (SRT). MCG also serves as a tactical surveillance unit, similar to the Special Investigation Section (SIS) of the Los Angeles Police Department, the MCG is patterned on the Major Case Group (Group I) of the ATF. MCG often works with various federal task forces, including the National Gang Unit, and serves as a DHS warrant apprehension squad.

## Major Case Group Los Angeles

Major Case Group Los Angeles (MCG-LA) is the MCG assigned to HSI Los Angeles.

### Current Personnel

* T.J. Howell: Group Supervisor
* Natalia Diaz: Member
* Calvin Winslow: Member
* James Mason: Member
* Greg Lake: Member
* Patrick Haynes: Member

## Major Case Group San Diego

Major Case Group San Diego (MCG-SD) is the MCG assigned to HSI San Diego.

### Current Personnel

* Matthew Chung: Group Supervisor
* Ray Velasquez: Member
* Unnamed Member
* Unnamed Member
* Unnamed Member
Kurt Simms

Kurt W. Simms is Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executive and the current Section Chief of the Violent Crime Section at FBI Headquarters. Simms joined the FBI in 2002 and began his career working violent crime at the Baltimore Field Office. In 2010 Simms was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and served with the Capital Area Violent Crime Task Force, in 2012 he was promoted to supervisor of the Baltimore Violent Crime Squad. In 2019 Simms was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Knoxville Field Office, as ASAC Simms oversaw the Criminal Division as well as 4 Resident Agencies. In 2022 Simms was promoted to Section Chief of the Violent Crime Section at FBI Headquarters, Simms oversees all of the FBI's violent crime programs.

Mr. Simms earned his B.S. in Sociology from Syracuse University and his J.D. from Loyola Law School. Prior to his FBI career, Mr. Simms worked for a law firm.

### Service History

* Baltimore Field Office: 2002 to 2010
* Capital Area Violent Crime Task Force: 2010 to 2012
* Baltimore Violent Crime Squad: 2012 to 2019 (Supervisor)
* Knoxville Field Office: 2019 to 2022 (Assistant Special Agent in Charge)
* FBI Headquarters: 2022 to Present (Section Chief: Violent Crime Section)
Kevin Merriman

Kevin H. Merriman is a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Special Agent and the current Resident Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Resident Agency. Merriman was born in 1977 and eventually joined the NCIS in 2002. Merriman began his career at the Northeast Field Office, he also served at the Okinawa Japan Resident Agency and the Bahrain Resident Agency. In 2015 Merriman served with the new Regional Enforcement Action Capabilities Training (REACT) team at the Southwest Field Office, in 2019 Merriman transferred to the Los Angeles Resident Agency as the Resident Agent in Charge.

### Service History

* Northeast Field Office: 2002 to 2006
* Okinawa Resident Agency: 2006 to 2009
* Bahrain Resident Agency: 2009 to 2015
* Southwest FIeld Office: 2015 to 2019
* Los Angeles Resident Agency: 2019 to Present (Resident Agent in Charge)
Polysexual

**Polysexuality** has been defined as "encompassing or characterized by many different kinds of sexuality", and as sexual attraction to many, but not all, genders. Those who use the term may be doing so as a replacement for the term *bisexual*, believing *bisexual* reifies dichotomies. Major monotheistic religions generally prohibit polysexual activity, but some religions incorporate it into their practices. *Polysexuality* is also considered to be another word for bisexuality however unlike bisexuals, polysexuals aren't necessarily attracted to people of the same gender.
Operation Party Crasher

Operation Party Crasher was a joint DEA and FBI operation which targeted a drug distribution network operating in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. The operation began with an arrest made by the Southern California Drug Task Force in October 2021 of a group of interstate drug traffickers. The group eventually agreed to cooperate and give up the network. The operation to take down the network was dubbed 'Operation Party Crasher' and consisted of the Southern California Drug Task Force, the Los Angeles Violent Crime Unit, and members of local violent crime squads from Phoenix, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.

The operation began gathering intelligence and conducting covert surveillance in late 2021, in May 2022 tactical surveillance personnel of the Los Angeles Violent Crime Unit and the Southern California Drug Task Force traveled to St. George, Utah to raid a trucking company depot which was providing distribution for the network. The trucking company owner subsequently gave up the ringleader and the teams raided his residence in Highland, Utah on the morning of June 3rd. Shane G. McDahl was arrested and subsequently pleaded guilty to running the drug distribution network, in exchange for naming his coconspirators McDahl was initially given a reduced sentence. The teams were able to identify and apprehend the remaining members of the network and seize assets worth over $15 million.

Subsequent DEA and HSI investigations uncovered a link between the McDahl, the network, and an international drug cartel however McDahl refused to cooperate or admit to any ties to the cartel. Due to not fulfilling the 'total cooperation' requirement in his deal, McDahl's deal was rescinded, and he was set to be sentenced accordingly when his trial came up, however McDahl ended up committing suicide before his trial began. A Federal Bureau of Prisons investigation following McDahl's death uncovered evidence of several unspecified threats on McDahl's life, however BOP and DOJ were unable to link these threats to any persons or organizations.
Woodridge, Illinois

**Woodridge** is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, with small portions in Will and Cook counties, and a southwestern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 34,158.

The village is just north of the I-55 junction with IL-53. Woodridge was incorporated on August 24, 1959, with less than 500 residents. It is named for its location in a wooded area above a steep hillside, locally known as "The Ridge," which overlooks the DuPage River's East Branch and the Des Plaines Valley.

Woodridge is a young community with the vast majority of its homes, businesses, and churches constructed after the 1950s. Woodridge was founded by a housing developer, Albert Kaufman, who was largely responsible for the creation of the village.

In July 2007, Woodridge was ranked No. 61 on *Money* magazine's "100 Best Places to Live". It uses the 630 and 331 area codes. Woodridge is the home of the Home Run Inn pizzeria chain and was the home of Pabst Brewing Company from 2006 to 2011.
Van Nuys Government Center

The **Van Nuys Government Center** (aka Van Nuys Civic Center or San Fernando Valley Administrative Center) is a 17.3-acre (70,000 m2) cluster of buildings in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles that houses various local, state and federal government offices and services. It is an important regional hub in the decentralized city of Los Angeles, roughly by bounded by Calvert Street, Sylvan Street, Tyrone Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard. (Similar hubs include West Valley Civic Center in Reseda and West Los Angeles Civic Center in Sawtelle.)

Many of the buildings are fronted by open plaza and garden areas established in 1966 in the area "surrounded by the Valley Police Headquarters, Van Nuys Library and county courts building under construction."

## James C. Corman Federal Building

### Location

6230 Van Nuys Blvd, Los Angeles, California

The James C. Corman Federal Building houses local offices for U.S. government bureaus and departments including offices of the Internal Revenue Service, the State Department, and the Marine Corps.

### Tenants

* Internal Revenue Service
* IRS Criminal Investigation
* Federal Protective Service
* ICE Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
* Executive Office for Immigration Review
* Army Public Affairs
* United States Marine Corps
* Defense Contract Management Agency
* Defense Contract Audit Agency
* U.S. Department of State (passports)
* Federal Occupational Health
United States Secretary of Homeland Security

DHS seal

Flag of the Secretary

The **United States Secretary of Homeland Security** is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11, 2001.

The new department consisted primarily of components transferred from other Cabinet departments because of their role in homeland security, such as the Coast Guard, the Federal Protective Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (which includes the United States Border Patrol), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (which includes Homeland Security Investigations), the United States Secret Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It does not, however, include the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the U.S. Marshals Service. They continue to operate under U.S. Department of Justice.

The current secretary of homeland security is Alejandro Mayorkas, since February 2, 2021. He is the first Latino and immigrant to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Leather

**Leather subculture** denotes practices and styles of dress organized around sexual activities that involve leather garments, such as leather jackets, vests, boots, chaps, harnesses, or other items. Wearing leather garments is one way that participants in this culture self-consciously distinguish themselves from mainstream sexual cultures. Many participants associate leather culture with BDSM (Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, Sado/Masochism, also called "SM" or "S&M") practices and its many subcultures. For some, black leather clothing is an erotic fashion that expresses heightened masculinity or the appropriation of sexual power; love of motorcycles, motorcycle clubs and independence; and/or engagement in sexual kink or leather fetishism.

## See also

* Gay
* Lesbian
* Bisexual
* LGBT Community
Marcus Wright

Marcus C. Wright is a United States Marshals Service (USMS) Senior Inspector (Supervisory Deputy US Marshal) and a member of the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. Wright was born in 1972 in Richardson, Texas and eventually joined the Marshals Service in 1999. Wright began his career working in prisoner transport and eventually the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS). In 2011 Wright was promoted to Supervisory Deputy US Marshal (SDUSM) and in 2014 he became a member of the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Matthew Swan

Matthew J. Swan is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Supervisory Special Agent who currently serves as the supervisor of Financial Crime Squad I at the Los Angeles Field Office. Swan was born in 1970 and eventually joined the FBI in 1996. Swan began his career working violent crime at the New Orleans Field Office, in 1998 he also joined the SWAT team. In 2007 Swan was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and served with the Cyber Crime Task Force at FBI Headquarters, in 2018 Swan was promoted to supervisor of the financial crime squad at the Los Angeles Field Office. Swan is also a SWAT operator and team leader.

### Service History

* New Orleans Field Office: 1996 to 2007
* FBI Headquarters: 2007 to 2018 (Supervisor of Cyber Crime Task Force)
* Financial Crime Squad I: 2018 to Present