Shannon Henry

**Shannon Marie Henry** is a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Supervisory Special Agent and the current Group Supervisor of the Trade Fraud and IPR Investigations Group at HSI Los Angeles.

## Early Life

Shannon Marine Taylor was born on September 14, 1974 in Canton, Mississippi to Nissan employee Karen Taylor (nee Winton) and landscaping company owner Kenneth Leroy Taylor. Shannon graduated from Canton High School in 1992. Shannon attended Boston College, graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal and Social Justice. Shannon would go on to earn a Master of Public Administration from San Diego State University in 2012.

## Career

Shannon began her career as an Inspector with the United States Customs Service (USCS) in late 1996, in 2000 she became a Special Agent with the Office of Investigations of the Customs Service at the Miami Field Office. In 2003, Shannon became a Special Agent with newly formed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Investigations (ICE OI). Shannon has specialized counterfeit merchandise and trade fraud for the majority of her career. Shannon began her ICE career at the New York Field office, in 2010 when the ICE Office of Investigations became Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Shannon became a HSI Special Agent. Shannon has served temporary duty assignments (TDY) with several other ICE/HSI divisions such as the Cyber Crimes Investigations Group and the Domestic Smuggling Group. Shannon was first offered promotion to Supervisory Special Agent in 2012 but turned it down several times.

In 2012, Shannon transferred to HSI Los Angeles, as part of the Trade Transparency Unit (TTU), in 2019 she transferred to the Trade Fraud and IPR Investigations Group (TFIIG). Shannon served as the training agent of Maeve Nichols from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, Shannon was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent and became Group Supervisor of the Trade Fraud and IPR Investigations Group (TFIIG).

### Service History

* Miami Field Office: 1996 to 2000 (Customs Inspector)
* Miami Field Office: 2000 to 2003 (USCS Special Agent)
* ICE New York: 2003 to 2010 (ICE/OI Special Agent)
* HSI New York: 2010 to 2012 (HSI Special Agent)
* HSI Los Angeles: 2012 to 2019 (Trade Transparency Unit)
* HSI Los Angeles: 2019 to 2022 (Trade Fraud and IPR Investigations Group)
* Trade Fraud and IPR Investigations Group: 2022 to Present (Group Supervisor)

## See also

* Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)
* HSI Los Angeles
	+ Dean Sorensen: SAC of HSI Los Angeles
	+ Olivia Russo: DSAC of HSI Los Angeles
* Southern California Drug Task Force (SCDTF)
	+ Zach Shanahan: SCDTF Deputy Group Supervisor
	+ Evan Ziernik: HSI SCDTF Member
	+ Maggie Marks: HSI SCDTF Member
* Child Exploitation Investigations Group (CEIG)
	+ Ella Grant: Group Supervisor of CEIG
* Trade Fraud and IPR Investigations Group (TFIIG)
	+ **Shannon Henry**: Group Supervisor of TFIIG
* National Gang Unit (NGU)
	+ Melissa Rainey: Group Supervisor of NGU
* Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU)
* Trade Transparency Unit (TTU)
* Financial and General Customs Investigations Group (FGCIG)
* Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF)

## Personal Life

Shannon married Jack Henry in 2001, they have 3 daughters together. Shannon is an avid collector of vintage fashion and watches.