About Us

Founder retired after 25-year career as an FBI Special Agent. He has extensive financial crime investigative experience to include successfully prosecuting cases of embezzlement, bank/wire fraud, health care fraud, COVID-19 fraud, money laundering, and terrorism financing with a 35-0 record of guilty verdicts/pleas. He spent several years as the Supervisory Special Agent of the FBI Inland Empire Financial Crimes squad. He was also an FBI Criminal Behaviorist in the FBI's Profiler program, a former SWAT Operator, a former FBI Agent Auditor, a former FBI Assistant Inspector, and a former FBI Adjunct Instructor.

Colin Schmitt / Founder is admitted per Rule 16 as an expert in US District Court for the Southern District of New York on the topics of Money Laundering, Cryptocurrency, Traits of a Conman and Fraud Schemes. He has provided several written opinions for litigation matters in the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Founder has been a Certified Fraud Examiner since 2008. Has degrees in Accounting and an MBA as well as being a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist with experience investigating Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) and Cryptocurrency Money Laundering. 

Founder is a member of the Society  of Former Special Agents of the FBI, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, World Association of Detectives, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, Florida Association of Licensed Investigators and California Association of Licensed Investigators giving our firm access to a world wide network of experienced private investigators.