Darrell Scott
Summary
Highly successful, outcome-driven federal law enforcement professional with 31 years of experience leading personnel and planning, conducting, and managing investigations. Routinely exhibits the ability to work well under pressure, independently make difficult and challenging decisions, and effectively communicate those decisions, and the rationale behind them to senior executive managers. Proactively takes on new assignments, and conveys strategic vision and diplomacy across multiple organizations.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Agent in Charge
Clark County, Nevada
10.2012 - Current
- Provide executive leadership to a team of approximately 40 criminal investigators and administrative staff located throughout nine offices, in nine western states that make up the FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI), Los Angeles Field Office (LAFO). Effectively direct, coach, and support a team of first-line supervisors to ensure effective leadership and compliance with agency policies and procedures is maintained in the region.
- Responsible for all aspects of field office operations to include hiring and the initial background investigation associated with new hires, management of field office budget, training, personnel matters, as well as the management of criminal investigations and employee investigations involving performance, conduct, and violations of workplace policy and procedures. Author detailed reports related to all employee workplace violations, and serve as the agency deciding official, or recommending official issuing suggested course of action or resolution on all personnel matters. As a result of successfully leading and resolving numerous employee investigations over the past 16 years, was requested by both the agency Director and Deputy Director to lead other employee investigations in the country, and mentor new managers on policy and best practices.
- Independently develop strategic plans to ensure the LAFO operates efficiently and effectively. For example, after providing compelling details to the agency Director, implemented a unique strategy involving the reorganization and creation of offices within the region, specifically aimed at increasing OCI's footprint and productivity in California. This plan has enabled both the reassignment of, and hiring of additional qualified agents in critical areas of the region. Routinely develop written policy and protocols in an effort to enhance communication with personnel within the region, as well as with state, local and federal prosecutors.
- Provide oversight and support to high-profile criminal investigations, to include large-scale counterfeit, diversion, and misbranded drug investigations. Significant high-priority investigations for the agency continue to be initiated and successfully worked and managed out of the LAFO.
- Regularly establish and foster professional relationships with internal and external partners, to include federal, state, local, and private industry resources, in support of the development of investigations and successful operation of the LAFO. Leverage these relationships in an effort to enhance productivity.
- Thoroughly review all investigative reports in the region and provide final field office approval for all reports. All reports are diligently reviewed to ensure compliance with agency policy and procedures. Serve as final field office approving official for all budget and personnel related documents.
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Clark County, Nevada
06.2006 - 10.2012
- Managed and directed the daily criminal investigative and administrative activities for the LAFO, and served as the first-line supervisor for 12 special agents and 5 administrative support personnel. Selectively assigned all criminal investigations involving violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and actively monitored the caseload of agents located at the LAFO, and Honolulu, HI, Phoenix, AZ and Las Vegas, NV offices.
- Formulated logical work plans and goals for all investigations assigned, and routinely monitored each agent's progress through monthly case reviews to ensure the investigations were worked within the established guidelines set forth in agency directives. Reviewed all investigative and administrative paperwork for accuracy, and maintained well-organized and accurate case files.
- Tasked as the lead manager responsible for the timely completion of the Los Angeles Field Office Inspection, and authored the comprehensive report detailing the findings of the phase I self-audit. Coordinated with OCI Headquarters management regarding the results of the phase II audit and responsible for ensuring all findings and recommended corrective actions were initiated.
- Generated employee performance plans, and when necessary, counseled personnel and enacted disciplinary measures when violations of agency policy and procedures were substantiated. Authored numerous, detailed performance improvement plans that focused on identifying specific areas where the employee wasn't meeting agency performance standards, and provided a comprehensive outline focusing on how to meet and maintain those standards.
- Routinely developed field office policy and procedures in order to comply with agency directives. For example, developed and implemented a new report writing policy within the office to ensure the timely reporting of information in agency Reports of Investigations, Memorandum of Interviews, and related investigative and administrative required paperwork. Additionally, created a detailed and well-organized case assignment database. This enabled the effective management of assigned investigations, maximized productivity, and served as a source to analyze and track trending investigations in compliance with agency directives.
- Established monthly liaison meetings with various FDA district offices in order to strengthen working relationships and serve as a conduit between the regulatory and criminal components of the agency. In addition to these meetings, regularly liaised with federal, state, and local law enforcement, as well as federal and state prosecutors, in an effort to develop additional investigations and support the advancement of ongoing criminal investigations.
Special Agent
FDA Office Of Criminal Investigations
09.1997 - 06.2006
- Independently planned and conducted comprehensive, complex criminal investigations involving violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as well as violations of Title 18 of the U.S. Code involving smuggling, mail and wire fraud, health care fraud, false statements and conspiracy. Conducted thousands of interviews of suspects, informants, victims, and witnesses and prepared comprehensive reports and affidavits that were thorough and complex. Executed search and arrest warrants, and transported and processed arrestees.
- Received Criminal Investigator of the Year award from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California for the successful multi-indictment investigation involving misbranded drugs, that resulted in the death of an 18-month-old infant. During the course of this multi-jurisdictional investigation, conducted numerous target and witness interviews, collected and processed critical evidence in accordance with the rules of criminal procedure, coordinated and simultaneously executed 13 search warrants, and served 15 arrest warrants.
- Case agent for a high-priority criminal investigation in the Southern District of California. Conducted multiple complex interviews with targets and witnesses, served hundreds of subpoenas, authored several thorough Reports of Investigations and Memorandum of Interviews, and testified before the Grand Jury. Created and maintained a comprehensive electronic evidence tracking system for approximately 30,000 documented adverse event reports discovered during the course of the investigation. The data organized in this electronic tracking system was critical to the eventual guilty plea of the company's founder.
- Possessed knowledge of, and routinely utilized specialized investigative techniques such as surveillance, mail covers, and informants. Executed multiple search and arrest warrants based upon information developed which resulted in numerous arrests and convictions for the agency.
Special Agent
National Archives, Office Of Inspector General
04.1994 - 03.1997
- Independently planned, organized and conducted complex employee investigations including program fraud, travel voucher fraud, time and attendance falsification, theft, arson, aggravated assault, and the use, sale and distribution of narcotics.
- Routinely utilized analytical techniques when investigating time and attendance falsification, travel voucher fraud, and labor law violations. For example, during the course of working a contractor fraud investigation, thoroughly analyzed thousands of time and attendance records for a National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) contractor who was found to be inflating the hours of their employees.
- Responsible for routinely monitoring the NARA, Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline, and following up on calls received. Established standard operating procedures for the NARA OIG hotline that were followed by all investigative and audit personnel within the OIG. Also, in an effort to promote the OIG and develop additional investigations, created the NARA OIG hotline poster that was displayed in all NARA facilities nationwide. The number of hotline calls received doubled after the dissemination of the posters.
- Planned, organized and implemented the NARA OIG Fraud Deterrent Program, the first ever of its kind at the NARA OIG. Independently traveled extensively to several presidential libraries, national records centers, and regional archives to conduct audits, meet with personnel, discuss the role of the OIG, and answer employee questions. As part of the program, routinely gave presentations in front of hundreds of employees which resulted in the development of new investigations for the OIG, as well as additional leads in ongoing investigations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH06.1992
Skills
- Strong Leadership and Project Management Skills
- Proficient in Data Collection, Analysis, and working with Confidential Data and Evidence
- Strong Written and Oral Communication Skills
- Excellent Organizational Skills
- Ability to Leverage Relationships to Achieve Results
- Effective Decision-Making Skills
- Thrive in Collaborative Team Environment
- Possess Top Secret Security Clearance
Timeline
Special Agent in Charge
Clark County, Nevada
10.2012 - Current
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Clark County, Nevada
06.2006 - 10.2012
Special Agent
FDA Office Of Criminal Investigations
09.1997 - 06.2006
Special Agent
National Archives, Office Of Inspector General
04.1994 - 03.1997
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Bowling Green State University
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