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Chris Fuelling

Alameda,CA

Summary

Hardworking FBI Special Agent and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with over 20 years of criminal fraud and antitrust investigative experience. Experienced leader managing complex fraud investigations and guiding squad of FBI agents toward achieving investigative objectives. Strong training and mentorship skills working to advance careers of new agents.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Special Agent

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
09.1995 - Current
  • Conducted and coordinated fraud investigations involving complex corporate fraud, securities fraud, insider trading, embezzlement, investment fraud, money laundering, and other mail/wire fraud scheme cases.
  • Conducted and coordinated criminal anti-trust investigations involving price fixing, bid rigging schemes, and other anti-competitive schemes against both domestic and foreign individuals and companies.
  • Interviewed numerous victims, witnesses and subjects of varying backgrounds and cultures, employing strong interpersonal skills building rapport that aided investigations and case resolutions.
  • Prepared comprehensive reports, including reports of interviews and other investigative activity, affidavits for arrest and search warrants, ensuring detailed accurate documentation of investigative findings and legal compliance.
  • Collected, organized, and analyzed voluminous amounts of physical and digital evidence associated with fraud and anti-trust investigations.
  • Partnered and coordinated with federal criminal and civil enforcement agencies, local law enforcement agencies and international law enforcement agencies, to conduct domestic and international fraud and criminal anti-trust investigations.
  • Testified and presented evidence to federal grand juries to support case evidence resulting in obtaining criminal fraud charges against individuals, companies, and corporations.
  • Consulted and coordinated with federal prosecutors to verify timely and efficient investigation completion and charging decisions.
  • Assisted federal prosecutors with pre-trial witness interviews, coordination and logistics of witness testimony, and presentation of evidence at multiple criminal and anti-trust fraud trials resulting in convictions.
  • As Acting Supervisory Special Agent for a complex financial crimes squad, managed, assisted, and supported the fraud investigations of multiple agents and professional staff assigned to squad while continuing to manage my own fraud investigations.
  • As Acting Supervisory Special Agent for a complex financial crimes squad, regularly evaluated and gave feedback to agents on their performance and case work giving guidance on investigative strategy and resource assistance to further their cases.
  • As Acting Supervisory Special Agent for a complex financial crimes squad, coordinated and communicated with Executive Management on implementing goals and objectives of the White Collar Crime Program.
  • As New Agent Development Program Coordinator, on-boarded, trained, and mentored approximately 182 probationary agents with a 97% success rate of completing the requirements of their New Agent Development Program for promotion.
  • As New Agent Development Program Coordinator, organized, coordinated, and planned new agent trainings in interview/interrogation, case management, and confidential human source recruitment/handling.
  • As New Agent Development Program Coordinator, trained new agents on how to conduct and document White House background investigative leads, and assigned, approved, and tracked completion of these investigative leads in a timely manner many with short deadlines.
  • As New Agent Development Program Coordinator, coordinated with all Supervisory Special Agents in the Division required developmental experiences both investigative and administrative for new agents, and coordinated with same Supervisory Special Agents and Executive Management completion of all new agent's developmental program to become eligible for promotion.

Education

Accounting Certificate - Accounting

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS
12-1994

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
06-1991

Certification

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) since November 2020

Awards


  • The Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award received October 23, 2019 for Cryer Blind Real Estate Foreclosure Bid Rigging Investigation
  • The Antitrust Division Award of Distinction in 2019 for Packaged Seafood/Lischewski price fixing investigation
  • The Antitrust Division Award of Distinction in 2018 for Capacitor's Team price fixing investigation

Timeline

Special Agent

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
09.1995 - Current

Accounting Certificate - Accounting

Belhaven University

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

Mississippi State University