Jonathan Shankweiler

• Consult with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
• Provide technical and law enforcement guidance on a project between Special Programs and DOJ Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS).
• Presently support and work in collaboration with DEA, FBI, HSI and IRS investigators across the globe.

• Subject Matter Expert assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Mexico, Canada and Central America section of DEA’s Special Operations Division (SOD).
• Liaisoned daily with federal agencies to target high-level drug trafficking organizations.
• Gathered classified and unclassified intelligence using various databases and tools including but not limited to social media resources, CLEAR, LexisNexis, Windward, Maritrace, ISO Claims, RAPTOR, LPR systems and Dunn and Bradstreet to provide verifiable tips and leads to field investigators.

• Managed more than 40 employees from 10 Agencies in 4 Countries.
• Responsible for budget, staffing, evaluating personnel performance and disciplinary and corrective actions.
• Routinely conducted operational briefings to senior DOD command leaders and DOJ Executive Leadership detailing operations and trends in South America.
• Managed law enforcement programs and operational assignments.
• Rated the effectiveness of programs and ensured operational success in accordance with threats designated by the Attorney General.
• Conducted analysis of the criminal investigative and intelligence programs to determine if assigned functional programs and activities were managed and directed to meet goals.

• Participated in numerous DEA Office inspections to identify, investigate, and resolve cases of noncompliance and misconduct involving financial management, evidence handling, and case/records administration.
• Participated in high level meetings with US Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission and heads of State Department as DEA Liaison.
• Routinely briefed US Ambassador or Deputy Chief of Mission on operational events and met and briefed Congressional Member Delegations (CODELs) on several occasions.
• Supervised Money Laundering Group targeting assets and financial transactions between South America and the United States generated by cocaine trafficking.
• Conducted training for Peruvian National Police and Peruvian Prosecutors conducting long term financial investigations.
• Authored a Memo of Understanding between the US Government and Peruvian Government thereby creating the first Money Laundering Task Force with designated Agents, Fiscals and Financial Investigators to combat Money Laundering in Lima.

• Led the Tactical Diversion Squad and Diversion Investigations, overseeing daily operations to ensure compliance with the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and its implementing regulations. This involved managing investigations related to the procurement, manufacture, distribution, security, and record-keeping activities within the pharmaceutical and regulated chemical industries.
• Reviewed and approved all reports pertaining to compliance audits of reverse distributors and physicians with Schedule II prescribing authority, as well as Show Cause reports against violators.
• Regularly participated in security and compliance audits of businesses and physicians' offices to ensure adherence to regulatory standards.
• Supervised the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Strike Force, a multi-agency team focused on gathering intelligence and evidence for the federal prosecution of Mexican Cartels.
• Served as Commander of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force.

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• Directed and funded activities of Mexican Sensitive Investigative Units (SIU)
• Oversaw and directed maritime investigations targeting chemical shipments utilized to produce methamphetamine
• Orchestrated capture operations of high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel members throughout Mexico
• Directed activities of informants and cooperating individuals, gathered evidence, generated case reports, and conducted training seminars to Mexican Police Officers and Attorneys.

• Initiated long term complex narcotics investigations
• Utilized and directed informants, conducted undercover work and wiretap investigations
• Authored case reports and affidavits used in both State and Federal Court and provided extensive court testimony.