Karen Evanoski

• Conducted federal investigations on violent criminals involved in trafficking illegal firearms, homicides, narcotics distribution, and illegal purchase and/or possession of firearms. Quarterly Firearms/Tactical Training/CQC/ Agent Rescue/ Taser, and less than lethal tactics
• 9/11, First Responder, World Trade Center. Responded to terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center within minutes of AA Flight 11 crashing into the North Tower. Directed civilians away from the area, located makeshift law enforcement command post blocks away from the WTC, started first official shift at Ground Zero the same evening and following nights. Months later was assigned to Fresh Kills Landfill, in Staten Island, where remnants of the WTC were transported for the purposes of identifying remains of the deceased victims and collecting evidence relative to the 9/11 terrorist attack investigations.
• 2001, Case agent on a Gambino Crime Family "Murder-For-Hire" plot which involved a hit on a "Captain" of the Gambino Crime Family by another made member. Investigation utilized undercover operatives, electronic surveillance, victim and witness protection, hours of proffers, and several detailed reports, memos, and threat assessments.
• 2006, Volunteered for a 7-month assignment to New Orleans, post-Katrina, to be a part of the Violent Crime Impact Team, a proactive patrol and investigative task force with assigned officers from New Orleans Police Department, Special Operations Division and agents from DEA and ATF. Commended for an unprecedented amount of federal arrests of armed violent offenders while on this assignment.
• 2015 and 2016, United Nations Assembly Diplomatic Security Detail, NYC, provided security to a specific foreign dignitary for the duration of his visit to NYC. Protective escort and driver of foreign dignitary attending UN Assembly meetings and every scheduled and unscheduled political and social function. Arranged for daily bomb sweeps of vehicles, met with State Dept. agents to discuss all linguistics, threat assessments, and general areas of concern while navigating through NYC.
• 2017, Media: Television Documentary: Gangsters: America's Most Evil. Interviewed about the Harvey Hustlers/Murder Squad gang investigation. Aired April 2018
• 2018- 2020, Temporary assignment to ATF National Academy, Glynco, GA, as an Instructor of Field Operations and Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques for ATF agents in training at the national academy
• 2016-2018, ATF Federal Agents Advisory Panel, Washington, DC, selected to represent the New Orleans Field Division on a panel that meets with ATF executive leadership including the ATF Director, to address concerns coming from agents working in the field.
• ATF NIBIN Training video, interviewed for utilizing the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to enhance criminal investigations where firearms or ballistic evidence was recovered

Created original theme and design of bar, wrote business proposal, found location, secured an investor, oversaw construction and building of the bar, opened in 1996. Continued to run day to day operations, opening at 10AM and closing at 4AM.