Marcelle Bebbe-Ramish

May 2023 - December 2023: Special Agent, CI

Assisted in the Special Counsel Investigation

Liaise and coordinated with various phone company, private company and government agencies to receive grand jury subpoenas

January 2024 - April 2024: A/SSA, MS-1

Supervised extremely fast-paced and sensitive background investigations on high-level government officials, including White House cabinet and staff members, Supreme Court and federal judicial nominees, and multiple other high-level clearance personnel. Oversaw integrated squad comprising 9 special agents and three support staff and liaised continually with associate squads and FBI Security Division. Executed threat assessments for any internal or external security concerns as integral member of special team commissioned to identify and mitigate threats across Washington, DC areas of responsibility.

May 2024 - Present: Special Agent, Primary Relief MS-1

Streamlined judicial nominee interview process and minimized clearance processing delays by updating 20-year-old agency policy guidelines and reduced number of references required per candidate, creating efficiency through saving hundreds of agent man-hours. Implemented meticulous prioritization and tracking processes to expertly manage staff, complete White House background investigations accurately within extremely short deadlines, and prevent delays in Senate confirmations. Strategically influenced next generation of FBI agents as member of national career panels selected through highly competitive process to interview agent candidates and assess leadership, communication and technical abilities. Nominated for FBI Director's Award in recognition of leadership on high-profile investigation resulting in Senate confirmation of presidential nominee.

Coordinated with other agencies during multi-jurisdictional investigations.

• Trained junior agents in specialized skills, fostering professional growth and increased work quality.
• Managed sensitive informants with discretion, obtaining vital information while maintaining source confidentiality.

Worked CI matters

Supervised extremely fast-paced and sensitive background investigations on high-level government officials, including White House cabinet and staff members, Supreme Court and federal judicial nominees, and multiple other high-level clearance personnel.

Oversaw integrated squad comprising 9 special agents and three support staff and liaised continually with associate squads and FBI Security Division Executed threat assessments for any internal or external security concerns as integral member of special team commissioned to identify and mitigate threats across Washington, DC areas of responsibility.

Streamlined judicial nominee interview process and minimized clearance processing delays by updating 20-year-old agency policy guidelines and reduced number of references required per candidate, creating efficiency through saving hundreds of agent man-hours.

Implemented meticulous prioritization and tracking processes to expertly manage staff, complete White House background investigations accurately within extremely short deadlines, and prevent delays in Senate confirmations.

Strategically influenced next generation of FBI agents as member of national career panels selected through highly competitive process to interview agent candidates and assess leadership, communication and technical abilities.

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Major Responsibilities;
  Supervised 20+ employees while providing strategic direction for continuous improvement to network security; information security and threat intelligence dissemination throughout West African region.
• Led collaboration and coordination with executive level government and private stakeholders in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo and Niger to provide continuous improvements to physical security, cyber security and financial crime mitigation strategies.
• Steered international travel between three countries (Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana) to analyze information.
  
  Key Deliverables;
  • Improved global physical security, cyber security operations, and global partnerships through capacity building.
  
  • Enhanced information security awareness in region by establishing relationships with international law enforcement partners.
  
  • Monitored extradition of five criminal subjects defrauding US victims of over 1M dollars; enhanced cyber operations for four countries and resulted in 50% increase in cybercriminal arrests by developing cyber mitigation program.
• Provided technical assistance to Ghana Police Service with the death of a US citizen in Accra.
• Assisted with parental kidnapping case.
• Kidnapping of a US citizen in Burkina Faso
• Seizing of stolen US vehicles recovered in Ghana to the tune of US 1million
• 5 Extraditions
• Recovery of $350,000 returned to a US victim
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  • Identified and mitigated threats to global physical and logical infrastructures by designing and spearheading a global cyber security program and physical security program.
• Operational oversight in: Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo.
• Major Responsibilities; Supervised 20+ employees while providing strategic direction for continuous improvement to network security; information security and threat intelligence dissemination throughout West African region.
• Led collaboration and coordination with executive level government and private stakeholders in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo and Niger to provide continuous improvements to physical security, cyber security and financial crime mitigation strategies. Steered international travel between three countries (Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana) to analyze information. Key Deliverables; • Improved global physical security, cyber security operations, and global partnerships through capacity building. • Enhanced information security awareness in region by establishing relationships with international law enforcement partners. • Monitored extradition of four criminal subjects defrauding US victims of over 1M dollars; enhanced cyber operations for four countries and resulted in 50% increase in cybercriminal arrests by developing cyber mitigation program. • Identified and mitigated threats to global physical and logical infrastructures by designing and spearheading a global cyber security program and physical security program. TERRITORY: Operational oversight in: Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo.

Commanded a team of over 20 professionals at the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana, forged robust international partnerships amongst four countries within West Africa and elevated security operations, inter-agency collaboration, contributed to 30% boost in joint operational success rates.
• Oversaw a $25M annual budget, securing an additional $1.5M in funding to establish and drive task forces targeting romance scam, optimizing resource deployment, and achieving a 95% success rate in executing strategic security objectives.

Commanded a team of over 20 professionals at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, Niger and Burkina Faso. Forged robust international partnerships amongst 4 countries within West Africa and elevated security operations, inter-agency collaboration, contributed to 30% boost in joint operational success rates.

Led diverse teams of special agents and professional support staff in a fast-paced environment and delivered strategic vision to host nation governments and leverage my subject matter expertise.

Oversaw development, implementation, delivery, and day-to-day ownership of FBI investigations and security programs abroad.

Developed capacity building programs for cyber security and data protection techniques.

Conducted risk assessments of host nation cyber security architecture and provide security analytics to ensure continuous improvement, emergency preparedness and holistic mitigation strategic planning and enhance incident response.

Major Responsibilities:
• Ensured recovery of $100k stolen in Dakar, Senegal by managing a technical operation.

• Supported FBI investigations in 4 African countries by improving international relationships.

• Identified vulnerabilities/potential risks and recommended appropriate defense strategies for cyber security and physical security threats to US and host nation assets by performing international travel throughout West Africa.

• Facilitated daily operations/global security projects for defense of threats to US and host nations utilizing $500K operational budget and leading resource management.

• Deputy Chief Representative of the FBI, responsible for overseeing FBI Regional Security operations in Nigeria, Benin, Chad, Cameroon and Central Africa Republic.
• Recovered American and Canadian kidnapping victims being held for ranson in Nigeria by leading team of US and Canadian embassy law enforcement personnel and local police.
• Consulted and facilitated close coordination between U.S. law enforcement and officials from Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, and Tchad, fostering inter-agency cooperation in multinational investigations.
• Addressed kidnap for ransom threats in region by ensuring continuous improvement of security programs.
• Spearheaded the first extradition of a US citizen from Cameroon to the US.
• Contributed to a positive work environment with strong interpersonal skills and proactive teamwork attitude.
• Enhanced information sharing with national and international stakeholders, collaborating with the management team to develop agile business processes that effectively addressed emerging threats.
• Provided expert guidance and nurtured relationships to combat international terrorism, organized crime, and cybercrimes.
• Worked closely with management to provide effective assistance for specific aspects of business operations.
• Assisted in mitigating kidnapping threats, 419 fraud scams, cybercrime and US national security threats by delivering real time reporting of physical security threats to Nigerian law enforcement and private stakeholders.
• Formulated mitigation strategies to address physical security threats in Nigeria while providing strategic direction and vision as a subject matter expert while supporting special events requiring physical security of host nation or FBI personnel.
  • Cultivated strong working relationships with executive level host nation government officials by providing strategic direction through capacity building and support of parallel investigations in region.
  

• Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
• Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
• Provide guidance and support to field offices with terrorism financing investigations
• Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the team.
• Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.

Major Responsibilities;
Directed programs to safeguard US technical infrastructure and assets and oversaw management and accountability for FBI targeting teams composed of FBI Special Agents and professional support personnel tasked with protecting US assets and infrastructure.

Interacted with US intelligence community and financial institution partners to analyze and disseminate threat related intelligence.

Liaise, key partner, strategics, provided lecture to banking employees to identify ...
• Achieved improvements in technical coverage of targets and intelligence sharing amongst US government entities by fostering effective working relationships with law enforcement professionals throughout intelligence community.

• Rely more on financial intelligence sharing between countries and enhanced coordination between the public and private sector.
• Look out for red flags such as unknown source of funds, funds transferred from a jurisdiction subject to sanctions or increased monitoring, new accounts with more than one signatory in different locations and there is no apparent connection between the signatories, address changes, particularly involving a sanctioned jurisdiction, and transactions that do not match the wealth of the account holder.
  
  Led a staff supporting global counterterrorism financing efforts by way of intelligence gathering and intelligence distribution with other US government agencies international stakeholders.
  
  Key Deliverables;
  • Facilitated crisis management to immediate terrorism related events and threats to national security by offering organizational leadership and decision-making.
  

December 2005 - January 2010: Special Agent, Counterintelligence Branch

• As a Special Agent working counterintelligence matters, I played a crucial role in countering national security threats by gathering intelligence through various methods.
• I collaborated with government agencies on global counterintelligence matters.
• Managed sensitive informants with discretion, obtaining vital information while maintaining source confidentiality.
• Trained junior agents in specialized skills, fostering professional growth and increased work quality.

January 2010 - December 2015: Special Agent, Counterterrorism Branch

• As a Special Agent working counterterrorism matters, I conducted high level investigations of violent crimes involving American citizens overseas. a focus on extraterritorial investigations (ET) and connections to the continental United States (CONUS),
• Coordinated with other agencies during multi-jurisdictional investigations.
• Worked closely with Department of State, Department of Defense, and Embassy personnel to further investigations.