Expert Details
Gaming Compliance
ID: 732456
California, USA
Expert has written reports for The Guardian, Reuters, PBS Frontline, and ProPublica. His work on organized crime has led to Department of Justice investigations. He has conducted due diligence reviews that paved the way for international business deals. Expert's creative and exhaustive research draws on an unrivaled knowledge of public records and a comprehensive grasp of economic, legal, and political structures. I am an expert at data analysis and interviewing. His reports are concise, thorough, guaranteed accurate, and I ensure complete confidentiality.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Due Diligence: Conducted pre-acquisition financial/regulatory analysis of biotech company, clearing way for acquisition. Conducted 15+ executive interviews; performed thorough financial and regulatory analysis.
Litigation Groundwork: Analyzed financial information on leading healthcare company in support of litigation. Discovered executive financial malfeasance while company was on verge of bankruptcy.
Global Data Analysis: Key contributor to award-winning investigation of offshore bank accounts of China’s leadership elite with the International Consortium of Journalists (ICIJ). Analyzed database of millions of documents to trace finances and relationships of politically exposed persons (PEPs).
Corporate Misconduct: Authored series of stories exploring connections between the US casino companies and money laundering/organized crime in the $44B Macau gambling industry. The findings resulted in investigations by the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Areas of Expertise
Business Intelligence Due Diligence Collaborative Research Investigative Journalism Forensic Reporting
Government Regulation International Law Business Law Organized Crime Global Data Analysis
Public Records Research Political/Social Issue Analysis Financial Analysis Interviewing
Provided records research and media advisement for an international gaming dispute in the Philippines.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1999 | Degree: Master's in Journalism | Subject: Journalism | Institution: University of California, Berkeley |
| Year: 1997 | Degree: Bachelor of Arts | Subject: English | Institution: San Francisco State University |
| Year: 2010 | Degree: Post-Graduate Fellow | Subject: Led year-long examination of organized crime’s influence on companies doing business in China. | Institution: U. C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism |
Work History
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| Years: 2015 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Freelance Researcher | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Conducting public record research for business intelligence and private investigation firms. Specializing in financial analysis, international inquiries, anti-money laundering compliance, and the FCPA. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2015 | Employer: U.C. Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program | Title: Senior Reporter | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Overseeing the launch of Corruption Hunting, a newsgathering and teaching program dedicated to international business reporting. Coordinating fundraising and writing grant proposals for the organization. Conducting research for ongoing stories, including major project on the gambling industry in Macau, China. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2015 | Employer: University of California Graduate School of Journalism | Title: Instructor | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Teaching two classes: the Investigative Workshop, dedicated to helping students produce hard-hitting enterprise stories with an emphasis on skills training; also, the Investigative Reporting for the Daily Californian, a “laboratory” to help undergraduate reporters and editors deepen their daily coverage and produce investigative features. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2012 | Employer: Knight Foundation News 21 | Title: Grant Recipient | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Supported the creation and teaching of a class at the University of California at Berkeley dedicated to reporting on international corruption. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Employer: U.C. Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program | Title: Post-Graduate Fellow | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Conducted a yearlong investigation of organized crime influence in publicly traded companies in China. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Employer: Diablo Magazine | Title: Contributing Editor | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Wrote investigative features, profiles, and front-of-the-book articles on a wide range of topics including child psychology, the pharmaceutical industry, and arts and culture. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2009 | Employer: The Lee Brandenburg Trust | Title: Research Coordinator | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Served on retainer as research and editorial coordinator for philanthropist dedicated to investigative journalism and social justice. Projects included the creation of CaptiveAmerican.com, an in-depth analysis of U.S. politics and IndependentAmericans.com, a social networking platform for an active political movement intent on expanding the two-party system. Conducted extensive FOIA campaigns and national archive research. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2001 | Employer: San Francisco Examiner | Title: Investigative Editor | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Planned and assigned in-depth research projects, while editing for style and grammar. Wrote stories with a focus on city politics, public policy, business, and legal issues. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2000 | Employer: SF Weekly | Title: Reporter | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Worked on long-term investigative projects. Over the course of a year, wrote ten magazine-style features and a dozen smaller stories. Subjects ranged from Internet regulation to Asian organized crime to an analysis of the city’s drug treatment policies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 1999 | Employer: San Francisco Independent | Title: Reporter | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Covered city planning, parks, labor, and affirmative action laws. Responsible for three spot stories and a longer feature every week. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 1999 | Employer: Center for Investigative Reporting | Title: Editorial Fellow | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Researched grant-sponsored projects, including the award-winning PBS Frontline investigations of the tobacco industry and the California prison system. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2000 | Employer: KALW Information Radio | Title: Producer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Produced Bay Area public policy for weekly call-in show. Scheduled guests, collected background research, wrote press releases, screened callers, and often served as host. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1999 | Employer: San Francisco Bay Guardian | Title: Reporter | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Wrote articles on land use, labor, legal issues, politics, and a consumer’s guide to hidden bank fees, awarded for Public Service by the Peninsula Press Club. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 1997 | Employer: In Flight, USA | Title: Associate Editor | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Wrote and edited articles in the news section. Covered environmental issues, airport land battles, FAA legislation, airport privatization, and obituaries. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1995 to 1995 | Employer: Diabetes Interview | Title: Reporter | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Wrote features about nutrition, managed care, pharmaceutical espionage, and medical law |
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Fields of Expertise
background investigation, China business research, information forensics, interview, journalism standard, investigative strategy, professional writing, racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations, money laundering, casino gaming, white collar crime, organized crime, corporate crime, corporate compliance