Professional Certification:
NY State, Licensed Private Investigator
Professional Resume:
July 22, 2009
RÉSUMÉ
Michael Levine, Consultant & Investigator
NY PI License 11000084000
Post Office Box 533
Stone Ridge, New York, 12484
http://www.policetrialexpert.com
LANGUAGE: Spanish (bilingual)
EXPERIENCE:
1990 - Present Expert Witness – Trial Consultant:
Since 1990, as a civilian, I’ve been retained in more than 200 criminal and civil matters relating to the below topics. 90 percent resulting in out-of-court resolution (see details below).
1. Police Use of Force.
2. Police Procedures in Investigation of Use of Force Allegations.
3. Raid Planning & Execution.
4. Human Intelligence (Informants) recruitment, corroboration, management and control.
5. Law Enforcement Procedures (local and federal).
6. Due Diligence in Obtaining Probable Cause.
7. Undercover & Surveillance Tactics.
8. Entrapment.
9. Police Community anti-drug Tactics.
10. Domestic and International Narcotic Enforcement, including transportation, RICO/Conspiracy investigations, Money Laundering and other related matters.
11. Physical and Plant Security.
12. Official and Police Corruption.
1973 - Present: LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTRUCTOR/LECTURER
Law Enforcement Instructor (since 1990)
I have served as a New York State Certified Police Instructor, lecturing on Undercover Tactics and Informant Handling, as per assignments received from the State of New York, Criminal Justice Services. In January of 2008, I authored the New York State Law Enforcement Instructional Manual, “UNDERCOVER TACTICS & INFORMANT HANDLING.”
Since my retirement from the Drug Enforcement Administration in 1990, to date, I have lectured on a contractual basis for many local enforcement agencies on Informant Handling, Undercover/Covert Operations, Narcotics Investigations [from street level to international], International Operations and more (details on request) across the United States, Canada and Australia. I served as a regular instructor of Undercover Tactics, Narcotic and Money Laundering Investigations and Informant Handling for Ontario Provincial Police Academy for 7 years.
Law Enforcement Instructor (1973-1990:
From 1973 to 1990, I was assigned co-duty as a Police Instructor in the Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Training Division, two-week narcotic investigations school offered for law enforcement agencies nationwide. The subjects of my lectures encompassed the following: UNDERCOVER TACTICS (including Use of Force as related to undercover work), INFORMANT HANDLING, RAIDS, NARCOTIC INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES, SURVEILLANCE and UNARMED SELF-DEFENSE. The following are some of the highlights of this period of time:
- Became a New York State Certified Police Instructor.
- Regular DEA Instructor at the New York State Police Academy.
- Developed a course of self-defense for plainclothes operations.
- Received DEA Commendation for training activities.
- Specially invited lecturer to FBI Academy, Quantico, VA, to lecture Advanced Undercover Seminar.
As a lecturer/consultant, on the subject of Undercover Tactics, Informant Handling, Narcotics Investigative Procedures and related subjects, (1990-present), I have appeared before a wide variety of audiences, from the United Nations and the World Presidents Organization to the New York City Council, and The Cato Institute. I lecture frequently at colleges and universities across the US and Canada. In 1993 I was voted the Canadian College Speaker of the Year. I have also been invited as a lecturer/consultant to international drug conferences sponsored by the French, Spanish and Dutch governments. (complete list available on request).
2004-present Security Consultant to Internet Pharmaceutical Industry
1993-1994 Named as member of the Mayoral and City Council Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Task Force at the special request of Mayor David Dinkins. The work of this task force resulted in new laws increasing security at the 25,000 automated teller machines in the City of New York.
1992- 1993 Drug Bureau Chief Barnstable County, Mass. (Cape Cod) Sheriffs Department.
1973-to- 1990 Drug Enforcement Administration.
During this period, I was considered one of DEA’s top Undercover/Deep Cover and international narcotic trafficking specialists. I was charged with design and orchestration of some of the government’s most significant national and international Deep Cover and conspiracy investigations.
Highlights:
Some of my international RICO and Conspiracy investigations were considered among the most significant in drug war history (see publications) and were featured on nationally televised shows such as 60 Minutes, Inside Edition, Crier Report, MacNeill Leherer, Good Morning America, CBS Morning Show, Nightline, Dick Cavett, Phil Donahue, Twentieth Century, and more.
1973 -1990 cont’d DEA Positions held:
- Country Attaché, Argentina and Uruguay. 1979 – 1982. For a period of time I was the senior US law enforcement officer in the Southern Cone;
- Special Operations Officer, worldwide. DEA Headquarters Washington,DC.
- Inspector of DEA field Operations, worldwide, Office of Professional Responsibility;
- Desk Officer, Cocaine Desk and Heroin Desk, DEA Headquarters, Washington, DC;
- Miami Airport Supervisor, Vice President's South Florida Task Force;
- Instructor/Lecturer, Public Affairs and Training Office. As part of my duties (a co-duty).
- Group Supervisor, New York City Field Division (Included co-duties supervising and conducting Internal Affairs Investigations);
- Group Supervisor, New York City Joint Federal State Task Force;
- Acting Group Supervisor, International Group, New York City Field Division.
- Assistant Group Supervisor FBI/DEA Task Force.
- Acting ASAC (Division Leader), New York Field Division.
- Liaison Officer with government of Israel.
Expert Witness
During my career as a DEA officer, I qualified as an Expert Witness testifying as to Undercover Tactics, Controlled Delivery operations, Narcotic trafficking, Informant Handling, Organized Crime, Conspiracy, Blind Mules, Use of Force, investigative procedures and other matters directly and/or peripherally related to violations of US Narcotic, RICO and conspiracy laws, on more than 190 occasions.
1970 - 1973
Company Description:
I have been a court-qualified expert, investigator, legal and security consultant in civil and criminal matters relating to all facets of criminal investigations, personal and corporate security since 1966; and have spent an extensive amount of time working undercover and deep cover cases, throughout the world. For full details, cases and references, please go to http://www.policetrialexpert.com
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