Nelson Gonzalez

Nelson Gonzalez

Supervisory Special Agent

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    I have proudly worn these three badges during the course of my Law Enforcement Officer career.

  • Education

    • University of Puerto Rico ROTC

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  • Experience

    • Drug Enforcement Administration

      Jun 1986 - Oct 2010
      Supervisory Special Agent

      Resourceful and accomplished law enforcement professional with over twenty-four years domestic and international experience of criminal investigations for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).Responsible for directing resident office operations, providing technical and administrative supervision over 12 federal, state and local law enforcement officers with an emphasis on multi-national, multi-jurisdictional, complex conspiracies targeting large scale drug trafficking and violent crime organizations. Extensive experience conducting complex criminal investigations; carrying out conventional and covert electronic surveillances; intelligence gathering; informant management; identifying and apprehending criminals; undercover operations; collecting and processing evidence; writing highly detailed investigative reports; and giving sworn testimony in court. DEA assignments included: Miami Field Division; Quito Country Office; Dallas Field Division (FT Worth RO/FT Worth HIDTA); Caribbean Division (Puerto Rico); DEA HQS/OGL. SNOWCAP Operation Deployments: Guatemala; Peru; Ecuador. Show less

    • CACI, INC. – FEDERAL

      Oct 2010 - Sept 2011
      Mid-Level Intelligence Analyst

      Provided analytical assistance to the Defense Intelligence Agency's Component Security Review Teams supporting the Department of Defense's Office of General Counsel and Office of Military Commissions assessing and performing research, reviews, analysis, and security classifications and declassifications of CENTCOM, CITF, DIA, GTMO legal documents in support of federal judicial Habeas Corpus and Military Commission Tribunal proceedings associated with the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

    • US Army CID

      Sept 2011 - Oct 2012
      CID Special Agent

      As a US Army CID Special Agent assigned to the Major Procurement Fraud Unit in Melbourne, FL, responsible for conducting investigations into allegations of fraud associated with the Army’s major acquisition programs, investigate significant installation level fraud, kickback schemes, double-billing plots, and bribery related investigations.Hold current ST/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.

    • Department of Defense (DOD) Criminal Investigation Task Force (CITF)

      Feb 2013 - Mar 2013
      US Army CID Special Agent

      Special Agent assigned to the DoD Criminal Investigation Task Force (CITF) responsible for conducting investigations of detainees captured in the War on Terrorism.

    • Combined Joint Interagency Task Force (CJIATF) - 435

      Mar 2013 - May 2014
      CITF Special Agent

      Classified

    • US Army CID

      Jan 2015 - Sept 2016
      CID Special Agent

      US Army CID Special Agent assigned to the Task Force Raptor HQs Cell. Responsible for investigating major fraud, waste & abuse of participants in the Recruiting Assistance Program (RAP) in all three Army Service branches that involves multiple suspects at various locations across the southeast United States and Territories. Perform investigative triage and prioritize leads from external sources and interviews of nominated Potential Soldiers. Conduct document identification and extraction of information from investigative databases as well as data analysis, and write Report of Investigations to field offices. Show less

    • Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement - Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
      Investigation Specialist - Regulatory Investigations

      Performed complaint based investigations involving regulatory violations and consumer fraud, for alleged violations of Florida’s consumer protection laws with an emphasis on private security, private investigators and repossession services, under Chapter 493 of Florida Statutes.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Florida Class "D" Security Officer

      Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Division of Licensing
    • Florida Class "G" Statewide Firearms Licensee

      Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Division of Licensing
    • Florida Class "C" Private Investigator

      Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services - Division of Licensing
      Nov 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      Afghanistan Campaign Medal - Apr 2014 US Army CID, Criminal Investigation Task Force, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force CJIATF 435
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      Bronze Star Medal - Mar 2014 US Army CID, Criminal Investigation Task Force, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force CJIATF 435, Afghanistan Campaign
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      NATO Medal - Jan 2014 Afghanistan Campaign - US Army CID, Criminal Investigation Task Force, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force CJIATF 435
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      Meritorious Service Medal - Sep 2012 US Army CID, Major Procurement Fraud Unit, 701st MP Group CID
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      Army Armed Forces Reserve Medal - Mar 2008 121st MP Detachment (CID), DCARNG; Sep 2012 & May 2014
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal - Mar 2008 544th MP CO, PRARNG
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      Global War On Terrorism Service Medal - Sep 2007
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      National Defense Service Medal - Sep 2007
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      Army Achievement Medals (2) - a) 544th MP CO, PRARNG; Sep 2005; Hurricane Katrina Relief b) 121st MP DET (CID); DCARNG; Dec 2009
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      Army Commendation Medals (4) - a) Pine Bluff Arsenal; Sep 1983 b) 2nd Infantry Division, DISCOM; Sep 1984 c) Fort Bliss, May 1986 d) US Army CID - TF RAPTOR; Sep 2016
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      Humanitarian Service Medal (2) - a) 755th MP CO, PRARNG; Cuban Refugee Resettlement; June 1980 b) 544th MP CO, PRARNG; Sep 2005; Hurricane Katrina Relief
    • Awarded to Nelson Gonzalez
      Korea Defense Service Medal - 2nd Infantry Division, DISCOM; Aug 1983 – Aug 1984