Talk to sales Try for Free
Mark Lessler

Mark Lessler

Tax Auditor/Revenue Agent

Followers of Mark Lessler383 followers
location of Mark LesslerSan Francisco Bay Area

Connect with Mark Lessler to Send Message

Connect

Connect with Mark Lessler to Send Message

Connect

  • Timeline

  • About me

    REAL FORENSICS, Owner

  • Education

    • University of California, Berkeley

      1976 - 1978
      BA Social Science with emphasis in law

      Activities and Societies: Past State and Division President, California Financial Crimes Investigators Association; Member, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association; Member, Association of Former Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service; Licensed, Enrolled Agent (For practice before the State and the IRS.) Formal post-secondary education also included two years of accounting as well as graduation from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, where Mark returned many times to take advanced courses, train new agents and to be one of only a handful of agents to develop and deliver what has since become IRS Criminal Investigation Advance Special Agent Training at the National Academy.

  • Experience

    • IRS Examination Division

      Jan 1979 - Jan 1982
      Tax Auditor/Revenue Agent

    • IRS Criminal Investigation Division

      Oct 1982 - Jun 2006
      IRS Criminal Investigator/Special Agent

      Investigated cases of alleged criminal tax violations and/or money laundering and brought to the attention of the US Department of Justice for prosecution. Recognized many times for outstanding investigative and litigation support skills.

    • Cisco Systems

      Jun 2006 - Feb 2008
      Investigative Analyst

      This position reported into CA Business Controls organization. The responsibilities included but were not limited to:Investigate service abuse cases and bringing to closure through negotiation and/or litigation; Identification, investigation and mitigation of service activity of Cisco service channels inconsistent to cisco contractual terms. Pursuit of a comprehensive study of Cisco services model and potential weaknesses that resulted in Service abuse and identification of top pain points that needed resolution; Collaborated with rest of CABC team to understand the CA processes and tools and identify areas of improvement; Show less

    • WaMu

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2008
      Contractor-AML/BSA

      Provided due diligence AML/BSA consulting to the bank in furtherance of the financial institution requirements to meet federal regulatory and legal standards.

    • Real Forensics

      May 2008 - now
      Owner

      Real Forensics brings decades of expert experience to bear for those in need of forensic financial investigation and/or litigation for any matter. The owner, Mark Lessler, brings 27 years of IRS experience - three in the civil arena and 24 as a criminal investigator, plus corporate experience and 5+ years experience as a Sr. Investigator (Contract Forfeiture Investigator) for the FBI. Any attorney with a client that may have need of expert opinion assistance involving financial matters, can use a trial hardened and tested expert in the field to obtain the answers needed. Real Forensics has that expertise. Show less

    • FBI

      Dec 2010 - Mar 2016
      FBI Senior Investigator (Formerly Contract Forfeiture Investigator)

      On contract December 2010 - March 31, 2016, as a Senior Investigator (Former Title: Forfeiture Investigator) for the Sacramento, CA Division of the FBI . Provided advice and assistance to FBI Special Agents and Assistant US Attorney's on real time ongoing criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the FBI. Prepared summary data for and testify at trial as to financial matters as a summary witness.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Association of Certified Fraud Specialists

      Association of Certified Fraud Specialists
      Jul 2006
      View certificate certificate