Chris J. Quick
Former Special Agent (FBI & IRS-CI)
Overview of Experience
Mr. Chris J. Quick is a former Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a former Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation. His areas of expertise and focus include white-collar offenses, financial crimes, and international terrorism.
Education and Certifications
Mr. Quick obtained his accounting degree from Arkansas State University in 1983 and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (Missouri). He is also Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Experience as A Special Agent at the FBI and IRS
Before joining the FBI, Mr. Quick was a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division in Miami, Florida of the IRS. During his time at the IRS, Mr. Quick investigated tax offenses and crimes involving illegal source financial crimes. He regularly worked and coordinated his investigative efforts with the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.
Mr. Quick is also a former Special Agent with the FBI as well as a former FBI instructor on white-collar crimes. He spent over three decades in federal white-collar law enforcement and has investigated numerous healthcare fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, public corruption, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, espionage, and embezzlement cases working on behalf of the Justice Department. He also previously worked as the FBI Violent Crime Task Force Coordinator and as a member of the FBI SWAT Team.
Experience in Finance and Corruption
Mr. Quick is a former supervisor of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and former FBI Terrorist Finance Coordinator. He is experienced in dealing with cross-border investigations involving finance and banking, international money laundering, and complex data analysis. Mr. Quick was detailed to the FBI in Prague, Czech Republic, completed counterterrorism training from the Israel Security Agency (ISA) in Tel Aviv, Israel, and provided terrorist financing training to the Egyptian National Police investigators in Cairo, Egypt in 2012.
How a Former FBI and IRS-CI Special Agent Can Help Your Business
As a former Special Agent with the FBI and IRS-CI, Mr. Quick helps companies of all sizes avoid unwanted scrutiny from the federal government. He also helps companies deal with this scrutiny when necessary. Mr. Quick’s capabilities include:
- Forensic Data Analysis – Mr. Quick has substantial expertise in forensic data analysis, with particular emphasis on helping companies (and formerly helping the FBI and IRS-CI) uncover potential red flags for fraud and other financial crimes.
- Identifying Risks for FBI and IRS–CI Scrutiny – From corporate tax evasion to financial transactions with blocked foreign entities, Mr. Quick helps companies identify risks for FBI and IRS-CI scrutiny of which they would otherwise be unaware.
- FBI and IRS-CI Investigation Consulting – Relying on his federal government experience, Mr. Quick consults with companies during FBI and IRS-CI investigations to help them anticipate issues and target efficient and favorable outcomes.