Contributor Profile

David Behar is a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), who has over 21 years of experience working complex drug and money laundering investigations. His experience has allowed him to disrupt and dismantle some of the world's most sophisticated criminal organizations and has led to seizures, civil fines and money judgements totaling more than half a billion dollars. David's financial crime experience has encompassed a host of entities to include gaming, financial institutions and shell corporations. He has also worked alongside law enforcement partners and foreign counterparts to include the Nevada Gaming Control Board, FinCEN, OFAC and Interpol. David has been the recipient of numerous national awards to include the FinCEN Director's Award for Transnational Organized Crime and the Office of National Drug Control Policy Outstanding Financial Award. Originally from Southern California, David is a graduate of San Diego State University where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts and Masters degree in Public Administration.