John F. Moynihan - Counter-Terrorism
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Mr. Moynihan is a partner and founder of BERG Associates.    He pioneered the design of monitoring and compliance programs to prevent and detect fraudulent financial schemes and is an expert investigator of financial crimes.

Mr. Moynihan has extensive domestic and international experience investigating money laundering and associated financial crimes.   He most recently has worked as a Senior Manager at a big six accounting firm as the firm's specialist in money laundering matters.  Mr. Moynihan has dedicated his career to the disruption of the surreptitious flow of illegal proceeds through financial as well as non-financial and multinational organizations.  Mr. Moynihan has counseled multinational corporations and government employees dedicated to anti-money laundering initiatives in the United States, Latin America, Africa and Europe.  Mr. Moynihan has formerly been employed with the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, as an Intelligence Specialist dedicated to financial analytical support in developing money laundering investigations worldwide.

Mr. Moynihan has successfully investigated and documented highly sophisticated money laundering cartels operating both internationally and domestically. He has also investigated multi-million dollar contract frauds involving taxpayer funds.  

Highlights of some of these investigations are detailed below:

• Money Laundering: Investigated many money laundering schemes worldwide and issued recommendations on reducing corporate vulnerabilities, risk and liabilities on such matters. Has advised corporations and governments on regulatory issues confronting the efforts levied against money laundering cartels.
 
• International Trade: Federal investigations which identified hundreds of millions of dollars transferred to and through U.S. and International organizations that were the direct result of illegal narcotics sales.

• Insurance: Identified a multi-million dollar insurance fraud involving the falsification of information on applications.

• Import/Export: Directed an investigation on several fictitious import/export companies that resulted in bank seizures of over $10,000,000.

• Contracts: Investigated statewide contractor fraud in the area of Public Works projects.
 
Mr. Moynihan received his B.A. in Economics from Holy Cross College. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Old Dominion University where he received his Masters in Business Administration with the specialty of International Finance.