R.E. WALSH & ASSOCIATES - Key Persons

After completing a twenty seven-year career with the FBI; Jim joined Bill Keefe and Bob Walsh in establishing R. E. Walsh & Associates. Mr. Martin's last assignment with the FBI was a Supervisor/Instructor at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. This important assignment involved the evaluation and the training of new Special Agents in all aspects of their future duties. Prior to his last assignment at Quantico, Mr. Martin worked in the Tampa and Chicago FBI offices as a Supervisor of a Foreign Counter Intelligence squad and as an agent. He conducted successful investigations in the areas of drugs, white-collar crimes, violent crimes, property crimes, organized crime, and violations of civil rights. As a trained and certified undercover agent, Mr. Martin earned the reputation as an accomplished undercover agent who was frequently called upon by other divisions of the FBI and local law enforcement to act in sensitive capacities to obtain credible evidence. As a result he has testified on numerous occasions in both Federal and State courts. Mr. Martin also served as a member of a special committee that helped develop the FBI's automated case filing system and was a member of the Chicago FBI Divisions' SWAT and Evidence Response Teams. He has participated in special assignments outside of the Continental United States. Mr. Martin is a graduate of George Washington University School of Business and worked for United Virginia Bankshares prior to becoming a Special Agent for the FBI. Mr. Martin's last assignment with the FBI was as a Supervisor/Instrutor at the FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia. This important assignment involved the evaluation and the training of new agents in all aspects of their future duties. He has testified on numerous occasions in both Federal and State court, and is a former member of the Kane County Chiefs of Police Association.

After a successful twenty-three year career with the FBI, Rick Whyte joined R.E. Walsh & Associates. During his law enforcement career, Mr. Whyte was assigned to the Chicago office of the FBI. For several years prior to his retirement, he was the Supervisory Senior Resident Agent responsible for white-collar crime, civil rights, fraud, and regional undercover support activities conducted by a squad of Special Agents and professional support staff. In prior supervisory experience Mr. Whyte was responsible for international drug investigations which required extensive coordination and cooperation among various local and federal agencies. As both a case agent and supervisor, Mr. Whyte was involved with a number of significant and successful investigations concerning bank failures, bank fraud, embezzlement, wire fraud, insurance fraud, organized crime, money laundering and public corruption. Before joining the FBI, Mr. Whyte spent six years in public accounting performing audits and related financial services to financial institutions and manufacturing companies. In a five year hiatus from government service Mr. Whyte worked with a major CPA firm in the Litigation Services Unit performing Fraud and Security Consulting services. Mr. Whyte is a 1969 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University. He is a member of the AICPA, Illinois Society of CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners, and former member of the North Suburban Chiefs of Police, and the Lake County Chiefs of Police Associations Mr. Whyte's 23 year career with the FBI in Chicago as both Special Agent and Supervisor has resulted in extensive experience in all areas of white color crime. Private sector experience includes eleven years with public accounting firms involving audits and related financial services as well as litigation support. Mr. Whyte is a member of the AICPA, Illinois Society of CPAs and Certified Fraud Examiners

After a successful twenty-five year career with the FBI, Bill Keefe joined with Bob Walsh and Jim Martin in establishing R.E. Walsh & Associates. During his law enforcement career, Mr. Keefe was assigned to the Louisville and Chicago offices of the FBI. For sever years prior to his retirement, he was the Supervisory Senior Resident Agent responsible for white-collar crime, civil rights, fraud, drugs, violent crimes, and counter-terrorism investigations conducted by a squad of fifteen Special Agents. As both a case agent and supervisor, Mr. Keefe was involved with a number of significant and successful investigations involving extortion, thefts, kidnappings, and homicides. He provided the leadership to three multi-agency task forces investigating international money laundering, insurance fraud, and serial homicides. In additional to his normally assigned duties, Mr. Keefe participated in special assignments that included aspects of the Oklahoma City bombing, the prison riots at Atlanta, and internal audits and integrity investigations within the FBI. He was a member of the Chicago Division Crisis Management Team, SWAT team, and a member of the Supervisory Advisory Committee to the Director of the FBI. Before joining the FBI, Mr. Keefe was a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps serving in Vietnam as a platoon commander, a company commander, and a security watch officer at the National Security Agency. He was discharged at the rank of captain after five years of honorable service. Mr. Keefe is a 1967 graduate of the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota with a BA, and a graduate of DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois with a M.S. degree in Public Administration. He is a member of the Illinois Chiefs of Police, the North Suburban Chiefs of Police, and the Lake County Chiefs of Police Association During his law enforcement career, Mr. Keefe was assigned to the Louisville and Chicago offices of the FBI. For seven years prior to his retirement, he was the Supervisory Senior Resident Agent responsible for white-collar crime, civil rights, fraud, drug, violent crimes, and couter-terrorism investigations conducted in the Chicago Division North Resident Agency.