Dennis Simpson
Simpson Security and Investigative Advisory Group, LLC is owned and operated by Dennis Simpson. After serving in the United States Marine Corps, Dennis embarked on a twenty year career as a United States Postal Inspector. In that capacity he investigated a wide variety of federal crimes to include complex fraud, internal employee investigations, blackmail, narcotics, and violent crimes. He supervised teams of Postal Inspectors and numerous multi-agency task force operations. Dennis was featured on the A&E channel series Cold Case Files for his contributions leading to the arrest of serial rapist Dennis Rabbit, aka: The South Side Rapist, and had one of his cases, a multi-national cocaine distribution and money laundering investigation, showcased in an on-line exhibit at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
Upon retirement from the Postal Inspection Service, Dennis spent over two years in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the Law Enforcement Professional program, where seasoned law enforcement professionals are embedded with U. S. military units to advise and mentor the commanders and use their law enforcement techniques to identify, capture, and prosecute terrorists. In Iraq, Dennis was embedded with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in Baghdad. He was a key member of the JSOC Warrant and Prosecution Task Force and was instrumental in bringing numerous high-level terrorists to justice. In Afghanistan he embedded with the U. S. Army 1st Infantry Division in Paktika Province as the senior Law Enforcement Professional. Dennis advised and mentored the military in establishing Rule of Law and terrorist prosecutions in this remote province.
Dennis received his Bachelor of Urban Affairs / Criminal Justice degree from St. Louis University and is licensed as a Private Investigator by the state of Missouri, license number 2013030580. He is a member of ASIS International; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE); Missouri State Investigator’s Association; and the West County Chamber of Commerce. He is committed to bringing the utmost professionalism, dedication, discretion, and value to his clients.
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Peter Sullivan
Peter Sullivan is the President of Sullivan Advisors, LLC. With more than 30 years of leadership experience in Federal Law Enforcement and Global Security Management, Sullivan has deep expertise in domestic and international security issues that include: crisis management; strategic planning and policy development; cyber security; executive protection and personnel security; workplace violence; intellectual property and brand protection; global threat and intelligence analysis; travel security; internal and external investigations and security risk assessment and mitigation.
Just prior to establishing Sullivan Advisors, Sullivan was the Director of Global Security at Monsanto Company, a Fortune 200, $16 billion Biotechnology and Agricultural Manufacturing industry leader with over 23,000 employees at 500 sites in 80 countries. While leading the corporate security program at Monsanto, Sullivan’s responsibilities included the development and implementation of security policies, strategies and technologies that protected employees and assets globally.
Sullivan had a distinguished 25-year career in Federal Law Enforcement with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. He served in Ohio, Chicago and St. Louis as a Postal Inspector and Team Leader. Sullivan also served as a training instructor on issues that included Workplace Violence Prevention, Armed Intruder Response, and mail and wire fraud investigations. He lectured at the U.S. Department of Justice National Advocacy Center and for the National Association of Attorneys General, Postal Inspection Service and numerous police, insurance fraud and crime prevention groups.
Sullivan is an Armed Security Officer (ASO) licensed by the Transportation Security Administration, and a Private Investigator licensed in the State of Missouri (#2015018446). He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Westfield State University in Massachusetts.
Jacque James, CFE
Jacque James is President and Founder of ARA Fraud and Forensic Services, a leading Missouri-based firm that provides discreet, comprehensive, and professional fraud detection, investigation and prevention services to privately held companies, non-profit organizations, and medical practice groups.
Ms. James brings a unique set of skills. With more than 20 years in law enforcement and corporate investigations, she also has financial services and entrepreneurship experience. Her disciplined approach is ideal for business and the fraud investigative field.
James has served multi-million dollar national retailers in senior-level management positions in the loss prevention divisions, performing employee theft investigations, conducting fraud and training awareness for management and employees, and implementing operational and inventory programs that contributed significantly to the organizations’ overall net profits.
James is an Adjunct Professor at Webster University where she teaches graduate level accounting courses.
In addition to being a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), James earned her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Masters of Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM) from Keller Graduate School of Management in St. Louis, Missouri. She received her Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Criminal Justice and Business Administration from Saint Leo College in Tampa, Florida. She holds the following certifications:
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- Certified Fraud Examiner (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)
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- Interviews and Interrogations (Wicklander and Zulawski; Reid Institute)
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- Advanced Interviews and Interrogations (Wicklander and Zulawski; Reid Institute)
- Linguistics Statement Analysis Technique (LSAT)James is a member of the International Association of Interviewers (IAI), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), International Association of Asset Recovery (IAAR) and the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialist (ACFCS).
