MOAACC Luncheon - Guest Speaker Ernest W. Dorling - "Paying it Forward"

Guest Speaker Ernest W. Dorling

Mr. Dorling recently retired from teaching criminal investigation and white-collar crime at the University of New Haven.  He has over 25 years of experience in the Criminal Justice system and significant domestic and international experience in criminal and civil investigations.  He has held a Top-Secret security clearance.  Mr. Dorling has worked for the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF), where he honed his investigative and analytical skills resulting in numerous indictments and convictions.  He is an accomplished author with multiple radio and television appearances. Mr. Dorling also speaks to professional and civic groups on various topics, including money laundering, fraud, and identity theft.

Professional Work Experience:

Bridge Water Creative Group, Inc. – Viera, FL

January 2013- Present – Feature Writer for Viera Voice and Viera Senior Life

Private Consultant:

• Consulted with two law firms in civil suits related to class action suits against a major hospital.  Reviewed hundreds of documents and advised attorneys on questioning major actors and litigants in the suite.  The case resulted in an out-of-court settlement, saving the hospital millions of dollars and adverse publicity.
• Assisted Otis Elevator in a large-scale workman’s comp case, resulting in almost a million dollars in savings.

Special Investigator, Contractor, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. Department of State:  2002- 2009

• Conducted background/security investigations on candidates/employees of the FBI and related Justice Department agencies. 
• Conducted interviews, reviewed personnel records, and prepared written reports on the instant investigations.    

Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS). 1986 – 2001: Retired, June 1, 2001

Resident Agent in Charge, Hartford, CT Resident Office                                                  1991 - 2001

• Supervised a staff of eight criminal investigators, along with audit and support personnel.
• Supervised and coordinated over 100 criminal and civil investigations dealing with money laundering, defective products, and health care fraud with various federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, resulting in over 120 criminal indictments, convictions, and monetary recoveries of over $225M.
• Oversaw investigations involving whistle-blower allegations of criminal and civil issues.
• Maintained supervisory responsibility for two major joint FBI undercover operations resulting in over 20 arrests and convictions.  One involves political corruption; the other is related to health care fraud.
  • Named Resident Agency of the Year in 1994
  • Named Manager of the Year in 1996
  • Commendation from FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, July 1998

Program Officer, DCIS Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                                  09/1989 – 08/1991

• Provided oversight of agency cases related to Strategic Defense Initiative investigations.
• Prepared and presented briefings to Senate and Congressional staffers on cases of interest.

Senior Agent, DCIS European Field Office, Wiesbaden, Germany                                      07/1987 – 09/1989

• Planned, organized and conducted criminal and civil investigations related to DoD programs and activities involving individuals and entities of the member states participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

• Conducted joint investigations with German and British federal law enforcement.
• Completed a yearlong corruption investigation involving five German corporations responsible for approximately $50 million a year in U.S. subsistence contracts.
• Assisted foreign prosecutors in trial preparation involving both American and German witnesses and defendants.
  • Guest Speaker, International Fraud Conference, London, England, October 1988.

Field Agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF), Atlanta, GA                     1978-1985

• Completed long-term investigation of illegal money laundering through the use of a hazardous waste processing facility.  Three-year investigation involved the destruction of an aircraft, arson and the illegal transportation and disposal of hazardous waste resulting in the conviction/guilty pleas of three individuals.

Police Officer – Hollywood, FL, April 1975 – November 1977.

Education Work Experience:

Instructor, Henry Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT 09/2004 – 2020

• Teach Criminal Investigation and White-Collar Crime Investigation including money laundering.
• Taught Advanced Criminal Investigation to graduate students.
• Taught and coordinated Cold Case seminars for homicide detectives.
• Developed and taught online courses for both undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Taught criminal justices for two semesters at UNH campus in Prato, Italy.
• Coordinated the criminal justice program at the university.

Instructor, Tunxis Community College, Farmington, CT 08/2001 – 06/2004

• Coordinated the criminal justice program.
• Developed and taught all criminal justice courses in the classroom and online.
• Counseled students.

Background:

• Master’s in Public AdministrationTroy State University
• Additional post graduate work, University of Connecticut

Publications:

• Networking Between Academics and Practitioners: Public Administration Review. Jan/Feb. 1993.
• Organizations Can Prevent Burnout: Useful Strategies for Police Organizations: Police Chief Magazine, April 1991.
• Tracking Kickbacks: Government Executive Magazine, March 1991.
• Leadership in a Contemporary Police Organization: Police Chief Magazine, January 1980.
• Training Through a Redistribution of Manpower: Police Chief Magazine, July 1978.
• With Consciousness of Guilt: iUniverse, December 2000. Non-fiction book about serial sex offender.
• .  Authors Choice, March 2004.  Non-fiction book about the murder of Anson “Buzz” Murder: A Family AffairClinton and the subsequent investigation and trial of Beth Ann Carpenter, the woman behind the conspiracy to kill him.
• Criminal Investigation; A Practitioner’s Approach; Kendall Hunt Publishing; 2016
• The Truth is Always Negotiable; Book Locker Publishing; 2021.

Military History:

U.S. Marine Corps: June 1969 - May 1975

Security Clearance:

Top Secret  (Last Updated 2005)