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First-Chair Federal Prosecutor Andrea Surratt Joins Crowell & Moring

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Monday, March 4, 2024

DENVER, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrea Surratt, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in both the Southern District of New York and the District of Colorado, has joined Crowell & Moring's Denver office in the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group.

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  • A seasoned prosecutor, Surratt has served as first-chair for sophisticated investigations, trials, and appeals involving money laundering, fraud offenses, sanctions and export controls, gaming, cybercrime, cryptocurrency, and national security issues.
  • "It is a particular point of pride for me to watch Andrea rise through the ranks of two different U.S. Attorney's offices and then join our growing Denver office."
  • As chief of the narcotics unit in the SDNY, Surratt supervised 30 junior federal prosecutors and oversaw a wide range of complex cross-border money laundering and narcotics trafficking investigations.
  • "In leaving the government, I knew I wanted to find a collaborative team that values each individual's input and experience to achieve excellent results for clients, and Crowell is that place," Surratt said.

FBI Cyber Division Senior Executive Joins BRG's Cybersecurity and Investigations Practice

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global expert services and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group (BRG) announced today that former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cyber Division Senior Executive Chris Stangl has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a managing director in its Cybersecurity and Investigations practice.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global expert services and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group (BRG) announced today that former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cyber Division Senior Executive Chris Stangl has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a managing director in its Cybersecurity and Investigations practice.
  • "For two decades, Chris was on the front lines protecting the American people against mounting cybersecurity threats," said Thomas Brown , global leader of BRG's Cybersecurity and Investigations practice.
  • "During my time as a federal prosecutor, I worked with Chris on many significant investigations and know the invaluable experience he will bring to our growing Cybersecurity investigations practice.
  • "I am thrilled to join BRG as the team continues to expand its sophisticated cybersecurity practice," Stangl said.

TorchStone Welcomes Personal Protection Expert Christopher Keenan to Deliver Proactive Private Client Security Services

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TorchStone Global, a premiere risk mitigation and security firm, announced that Christopher Keenan has joined the team as Vice President. Christopher brings over 25 years of experience in worldwide security operations, management, and leadership, including 18 years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TorchStone Global, a premiere risk mitigation and security firm, announced that Christopher Keenan has joined the team as Vice President.
  • He will provide executive protection, event and venue security coordination, threat and vulnerability assessments, risk mitigation, secure travel operations and logistics, internal program audits, and training.
  • TorchStone Global is a leader in global risk mitigation and security, delivering proactive guidance and protection for prominent clients around the globe.
  • Combining state-of-the-art proactive strategies with experienced professionals and cutting-edge technologies, TorchStone provides discreet, relationship-based security solutions for their clients around the globe.

FLINT Systems Releases The First Linguistic Based AI Chat Detection Tool

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

NEW YORK, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FLINT Systems is releasing the first linguistic tool designed to detect whether a document was authored by its attributed author. Unlike other AI detection tools, FLINT technology applies forensic linguistic methodologies to create a digital linguistic fingerprint of an individual's writing style. It then creates a linguistic fingerprint of the document at question and compares the two. Testing results showed that when documents were created by anyone other than the individual who submitted the document, FLINT Systems correctly identified in over 80% of the cases.

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  • FLINT Systems announces the release of the first linguistic based AI Detection tool – a web app that creates a unique linguistic fingerprint and applies forensic linguistic methodologies to detect Contract Cheating and AI generated text.
  • NEW YORK, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FLINT Systems is releasing the first linguistic tool designed to detect whether a document was authored by its attributed author.
  • Unlike other AI detection tools, FLINT technology applies forensic linguistic methodologies to create a digital linguistic fingerprint of an individual's writing style.
  • FLINT Systems releases linguistic based AI Detection tool, creating a linguistic fingerprint to detect AI generated text
    "For several decades we have been developing and applying forensic linguistic methodologies to identify the authors of documents" says leading expert, FLINT Systems Chief Linguistic Officer, Professor Robert Leonard, a pre-eminent forensic linguist, whose clients include the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Director of National Intelligence, NYPD, UK's MI-5 and Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Apple, Facebook, and the Prime Minister of Canada.

Todd A. Blodgett is recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Todd A. Blodgett is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as aDistinguished Professionalfor his exceptional accomplishments as an Author and Political Columnist, and in the fields of Direct Marketing and Campaign Consulting.

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  • CLEAR LAKE, Iowa, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Todd A. Blodgett is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as aDistinguished Professionalfor his exceptional accomplishments as an Author and Political Columnist, and in the fields of Direct Marketing and Campaign Consulting.
  • As a Writer, Speaker, and Direct Marketing Consultant, Mr. Blodgett has had a highly successful career spanning four decades.
  • Blodgett joined the Reagan-Bush White House staff in 1985, where he served until 1987.
  • At the RNC, Blodgett specialized in Opposition Research, direct mail fundraising, PAC solicitation, and developing 'Wedge Issues', for use in GOP political campaigns.