Special Agent David Neill
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Special Agent David Neill
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Supervisory Special Agent Dave Neill: SSA Neill currently serves as an FBI Supervisory Special Agent overseeing an Indian Country Crimes squad in the FBI's Tucson Resident Agency, covering the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservations. During his time in the FBI, SSA Neill has worked Indian Country, Violent Crimes, Gangs, and Transnational Organized Crime violations. Prior to the FBI, SSA Neill worked for the City of Waukesha Police Department in Wisconsin. SSA Neill was the Case Agent on a criminal street gang investigation which utilized a federal T-III wiretap for Snapchat, which was the first use of its kind for the FBI and the first ever in Arizona.
Task Force Officer Soltero
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Task Force Officer Soltero
Federal Bureau of InvestigationTFO Soltero has served as an FBI Task Force Officer on the Southern Arizona Violent Crime and Gang Task Force, in the FBI’s Tucson Resident Agency since 2021. TFO Soltero is a Sergeant with the Tucson Police Department in the Special Investigations Section - Gun Crime Intelligence Unit. In addition to his TFO duties, TFO Soltero currently oversees the Tucson Police Department's NIBIN program, Firefly Gun Shot Detection Technology, and the newly created Crime Gun Intelligence Center. TFO Soltero is considered a Subject Matter Expert on Tucson area criminal street gangs and served as a Co-Case Agent on a criminal street gang investigation that utilized a federal T-III wiretap for Snapchat.
Linda M. Tobias
Senior Communications Advisor
Linda M. Tobias
Senior Communications AdvisorLinda Tobias is a writer and communications professional based in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. She has worked with the Metro Vancouver Transit Police (MVTP), Canada’s only police service dedicated to a public transit system, since 2017. Linda oversees MVTP’s sprawling digital footprint that includes 48 social media accounts across 8 platforms, part of an effort to meaningfully engage with the many diverse communities that MVTP serves. Thanks to the training and mentoring Linda provides to the department’s social media account holders, MVTP has seen several posts go viral and receive international media attention. Linda received an Inspector Commendation for her strategic use of social media following the shooting of an MVTP officer in 2019. Thanks to her efforts, key updates were shared in a timely manner, media requests were responded to, and misinformation was quickly corrected despite the overwhelming volume of related content being shared online. Before entering the world of policing, Linda worked as a freelance journalist and communications consultant. Much of her work was focused on developing and launching digital strategies for Canadian healthcare organizations.
Joe Koenig
CFE and Forensic Linguist | KMI Investigations
Joe Koenig
CFE and Forensic Linguist | KMI InvestigationsJoe is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Forensic Linguist (court-certified Expert Witness for Interviewing & Interrogation). He retired from the Michigan State Police after 26 years and has 50+ years of investigative experience in the public and private sectors. He is the award-winning author of two books on Forensic Linguistics, "Getting the Truth" (2014) and 2019 "Getting the Truth: I am D.B. Cooper.” He investigated/supervised investigations into homicides, organized crime, financial crimes, narcotics, and public corruption. Joe is Past President of the Michigan FBI National Academy Associates, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), holds a BS in Accounting from Wayne State University and an MPA from Eastern Michigan University, where he received Phi Kappa Phi Honors. He now owns and operates KMI Investigations in Michigan, specializing in financial fraud investigations and Forensic Linguistics.
Rylan Simpson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | School of Criminolgy | Cst. Sam Zacharias
James Robertson, MA (AEDT)
School of Information Technology
James Robertson, MA (AEDT)
School of Information TechnologyJames has 20 years experience in the public safety field, working in a variety of roles including a sworn Special Constable in Ontario, Canada, a campus security officer, and a Security Systems Specialist (network admin). He is currently a Professor and Instructor at multiple universities and colleges, designing and teaching cybersecurity, education, and public safety courses. James is pursuing his CISSP certification along with his PhD in Criminal Justice (Homeland Security) researching the need for frontline police officers to possess digital literacy skills and competencies. James is an avid practitioner, researcher, presenter, and published academic writer with recognized expertise in digital forensics, cybercrime, cyber ethics, critical infrastructure, OSINT and crime, digital privacy, and policing.