Governing Board

Lawson Lamar
State Attorney
Ninth Judicial Circuit

Jerry L. Demings
Sheriff
Orange County

Paul Rooney
Chief of Police
Orlando

Douglas M. Ball
Chief of Police
Winter Park

Robert M. Manley
Chief of Police
Apopka

Charles J. Brown
Chief of Police
Ocoee

Robert E. Hansell
Sheriff
Osceola County

Richard Beary
Chief of Police
University of Central Florida

George A. Brennan
Chief of Police
Winter Garden

Joyce Dawley
Regional Director
Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Cynthia A. Williams
Major
Florida Highway Patrol

Associate Members

Federal Bureau of
Investigation

Drug Enforcement
Administration

Immigration &
Customs Enforcement

Secret Service

Postal Inspection Service


Horror Stories

Civil Internal Revenue Service will not "Do The Right Thing"

MBI routinely works with the Criminal Division of the Internal Revenue Service and this division is always productive in law enforcement investigations. However, a horror story occurred when working with the Civil Division of the Internal Revenue Service. This division failed to honor a written agreement which would have disbursed seized funds back to Central Florida. MBI launched an appeal to the Civil Internal Revenue Service Tax Advocate but the appeal was denied. Click on the link to read the correspondence to the IRS.

Correspondence to Commissioner Kathy K. Petronchak of the Internal Revenue Service dated August 15, 2007

It's True: "What Happens in Vegas - Stays in Vegas"

MBI investigated a drug King-Pin, Jorge Farah, who traveled to and from Las Vegas, Nevada, on a regular basis, to enjoy money derived by trafficking in narcotics and laundering the money through casinos. The investigation hit a dead end in Las Vegas after the Las Vegas Gaming Board refused to investigate the Casino Industry.

Correspondence to the Las Vegas Gaming Board dated January 5, 2007 to Chief Markling of the Las Vegas Gaming Board. Suspiciously, MBI never received a response to this letter.

Correspondence to the Las Vegas Gaming Board dated November 17, 2006 requesting a Gaming Regulation Violation investiation

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MBI Assistance

MBI routinely assists law enforcement agencies within the Ninth Judcial Circuit with technical and investigative assistance.