William “ Willie ” Rondon — Washington , D . C ., USA
Two teams — conveniently named Branch A and B — comprise the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation ’ s ( IRS-CI ) International Operations Team . William “ Willie ” Rondon serves as the Branch B director . He oversees a team of regional attaches in Latin America , the Caribbean , Asia and Eastern Europe who work with foreign governments to build partnerships , train law enforcement counterparts and investigate financial crimes .
Rondon has served in this role since 2021 and is active in anti-money laundering efforts , both domestically and internationally , and prides himself in promoting public and private partnerships that help shield financial institutions from financial crimes . He is often tapped to serve as a subject-matter expert on a variety of issues tied to financial crime investigations . He most recently served as a panelist at the Seminario de ACAMS – Puerto Rico in April .
Rondon joined IRS-CI in 2001 . He began his career with the agency ’ s Miami field office . Throughout his career , he has held positions of increasing responsibility , including supervisory special agent , assistant special agent in charge of the IRS-CI Miami field office and chief of staff for all of IRS-CI . He holds a Chainalysis Reactor Certification and a CompTIA + Certification .
Ray Villanueva , CAMS — Florida , USA
Raymond “ Ray ” Villanueva , CAMS , is the director of investigations at Kaufman Rossin . He has more than 29 years of law enforcement and investigative experience , with an emphasis on the Bank Secrecy Act , anti-money laundering , trade enforcement , sanctions and anti-fraud , as well as international collaboration and information sharing . Villanueva has extensive experience in evaluating and mitigating risks , as well as conducting and overseeing national and international large-scale financial investigations .
Before joining Kaufman Rossin , Villanueva was a member of the U . S . Senior Executive Service , serving in several key high-level positions . He worked as a special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations ( HSI ) in Washington , D . C ., and as director of HSI ’ s Office of International Operations , where he was responsible for the agency ’ s investigative and diplomatic global efforts in over 53 countries . In addition , he served as a member of the U . S . Delegation to the Financial Action Task Force ( FATF ).
Villanueva is an ACAMS U . S . Capital Chapter Board member and a frequent contributor to ACAMS and ACAMS Today in various roles and special projects , including ongoing efforts to build enduring public and private sector partnerships .
Villanueva ’ s expertise makes him a sought-after speaker at industry events . He has been quoted in financial news , professional publications , books and several national as well as international financial typology reports .
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