Following college, Art Lynch started in public accounting and then transitioned to a career in Federal Law Enforcement. He served for 26 years as a U.S. Postal Inspector in the New York Division. Accordingly, he developed cases involving violations of Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, RICO violations, and related civil issues. The latter part of his career was spent as Supervisor of the team responsible for money laundering investigations related to the U.S. Mail, pursuing criminal and civil forfeiture cases at the Eastern & Southern Districts of New York, as well as other U.S. districts where appropriate. Since Art's retirement in 2005, he was a self-employed contractor and pursued "look backs" at various banks, including Union Bank of California International, Israel Discount Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. Then, at Washington Mutual Bank, he assisted in the training of bank personnel to identify transactions involving cash structuring and other potential money laundering concerns. Art accepted a full-time position at CITIBANK in 2010, where he worked in the Forensic Investigations Unit, primarily pursuing investigations involving Money Service Businesses, Cash structuring; and Section 314 (b) of the Patriot Act; as well as preparing Suspicious Activity Reports. He is a member of ACAMS and has been a Certified Money Laundering Specialist since 2006. Art is also a Past President of National Law Enforcement Associates (NLEA).
