Erin West

Deputy District Attorney

Santa Clara County, Office of the District Attorney

Erin West is a national leader in the investigation and prosecution of cryptocurrency crimes. Ms. West has spent 24 years as a Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County, California, and has special expertise in high tech, hate crimes and search and seizure. Ms. West is currently assigned as the prosecutor to the REACT task force, a multi-agency high tech team made up of law enforcement from local and federal agencies. Along with the agents at REACT, Ms. West was one of the first nationwide to investigate and prosecute SIM-swapping, resulting in millions of dollars of losses of cryptocurrency to both individuals and businesses. Ms. West’s current mission is to disrupt the wave of romance/investment scams known as pig butchering.

All Sessions by Erin West

OffshoreAlert Conference Bangkok 2025

Crypto

General

Intelligence

Investigations

Wed Mar 06, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (1 Hour)

They're Coming for Everyone: The Terrifying World of Pig Butchering

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

This session will look at so-called 'Pig Butchering' schemes, which swindle an estimated tens of billions of dollars annually from victims, the human trafficking behind it, and the role of crypto in laundering the proceeds.

The problems is so huge that it poses an existential threat to developed countries as tens of billions of dollars is transferred from taxpayers to criminal organizations.

OffshoreAlert Conference Miami 2024

Crypto

General

Intelligence

Investigations

Mon Apr 15, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM (1 Hour)

The New Financial Plague: 'Pig Butchering'

Salon 1 & 2

This session will look at so-called 'Pig Butchering' schemes, which swindle an estimated tens of billions of dollars annually from victims; the human trafficking behind it, and the role of crypto in laundering the proceeds.