Jarod Koopman is currently the Acting Executive Director over the newly formed Cyber and Forensic Services section and continuing to oversee all aspects of Cyber Crime for IRS-CI. This section was created as part of the CI reorganization and design efforts to align priorities and services. Prior to his 2016 assignment as the Director of Cyber Crimes, Jarod has held increasing leadership roles from a Special Agent in the NY Field Office to Sr. Analyst in Virtual Currency/Identity Theft at HQ to Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the Chicago Field Office and the Special Agent in Charge in the Detroit Field Office. In the past six years as the Director, CI has continued to expand their capabilities and solidified its role as the prominent force in cryptocurrency tracing and dark web activities. He will be leading the standup of this new section and the establishment of the Advanced Collaboration and Data Center (ACDC), scheduled for opening in 2022. Notable investigations include Liberty Reserve, Silk Road I and II, Alphabay, Btc-e, Mt Gox, Welcome2Video, OneCoin, Bitclub Network, Bitconnect, Helix, Bitcoin Fog, xDedic, North Korean Hack, Bitqyck, Bitfinex and Backpage.
