Supporting government and private entities in understanding, anticipating and responding to strategic threats from transnational criminal and terrorist networks in the Western Hemisphere.
IBI Consultants has decades of experience conducting investigations, training, and research in Central and South America. Using a cutting-edge research paradigm that merges granular field research with advanced open source data mining and link analysis technology, IBI can successfully identify and map transnational criminal networks and potential terrorist threats.
January 11, 2026 - Interview published by Spytalk Podcast
My interview with Spytalk podcast on what the removal of Maduro in Venezuela will likely lead to-chaos. Topics include Catel de los Soles, Maduro, Trump, and Venezuela.
January 7, 2026 - Essay published by IBI Consultants
Why the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is likely to lead to fragmented, expanding criminal activity in Venezuela rather than resolving the crisis Topics include Maduro, transnational organized crime, United States, and Venezuela.
January 7, 2026 - Essay published by IBI Consultants
Un análisis de porque la captura de Nicolás Maduro llevará a una fragmentación y expansión de redes criminales en Venezuela en vez de reducir el fenómeno Topics include Crimen Transnacional, Estados Unidos, Maduro, and Venezuela.
IBI Consultants was proud to consponsor, with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) and Fundación Siembra, a two-day session of field research experts from Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay to examine the intersection of transnational organized crime and authoritarianism in the Southern Cone of South America. A valuable learning experience for all of us in beautiful Montevideo.
Support of USG inter-agency partners in mapping corruption structures tied to transnational organized crime in the Northern Triangle as part of the Biden Administration’s Central America anti-corruption policy.
IBI field research uncovered illicit gold flows from the Maduro regime and other criminal actors from northern South America to the Arabian Peninsula, leading to USG enforcement action shutting down a fictitious gold export business moving tons of gold per year.