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`Neville W. Cramer
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`Mr. Cramer is an expert in a variety of issues relating to immigration law enforcement.
`x Coordination of local, state and federal law enforcement programs as they relate
`to legal and illegal immigration.
`x International border control operations and techniques.
`x All phases of immigration law enforcement training.
`x Use of “smart” technology to prevent passport, visa and document fraud.
`x U.S. immigration entry/exit systems.
`x Employment status verification and I-9 procedures.
`x Political and economic impact of legal and illegal immigration.
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`Neville W. Cramer served more than twenty-six years as a law enforcement officer with
`the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). At the time of his retirement in 2002,
`he was one of the most experienced INS Special Agents in the U.S. Department of
`Justice. He began his career in 1976, as a U.S. Border Patrol Agent after serving four
`years as a police officer in Arizona and Florida. After his tour of duty on the Mexican
`border, Cramer served eight years as both a Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent
`in Chicago, Illinois and Washington D.C. District Offices.
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`Special Agent-in-Charge, Overseas Enforcement Unit, Office of International Affairs,
`INS Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 1996-2002.
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`x Coordinating overseas enforcement operations to combat terrorism, alien
`smuggling, human trafficking and document fraud.
`x Spearheaded the first U.S. field test of the Malaysian E-Passport. (1999-2002)
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`Chief, Immigration Officer Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Center, Glenco, GA
`1990-1996.
`x During his tenure he directed and supervised the training of thousands of INS
`Special Agents, Immigration Inspectors, Immigration Examiners, and Supervisory
`Special Agents.
`x Managed Immigration Officer Academy staff
`that provided both basic,
`supervisory and advanced law enforcement training to several types of
`Immigration Officers and INS Special Agents. On a continuous basis he reviewed
`all Immigration Officer Academy course development. This included a variety of
`law enforcement training courses including electronic surveillance techniques,
`detection
`of
`fraudulent
`immigration
`undercover
`operations
`and
`documentation.
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`Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Enforcement, INS Headquarters, Washington,
`D.C. 1986-1990.
`x
`Implemented SAVE Program nationwide in accordance with the mandates of the
`1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act.
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`INS Commissioner Allen Nelson selected Mr. Cramer to receive the INS Special
`Achievement Award for a Meritorious Act, and nominated him for the Attorney
`General’s Award.
`x The SAVE System still operates today (E-Verify) and is credited with saving
`U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars.
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`Senior Special Agent, Office of Enforcement, INS Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
`1984-1986.
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`x Promoted to Headquarters to develop Systematic Alien Verification for
`Entitlements (SAVE) Program, in coordination with Martin-Marietta Data
`Systems.
` Successfully worked with Congress to include the SAVE System in the 1986
`Immigration Reform and Control Act.
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`x
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`Supervisory Special Agent, Washington District Office, Washington, D. C. 1981-1984.
`x Supervised several Special Agents responsible for investigating federal criminal
`immigration violations,
`included
`immigration fraud,
`and administrative
`document counterfeiting and anti-smuggling,
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`Special Agent – Chicago, Il. And Washington, D. C. 1977-1981.
`x Conducted
`investigations
`relating
`to
`immigration
`fraud, welfare
`counterfeiting of immigration documents and anti-smuggling.
` Assisted FBI and other federal agencies with foreign counter-intelligence
`operations within the U.S.
`x Served as INS Liaison Officer to the U.S. Department of State Passport
`Office, Washington, D.C. (1978-1981).
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`fraud,
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`x
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`U.S. Border Patrol Agent- Eagle Pass, Texas.1976-1977
`x Assigned to U.S.-Mexico to prevent the illegal entry of individuals and
`contraband into the U.S.
`x
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`After his retirement, Mr. Cramer began his own consulting firm, Immigration
`Enforcement Solutions, LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona. His firm offered expertise in
`areas related to U.S. immigration enforcement matters, including training to detect
`and prevent the use of forged, altered or counterfeit passports and other travel
`documentation. During 2003 he consulted with IRIS Technologies (Malaysia), in an
`attempt to advance E-Passport usage in the U.S. and worldwide.
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`In conjunction with his consulting firm, from 2009 to 2012, Mr. Cramer served as a
`Lead Instructor teaching Border Control techniques and Fraudulent Document
`Recognition for the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Antiterrorism Assistance
`(ATA). Just to name a few, his training assignments for ATA were successfully
`conducted in Algiers, Colombia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon,
`Mali, Mexico, Panama, Tajikistan and Yemen.
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`In August, 2012, Cramer was selected to participate in a joint working arrangement
`between the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the U.S. Department of
`Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE). He served
`as an “immigration expert” and was employed directly by the Abu Dhabi Police. Among
`the many duties assigned in the UAE, he taught several Fraudulent Document
`Detection classes throughout the Emirates to their police, intelligence and
`immigration officers.
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`In 2007, Mr. Cramer authored “Immigration Chaos – Solutions to an American
`Crisis.” He has been featured on several television and radio programs addressing
`immigration issues including CNN, FOX News and CBS.
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