Paul
Hemesath
Counsel to the Digital Currency Initiative, Money Laundering & Asset Recovery Section, National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Paul Hemesath is counsel to the Digital Currency Initiative at the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section in the United States Department of Justice. Previously, Paul served as an Assistant United States Attorney at the Eastern District of California for 12 years. Paul investigated and prosecuted cases involving ransomware, hacking and intrusion, dark web marketplaces, money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act violations, cryptocurrency, and other technology-related federal crimes. Paul is also a member of the newly formed National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team. Paul graduated from UCLA with a political science degree, and he received law and foreign service degrees from Georgetown University.