Erin
West
Deputy District Attorney
Santa Clara County
Erin West is a national leader in the investigation and prosecution of cryptocurrency crimes. With 25 years as a Deputy DA in Santa Clara County, California, Erin has special expertise in high tech, hate crimes and search and seizure. Erin is currently assigned as the prosecutor to the REACT task force, a multi-agency high tech team. Along with the agents at REACT, Erin 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. Erin’s current mission is disrupting the romance/investment scams known as pig butchering.