Kyle A.
Kent, CAMS
Section Chief Kyle Kent began his law enforcement career in 1998 as a police officer for the City of Wilmington in Delaware. In 2003, he joined the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and was assigned to the Miami Field Division. While in Miami, Kyle investigated numerous complex drug trafficking and money laundering cases. Some of Kyle’s cases targeted Israeli and Italian organized crime syndicates, along with Colombian based Transnational Criminal Organizations. In 2013, Kyle was promoted to a supervisory special agent position and assigned to DEA’s Orlando District Office. In Central Florida, Kyle oversaw two teams of agents that operated in a five-county area of responsibility.In 2018, Kyle transferred to DEA Headquarters and was assigned as a staff coordinator in the Financial Investigations Section. In 2020, he was promoted to the position of section chief to oversee the Financial Investigations Section and DEA’s anti-money laundering efforts. At Headquarters, Kyle’s team is responsible for the oversight of over 200 money laundering investigations agency wide and oversees numerous anti-money laundering initiatives. Among other things, Kyle’s team routinely coordinates and interacts with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance, elements of the United States (U.S.) Congressional Drug Caucus, and some of the top U.S. financial institutions.