Christopher Rifenberg

Homeland Security Investigations Group Supervisor Christopher Rifenberg oversees the agency’s West Palm Beach Border Enforcement Security Taskforce (BEST) focusing on international smuggling of illegal contraband. He oversees a team of agents that investigates illicit products entering the U.S. through airports, seaports and international parcel facilities. Rifenberg was the HSI representative on the DEA West Palm Beach taskforce for nearly ten years. In that role, he collaborated with federal and state partners to build cases against transnational drug trafficking organizations. Rifenberg was the lead investigator of a multi-jurisdictional fentanyl case that targeted traffickers in India and the Dominican Republic and domestic shippers. Since joining HSI in 2005, Rifenberg has worked across a multitude of programmatic areas, including counterterrorism, arms trafficking, antiquities, the dark web, money laundering and more. Specialized trainings with the FBI, Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard, and intelligence agencies have bolstered his deep understanding of international crimes.