Aaron
G. Tapp
Section Chief Aaron Tapp entered on duty as an FBI Special Agent in November of 2003 and reported to the Albany Field Office where he investigated public corruption and other complex financial crimes. While in Albany, Mr. Tapp successfully investigated several New York State officials for utilizing their public office for personal gain.
Mr. Tapp transferred to the San Antonio Field Office in 2007 and was assigned to work complex financial crimes. While in San Antonio, Mr. Tapp led a number of complex financial investigations including a case which resulted in the conviction of several executives who perpetrated one of the largest frauds ever charged in the Western District of Texas.
In 2011, Mr. Tapp was promoted to the Counterterrorism Division at FBIHQ, where he oversaw complex terrorism financing cases in the Terrorism Financing Operations Section (TFOS). While at FBIHQ, Mr. Tapp worked with Agents and Analysts throughout the country and around the world to detect, disrupt and prosecute those who fund terrorism.
In 2013, Mr. Tapp was designated as a Supervisory Senior Resident Agent (SSRA) in the Kansas City Division. Mr. Tapp led Agents and Analysts involved in every FBI program across 36 counties in the northern half of Kansas.
On September 4, 2017, Mr. Tapp was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) in the Dallas Field Office. ASAC Tapp initiated and led the Resident Agency Branch until September 2018. From September 2018 to August 2021, Mr. Tapp led the National Security Branch in the Dallas Field Office.
In August 2021, Mr. Tapp returned to FBIHQ as the Section Chief of the Financial Crimes Section, where he currently oversees all of the FBI’s Complex Financial Crimes program, including money laundering, corporate and securities fraud, financial institution fraud, intellectual property rights crime, and health care fraud.
Mr. Tapp was a member of the Albany and San Antonio SWAT teams. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Utah and an MBA from Utah State University. He is married and has four children.