Albert Grajales

Albert Grajales was the director of the Puerto Rico INTERPOL office.[1]

Albert Grajales
Former Puerto Rico INTERPOL Director and Coordinator of Intelligence / Anti-terrorism (CIA). Currently he is a private intelligence consultant.
BornDecember 9 of 1962
Brooklyn, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materInter American University of Puerto Rico
OccupationFormer Director of INTERPOL in Puerto Rico and the Coordinator of Intelligence / Antiterrorism (CIA). Currently he is a private intelligence consultant.
Years active1988 – 1999 and 2009 – 2013
EmployerIntelligence Consultant
Known forInductee instructor of the year by the World Wide Martials Arts Hall of Fame (1999)
Spouse(s)Beatrice Fuentes de Grajales
Parent(s)Nolasco Grajales (father) and Georgina Rivera (mother)
RelativesNolasco (Nick), Carmen and Master Ralph Grajales,

Early years

Grajales was born in Brooklyn, New York, in December 9 of 1962, and at the age of six his family and him moved to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Albert was a Sergeant Major at the US Jr. Army of the American Crusaders Cadets. In high school he was for three years the president of Distributive Education Clubs of America – DECA (organization) where he won the national DECA male leader of Puerto Rico. He was an advocate for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and the youth republican party of Puerto Rico. [2]

Law enforcement and Intelligence career

As the Special Assistant to the attorney general of Puerto Rico Guillermo Somoza Colombani, Albert Grajales was the INTERPOL director in the Commonwealth government of Puerto Rico. He was also the Coordinator of Intelligence and Anti-terrorism (CIA) representing the Justice Department and the Governor office. He was in charge of all investigative operations of intelligence and counter intelligence concerning the criminal act on terrorism in Puerto Rico. He worked in conjunction with the FBI National Security Branch in terrorism investigative matters.

Albert Grajales was the representative for the Attorney General and the Negociado de Investigaciones Especiales (NIE) (Special Investigations Bureau) for:[3]

  • Executive Board Member of HIDTA (High Intensive Drug Trafficking Area) in PR and USVI
  • HIDTA Intelligence Subcommittee Executive member for PR and USVI
  • Executive Board Member of PR State Homeland Security Fusion Center)
  • Member of FBI's JTTF (Joint Terrorism Task Force) of the FBI
  • INTERPOL point of contact for Puerto Rico for the Amazon counterterrorism program (Fusion Task Force on Terrorism)
  • The Governor of Puerto Rico representative for the Memorial Institute for Prevention of Terrorism MIPT
  • Puerto Rico government liaison for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Career highlight: special representation and assignments
  • Mr. Grajales was the special representative for Hon. Luis G. Fortuño, Governor of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Intelligence and Counter Terrorism matters for the US States Intelligence Community Agencies.
  • Agent attached to The United States Secret Service branch office of PR for three years. Based on Linked In.
  • INTERPOL Chairman of the Fusion Terrorism Task Force summit meeting on Counter Terrorism the Amazon Project, Sponsored by the General Secretary of INTERPOL held 2009 in Puerto Rico
  • Coordinator of Intelligence / Antiterrorism State official (DOJ/Governor) in charge of the Central American and Caribbean Olympic Games of 2010, Puerto Rico
  • Coordinator of Intelligence / Antiterrorism State official (DOJ/Governor) in charge of the visit of US President Hon. Barack Obama, 2011 in P.R.

Intelligence Consulting

Currently Albert Grajales is the CEO of Equinox Phoenix Intelligence Consulting (EPIC).

Active member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO).

Albert is a volunteer advocate for the Central Intelligence Agency.

A Sifu in the Martial Arts and a Hall of Fame Inductee
Albert Grajales, Instructor of Bruce Lee and Ted Wong's Jeet Kune Do

Accolades

Al was a speaker at the 2012 Raleigh Spy Conference.[4]

He host and produce his radio program called Contra-Inteligencia at Radio Una 1340AM (WWNA) in Puerto Rico.

Albert is an OP Columnist for El Nuevo Dia de Puerto Rico specialize on intelligence, counterterrorism and other security matters.

See also

References
  1. 200 querellas de secuestros de niños. Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Raúl Camilo Torres. El Vocero. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. Sifu Albert Grajales. Archived 2011-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Perpetuating Ted Wong's Teachings of Jeet Kune Do. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. Albert Grajales. Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Raleigh Spy Conference. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. Spy Conference: INTERPOL Agent Defines Modern Terrorism, Says It Is Changing. Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine Raleigh Telegram. 12 September 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2102.
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