Derek Booth

U.S. Secret Service Asst. to the Special Agent-in-Charge Derek Booth is one of the founding members of the Mountain West Cyber Fraud Task Force (MWCFTF) in Denver, Colorado which started in 2012.  The MWCFTF consists of 200+ members of federal, state and local law enforcement, network security, private business, and academia partners.  The mission of the MWCFTF is to support our partners and region in cybercrime investigations including Ransomware, Network Intrusion, ATM & Gas Pump Skimming, Business Email Compromise, and Computer/Cellphone Forensics.  Derek became a Forensic Examiner of computers, cellphones, and skimmers in 2012 after spending his first 13 years on the job protecting a plethora of dignitaries including President George W. Bush and family full-time.  Derek is originally from St. George, Utah, graduated from Southern Utah University with a Master’s in Accounting.