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Lester Joseph

Manager, Global Financial Crimes Intelligence Group

Lester Joseph is the Manager of the Global Financial Crimes Intelligence Group at Wells Fargo & Company.� The primary mission of this Group is to provide intelligence on money laundering activity and financial crime trends to all parts of the company.� Les joined Wells Fargo in March 2010 as the International Investigations Manager.Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Les worked for the U.S. Department of Justice from 1984 to February 2010.� From 2002-2010, he was the Principal Deputy Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (AFMLS).� He was a Deputy Chief in the Section since October 1991.�Les began his career with the Department of Justice in 1984 as a Trial Attorney in the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section.�� From 1981-1984, he was an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County (Chicago), Illinois.� He received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago and his B.A. from the University of Michigan.��