C. Anthony Smith

Tony served as an FBI Special Agent for 25 years. He led and supervised the Complex Financial Crimes Squad for the Atlanta Division of the FBI prior to his retirement on June 30, 2021. Tony’s team aggressively investigated sophisticated financial crimes to include Corporate Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Frauds and Swindles, and Theft of Intellectual Property.

During his career with the FBI, Tony was assigned to the Houston Field Office, the Valdosta Georgia Resident Agency, the Budapest Organized Crime Task Force in Budapest Hungary, and the Atlanta Field Office.

Tony is an accomplished agent who has investigated a gamut of sophisticated financial crimes from a bank president who caused a local bank to fail to a transnational criminal enterprise. Tony oversaw multiple high stakes fraud investigations while he supervised the Complex Financial Crime Squad, and he has participated in the investigation and prosecution of public officials to include judges, prosecutors, and corrupt members of law enforcement.

Tony received the FBI Shield of Bravery, the United States Drug Enforcement Administrator’s Award, the Houston 100 Club Super Cop Award, in addition to numerous awards in recognition of his service in the FBI.

Tony played football for the Georgia Southern Eagles while he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. After graduating, he worked for a regional public accounting firm where he focused on corporate, partnership and individual taxation, small business strategic planning, audit, review and compilation of financial statements, management advisory services and Medicaid reporting.

Tony is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Private Investigator, licensed in the State of Georgia. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).