U.S. Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Services
FSA Federal
John Hegarty is an Executive Leader with over 25 years of managing and directing federal programs, operations, and investigations associated with numerous components of the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In his current role as VP of Operations, Hegarty is focused on delivering outstanding service to the government and maintaining strong working relationships with the DOJ and its component agencies. Before joining FSA, Hegarty held senior leadership positions in the private sector, providing contract services to the DOJ and Homeland Security. Prior to his commercial career, he spent 21 years with the DEA, where he advanced into senior management roles within the Office of Diversion Control, Office of Training, and various field offices.
He holds a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School and previously served as a Criminal Trial Attorney for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1994-1998.
Chandler Terry has 16 years of finance and accounting experience in organizations serving public and private sectors. He currently oversees FSA Federal’s Finance & Accounting organization with a focus on process improvement to support the company’s growth goals, manage financial controls, and mitigate risk. Terry provides strategic leadership for all aspects of the company’s finance functions, including capital resources, forecasting, treasury, financial services, accounting, and payroll.
Previously, Terry served for five years as a director of finance at Amentum, where he was responsible for federal government IT and facilities services portfolios with revenues of more than $200 million. In that role, he supervised a team of 15 and managed program finances for multiple contract types with Service Contract Act and union employees. He established his career at General Electric, working for 11 years in positions of increasing responsibility and departed as a senior finance manager.
Terry holds bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Accounting from Virginia Tech and a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina.
Sarah Geroulo joined FSA in 2005 and serves as Vice President of People, Talent, & Systems. Geroulo is also FSA’s Chief Ethics Officer and strongly believes in the corner stone of the company’s Ethics program, Integrity Always. Geroulo leads a diverse team that spans Contracts, Ethics, Human Capital Management, Information Technology, Knowledge Management, Operations Support, and Talent Acquisition. The team’s primary focus is strategic people-first initiatives and business process improvements. Geroulo currently sits on ADP’s People Analytics Executive Client Advisory Board.
Prior to joining FSA, Geroulo worked as Director of Quality Assurance for L-3 Communications Storm Control Systems. In her role at L-3, Geroulo led a geographically dispersed team, responsible for the independent verification and validation of complex satellite control software and was responsible for her division’s ISO 9001 and Ticket certifications. Geroulo’s leadership, commitment to quality, deep rooted administrative skills, and collaborative approach to delivering win-win solutions have propelled her career and results.
Steven Derr brings almost 30 years of front-line law enforcement experience to FSA, having served as a special agent and supervisor with the Drug Enforcement Administration for 28 years. Derr moved up through the DEA ranks and served 18 years in management/supervision of multiple projects at multiple locations, directing hundreds of people in field offices across the globe, and managing multi-million dollar annual budgets. In addition to his work in the U.S., Derr directed money-laundering investigations in South and Central America. At FSA, he served as Program Manager for the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program Support contract for 10 years, providing assessments of corporate and government agency needs; advising on, planning for, and managing projects and programs; and assisting in selecting appropriate personnel. Currently, Derr serves as FSA’s VP of Strategic Initiatives.
George Mendiola Jr joined FSA in 2017 and serves as the company’s President & Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining FSA, Mendiola served at Engility Corporation as a Federal Civilian Group Vice President (VP) where he proactively led all business aspects of the $500M+ a year enterprise with service to the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies. Prior to his appointment to the Federal Civilian Group, Mendiola served as the Operations Director for Engility’s Space Systems Group, managing cleared professionals across the facilities, finance, contracts, subcontracts, talent management and talent acquisition back office functions. He has nearly 20 years of progressive experience in strategic planning, organizational development, contracts management, proposal development, customer engagement, financial planning, and cost accounting compliance. Prior to joining TASC in 2010, a company of Engility, Mendiola served as the Deputy Director of Project Control for a $12B government contractor providing development and SETA mission support to the intelligence community and Department of Defense customers. In this role, he was responsible for the oversight and development of professionals delivering earned value management, cost management and scheduling support to a portfolio of contracts valued at $700M in annual sales with over 2,500 employees nationwide.
Mendiola earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a Master of Business Administration degree from Radford University. In 2022, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin appointed Mendiola to serve a 4-year term on the Radford University Board of Visitors.
Language can be a barrier for law enforcement in counterterrorism intelligence, investigating drug trafficking organizations or any other federal criminal activity disruption.
Our records examiners review requests to translate foreign language content, from photographs, written documents or live or recorded spoken language, and assign inquiries to appropriate linguists based on skill and availability. They track all matters from start to finish and ensure deadlines are met, from material evaluation and dispatch to reporting and peer reviews. FSA staff assist in managing the quality control process prior to dissemination to court or other destinations.
The U.S. government seeks to collect all debts and monies owed through a variety of programs authorized by Congress. Legal actions are taken against debtors owing on federal programs implemented through contracts, loans, grants, guaranties, and other financial instruments.
FSA’s attorneys, financial investigators, and legal assistants handle a varied array of cases that reach all facets of the U.S. economy, with a focus on Congressionally-authorized programs that implicate significant financial and property interests of the United States. Cases may involve healthcare, Chapter 11 bankruptcy litigation, energy, property and natural resources, public bankruptcies, education, communications, defense, or other matters.
FSA conducts financial investigations to identify doctors, pharmacists, and others making legal pharmaceuticals or illegal substances available for illicit purposes. Fraud in the healthcare system not only rips off innocent victims and taxpayers, but it can also endanger the health of patients – as with the illegal distribution of addictive opioids, for example. This type of criminal activity is, in part, what is fueling the 68,500 overdose deaths per year across the U.S.
As a subcontractor, our financial investigators follow the money and prepare evidence packages for federal agents to present for prosecution.
FSA conducts financial investigations involving multi-national, large, organized criminal organizations, kleptocracy, and false claims act cases focused on identifying, investigating, and dismantling their financial infrastructure, and eliminating/reducing criminal organization operations. Our investigators provide in-depth financial investigative case support from inception to sentencing with cases generally lasting several years.
Investigators organize and conduct detailed examinations of voluminous information generated during complex criminal and civil investigations, as well as information available through alternative sources for the purpose of conducting financial analyses of personal or business assets of targeted organizations and individuals.
We minimize risk for the federal law enforcement community by assisting in the investigation of a wide range of federal violations that generate illicit profits for criminal organizations. Asset forfeiture removes the proceeds of crime and other assets criminals and their associates rely on to perpetuate their activity against our society and threaten the safety of communities nationwide.
Since the company’s founding in 2004, FSA has been providing services across dozens of labor categories ranging in specialization from records examiner to financial analysis and legal support. FSA retains unmatched industry experience in this mission area.
Criminal, forensic accounting, financial investigative, data analysis, and auditing support services assist in the analysis of possible fraudulent or non-compliant activities.
We provide support across various mission requirements. Attention to detail, patience and perseverance are all elements we bring to each project.
FSA provides a full spectrum of legal support services to assist Government agencies and US Attorneys with case management, processing, and litigation.
Knowledgeable, efficient, and effective resources meet our customers’ immediate and long-term administrative needs.
Our records examiners and analysts deliver efficient and systematic control of the creation, receipt, maintenance, use, and disposition of records.