Lisa Palmer has been a Special Agent with IRS – CI since 2018. During that time she worked on cases involving tax fraud, healthcare fraud, wire fraud, illegal gambling and money laundering. In 2023 she started with the Western Cyber Crimes Unit. She is a subject matter expert for in house data analytics tools and has multiple certifications related to cryptocurrency tracing. In addition to casework, she focuses on education and outreach. She is part of the instructor cadre for DOJ-MLARS (Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section), and she has presented to groups such as the Association of Certified Money Laundering Specialists and various federal law enforcement agencies.

Lisa has an undergraduate degree in sociology and Master of Accountancy, both from University of New Mexico. After college she went to work for EY in their Risk practice primarily auditing IT General Controls (ITGC) and System and Organization Controls (SOC) audits. After EY she worked for Charles Schwab in their Sarbanes Oxley Compliance office. Lisa was a CPA licensed in the state of New Mexico