David M. Long is the Principal of NCFPS-Digital Currency AML Consultants, a San Francisco-based, digital currency anti-money laundering and fraud prevention consultancy.  NCFPS is in strategic alliances with London-based, DIACLE, Mexico City-based, ASSERTO RSC and with Toronto-based, CAMLO.ca.  His consultancy leverages his background in enforcement, legal services, business, education and training.  In addition to his consulting work, David serves on the faculty, as Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, at Chapman University-affiliated, Brandman University.   He currently serves as a mentor to several start-up accelerators located in both the U.S. and abroad.  In addition, David serves on the  Advisory Boards of several digital currency start-ups, advising them on AML/KYC regulatory compliance issues.  He also is a frequent writer and speaker on digital currency AML issues.
 
David earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School after earning his B.A. from Howard University (magna cum laude), where he was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa.  Upon law school graduation, David served as judicial law clerk to the late Honorable Clifford Scott Green of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

David served for nearly a decade as a Special Agent with the federal Office of Labor Racketeering, within the DOL’s Office of Inspector General, investigating criminal cases pertaining to the influence of organized crime in labor unions and related pension funds.  Many of these investigations were complex financial investigations and involved money laundering violations, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and public corruption.

After leaving government service, David embarked on a career in teaching and has served on the adjunct faculty of several institutions of higher learning, including California State University, Long Beach, Chapman University College and Dominican University of California.  In addition to teaching, David has worked in real estate development as a mixed-use development property acquisition specialist for several commercial developers and was instrumental in placing under contract over $19M worth of property suitable for development.

 David has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia for almost 25 years and holds both the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certifications.  He is active in the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), San Francisco Chapter, where he serves as an officer.  David also serves on ACFE’s Advisory Council.  David is also an active member of the Northern California Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).  David currently sits on the Lifeboat Foundation’s New Money Systems Advisory Board and Legal Advisory Board.