Baird-Velasquez and Associates, Inc. is a minority owned and operated company specializing in complex financial investigative matters. We are a licensed company, license #A20406, registered with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Private Security Bureau.

Baird-Velasquez and Associates, Inc. is managed by Rick Velasquez, retired Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Fraud Examiner. Mr. Velasquez completed 25 years of service with the FBI and managed an extensive and high-profile caseload of complex financial crime investigations involving detailed forensic analysis of voluminous financial records, business records, and other documentary evidence. Mr. Velasquez has an extensive investigative background in all types of fraud including financial institution fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, mortgage fraud, securities fraud, corporate fraud, consumer fraud, and public corruption. Investigations conducted by Mr. Velasquez included conducting routine and critical interviews; utilizing sophisticated investigative techniques; working closely with prosecutors and other investigative agencies; preparing affidavits and detailed reports;  generating spreadsheets, charts, and Power Point presentations for court; and testifying in criminal trials and other court proceedings.

In 2011, for his exceptional service in countless financial investigations, and specifically for his outstanding contributions in the matter of the United States v. John Barry, et al. mortgage fraud scheme, Mr. Velasquez was presented with the distinguished achievement Eagle Award by the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. At the time, the Barry case was one of the top mortgage fraud cases in the country. The forty convictions in the Barry case resulted in the presentation of the Attorney General’s Award.

Prior to entering the FBI in 1990, Mr. Velasquez was a bank examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. As a bank examiner, Mr. Velasquez assessed the overall condition of national banks to include the review of capital, assets, management, earnings, and liquidity of national banks.