# Gregory Coleman (FBI special agent)

**Gregory Coleman** is a retired American FBI special agent known for leading the criminal investigation of stockbroker [Jordan Belfort](https://www.edgepedia.org/jordan-belfort), whose rise and conviction were dramatized in the film *The Wolf of Wall Street*; Coleman was portrayed in the film by [Kyle Chandler](https://www.edgepedia.org/kyle-chandler).

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Known for | Criminal investigation of Jordan Belfort and the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont<sup>[1](https://www.gdaspeakers.com/speaker/gregory-coleman/)</sup> |
| FBI specialty | Financial crimes, money laundering, and asset forfeiture over a career of more than 25 years<sup>[1](https://www.gdaspeakers.com/speaker/gregory-coleman/)</sup> |
| Squad assignment | Securities fraud squad, FBI New York City, for about 25 years<sup>[2](https://www.caymancompass.com/2014/10/28/fbi-agent-has-tales-of-wolf-of-wall-street/)</sup> |
| FBI service | Special Agent from May 1989 to January 2015<sup>[3](https://www.signalhire.com/profiles/gregory-coleman/213265548)</sup> |
| Retirement | Planned for January 2015, as he discussed at an anti-money laundering conference in Cayman in late 2014<sup>[2](https://www.caymancompass.com/2014/10/28/fbi-agent-has-tales-of-wolf-of-wall-street/)</sup> |
| Post-FBI work | Founder/CEO of Coleman Worldwide Advisors, based in New York<sup>[3](https://www.signalhire.com/profiles/gregory-coleman/213265548)</sup> |

## The Belfort investigation

Coleman was the special agent responsible for the criminal investigation of Jordan Belfort and his brokerage firm [Stratton Oakmont](https://www.edgepedia.org/stratton-oakmont). The case involved securities fraud, stock manipulation, and money laundering, and it ended in Belfort's arrest and conviction, events later chronicled in Martin Scorsese's film *The Wolf of Wall Street*, which starred [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://www.edgepedia.org/leonardo-dicaprio).<sup>[1](https://www.gdaspeakers.com/speaker/gregory-coleman/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/107-greg-coleman-wolf-of-wall-street-jordan-belfort/id1082012464?i=1000406416494)</sup>

In a 2014 talk at an anti-money laundering conference in the [Cayman Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/cayman-islands), Coleman described the Belfort of the brokerage's peak years as arrogant, a man making millions of dollars a year whose money gave him a tremendous amount of power.<sup>[2](https://www.caymancompass.com/2014/10/28/fbi-agent-has-tales-of-wolf-of-wall-street/)</sup>

## Investigative work

Coleman's casework centered on financial crime. Many of his investigations involved stock market manipulations in which the proceeds were laundered through offshore shell corporations and offshore bank accounts; he obtained banking records from numerous offshore jurisdictions by piercing the veil of secrecy surrounding them.<sup>[1](https://www.gdaspeakers.com/speaker/gregory-coleman/)</sup>

## Career record and later work

A professional profile lists Coleman as a special agent of the FBI from May 1989 to January 2015, with his service recorded in several overlapping entries covering that period.<sup>[3](https://www.signalhire.com/profiles/gregory-coleman/213265548)</sup> The profile dates his role as Founder/CEO of Coleman Worldwide Advisors from January 2015 and lists his professional focus as anti-money laundering, Bitcoin, and criminal investigations.<sup>[3](https://www.signalhire.com/profiles/gregory-coleman/213265548)</sup> He also appears as a keynote speaker, discussing his FBI casework.<sup>[1](https://www.gdaspeakers.com/speaker/gregory-coleman/)</sup>

## References

1. [Gregory Coleman, Keynote Speaker Fees & Bio, GDA Speakers](https://www.gdaspeakers.com/speaker/gregory-coleman/)
2. [FBI agent has tales of 'Wolf of Wall Street', Cayman Compass (October 28, 2014)](https://www.caymancompass.com/2014/10/28/fbi-agent-has-tales-of-wolf-of-wall-street/)
3. [Gregory Coleman's email & phone number, SignalHire profile](https://www.signalhire.com/profiles/gregory-coleman/213265548)
4. [107: Greg Coleman – Wolf of Wall Street / Jordan Belfort, FBI Case File Review, Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/107-greg-coleman-wolf-of-wall-street-jordan-belfort/id1082012464?i=1000406416494)

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