Sean M. Bottary serves as the Acting Assistant Inspector General for Investigations (AIG/I) with the OIG in Washington, DC. As head of investigations, Sean is responsible for leading an extensive global portfolio of complex criminal, civil, and administrative cases designed to inform foreign policy objectives and safeguard the integrity of United States foreign assistance programming. Sean has previously served in key leadership positions at the OIG, including Special Agent in Charge for the Middle East and Africa division and Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Middle East and North Africa team.
Before joining the OIG in 2019, Sean retired from the United States Coast Guard after 22 years of active-duty service as a commissioned officer. During this time, Sean was a Criminal Investigator assigned to the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), with assignments to Alaska supporting the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Eastern Africa supporting NCIS and their Force Protection Detachment, the Caribbean conducting counter narcotics operations, and the Arabian Gulf during Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Notably, Sean co-founded the CGIS Major Procurement Fraud Division, which specializes in investigating fraud affecting large-scale USCG federal contracts.
Sean is currently completing his dissertation for the Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration at Liberty University. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from American Military University, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Maryland University College, and certification as a Fraud Examiner.