Latin America
Adaptive Operations Across Relationship-Driven and Rapidly Evolving Markets
Latin America presents a dynamic and relationship-driven operating environment where regulatory structures, enforcement mechanisms, and commercial norms vary significantly by country. Successful investigative operations in the region require more than procedural knowledge, they require cultural fluency, trusted local networks, and disciplined oversight. Origin structures each engagement with careful attention to local legal frameworks, privacy considerations, and jurisdiction-specific compliance standards while maintaining centralized strategic control.
Across Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Guatemala, we support corporate investigations, fraud inquiries, asset tracing assignments, due diligence matters, executive background investigations, and discreet field operations. Many matters in the region require sensitivity to local business customs, political considerations, and infrastructure realities. Our operational model combines vetted regional partners with centralized case management to ensure accuracy, security, and consistent reporting standards.
Clients operating in Latin America often face rapidly changing regulatory environments, cross-border exposure, and heightened reputational risk. Whether supporting multinational corporations, insurers, financial institutions, or legal counsel, we provide structured coordination, secure field deployment, and disciplined documentation that aligns regional execution with global compliance expectations.
KEY PERSON
Operational Agility in Relationship-Driven Markets

Francisco Leiva
Head of Operations
Latin America
The Operator
The Head of Operations for Latin America oversees investigative and intelligence activities across diverse and evolving jurisdictions, ensuring strategic alignment, secure field coordination, and compliance with local legal frameworks. This role requires strong regional relationships, cultural fluency, and disciplined oversight to manage cross-border matters while maintaining consistent investigative standards and centralized operational control.
Francisco Leiva brings a background in federal investigative operations and institutional security. During his service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he worked as a Team Leader Investigative Specialist responsible for supporting high priority investigative matters and coordinating operational activities requiring accuracy, discretion, and procedural compliance. His academic training includes a Master of Science in Intelligence Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Counterintelligence from American Military University, as well as specialized coursework in International Terrorism Ideology Studies completed through the United States Military Academy at West Point. This combination of operational experience and formal intelligence training supports disciplined investigative methods and structured analytical assessment.
Qualification
Before joining Origin, Francisco served in federal service with both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. At the FBI, he participated in investigative support functions tied to complex and sensitive matters requiring coordination across investigative teams and operational units. Earlier in his career, he served as a Material Handler Supervisor with the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center, where he was responsible for logistics operations tied to institutional readiness and facility security requirements. His experience across federal investigative and correctional environments provides familiarity with security protocols, operational coordination, and structured investigative processes.
Experience
Francisco’s work focuses on investigative support functions that benefit from intelligence analysis, operational coordination, and structured information assessment. His areas of specialization include investigative case support, intelligence and information analysis, operational logistics coordination, and security related investigative matters. He contributes to investigative planning, information review, and case development efforts where accuracy, discretion, and adherence to established procedures are essential. His background in counterintelligence and terrorism ideology studies also supports work involving sensitive investigative environments and matters requiring careful analytical evaluation.
Area of Specialization

Francisco Leiva
Head of Operations
Latin America
The Operator
The Head of Operations for Latin America oversees investigative and intelligence activities across diverse and evolving jurisdictions, ensuring strategic alignment, secure field coordination, and compliance with local legal frameworks. This role requires strong regional relationships, cultural fluency, and disciplined oversight to manage cross-border matters while maintaining consistent investigative standards and centralized operational control.
Francisco Leiva brings a background in federal investigative operations and institutional security. During his service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he worked as a Team Leader Investigative Specialist responsible for supporting high priority investigative matters and coordinating operational activities requiring accuracy, discretion, and procedural compliance. His academic training includes a Master of Science in Intelligence Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Counterintelligence from American Military University, as well as specialized coursework in International Terrorism Ideology Studies completed through the United States Military Academy at West Point. This combination of operational experience and formal intelligence training supports disciplined investigative methods and structured analytical assessment.
Qualification
Before joining Origin, Francisco served in federal service with both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. At the FBI, he participated in investigative support functions tied to complex and sensitive matters requiring coordination across investigative teams and operational units. Earlier in his career, he served as a Material Handler Supervisor with the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center, where he was responsible for logistics operations tied to institutional readiness and facility security requirements. His experience across federal investigative and correctional environments provides familiarity with security protocols, operational coordination, and structured investigative processes.
Experience
Francisco’s work focuses on investigative support functions that benefit from intelligence analysis, operational coordination, and structured information assessment. His areas of specialization include investigative case support, intelligence and information analysis, operational logistics coordination, and security related investigative matters. He contributes to investigative planning, information review, and case development efforts where accuracy, discretion, and adherence to established procedures are essential. His background in counterintelligence and terrorism ideology studies also supports work involving sensitive investigative environments and matters requiring careful analytical evaluation.
Area of Specialization

Francisco Leiva
Head of Operations
Latin America
The Operator
The Head of Operations for Latin America oversees investigative and intelligence activities across diverse and evolving jurisdictions, ensuring strategic alignment, secure field coordination, and compliance with local legal frameworks. This role requires strong regional relationships, cultural fluency, and disciplined oversight to manage cross-border matters while maintaining consistent investigative standards and centralized operational control.
Francisco Leiva brings a background in federal investigative operations and institutional security. During his service with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he worked as a Team Leader Investigative Specialist responsible for supporting high priority investigative matters and coordinating operational activities requiring accuracy, discretion, and procedural compliance. His academic training includes a Master of Science in Intelligence Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Counterintelligence from American Military University, as well as specialized coursework in International Terrorism Ideology Studies completed through the United States Military Academy at West Point. This combination of operational experience and formal intelligence training supports disciplined investigative methods and structured analytical assessment.
Qualification
Before joining Origin, Francisco served in federal service with both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. At the FBI, he participated in investigative support functions tied to complex and sensitive matters requiring coordination across investigative teams and operational units. Earlier in his career, he served as a Material Handler Supervisor with the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center, where he was responsible for logistics operations tied to institutional readiness and facility security requirements. His experience across federal investigative and correctional environments provides familiarity with security protocols, operational coordination, and structured investigative processes.
Experience
Francisco’s work focuses on investigative support functions that benefit from intelligence analysis, operational coordination, and structured information assessment. His areas of specialization include investigative case support, intelligence and information analysis, operational logistics coordination, and security related investigative matters. He contributes to investigative planning, information review, and case development efforts where accuracy, discretion, and adherence to established procedures are essential. His background in counterintelligence and terrorism ideology studies also supports work involving sensitive investigative environments and matters requiring careful analytical evaluation.
Area of Specialization
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Reaching out is the only difficult step. From there, we manage the process and guide your case with precision.
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