Albert Allison is from Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Business Administration-Accounting degree in 1971.  He received his Master of Business Administration from Western Michigan University in 1977.  Mr. Allison began his career as a special agent with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 1974 in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and reported to the Criminal Investigation Division throughout his career.  He was promoted to Group Manager in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1982 and he has held increasingly responsible management positions in Washington, D.C., Detroit, Michigan and San Diego, California. Each management assignment required extensive innovation and vision because the jobs did not exist prior to his selection. 

In 1984, Mr. Allison was selected to design and implement an intelligence function at headquarters in Washington, D.C. that would track the financial trail of criminal organizations the tentacles of which spanned IRS District and regional boundaries.  In 1986, Mr. Allison was selected as the first Chief, Currency & Banking Reports Division, which receives currency transaction reports required to be filed by the Bank Secrecy Act from banks, businesses, casinos and individuals.  

In 1988 Mr. Allison was selected as the first Branch Chief for the San Diego Post of Duty, directing the policies and programs of the Criminal Investigation Division in San Diego and Imperial Counties.  The San Diego office consisted of 5 groups of special agents who investigated, and recommend for prosecution, income tax evasion, domestic and foreign money laundering, currency report violations, and asset seizures.  This division also participated in many successful joint agency investigations in investment fraud, health care fraud, telemarketing, bankruptcy, narcotics, smuggling, bribery, forgery, and others. 

In 2000, Mr. Allison was appointed as Senior Adviser to the Director of Field Operations for the Pacific Area.  The IRS initiated a special project involving abusive trusts and Mr. Allison was tasked with coordinating the investigative efforts of 25 field offices (350 employees) into the largest enforcement action in the history of the Criminal Investigative Division of the IRS.  The IRS Commissioner has made public statements regarding the overall impact of these enforcement actions to curb the use of illegal offshore trust schemes.  Mr. Allison received the prestigious “Chief’s Award” for his efforts in directing this operation. 

Mr. Allison retired from IRS in June 2001.  He received a contract with the Office of National Drug Control Policy to establish an intelligence system at the San Diego/Imperial County Narcotic Information Network (NIN) in the Methamphetamine/Precursor Chemical program. A process to improve the NIN’s ability to identify targets and other matters worthy of investigation by Federal, State, and Local enforcement teams is being implemented. Successful interaction with law enforcement teams, local government officials, prevention and treatment professionals, and environmental care agencies was required 

Mr. Allison joined Baker Street Group, Inc. in April, 2002. 

Mr. Allison is a Certified Fraud Examiner and an officer in the Association of Former Special Agents of IRS.