Shimon Richmond
Acting Deputy Inspector General and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Shimon Richmond is the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. His office is responsible for carrying out a comprehensive nationwide program for the prevention, deterrence, detection, and investigation of criminal, civil, and administrative misconduct impacting FDIC programs and operations. Accordingly, his office conducts criminal investigations and law enforcement operations throughout the United States. The matters investigated by OIG’s Special Agents involve complex multi-million-dollar schemes of bank fraud, obstruction of bank examinations, theft, embezzlement, money laundering, contract/cyber frauds, and other crimes. Mr. Richmond and his staff routinely work in partnership with the Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Offices, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Secret Service, the Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation Division, other Offices of Inspector General, and other state and local law enforcement entities.
Before joining our Office, Mr. Richmond was an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG). In that role, Mr. Richmond provided executive leadership and oversight to criminal investigators, analysts, IT forensic examiners, and staff who carried out the mission of protecting the integrity of HHS programs as well as the health and welfare of program beneficiaries.
Mr. Richmond previously served as the Special Agent in Charge of HHS OIG’s Miami Region, as a headquarters supervisor with coordination and oversight responsibilities for HHS OIG’s investigative operations, as a supervisor in the National Training & Emergency Operations Branch, and as a member of the Department of Justice’s Medicare Fraud Strike Force. Before joining HHS OIG, Mr. Richmond worked for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and as a police officer.
Mr. Richmond is a Senior Fellow with the Partnership for Public Service’s Excellence in Government Fellows program, a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, and holds several other certifications. He has received numerous awards during his career, including a Department of Justice leadership award. He is a graduate of Champlain College and the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also received a Wharton Leadership Certificate.
Regina Sandler
General Counsel
Regina Sandler is the General Counsel. Her office is responsible for providing independent legal guidance and advice to the IG and our Office. Ms. Sandler previously served as Acting General Counsel at various intervals since joining the FDIC OIG’s Office of General Counsel as an Associate Counsel in 2014. Prior to joining the OIG, she served as the Supervisory Counsel for the FDIC’s Litigation Support Group where she supervised 11 legal professionals and oversaw litigation support for 300 matters. Ms. Sandler also spent time as a Senior Regional Attorney in the FDIC’s Legal Enforcement Section in San Francisco where she worked to recover penalties and remove bankers who contributed to the last financial crisis in 2008.
Before joining the FDIC in 2009, Ms. Sandler was in private practice, bringing complex securities fraud class actions that recovered billions of dollars for investors. Ms. Sandler received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and her juris doctorate from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.
Matthew Simber
Assistant Inspector General for Audits
Matthew Simber is the Assistant Inspector General for Audits. His office is responsible for conducting audits, evaluations, and reviews to examine FDIC programs and operations, assess their efficiency and effectiveness, and make recommendations for improvements at the Agency.
Mr. Simber has more than 25 years of experience in the oversight community, directing, supervising, and managing audits, evaluations, and other reviews. He began his career as an Auditor at EPA OIG in December 2000 and later advanced to Audit Manager. During his tenure at EPA OIG, he received a time-limited appointment as Associate Director. Subsequently, beginning in November 2010, Mr. Simber served as a Senior Director at Amtrak OIG. In June 2014, Mr. Simber transitioned to an Audit Manager role at the FRB OIG and later joined the FDIC OIG in April 2021, where he recently served as an Audit Manager.
Mr. Simber has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Economics) from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, and is a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Bronzwyn Palmer
Assistant Inspector General for Management
Bronzwyn Palmer serves as the Assistant Inspector General for Management. Prior to joining the FDIC Office of Inspector General, Ms. Palmer was the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Management at the Department of Education OIG. In this position, Ms. Palmer oversaw the formulation and execution of the budget and procurement functions, and she managed human capital, physical security, continuity of operations, facilities, records management, and training and development. Ms. Palmer served as the Chief of Staff at the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Asset and Facilities Management; and she has held other important positions with the General Services Administration, Department of Defense, and Department of Health and Human Services. Ms. Palmer holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management, a Master’s Certificate in Federal Project Management, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from North Carolina Central University.