Matt Rhue
Retired FBI Agent
Licensed Private Investigator
Licensed Security Officer
Served twenty years as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Assigned to FBI Offices in Atlanta (GA), Columbia (SC), and Quantico (VA)
Investigated violent crimes to include kidnappings, human trafficking, drug trafficking, gang-related cases, and bank robberies.
Assigned to the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) at Quantico for 6 years
Served on SWAT Teams in Atlanta and Columbia for 12 years
Senior Team Leader (SWAT Commander) for FBI-Columbia’s SWAT Team
Provided dignitary protection for US Attorneys General, FBI Directors, and threatened government witnesses
Provided force protection for FBI Agents and other government officials investigating terrorist attacks at the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya and the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya
Provided force protection for FBI Agents pursuing kidnappers of American citizens in Haiti
Conducted physical security assessments overseas in connection with force protection assignments in Libya and Kenya as well as at World Cup Soccer venues in Brazil
Conducted physical security assessments domestically at, among other events, Super Bowls, State of the Union Addresses, and a Democratic National Convention
Certified firearms instructor with the FBI
Certified tactical instructor with the FBI
Instructed FBI SWAT Agents as well as state and local SWAT Teams on topics to include Dignitary Protection, Close Quarters Battles, and Firearms
Dive Certified by FBI HRT and completed US Navy’s Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) Second Phase Training at the Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Center in Coronado, CA.
Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for 2.5 years before making a lateral transfer to the FBI
Served with the City of Charleston Police Department for 6 years.
Served as an officer in the US Army
Graduated from The Citadel Military College, Charleston, SC, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science
