Michael Koscielniak - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent (Ret.)

Michael Koscielniak is a retired Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent, former CIA officer, and Vermont State Trooper with over 25 years in criminal investigations, national security, and global risk management.

Maduro’s Narco-State on Trial: Inside the U.S. Case and the Dismantling of His Criminal Network

Former HSI Special Agent Michael Koscielniak breaks down the landmark SDNY narco‑terrorism case against Nicolás Maduro, explaining how U.S. prosecutors built a decade‑long investigation to dismantle a regime that ran Venezuela as a criminal narco‑state.

By Michael Koscielniak - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent (Ret.)

/ 31 Jan 2026

Senator Rick Scott: A Strategic Patriot for the Western Hemisphere

Former HSI Special Agent Michael Koscielniak argues that Senator Rick Scott is a strategic patriot for the Western Hemisphere, pairing moral clarity with firm support for action against Maduro’s criminal regime and for Venezuela’s democratic opposition.

By Michael Koscielniak - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent (Ret.)

/ 31 Jan 2026

What's Going on in Minnesota

Former HSI Special Agent Michael Koscielniak warns that violent mobs in Minneapolis are assaulting ICE agents, invading churches, and attacking businesses, arguing that this is not protest but an organized campaign to delegitimize federal authority and the rule of law.

By Michael Koscielniak - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent (Ret.)

/ 31 Jan 2026

The Ellis Testimony to Congress: How Chinese Criminal Networks Threaten U.S. National Security

Chinese criminal networks are expanding across Latin America and the Caribbean, supplying fentanyl precursors, laundering billions, and driving human smuggling—creating a converging criminal, intelligence, and geopolitical threat that U.S. leaders can no longer ignore.

By Michael Koscielniak - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent (Ret.)

/ 31 Jan 2026