Nicole A. Dotson is a Special Agent (SA) with the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Inspector General (OIG), in the Washington Field Office (WFO) where she conducts internal and external criminal, civil and administrative investigations. SA Dotson has worked in federal law enforcement for nearly 20 years. She began her career as an officer with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) in Washington, DC. At CSOSA, she supervised individuals on parole, probation and supervised release and wrote Pre-Sentence Investigation reports before becoming a supervisor. Later, SA Dotson became a United States Probation Officer in the District of Maryland where she supervised individuals convicted of both violent and white-collar crimes, specializing in computer monitoring and financial crimes. SA Dotson served as an adjunct instructor for CSOSA’s training academy and was a presenter at various American Parole and Probation Association conferences and was a field training officer.
In addition to her current responsibilities as an ED OIG agent, SA Dotson also serves as an adjunct instructor with CIGIE’s Inspector General Training Academy. She has received the ED OIG award for Significant Achievement, CIGIE’s Team Investigative Award and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina’s Award for Investigative Excellence. SA Dotson is a two-time Baltimore, Maryland HBCU alumnus. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Morgan State University and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from Coppin State University.