Tony Schiena a former South African intelligence operator turned government defense contractor and actor. He is the CEO of MOSAIC (Multi Operational Security Agency Intelligence Company), a company providing private security, counter terrorism training, and other similar services. Schiena was featured in the Vice documentary ''Superpower for Hire''. He has been credited for exposing
ISIS
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use of
chemical warfare
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against the
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
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in
Iraq
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. Schiena has been a sought-after expert voice by
CNN
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,
FOX News
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, ABC and various other networks on the subject of terrorism and espionage, ISIS, and modern-day slavery.
Biography
Schiena is a veteran of the African intelligence and paramilitary community. He has served in various capacities in the private security sector as well as aiding government and various law enforcement agencies. He is a Deputy Sheriff in Virginia and a Lieutenant on the ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Federal Task Force, and has been appointed as special detective on specific drug interdiction task forces. He is a long-standing member of the International Police Association. He was awarded the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel
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by the Hungarian National Guard for meritorious service. Schiena is chief counter-terrorism advisor to NSA and sheriff and senior advisor to NW3C (
National White Collar Crime Center
The National White Collar Crime Center, also known as NW3C, is a congressionally funded non-profit corporation which trains state and local law enforcement agencies to combat emerging economic and cyber crime problems. The NW3C provides the general ...
). He is on the Board of Governors of Global Society of Homeland and National Security Professionals and also an Honorary Member of Homeland Security Philanthropy Council.
Schiena has given specialist instruction to the
New York Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...
, South African Police Force, Indianapolis Police Department, Merced County Sheriff Department and SWAT team as well as various military and government agencies including
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
and ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Iraq and Afghanistan, special operations groups in Kabul and northern Afghanistan, Cambodian special forces, Afghan National Army CID (in Mazar e Sharif Afghanistan), Hungarian and Latvian intelligence and military, Mongolian Quick Reaction Force stationed in Kabul, Croatian special forces, and the Italian air force.
Schiena is an undefeated World Heavyweight Karate Champion.
The majority of his current security operations are run through MOSAIC. His security partnerships extend outside of the US to the cities of London and Dubai and is constantly expanding into other geographical areas and sectors of security.
Schiena has attracted attention for his endeavors in Iraq where he was hired to provide training for the
Kurdish Peshmerga
The Peshmerga ( ku, پێشمەرگه, Pêşmerge, lit=those who face death) is the Kurdish military forces of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. According to the Constitution of Iraq, the Peshmerga, along with their security subsidiaries, ...
. He drew attention to
ISIS
Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingd ...
's use of chemical weapons including
mustard gas
Mustard gas or sulfur mustard is a chemical compound belonging to a family of cytotoxic and blister agents known as mustard agents. The name ''mustard gas'' is technically incorrect: the substance, when dispersed, is often not actually a gas, b ...
sarin
Sarin (NATO designation GB G-series, "B"">Nerve_agent#G-series.html" ;"title="hort for Nerve agent#G-series">G-series, "B" is an extremely toxic synthetic organophosphorus compound. He trained Kurdish special forces commanders in escape & evasion, defensive tactics and counter insurgency and provided emergency lectures on how to secure front line bases against chemical attacks.
Schiena and his company also engage in anti-
sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. It has been called a form of modern slavery because of the way victims are forced into sexual acts non-consensually, in a form of sexual slavery. Perpetrators of the ...
efforts. He has spoken on the topic at the United Nations, G20 women’s conference in Paris, France, and the Vatican. His organization also collaborated with
CNN International
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on an initiative on modern-day slavery called the HEARD expose.
He wrote and stars in '' Darc''.