Jeffrey H. Kay is the Chief of the Economic Crimes Section of the U.S. Attorneys Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, handling major fraud, corruption, international fraud investigations, and foreign extraditions.

Mr. Kay graduated from Adelphi University, Garden City, New York in 1966 with a Bachelor of Business Administration with major in accounting. Graduated in 1969 with a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio with a concentration in business and tax law.

From October 1969 through January 1976 served as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigating major fraud against the government cases. Received 4 Commendations for his work in the area of white collar crime involving mortgage fraud and government contracting fraud.

From January 1976 through June 1979 served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorneys in the Eastern District of New York handling the investigation and prosecution of drug and fraud cases.

From June 1979 through June 1982 served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida as Chief of the Major Crimes Unit, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, and Chief of the Northern Division.

During 1999-2001, Legal Instructor for the Department of Justice-Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance & Training (OPDAT) training mission to the Slovak Republic to teach prosecutors and police authorities.
Received several awards and commendations on major fraud and corruption investigations including the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators(IAFCI) National 1997 Prosecutor of the Year Award and the 2003 IAFCI State of Florida Prosecutor of the Year Award.

From January 1999-2002, coordinated the investigation and prosecution of Operation Flipper, a multi defendant mortgage flipping scheme in Fort Lauderdale involving over 285 properties and fraudulent mortgages over $29,000,000.

In 2006 helped draft the Florida Department of Law Enforcement training handbook section on mortgage fraud and taught at the FDLE Academy.

From April 2006 to the present coordinated the investigation by the Department Of Financial Regulation, FDLE, Secret Service, and Postal Inspectors of Operation Whose House. On November 21, 2006, a 47 count indictment of 11 defendants for mortgage fraud involving over 40 properties and $10,000,000 in mortgages was returned in the case. As of October 20, 2008, 9 defendants convicted and lead defendant sentenced to 120 months in jail. Last defendant a mortgage broker fighting extradition from Jamaica.

Currently prosecuting 7 mortgage fraud defendants on a 20 property $10,000,000 scheme in Broward County , Florida.