the inspiration behind the movie breach
 
Eric O’Neill is the subject of Universal Studios's feature film, Breach. In February 2001, Eric helped capture the most notorious spy in United States history, Robert Phillip Hanssen. In the two months preceding Hanssen’s arrest, Eric was selected to work with the spy within the newly minted information assurance division, created to protect all classified FBI intelligence. Eric was charged with gaining Hanssen’s trust and then using that relationship to slowly draw the traitor out of deep cover. Engaged in a lethal game of spy-versus-spy, Eric found himself fighting to bring down Hanssen before the treacherous double agent could destroy him, his family and the nation they are both sworn to serve. Eric served as a Special Consultant for Universal on Breach and provided support on all aspects of the film including assisting in writing the screenplay to preparation, prop selection, set design, character development, establishing the FBI culture, on-set consultation and post shooting publicity. Eric is a founding partner of The Georgetown Group, a premier investigative and security services firm that conducts sophisticated and discrete investigations, in the areas of litigation support, strategic intelligence, diligence reviews and security consulting. Eric has appeared on numerous television shows and radio programs, including ABC’s 20/20 and Nightline, Hardball with Chris Mathews, Fox News Power Player of the Week with Chris Wallace, CNN, CSPAN’s Washington Journal, NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, ABC’s World News Now, HBO’s First Look, Wealth TV, MTV, Access Hollywood, Good Morning America and NBC’s Dateline. Eric has also been featured in national newspapers, journals, internet forums, vcasts and podcasts. Eric is an honors graduate of Auburn University. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School, also with honors. In addition to his work with The Georgetown Group, Eric is available as a consultant for film and television projects and for speaking engagements. Please direct all inquiries for Consulting Services and Speaking Engagements to: Info@ericoneill.net Please direct all inquiries for Investigative Services, Diligence Investigations and Security Consulting to The Georgetown Group: eoneill@georgetowngroup.com [brochure]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_O'Neillhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hanssenhttp://www.fbi.gov/http://www.georgetowngroup.com/http://www.georgetowngroup.com/Media.htmlMedia.htmlMedia.htmlhttp://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-oneill16feb16,1,5766333.story?coll=la-headlines-entnewshttp://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-oneill16feb16,1,5766333.story?coll=la-headlines-entnewshttp://www.spymuseum.org/spycast/media/2007_03_01_ERICONEIL.mp3http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/newsmakers/breach/breach_photos.htmlhttp://www.law.gwu.edu/Pages/Default.aspxhttp://www.law.gwu.edu/Pages/Default.aspxhttp://www.georgetowngroup.comhttp://www.georgetowngroup.comAppearances.htmlmailto:Info@EricONeill.net?subject=Speaking%20Requesthttp://www.georgetowngroup.com/mailto:eoneill@georgetowngroup.comEric_ONeill_LLC_files/The_Georgetown_Group_Brochure_%28Download%29.pdfshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2shapeimage_4_link_3shapeimage_4_link_4shapeimage_4_link_5shapeimage_4_link_6shapeimage_4_link_7shapeimage_4_link_8shapeimage_4_link_9shapeimage_4_link_10shapeimage_4_link_11shapeimage_4_link_12shapeimage_4_link_13shapeimage_4_link_14shapeimage_4_link_15shapeimage_4_link_16shapeimage_4_link_17shapeimage_4_link_18shapeimage_4_link_19shapeimage_4_link_20
Recent Appearances November 28-29, 2011 - CISC 2011 Keynote, Canada October 8, 2011 ~ Marymount University October 7, 2011 ~ Crazy Legs Production “Hidden City” taping. October 5, 2011 ~ National Spy Museum for Surveillance 101. September 30, 2011 ~ National Youth Leadership Forum May 16, 2011 ~ Keynote Speech at the Computer Enterprise and Investigations (CEIC) Conference in Orlando, FL. May 6, 2011 ~ MSNBC - Killing Bin Laden. February 8, 2011 ~ Keynote address, National Youth Leadership Forumhttp://www.spymuseum.org/Surveillance101http://www.spymuseum.org/Surveillance101http://www.ceicconference.com/keynote.htmhttp://www.ceicconference.com/keynote.htmMedia.htmlshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2shapeimage_5_link_3shapeimage_5_link_4