In this role, Victor has prosecuted several high-profile matters, including but not limited to Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt for unlawfully enforcing federal immigration laws but later pardoned by President Trump; former Acting Inspector General Charles Edwards of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, for theft of confidential and proprietary information from the federal government; several foreign influence matters, including a criminal scheme to funnel $3.5 million in unlawful contributions into the 2016 U.S. presidential race from a Middle Eastern government; failed New Mexico candidate Solomon Peña, for allegedly organizing shootings on dwellings of elected officials to undermine election results; and several elected officials such as state senator Jake Files of Arkansas and congressman George Santos.

During his tenure at the Justice Department, Victor also handled complex criminal cases involving alleged violations of the Money Laundering Control Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and economic and trade sanctions programs authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.  In this role, Victor investigated several banks and cryptocurrency exchanges for alleged violations of federal laws and received the John Marshall award from the U.S. Attorney General for his role in the investigation and prosecution of Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange

Prior to joining the Justice Department, Salgado served as a prosecutor with the Corruption Bureau of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, where he investigated and prosecuted public officials as well as violations of state campaign finance laws and voter fraud.

In this role, Salgado prosecuted the largest pay-to-play criminal scheme in the State of New Jersey to date, in which a prominent engineering firm, through several of its major shareholders and officers, made over $1 million in illegal corporate campaign contributions.  Victor also prosecuted Juan Stevens–a corrections officer who used his badge and state-issued equipment to impersonate law enforcement officers for the purpose of coercing women into having sex with him at various motels–and several other public officials for using public resources for personal and political purposes, including senior law enforcement officials.

Victor also has a dedicated track record of teaching, currently serving as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches White Collar Crime and Securities Violations, and providing instruction to newly-elected officials on matters concerning government integrity.   

Victor was born in Paterson, New Jersey, after his parents immigrated to the United States from Lima, Peru.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.  While in law school, Victor served as an Articles Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review, and his law student comment was selected for publication, and subsequently published, in the 2006 edition of the Wisconsin Law Review.

While in law school, Victor was also elected National President of the Law Student Division of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Victor lives in Arlington County with his wife, who is a constitutional lawyer specializing in reproductive rights, and two school-aged daughters.