Course Objectives and Agenda (CLICK HERE)

Please be aware that this class is a 16-hour training. Therefore, the training will be 8am-5pm local time each day.

Many experienced detectives would rather work on a complicated homicide scene than a simple theft by deception case. Successful financial investigations require skills that are not well covered in basic investigative training. As the financial world becomes more complex and scam artists seem to be able to reach every corner of our communities, this course is designed to give you a leg up when investigating economic crimes.

This training covers a step-by-step approach to investigate many of the most common economic crimes, including employee thefts, scams, insurance fraud, public corruption, narcotics, and money laundering. We will discuss common scams targeting the elderly including lottery, romance, counterfeit check, and bogus debt scams.

Our instructor draws on his decades of experience to teach you to think like an accountant and provides real-life examples of successful investigations into some of the most common financial crimes. An additional area of concentration is deciphering corporate structures and finding information. We will show you how to identify and build a winning case economic crimes case including summarizing and reporting on the results of the investigation so that it can be understood by a jury.

Upon Completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand and identify a wide range of economic crimes.
• Assess and plan criminal financial investigations.
• Recognize the key information to gather and highlight.
• Identify where and how to gather financial information.
• Gain knowledge of resources available from outside sources and investigative agencies.
• Conduct better financial interviews.
• Prepare stronger, evidence-based summaries of financial data for Prosecutors and Juries.