Financial Investigator

Overview

Financial Investigator role at Professional Risk Management Services

Responsibilities

• Organizes and conducts detailed examinations of information generated during complex financial criminal / civil investigations and information available through alternative sources for the purpose of conducting financial analyses of personal / business assets of targeted organizations / individuals.
• Utilizes information obtained as a result of the financial analysis and prepares documentation for use by law enforcement personnel pursuing civil and criminal forfeiture matters.
• For the SFI, a minimum of ten years (five years for the FI) of law enforcement experience planning, conducting, and participating in complex financial investigations with a minimum of five years in a specialized area of expertise such as Forfeiture, Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, Fraud, Drug, Money Laundering, or similar area of criminal activity is required.
• An undergraduate degree is required. The SFI and FI must possess working knowledge of current financial investigative techniques, including the use of commercial databases and other sources of information, and a valid Driver's License.
• Develop the forfeiture processes and procedures associated with an on-going financial investigation. This includes the introduction of tools and techniques to analyze financial information and to advise and guide investigating agencies' agents on forfeiture tools and techniques, and the design and distribution of reference guides and training sessions.
• Analyze financial records obtained by the Investigating Agencies through internal and external databases and submit reports documenting the results when requested. Specifically, the contractor will review bank statements; deposits; and debit transactions, including checks, letters of credit, Currency Transaction Reports (CTR), loan applications, and related records obtained pursuant to Federal and State subpoenas and search warrants; determine hidden assets and false statements used to hide illicit assets from investigators and to make the assets appear to be legitimate.
• Review, process, and analyze information sufficient to assist in determining the amount to seek for forfeiture; identify and trace assets during the course of investigations; assist the Government in perfecting its interest in the property.
• Assist in the location and repatriation of assets that are subject to forfeiture. Identify the individuals and entities making deposits and all related bank accounts, properties, investments, and any other assets identified from the documentation.
• Maintain detailed case documentation and database files of financial investigative research to trace proceeds of criminal activities and investigative interests in targeted property.
• Research and analyze information derived from various investigative and business-related automated systems, including, but not limited to, Choice Point, Autotrack, TECS, FINCEN, CLEAR, THREADS, Accurint, ISYS, Lexis-Nexis, PACER, CourtLink, West Law, NADA, Used Price.com, and other Internet capabilities, to provide forfeiture specific case support to the Government in civil and criminal forfeiture matters.
• Examples of research and analysis activities include analyzing ownership interests of targeted properties; tracing the proceeds of criminal violations; creating a data base from financial records to document the source of targeted property; preparing seizure warrants, civil complaints, and forfeiture counts; preparing exhibits on the source and ownership of targeted property; documenting and cataloguing evidence on the source and ownership of targeted property; identifying, analyzing, and documenting potential substitute assets.
• Research and identify assets utilizing data amplification programs / systems and through various forms of cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin).
• Organize and conduct detailed examinations of information generated during complex criminal / civil investigations as well as alternative sources for the purpose of conducting financial analyses of personal / business assets of targeted organizations / individuals.
• Assist with the development of sufficient probable cause to enable the Government to pursue seizure warrants, temporary restraining orders, civil complaints, and forfeiture counts against targeted property and parties.
• Provide investigative support to the Government with coordinated planning to mitigate excessive risks in seizing targeted property, including assessing impacts on the local community.
• Prepare documents and catalog case exhibits on the source and ownership of targeted properties.
• Perform analytical research to identify and record potential substitute assets.
• Identify witnesses and subjects and assist the case agent / attorney during interviews and courtroom proceedings regarding the ownership and source of targeted property of ongoing case investigations.
• Provide courtroom testimony and depositions regarding their investigative analysis and identification of assets derived from specific unlawful activities.
• Conduct detailed link analyses, specific to Forfeiture, utilizing the results of financial analysis and other investigative techniques to determine relationships between the subjects of the investigation and the events that lead to the alleged forfeiture of property and proceeds.
• Research and identify assets utilizing data amplification programs / systems and through various forms of cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin).

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