Organization - Financial Crimes
This Unit is divided into 2 different areas, fraud investigations and computer forensic investigations.
The fraud investigators investigate all types of frauds, forgeries, identity thefts, high-tech crimes, and embezzlements. We also provide training for businesses and community groups on identifying white-collar crimes and ways to protect against them. Sgt. Bryan Cox supervises fraud investigations.
In the computer forensic area, Detectives complete forensic computer examinations. The detectives use specialized computers and software to examine computers and components in an attempt to identify and seize evidence. They also investigate Internet related crimes and illegal pornography on the Internet. Sgt. Kyle Goerndt supervises computer forensic investigations.
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Typical Offenders
A majority of the persons committing identity theft and forgery are also drug offenders. They finance their drug habits by picking through trash or stealing mail looking for pre-approved credit card applications and receipts, canceled checks, bank statements, expired charge cards and other documents or information they can use to counterfeit or order new checks or credit cards. They look for any documents containing your personal information or banking information.
Avenues Criminals Obtain Your Information Coming into possession of your lost or stolen wallet or purse.
Stealing your mail, or diverting it to another mailbox via a change of address request.
"Dumpster Diving" into your trash and gathering important documents.
"Pretext" calls where the thief poses as your bank, internet service provider, or other organization with which you may or may not have had financial dealing and they call you to "verify your account information" because of a problem they had with their "records system."
Other crimes such as burglary or breaking into a vehicle where the thief looks to steal financial information, wallets, purses, or other items containing such information.
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