Fraud Fighter Podcast

Ian Mitchell is a 20 year veteran in fighting fraud in banking and consulting.  He is the founder of The Knoble, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking.  He is also a singer and songwriter.

https://www.theknoble.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/31fwXkfT11l03GkbLvDkMe

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The importance of data analytics in preventing fraud
2. What skills are needed in data analytics
3. How data analytics is fighting human trafficking
4. The future of data analytics in fighting fraud

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Richard Zuckerman was the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice, Tax Division.   He is currently a partner with the business law firm, Honigman, in Detroit, Michigan.

https://www.honigman.com/attorneys-richard-e-zuckerman.html

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The importance of the DOJ Tax Division in criminal and civil tax matters
2. International tax evasion schemes
3. How an accounting course started his career to becoming an assistant attorney general
4. The battle of attrition that the IRS is facing

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Don Doles is a former USDA-OIG special agent and Josh Howard is former federal prosecutor.  Along with other federal agents, Dole investigated a multi-million crop insurance fraud scheme in eastern NC with over 60 defendants.  Howard was the federal prosecutor on the investigation before he left to become a defense attorney with Gammon, Howard & Zeszotarski.

https://www.ghz-law.com/attorneys/josh-howard

In this episode, we discuss:

1. How crop insurance fraud is committed
2. How a multi million dollar fraud scheme was uncovered in Eastern NC
3. The difficulties of prosecuting crop insurance fraud
4. And how the crop insurance market is supposed to function.

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Joe Minni is an Assistant United States Attorney with the Asset Recovery and Financial Litigation Unit (FLU) for the Eastern Judicial District of Pennsylvania.   The FLU is the collection arm of the United States Attorney's Office.  

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The role of the Financial Litigation Unit (FLU)
2. How the FLU collects on various federal judgements
3. What assets and income that the FLU can collect

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As a former special agent with IRS-Criminal Investigation, Robert Nordlander reviewed many Suspicious Activity Reports.  Compliance Time podcast interviewed Robert Nordlander about how these reports are used in a criminal investigation, what makes a great report, and some stories about bank compliance working and not working.

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Scott Harkey is a Senior Financial Crimes Prosecutor with the NC Conference of District Attorneys.  He travels throughout North Carolina to prosecute white collar investigations.  Forensic accountants are used as expert witnesses for the prosecution.

http://www.ncdistrictattorney.org/

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The role of the NC Conference of District Attorneys
2. The role of forensic accountants as expert witnesses
3. The characteristics needed for a forensic accountant
4. How financial crimes can affect vulnerable populations

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Dr. Scott Grob is a subject matter expert for ACAMS.  He was previously interviewed in  Episode 14 about the CAMS credential.  While working in Hong Kong, he experienced illegal wildlife and natural resources trade.  

In this episode, we discuss:

1. Why investigating illegal wildlife trade is important
2. The financial effects of illegal plants and wildlife trade to society
3. The training and resources available to identify this problem

ACAMS-WWF (free training) Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade
https://www.acams.org/en/training/certificates/ending-illegal-wildlife-trade

FATF Guidance
https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/methodsandtrends/documents/money-laundering-wildlife-trade.html

Egmont Group / ECOFEL report
https://egmontgroup.org/en/content/ecofel-financial-investigations-wildlife-crime-report-now-available-0

Latest Traffic research
https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/the-illegal-wildlife-trade-and-the-banking-sector-in-china-the-need-for-a-zero-tolerance-approach/

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Jarod Koopman is a special agent with the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation.  He is currently the Director of the Cyber Crime Unit for the IRS-Criminal Investigation.

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The role of the Cyber Crime Unit in the IRS
2. Why the Cyber Crime Unit is vital to the IRS’s mission
3. Some of the success stories of the Cyber Crime Unit
4. The importance of innovation

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Matt Line is the Special Agent in Charge of the Charlotte Field Office at the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation.  He is responsible for the day to day operations of the criminal investigations in NC, SC, and TN.  He oversees approximately 100 special agents and professional support staff.

https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The role of IRS criminal investigation in tax compliance
2. The criteria of a good criminal investigation
3. What are the best characteristics of a criminal investigator.
4. The various specialized duties available to IRS special agents
5. The typical day of an IRS special agent

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Benjamin Bain-Creed is an Assistant United States Attorney responsible for Asset Forfeiture in the Western District of North Carolina.  As part of the prosecution team, he ensures that the asset forfeiture program is implemented in according to federal law and prosecution policy.

In this episode, we discuss:

1. The various types of asset forfeiture
2. The difference between seizure and forfeiture
3. The decision making process when an asset is seized
4. Why asset forfeiture is important in the judicial system
5. What happens when an asset is forfeited
6. How victims are repaid from asset forfeiture 

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