Senior Financial Investigator

Overview

Dea Afiss 2 Job Description
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Senior Financial Investigator (SFI) and Financial Investigator (FI) organize and conduct 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. They utilize information obtained from the financial analysis and prepare documentation for use by law enforcement personnel pursuing civil and criminal forfeiture matters.

The SFI requires a minimum of ten years (five years for the FI) of law enforcement experience in planning, conducting, and participating in complex financial investigations, with a minimum of five years in a specialized area such as Forfeiture, Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, Fraud, Drug, Money Laundering, or similar area. 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 information sources, and a valid driver’s license.

Foreign language skills are preferred.

• Develop the forfeiture processes and procedures associated with an on-going financial investigation, including introducing tools and techniques to analyze financial information. Provide advice and guidance to fully develop the forfeiture aspects of ongoing investigations, including education of investigating agencies’ agents on specific tools and techniques. Conduct informal and formal training sessions and distribution of reference guides.
• Analyze financial records obtained by Investigating Agencies through internal and external databases and submit reports documenting results when requested. Review bank statements, deposits, debit transactions, checks, letters of credit, Currency Transaction Reports (CTR), loan applications, and related records obtained pursuant to Federal and State subpoenas and search warrants. Identify hidden assets and false statements used to obscure illicit assets and to make assets appear legitimate.
• Review, process, and analyze information sufficient to:
  1) assist in determining the amount to seek for forfeiture;
  2) identify and trace assets during investigations;
  3) assist the Government in perfecting its interest in the property.
• Assist in locating and repatriating assets subject to forfeiture; identify individuals and entities making deposits and related bank accounts, properties, investments, and other assets identified from 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 from investigative and business systems (e.g., Choice Point, Autotrack, TECS, FINCEN, CLEAR, THREADS, Accurint, ISYS, Le­xis Nexis, PACER, Court Link, West Law, NADA, Used ) and other internet capabilities to provide forfeiture-specific case support. Activities include analyzing ownership interests, tracing proceeds, creating databases from financial records, preparing seizure warrants, civil complaints, forfeiture counts, and exhibits, and documenting ownership and source of targeted property.
• Research and identify assets using Social Media and Cyber research tools.
• Provide additional services including parsing of dialed number strings to identify amounts and property subject to forfeiture and to perfect the Government's interest in forfeitable property.
• Organize and conduct detailed examinations of information from complex investigations and alternative sources to conduct financial analyses of assets.
• Assist with developing sufficient probable cause to enable seizure warrants, temporary restraining orders, civil complaints, and forfeiture counts against targeted property and parties.
• Provide investigative support with coordinated planning to mitigate excessive risks in seizing targeted property, including assessing impacts on the local community (e.g., seizure of an occupied apartment complex).
• Prepare documents and catalog case exhibits on the source…