Criminal Financial Investigations : The Use of Forensic Accounting Techniques and Indirect Methods of Proof, Second Edition

Understanding the financial motivations behind white-collar crime is often the key to the apprehension and successful prosecution of these individuals. Now in its second edition, this volume provides direct instruction on the "how to" aspects of criminal financial investigations, taking readers through the different approaches used in gathering evidence and demonstrating how to present circumstantial evidence to a judge or jury in a simple and convincing manner. Written by a former Special Agent with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the book sets out a methodology enabling readers to identify, pursue, and successfully prosecute white-collar crime.

Understanding the financial motivations behind white collar crime is often the key to the apprehension and successful prosecution of these individuals. Now in its second edition, Criminal Financial Investigations: The Use of Forensic Accounting Techniques and Indirect Methods of Proof provides direct instruction on the "how to" aspects of criminal financial investigations, taking readers through the different approaches used in gathering evidence and demonstrating how to present circumstantial evidence to a judge or jury in a simple and convincing manner. Simplifying how the financial pieces fit together, this text:

• Presents the logic and reasoning involved in constructing a financial criminal investigation
• Describes the requirements for legal acceptance of forensic accounting investigations
• Includes relevant examples of the step-by-step processes involved in financial investigations
• Explores the pitfalls—and how to avoid them—in financial investigating
• Contains two investigations with step-by-step procedures from initial inquiry to case completion—for use as term or topical assignments or to promote class discussion

Written by a former Special Agent with the Criminal Investigation Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, this volume sets out a successful methodology enabling readers to identify, pursue, and successfully prosecute financial white collar crime.