Professor Elam

The latest white collar crime ( a felony commited without the use of deadly force) is detailed in this Fortune magazine Story.   Unlike Clyde Barrow, the criminal here, a Mr. Cox, never shot anyone but used elaborate fraud schemes to borrow against houses he never owned. 

This is another example of the need for forensic accountants.  The criminal operated with a female, she got caught.  He is still at large. It is not a stretch to imagine the banks and homeowners posting a reward for this fellow.  It is a long story but well worth your while in understanding how easily someone like this can operate.  Interestingly, his crime spree apparently began as he wrote a fictional account of someone doing just that-creating a string of frauds.

I mentioned the importance of reading Sherlock Holmes a few posts back. I was referring to prepration for an interview.  But as you can see from this story, it never hurts to keep your deductive reasoning powers sharp!

Crimes of the future will be commited through the intircacies of the financial and computer systems.  A successful investigator will need to know how to wend his or her way through the maze.  Accountants as special agent investigators and crime scene specialists, you bet when the crime scene stretches round the world through multiple offshore banks, false identities, and mortgage scams.

DLE