045 - Homeland Security Investigations - Derek Benner
02/15/22 • 55 min
Derek Benner is a former Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and currently Managing Director of Thomson Reuters Special Services.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The value of learning from others as a supervisor
- HSI’s’ shift in enforcing human trafficking
- How to distinguish yourself for a federal law enforcement job
- How data science is increasingly important in fraud investigations
- How Thomson Reuters Special Services is serving law enforcement
Derek Benner is a former Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and currently Managing Director of Thomson Reuters Special Services.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The value of learning from others as a supervisor
- HSI’s’ shift in enforcing human trafficking
- How to distinguish yourself for a federal law enforcement job
- How data science is increasingly important in fraud investigations
- How Thomson Reuters Special Services is serving law enforcement
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044 - From Forensic Accounting to Writing Financial Fiction Thrillers - Tom Golden
Tom Golden retired as a partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers. At the end of his forensic accounting career, he started writing financial fiction thrillers inspired by real events he experienced. His first book "Sunday Night Fears" is about his first public company audit as a new auditor where he discovered a large financial fraud. His second book "One Honest Soul" is about his travels to a foreign country uncovering public corruption.
www.tomgoldenbooks.com
https://www.acfe.com/default.aspx
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
https://www.blinkist.com
https://www.authormedia.com/novel-marketing/
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Tom’s first public company audit started his forensic accounting career.
- How his people skills created his successful career
- What he would recommend to new fraud examiners
- How he transitioned from CPA to author of financial fiction thrillers
- The best way to become a fiction writer
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046 - Cash Skimming - Sandy Boxerman at Capes Sokol
Sandy Boxerman is a founding member of the law firm Capes Sokol in St. Louis, Missouri. He defends individuals and corporations in white collar investigations and prosecutions. He also represents taxpayers in civil and criminal tax matters.
https://www.capessokol.com/people/sanford-j-boxerman/
In this episode we discuss:
- The definition of cash skimming
- How cash skimmers are caught
- How the IRS finds and prosecutes a cash lifestyle
- How a forensic examiner can market their services
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