047 - Tennessee Money Cop - Mike Dunavant with TN Comptroller of the Treasury
04/04/22 • 38 min
Mike Dunavant is the Chief Investigative Counsel for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. He is a former state prosecutor and former US Attorney for the Western District of TN. The Comptroller is known as the "Money Cop" to ensure that fraud, waste and abuse are investigated in the state and local government.
https://comptroller.tn.gov/
In this episode, we discuss:
- The role of the TN Comptroller of the Treasury
- The authority it has to conduct financial investigations
- The ways it receives cases to investigate
- The education and experience needed to be a forensic examiner
- The effect of COVID on the United States Justice System
Mike Dunavant is the Chief Investigative Counsel for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. He is a former state prosecutor and former US Attorney for the Western District of TN. The Comptroller is known as the "Money Cop" to ensure that fraud, waste and abuse are investigated in the state and local government.
https://comptroller.tn.gov/
In this episode, we discuss:
- The role of the TN Comptroller of the Treasury
- The authority it has to conduct financial investigations
- The ways it receives cases to investigate
- The education and experience needed to be a forensic examiner
- The effect of COVID on the United States Justice System
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https://www.capessokol.com/people/sanford-j-boxerman/
In this episode we discuss:
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- How the IRS finds and prosecutes a cash lifestyle
- How a forensic examiner can market their services
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https://windhambrannon.com/our-team/natalie-lewis/
https://us.aicpa.org/membership/join/cff-exam.html
In this episode, we discuss:
- The value of the CFF credential (Certified in Financial Forensics)
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