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From the FBI files: Forensic accountants crack major fraud cases

Aug 22, 2022 · 2 min read

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The suspect wasn’t talking.

Then the FBI brought in the CPA, and the tone of the interview shifted immediately.

Forensic accountants in law enforcement play an important but largely anonymous role in protecting the public from fraud and gaining convictions of financial criminals. While agents in the field perform the on-site investigative work, forensic accountants who are hidden from view “follow the money” in ways that lead to breakthroughs.

They scour bank statements and business records for evidence of illicit

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