Intelligence & Financial Crime

Dale A. Smith
Chief Instructor
dsmith@nw3c.org 


 
Who Commits Financial Crime 
XType of financial crime 
XWhat are the characteristics of yourtypical financial crime perpetrator? 
OAge? 
OSex? 
ORace? 
OEducation?
OEtc.?



Financial Crime Perpetrators 
XOccupational 
XOpportunistic 
XOrganized 


 
Agenda 
XFactors that are changing financial crime trends 
XNew financial crime perpetrator 
OTerrorist 
OMethamphetamine Abuser 
XUsing intelligence to enhance financial crime investigations & prosecutions 


 
Evolution of Financial Crime 
XFactors that are changing Financial Crimes 
OTechnology 
OEnvironmental / Societal Changes 
OPerpetrator 



OTerrorists, etc. 
Evolution of Financial Crime 
XTechnology 
OInternet 
OMobile Technology 
XEnvironmental / Societal Changes 
OHousing 
OConsumer Prices 
XPerpetrator 



An Example of How Goods Trafficking Funds Terrorism 


 
An Example of How Goods Trafficking Funds Terrorism 



An Example of How Goods Trafficking Funds Terrorism 
Step Three 


Application of Intelligenceto Financial Crime 
Why should law enforcement collect,
analyze, and share intelligence?




Tara Tells 

Do’s & Don’ts for the identity thief



Intelligence & Financial Crime 
XNew White Collar Criminal 
OOrganized 
XThresholds 
XProactive Law Enforcement 



OHow? 
Current State of LE Intelligence 
XCollection 
OOn the local level 
ONationally 
XAnalysis 
OWho? 
XDissemination 


 
National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan 
XIntelligence Capacity 
OChallenges 
XTraining 
OLevels 
XMethods for Sharing 



Success Story 
XNW3C Intelligence Services 
XIowa query 
OEnabled the investigators to seek a moresubstantial charge 
OVictims increased from 1 – 10 
ODollar losses increased from just over athousand dollars to over $16,000.



Improving LE Intelligence 
XIntelligence Led Policing 
XSharing 
OUsing Current Infrastructure 
OEducation 
ONetworking 
OWhy is sharing such a difficult concept? 
.Security Clearance 
.Trust 



Intelligence & White Collar Crime 
XQuestions & Discussion? 
XThank you!