This session will walk you through a real-life Texas Ranger elder fraud and murder investigation, told by a financial crime analyst who was directly involved in the investigation. The session will begin by showing how the perpetrator selected the elderly victim after learning of the victim’s sizable estate. It will cover how the perpetrator “befriended” the victim and began plotting to liquidate his estate. It will cover the day of the murder, and the subsequent actions taken by the perpetrator to deprive the estate from the victim’s actual family and beneficiaries. The session will also touch on a twist to the investigation, and the perpetrator’s possible original motive: using the victim’s estate to cover up a sizable prior embezzlement. The session will end by discussing the arrest and trial, including details of trial testimony by a CPA and a financial crime analyst.

You Will Learn How To:

• Recognize the red flags of elder financial exploitation
• Identify the methods by which the perpetrator selected the victim and carried out the crime
• Assess several case studies where organizations and individuals got reporting right—and where they got it wrong
• Compare tips for court and trial testimony by CFEs and other financial crime specialists