Senior Financial Investigator
Company: Professional Risk Management Inc
Location: Imperial
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
DEA AFISS 2 JOB DESCRIPTION Senior Financial Investigator (SFI)
and Financial Investigator (FI): Organizes and conducts detailed
examinations of information generated during complex financial
criminal/civil investigations and information available through
alternative sources for the purpose of conducting financial
analyses of personal/business assets of targeted
organizations/individuals. Utilizes information obtained as a
result of the financial analysis and prepares documentation for use
by law enforcement personnel pursuing civil and criminal forfeiture
matters. For the SFI, a minimum of ten years (five years for the
FI) of law enforcement experience planning, conducting, and
participating in complex financial investigations with a minimum of
five years in a specialized area of expertise such as Forfeiture,
Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, Fraud, Drug, Money Laundering,
or similar area of criminal activity is required. An undergraduate
degree is required. The SFI and FI must possess working knowledge
of current financial investigative techniques, including the use of
commercial databases and other sources of information, and a valid
driver’s license. Foreign language skills are preferred. Forfeiture
Support Services (a) Develop the forfeiture processes and
procedures associated with an on-going financial investigation.
This support shall include the introduction of specific tools and
techniques to analyze financial information. The contractor will
provide advice and guidance to fully develop the forfeiture aspects
of an ongoing investigation. Advice and guidance include, but is
not limited to, education of the investigating agencies’ agents on
specific tools and techniques utilized to analyze financial
information. Tasks performed to meet this requirement would include
informal and formal training sessions based on the contractor’s
content or design and distribution of reference guides. (b) Analyze
financial records obtained by the Investigating Agencies through
internal and external data bases and submit reports documenting the
results, when requested. Specifically, the contractor will review
bank statements; deposits; and debit transactions, including
checks, letters of credit, Currency Transaction Reports (CTR), loan
applications, and related records that are obtained pursuant to
Federal and State subpoenas and search warrants executed by the
Government. The contractor will review the documents to determine
hidden assets and false statements that are used to hide illicit
assets from investigators and to make the assets appear to be
legitimate. (c) Review, process, and analyze information sufficient
to 1) assist in determining the amount to seek for forfeiture; 2)
identify and trace assets during the course of investigations; and
3) assist the Government in perfecting its interest in the
property. (d) Assist in the location and repatriation of assets
that are subject to forfeiture. (e) Identify the individuals and
entities making deposits and all related bank accounts, properties,
investments, and any other assets that may be identified from the
documentation. (f) Maintain detailed case documentation and
database files of financial investigative research to trace
proceeds of criminal activities and investigative interests in
targeted property. (g) Research and analyze information derived
from various investigative and business-related automated systems
including, but not limited to, Choice Point, Autotrack, TECS,
FINCEN, CLEAR, THREADS, Accurint, ISYS, Lexis-Nexis, PACER,
CourtLink, West Law, NADA, Used Price.com, and other Internet
capabilities (e.g., law enforcement databases to provide forfeiture
specific case support to the Government in civil and criminal
forfeiture matters). Examples of research and analysis activities
include: analyzing and documenting the ownership interests of
targeted properties; analyzing financial records to trace the
proceeds of criminal violations to their current form; creating a
data base from financial records to document the source of targeted
property; preparing seizure warrants, civil complaints, and
forfeiture counts; preparing exhibits on the source and ownership
of targeted property; documenting and cataloguing evidence on the
source and ownership of targeted property; and identifying,
analyzing, and documenting potential substitute assets. (h)
Research and identify assets utilizing various Social Media and
Cyber research tools. (i) Provide additional services, including
the parsing of dialed number strings, to identify amounts and
property that may be subject to forfeiture in a particular
investigation and to perfect the Government's interest in
forfeitable property (j) Organize and conduct detailed examinations
of information generated during complex criminal/civil
investigations as well as alternative sources for the purpose of
conducting financial analyses of personal/business assets of
targeted organizations/individuals. (k) Assist with the development
of sufficient probable cause to enable the Government to pursue
seizure warrants, temporary restraining orders, civil complaints,
and forfeiture counts against targeted property and parties. (l)
Provide investigative support to the Government with coordinated
planning to mitigate excessive risks in seizing targeted property.
This includes assessing impacts on the local community. An example
would be the seizure of an occupied apartment complex. (m) Prepare
documents and catalog case exhibits on the source and ownership of
targeted properties. (n) Perform analytical research to identify
and record potential substitute assets. (o) Identify witnesses and
subjects and assist the case agent/attorney during -conducted
interviews and courtroom proceedings regarding the ownership and
source of targeted property of ongoing case investigations. (p)
Provide courtroom testimony and depositions regarding their
investigative analysis and identification of assets derived from
specific unlawful activities. (q) Conduct detailed link analyses,
specific to Forfeiture, utilizing the results of financial analysis
and other investigative techniques, such as Title III's
surveillance to determine relationships between the subjects of the
investigation and the events that lead to the alleged
forfeitability of property and proceeds. (r) Research and identify
assets utilizing data amplification programs/systems and through
various forms of cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin).
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