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FINANCIAL CRIMES DETAIL
The purpose of this order is to o utline the responsibilities an d duties of the Financial
Crimes Detail. I. General
The Financial Crimes Detail is r esponsible for investigation of the following
offenses: A. Forged and altered check off enses, including money orders, t raveler’s
checks, and cashier’s checks (N SF and closed account check case s that
qualify for diversion are handled by the District Attorney’s ch eck restitution
unit).
B. Check offenses involving t he fraudulent purchase/rental of v ehicles will be
referred to the auto theft s uppression unit (SACCATS).
C. Credit card offenses incl uding unauthorized use of account n umbers and
possession or use of count erfeit credit cards.
D. Internal embezzlements wher e the suspect is an employee and the only
loss is money. Employee embezzlement of money or property throu gh the
use of credit cards or checks shall be investigated by Financia l Crimes.
E. Embezzlements of property shal l be investigated by the Major Theft Detail.
F. Fraudulent credit applications , except for fraudulent credit applications
involving vehicles (refer to SACCATS).
G. Thefts from automatic teller machines.
II. Fraudulent Crimes Detail Services
A. Develop and provide training resources for department person nel.
B. Assist the business community with loss/fraud prevention inf ormation.
C. Process incoming reports.