AGENCY TESTIMONY
Investigation process for financial crimes against the elderly
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When prevention efforts fail and financial fraud occurs, the NYPD employs a thorough investigation process to bring justice to elderly victims. This process utilizes various tools and techniques from the detective bureau.
- Investigations begin with detailed interviews with the victim to gather facts and identify potential patterns
- NYPD uses video surveillance to recreate the crime and identify suspects
- Financial institutions are involved to track and freeze stolen funds
- The department works closely with district attorney partners to build solid cases
Josh Levin
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And even one occurrence is too many, but when it does happen, we explore any and all leads in order to bring justice to these vulnerable community members.
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An investigation of a financial crime that utilizes the same tools the detective bureau would leverage in other cases.
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So for example, in the hypothetical scenario I mentioned, the first step is to speak to the victim, ascertain the facts, specifically the description of the perpetrators, what tactics they used what if anything that they said to the victim.
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So this helps us not only identify the suspects, but also provides clues that this crime was part of a larger pattern.
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Next, we came as for video.
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We will try to recreate step by step where the suspects came from, the vehicle they drove, what they were wearing, who acted as the lookout, where they went, We obtained transaction information from financial institutions to track the money.
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We work with those same financial institutions to freeze stolen funds while we work with our district attorney partners to help us narrow in on relevant evidence and build a solid case.
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Now turning to one of the bills being heard today, intro 1101 would require the department to publish information on our website website relating to identity theft crimes and the processes regarding filing complaints.
