333 - Economic Crimes Flashcards
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Commanding Officer of Economic Crimes
Unit
On weekends and holidays, or during the hours of 2100 to 0800 on weekdays, the on call _____ will handle call outs for the Economic Crimes Unit.
Burglary detective
Economic Crimes Detectives are on duty and available for call Monday through Friday from _____ hours.
1630 to 2100
Worthless Document: In cases that are civil in nature, it is not necessary to complete a _____. The complainant shall be referred to _____;
General Offense Report
Civil Court
If a financial institution returns a check or draft for one of the following reasons, the offense shall be “Forgery”, Florida State Statutes (F.S.S.) 831.01, and add a second charge of Uttering: (8)
(1) The check or draft is stolen,
(2) The signature on the check or draft was not written on the check or draft by the owner of the account,
(3) The check or draft is counterfeit or the account never existed,
(4) The account the check or draft is drawn upon is closed because the check or draft was stolen,
(5) Payment was stopped on the check or draft because the check or draft was reported as stolen or missing,
(6) The amount or payee on the check has been altered or changed, or
(7) The account number on the payment instrument is altered.
If a suspect opens a checking or draft account at a financial institution with a sum of money and writes numerous checks for more than the amount in the account, the offense is _____
“Worthless Check/Fraud”.
If a vehicle is obtained with a worthless document and the investigating officer determines that a fraud or forgery is involved, the vehicle and worthless document sections on the General Offense Report will be completed;
(1) Offense #1 will be listed as _____, and
(2) Offense #2 will be listed as _____ or _____depending on the circumstances of the crime.
“Auto/Theft”
“Fraud” or “Forgery”
vehicle is obtained with a worthless document: If the incident occurs after normal business hours and there is doubt as to whether or not the vehicle should be entered into the NCIC/FCIC system, an _____ should be contacted during normal business hours (0800 - 1630). the investigating officer will write a Worthless Check/Fraud or Forgery report and route it to _____
Auto Theft detective
Auto Theft
Counterfeit Money Orders: If the money order is from the United States Post Office, then the report shall be written and routed to the _____ for follow-up with the charge of uttering a forged/counterfeit money order.
United States Postal Inspector
Counterfeit Money Orders: If suspect information is obtained the case will be a _____, with the report being routed to the _____.
patrol follow-up (Category B)
Economic Crimes Unit
Altered Money Orders: If suspect information is obtained, the case will be a _____, and routed to _____.
patrol follow-up (Category B)
Economic Crimes
To charge a suspect with the crime of forgery, you must have one of the following: (4)
the officer witnessed the suspect sign the name of another person on the document,
video surveillance capturing the suspect signing the name of another person on the document,
there was a witness that observed the suspect sign the name of another person on the document,
the suspect confesses to signing the name of another person on the document.
If the check information is listed in the worthless document section of the report, does it need to be put in the property section also?
no
The victim in all worthless document cases is the person, company, or institution who _____;
suffers the financial loss or would have suffered the loss had the transaction been completed
The mere offering of a forged instrument with the intent to defraud completes the crime of _____. Is it necessary that the offer be accepted to complete the crime?
uttering a forged instrument
no
When investigating a fraud or forgery and the investigating officer determines that the document has been stolen locally, if no original report has been written, can the theft be added to the fraud or forgery report?
the investigating officer MUST write a separate General Offense Report for the theft. Do not include the theft report on the same report as the Forgery or Fraud;
When an arrest is made during the hours from 0800 to 2100 Monday through Friday (except holidays) for Forgery or Worthless Check/Fraud, Identity Theft, Credit Card/Debit Fraud, or other frauds or flimflams, an _____ will be notified so that the suspect may be interviewed before being placed in the Pre-Trial Detention Facility (PDF). On weekends, and after 2100 on weekdays, the _______ will handle the interview.
Economic Crimes Detective
evening watch Burglary/ECU Detective
Incidents of credit/debit card fraud may be reported through _____ or _____ in most cases.
Tele-Serv or the Citizens Online Crime Reporting System