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New York, Ny

+Perform Anti Money Laundering (AML) and/or Fraud alert/case reviews, seeking to mitigate risks associated to financial crimes and suspicious activity.+Apply research and analytical skills to make logical and adequately supported determinations in regard to unusual and suspicious activity. +Conduct end-to-end meticulous review of potential illegal or suspicious activity. +Complete time-sensitive reviews of potential OFAC Sanctions violations, Anti-Money Laundering activity, Fraud and/or suspicious financial activity across multiple jurisdictions and countries. + Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews of potentially high-risk customers for a global digital asset client. +Execute and deliver high quality work product. functioning both independently and in a collaborative setting with a focus on client satisfaction.

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Conduct extensive reviews of loan applications and related documentation for inaccuracies, misrepresentations, fraud and program abuse.+ Analyzed available information, recognize fraud indicators, conduct due diligence utilizing a variety of available resources, and document conclusions in an accurate, succinct and cohesive narrative. + Conducted forensic analysis to support or refute findings. + Reviewed large dollar loan files to assess eligibility against specific criteria and identify potential indication of fraud, misrepresentations or abuse. + Reviewed loan files flagged by proprietary algorithms that focus on fraud indicators or anomalies and conduct applicable research to assess whether further investigation is warranted. + Conducted in-depth financial investigations including extensive research, analysis of financial statements, deciphering payroll records and analysis of other books and records. + Prepare reports of investigative activity that support investigative findings and conclusions.

Parsippany, Nj

Lead, manage, and collaborate on asset protection activities, inclusive of automation systems/tools, design and construction of key system projects, risk assessments and controls, SOPs, policies, process, and best practices.+ Decreased chargebacks by 30%+ in < 1 year by identifying fraudulent transactions within the payment system via credit/debit transactions, and customization of anti-fraud tool.+ Reduced fraud cases to zero stemming from building audit report used to pinpoint employees committing such acts through one key program within the company.+ Collaborated with management, law enforcement, and federal agencies on theft of assets and crimes involving embezzlement, fraud, ML, chargebacks, identify theft, and sexual harassment.+ Performed detailed reviews and analysis on voluminous data to identify anomalies and patterns for potential fraud.+ Prepared Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) for follow-up action and mitigation by company and regulators.+ Generated weekly/monthly reports for anti-fraud with solutions that were implemented company wide.

Parsippany, Nj

Managed initiatives to maintain and improve risk environment for assets through strategic plans focused on risk management, operations, SOP development, process, policies, audits, compliance, QA and training.+ Expedited claims from Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, and ensured daily quotas were met while auditing satellite office files for accuracy and compliance.+ Leveraged Salesforce to monitor updates to corporate accounts by billing and claims units, along with performing daily queries to optimize recovery efforts.+ Developed and implemented new SOPs and processes to improve efficiencies, enhance productivity, and reduce cost.

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

Led initiatives with team of 11 to develop client profiles and identify assets with skip tracing and oversight of compliance, data and content reviews, pre/post-judgments, FDCPA regulations, SOPs, process, best practices, and employee training. +Performed deep skip tracing to identify home addresses, phone, and social security numbers utilizing tools that included LexisNexis, Experian, Accurint, and Insight Collect.+Leveraged Experian, Equifax, and Transunion to locate assets targeting bank accounts, real estate, motor vehicles, owned businesses, and places of employment.

B.S, Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi SigmaConcentrations in Psychology, Sociology and History

High School, Regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program, Honor Roll

Activities and Societies: Captain of the Wrestling team