The Washoe County Sheriff's
Office Financial Crimes Detail is structured to efficiently, effectively
and objectively investigate and solve financial or economic crimes
within Washoe County, Nevada. The goals of the Detail include the
professional investigation of various economic crimes, ranging from
forgeries and frauds to counterfeiting and credit card crimes. In
addition, the FCD provides assistance to other sections of the Detective
Division with investigations that may have a financial motive. The
FCD provides instruction and education programs to the Sheriff's
Office and the public to help prevent fraudulent crimes and to increase
public awareness.
Priority is placed on
investigations involving financial crimes against the elderly, the
theft or misappropriation of government funds, and multi-jurisdictional
investigations in the greater Reno/Sparks area. The Financial Crimes
Detail performs a diverse range of investigations including:
TRAINING
AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
In an effort to reduce
financial crimes and raise public awareness, the Financial Crimes
Detail provides training and educational programs to the following
organizations and their employees: