White Paper

Global Criminal Enterprises Pursue the Most Profitable Crime Model in Modern History: Distributing Losses Across the Financial Services Industry

By Chris Swecker, Financial Crimes Consultant and former Assistant Director, FBI

In this thought provoking whitepaper, Chris Swecker, Former Assistant Director FBI, claims that “An honest assessment of the current vulnerabilities of the financial services industry paints a picture of an industry rife with cracks and seams that are systematically exploited.”  

Swecker shares numerous eye-opening real-life cases to support his position that “Only by understanding the full nature and scope of the threats presented by financial crime conspiracies can our industries and agencies mitigate and prevent these losses.”

Author

Chris Swecker

Financial Crimes Consultant and Attorney
Assistant Director, FBI (retired)
former Global Security Director, Bank of America

Chris Swecker has 30 years of experience in law enforcement, national security, legal, and corporate security/risk management. Swecker served 24 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) before retiring as Assistant Director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. He was responsible for eight FBI divisions including Cyber, Criminal, International Operations, Training, Crisis Management, Operational Technology, Criminal Justice Information and the Law Enforcement Liaison office encompassing more than half of the FBI’s total resources. Swecker also served as the FBI’s On Scene Commander in Iraq in 2003 where he led a team of FBI Agents conducting counter-intelligence and terrorism investigations.

  •   314(b) Information Sharing
  •   Crime Rings
  •   FRAMLx
  •   Loan Fraud