Computer and Financial Crimes Unit
The Computer and Financial Crimes Unit (CFCU) is charged with the duties of coordinating and or investigating selected acts of forgery, fraud, embezzlement, unsworn falsification, perjury, credit card crimes, politically sensitive matters, crimes which involve computers, to include forensic data recovery and analysis along with other investigations designated by the commander of the Alaska Bureau of Investigation.
Currently, the CFCU consists of one Sergeant and two Investigators. Investigators assigned to CFCU many times deal with complex cases that require many hours of document analysis in order to identify criminal violations. They work closely with prosecutors within the Department of Law’s Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals.
The Alaska State Troopers' CFCU is a voting member of the National White Collar Crimes Center. This allows the section to draw on the many services and resources they provide, such as up to date training, data and document analysis, intelligence data bases, computer and network expertise and many other helpful tools that the white collar crime investigator may need.
Members of CFCU, while not auditors, have received specialized training in Fraud and Financial Crimes Investigative Techniques, Complex Crimes Case Management, the Investigation of Internet Crimes, and Computer Forensics.
