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The presentation will cover a comprehensive guide for our stakeholders to recognize, prevent, and report fraud, with practical advice and resources for maintaining integrity and accountability in HUD programs.
Trevor Wood, Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Presenter Bio
Trevor Wood serves as Assistant Special Agent in Charge with the HUD Office of Inspector General’s Northwest Region, where he leads a team of criminal investigators across 13 federal districts spanning 11 states. With more than 20 years of federal law enforcement experience, Trevor specializes in fraud prevention, white collar crime investigations, and interagency collaboration. He has directed high-profile cases involving mortgage fraud, identity theft, and public corruption, and is recognized for mentoring and training IG investigators in advanced investigative techniques. Trevor holds a Master’s degree in Homeland Security from American Military University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado Denver.
We've found potentially fraudulent behavior after all of the data analysis and research, and now it's time to interview the subject. Learn how you can prepare and structure your interview to learn all you can from your subject and evaluate whether their story is credible given the evidence you've gathered. In this session, we will discuss how to establish a baseline, ask open-ended questions, evaluate responses, and follow up. You will learn some indicators of truthful or deceptive responses, including verbal cues and body language, that will guide you in where and when to dig deeper. Whether you are in audit or accounting, or on the front lines speaking with potential fraudsters, this session will help make you a more effective investigator as we dig deeper to get to the truth.
Steven Boyd, Senior Manager Internal Investigations and Director at Large, PNW ACFE
Steven has years of experience conducting investigative interviews for both internal employees and insurance investigations. He has conducted trainings for investigators, human resources, legal, procurement and audit on how to be a more effective interviewer. In his work, he conducts investigations for internal fraud, conflicts of interest and technical investigations.
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