The Cornerstone Report: Volume 2, Issue 2

ICE Partners With IAFCI

ICE’s Cornerstone Unit is expanding its reach by forming strategic working relationships with partner organizations. Most recently, Cornerstone has partnered with the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) to identify trends in financial crime in the United States and around the world.

The IAFCI is a non-profit international organization of representatives from the financial and trade industries and from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. The organization’s goal is to foster an environment in which information about financial fraud, fraud investigation and fraud prevention methods can be collected and exchanged—a goal consistent with ICE’s Cornerstone mission.

ICE has partnered with the IAFCI to share important information about recently identified trends in financial criminal activity occurring throughout the world. Last year, Marcy M. Forman, Director of ICE’s Office of Investigations, spoke at the IAFCI’s International Training Conference in Chicago, Illinois. This year, ICE became a member of the IAFCI’s Executive Advisory Board with Cornerstone Section Chief Joe Gallion serving as ICE’s principal representative to the board.

The IAFCI will hold its 37th Annual Training Conference in Orlando, Fla., from Aug. 29–Sept. 2. The agenda contains numerous topics dealing with financial crimes. Office of Investigations, Financial and Trade Investigations Division Unit Chiefs Brock Nicholson and James Dinkins, and Section Chief Joe Gallion will speak at the conference. To learn more, visit IAFCI online at www.iafci.org.

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Cornerstone Calendar

Cornerstone is U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) comprehensive investigative initiative for fighting financial crime, trade fraud and intellectual property crime.

The Cornerstone Report is a quarterly bulletin highlighting key issues related to ICE financial and trade investigations.

The Cornerstone Report covers a broad range of topics related to financial investigations and potential vulnerabilities in the financial and trade sectors.

We strive to present clear thinking by knowledgeable observers that can be read with ease and pleasure by both professionals and a general audience, and we’re happy to review unsolicited submissions for potential publication in the newsletter.

If you would like to submit an article for publication or simply find out more about how you can participate in the Cornerstone initiative, drop us an e-mail at tripwire@dhs.gov.